The Patriots’ Day holiday is a great time to go out! Here are a few ideas.
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Launch of Piknic Électronik at Parc Jean-Drapeau
Picnic Electronics starts on Sunday 21st May. For the 20th anniversary, 18 regular events await festival-goers who move to the sounds of guest DJs. See you at Parc Jean-Drapeau until October 1st.
Art in public space in Frédéric-Back Park
SYNTHETIC IMAGE OF SPACE FOR LIFE
Collectif Escargo’s Bivouac work can be admired throughout the summer at Parc Frédéric-Back
From May 18th, three giant works of art inspired by insects will be exhibited in the Frédéric Back Park. The works Bivouac by Collectif Escargo, On the air by Architecturama and Hortus formica by Frédéric Saia were selected by a jury in particular for the ecological nature of the materials used. They can be observed throughout the summer at this park, located in the heart of the Saint-Michel environmental complex in Montreal. Note that the Montreal Insectarium also offers on-site interpreting activities.
Stephanie Morin, La Presse
A dance marathon in Montreal’s Old Port
PHOTO VIVIEN GAUMAND PROVIDED BY MTL 24/24
Photo of the 2022 event
Thirty-six hours of non-stop dancing. That’s what MTL 24/24 offers with the Non Stop event taking place May 19-21 at the Pavillon du Grand Quai in Montreal’s Old Port. Fifteen local and international artists will have attendees dancing to electronic music, including DJ Minx, Jacques Greene and GLOWZI. Indoor shows 18+ will run from May 19th at 10pm to May 21st at 8am. New this year: On Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m., an open-air stage open to everyone will be set up on the Place des Beginnings.
Stephanie Morin, La Presse
The Return of the Pouzza Fest
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Ontario group The Flatliners celebrate their 20th anniversary with a show at Les Foufounes Electriques
Pouzza Fest, Montreal’s punk festival, is back for the eleventh year. A hundred groups will perform at various Montreal venues including Les Foufounes Electriques, Sainte-Catherine Theatre, Turbo Haus and Café Cléopâtre. Headliners include Los Angeles’ The Bronx, Philadelphia’s Paint It Black and Ontario’s The Flatliners, celebrating their 20th anniversary. A comedy component with young French- and English-speaking comedians is also planned. From May 19th to 21st.
Stephanie Morin, La Presse
Madeleine Peyroux and Martha Wainwright at the Maisonneuve Theatre
PHOTO MARTIN CHAMBERLAND, ARCHIVE LA PRESSE
Madeleine Peyroux
Singer-songwriter Madeline Peyroux will join Martha Wainwright on stage at the Théâtre Maisonneuve on May 21 at 8pm. On the menu: The jazz artist will offer compositions from his album Careless Love and lift the veil on new pieces.
Star trails with green curtain
PHOTO FRANÇOIS DELAGRAVE PROVIDED BY LE RIDEAU VERT
Mylène Mackay is impeccable in her role as a woman in crisis. And Maxim Gaudette is just as great.
The play “Traces d’étoiles” by Cindy-Lou Johnson tells the story of Rosannah DeLuce (Mylène Mackay) who, after driving 5000 km in her wedding dress, stops at Henry Harry (Maxim Gaudette) who is trying to To find her find out why she is trying to escape. “The beauty of Traces d’étoiles is that we manage to believe in this impossible story. The play recalls the work of Tennessee Williams, with characters in a state of crisis, vacillation, madness. Mylène Mackay is flawless as Rosannah. Maxim Gaudette is great too,” journalist Luc Boulanger tells us in his review published on May 12.
The Flots de parole festival in Montérégie
Thirteen storytellers are expected to attend the 4th Flots de Paroles Festival in Montérégie from May 17th. Note in the lot the presence of Michel Faubert, who will present his show “Dog, duck and other wonderful stories” on May 27th at the Vieille Caserne de Verchères. Note that two Martin storytellers and a Belgian-Japanese storyteller will join the Quebec artists. New this year: a narrated hike along the banks of the Saint Lawrence River from Les Semeurs de contes. Departure from the Pioneer Park in Verchères. The festival will take place from May 17th to 28th in Verchères, Varennes, Contrecœur and Saint-Hyacinthe.
Stephanie Morin, La Presse
In the cinema: BlackBerry
The BlackBerry film chronicles the equally dizzying rise and fall of Canadian tech giant Research In Motion. Jay Baruchel plays Mike Lazaridis, while Glenn Howerton plays Jim Balsillie. “BlackBerry lets our nostalgic fibers vibrate through its perfectly balanced quest for authenticity. The different filters and lenses (Jared Raab), the retro technology (Adam Belanger), the vintage clothing (Hanna Puley) and the music (Joy Division, Mark Morrison, Moby) combined with the camera and editing that sometimes close to those of the documentary allow for a compelling and sensitive immersion in that time that will never seem far off to me,” commented journalist Pascal LeBlanc in his review published on May 12.