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By Andreas Kessaris for Curtains Up! (@AKessaris) “Authenticating a painting-especially an older one-is usually an incredibly painstaking process, and in many cases, the validity of works attributed to the likes of even Rembrandt remain in dispute indefinitely.” -Anthony M. Amore (from The Art of The Con) I can appreciate paintings and sculptures (especially from the […]
Ron Roxtar for Curtains Up To set things off right for the end of a tour the Rolling Stones broke the attendance record at The plains of Abraham during the Festival D’ Ete. One might expect the last night of the tour to bring about special guests or an extended setlist. Neither happened. In […]
By Richard Burnett for Curtains Up Canada’s largest classical music festival, the Festival de Lanaudière in Joliette, isn’t just about classical music. The internationally-famed music festival will also present jazz and gospel music during their 38th annual edition, as well as a much-anticipated blockbuster concert by the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal. With Grammy-winning Maestro Kent Nagano at […]
David Lebrun for Curtains Up What an eventful weekend! For my first convention since, ever, I’ve been overwhelmed by the size of Montréal’s Comiccon, full of artists, shops, cosplayers, celebrities and attendants. The sheer number of panels offered within it’s walls, the ambiance, the sounds, light and pretty much everything else had a lot to […]
Montreal Comiccon was in full force as it’s 7th annual edition took place at the Palais des Congrès from July 3 to 5, 2015.Heroically bigger and better than ever, it’s constant expansion of their showroom floor had over 700 exhibitors filling the halls and chambers. Coupled with expanded programming rooms, the event occupied the totality […]
Ron RoXtar for Curtains Up I’m trying to remember being at the Bell Centre where there was so many costumes, lit up signs and costumes. This is just from the audience alone. The predominantly female audience came out for a night of fun and that’s just what they got. There was no big delayed bombastic […]
Ron Roxtar for Curtains Up With an outstretched arm from side stage British songstress, Joss Stone gracefully danced out and around the stage to You Had Me and Super Duper. Joss told a brief story about a couple she met at a pub and wrote a song about them called, Molly Town. With no production […]
Ongoing International Jazz Festival, until July 5, 2015 http://www.montrealjazzfest.com/default-en.aspx The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, at the Segal Centre, until July 12, 2015 http://www.segalcentre.org/whats-on/upcoming-events/theatre-3/segal-theatre/the-apprenticeship-of-duddy-kravitz-the-musical/ Montreal Complètement Cirque, until July 12, 2015 http://montrealcirquefest.com/?_ga=1.54406945.86001491.1403975076 L’International des Feux Lotto Québec, until August 2, 2015 http://internationaldesfeuxloto-quebec.com/en/programmation/calendrier.aspx Rodin – Metamorphoses at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts until October 18, […]
Ron Roxstar for Curtains Up Mayor Coderre was invited by Huey Lewis himself to introduce him for his first Montreal concert since 1986. The mayor was a true fan by saying “the heart of rock n roll is in Montreal tonight!” The mayor continued to use Huey’s lyrics in what started off […]
By Andreas Kessaris for Curtains Up! (@AKessaris) “Looking back, I was an angry kid who didn’t feel like the world made sense. My parents were not particularly spiritual people in those days, so they couldn’t help much in the existential angst department…This left a bit of a void in my life, and I looked to […]