HELLO SPRING! Auberge Shalom at Beaver Lake.

Join this one-time special event to benefit Auberge Shalom pour Femme. Auberge Shalom is a women’s shelter that offers refuge, shelter, and guidance and counseling to women and their children who are victims of domestic violence across all cultural/religious spectrums here in Montreal. Demands on the space in the house continues to grow, and a larger home is desperately needed.

This really fun fundraiser will be held at the Papillon Restaurant at Beaver Lake on May 17.  Single malt Scotch tasting along with jazz musician, Dawn Tyler Watson and her band. She recently performed in Russia and France…great! Tickets are $250.  Caterer is John Andrew Doig formerly of Biche. CONTACT:  Auberge Shalom, Nancy Weiss (514) 731-0833

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PAPIER 12. Go. Better than ever.

PAPIER 12 had a fabulous premiere, we hear. The opening night VIP cocktail was another huge success – as it was last year –  with one gallery having to replace all the art in its booth, and many galleries selling well that night. Unfortunately, we were in Florence, and missed it. But we did rush down this week-end.   Continue reading

Lynne Cohen. Photographs at McCord Museum.

We never really think of rooms. We enter them. We leave. But artist Lynne Cohen doesn’t let us leave them forever. Her beautiful photographs – black and white, and gorgeous colour – capture their strange, almost surreal presence. Continue reading

Destination: D’este

GALERIE D’ESTE , one of Montreal’s art go-to destinations, held another great vernissage. Again the gallery was jammed with a cool hot crowd.

Alexander, Samara, Louise and Ariana Leibner

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Arsenal hosts an art-full premiere. Wow!

The Arsenal in Venice is an historic centuries-old shipbuilding site, converted into huge art spaces during the Venice Biennale. The Arsenal in Montreal is an over 200-year old shipbuilding site – converted into a contemporary art gallery – just launched with a private première – and what a party! (The Arsenal is also a rentable party space  - and at 20,000 square feet, that’s a good thing.)

Geneviève Blouin, Jean-François Belise

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MODERN INUIT ART + A POLAR BEAR MADE OF …OYSTER SHELLS.

Montreal’s McCord Museum has an exiting exhibit organized by the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO).  Inuit Modern: the Samuel and Esther Sarick Collection, initially premiered at the AGO. The première opening night was packed.

Musk Ox (1990), Whale bone

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Tennis Legends at Bell Centre. Canadiens Habs Are Fans.

The inaugural Montreal Rendez-Vous took place on a snowy, slushy night. The exhibition matches starred former ATP champs. Andre Agassi, Pat Cash, Michael Chang and Ivan Lendl- coach of #3 player Andy Murray.

Andre Agassi, Jerry Solomon, president, Star Games

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LA NUITE BLANCHE – Montreal’s Marvellously Mad All-nighter

The annual art-party-restaurant-gallery-light show fest had a little ‘black-tie icing’ on the cake this year. Much to the delight of all, penguins strutted about. (Aww..) Curiouser and curioser, outside at their Biodôme home. Continue reading

Cocktails at Tiffany’s

Held at the turn-of-the-century-yet-minimally-modern Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA), Tiffany – the famed luxury jeweller – came to town.

Rebecca Mackonnen (in blue not black!), Anne-Marie Withenshaw

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ÉTERNITÉ. Farha Foundation’s annual Maskarade.

MASKARADE 2012.  ÉTERNITÉ.  Many guests arrived wearing their own fabulous creation-masks, but those that came unmasked, as it were, could choose from a range of Venetian Carnevale-style eyes-wide-open-but-hidden ones. Continue reading