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Things to do in Montréal February 17 to 23

It may be February but Montréal’s intent on keeping things hot this week: Off-Igloofest gets us dancing in the snow; indoors there’s art, ballet, comedy, theatre and music to keep us on our toes; and brilliant winter festival MONTRÉAL EN LUMIÈRE kicks off with constant entertainment.

Winter festivals

In a city that’s been celebrating winter like a a pro for 375 years, this winter’s Les Hivernales 375th anniversary events have been a stand-out – they wrap up as electronic music festival Igloofest continues with Off-Igloofest on Feb. 17 – ÎleSoniq festival presents Aussie producer Thomas Jack – and on Feb. 18, an entirely free all-ages night with music from Le Matos, Hatchmatik and more along with the Nordik games (including the Slap Shot movie zone) – and don’t miss the Nordik Slide and Nordik Village on the afternoon of Feb. 19. Among this week’s extreme winter sports: race along with or cheer on the participants of the Polar Hero Race on Feb. 18 at Parc Jean-Drapeau, featuring a unique 5-km, 25-obstacle course and a 10-km, 50-obstacle course. And the wonderful MONTRÉAL EN LUMIÈRE winter arts, culture and fine dining festival starts Feb. 23 at various locations – among the outdoor site activities to try: Curling en lumière. 

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Active February

We’ve had a lot of the white stuff here in the past few weeks, so why not get outside and play in the snow – among the many free things to do this winter, try tobogganing or ice skating on the Mountain or visit Mammouth Village at the Olympic Stadium Esplanade, featuring skating, ice slides, activities for little kids and, on Feb. 18, the Snow Food food truck event. Go from tropics to boreal forests at the Biodôme and Botanical Garden (the Butterflies Go Free event starts Feb. 23!) and explore space at the Planetarium, part of the many worlds at the Montréal Space for Life. Or play a game of cricket, ultimate Frisbee or even quidditch at the Ministry of Cricket (and Other Homeless Sports). Cheer on the Montréal Canadiens as they take on the Jets on Feb. 18, the Islanders on Feb. 23, and open their practice to fans on Feb. 19 at the Bell Centre – or watch the games at one of Montréal’s best sports bars.

Food and drink

Winter weather calls for winter warm-ups: try a big bowl of pho or Japanese authentic ramen, go for a signature winter cocktail at one of Montréal’s Hidden Bars or cozy up next to Montréal’s coziest fireplaces. A cup of tea at Montréal’s tea houses might hit the spot, whether you’re looking for a Parisian café, British high tea or Japanese green. Feed your sweet tooth and spoil your inner child at Montréal’s candy shops – they’ve seriously got everything. And starting Feb. 23, indulge in the MONTRÉAL EN LUMIÈRE winter festival’s many fine dining options from multi-course meals to workshops and food-focused tours.

Stage and screen

Sing along to the sweet pop sounds of ABBA at hit Broadway musical MAMMA MIA!, at Place des Arts, Feb. 17-19. This year’s winter-spring dance program includes Perm Opera Ballet’s rendition of Swan Lake, presented by Les Grands Ballets at Place des Arts Feb. 22-26, while 100Lux brings urban dance troupes such as Tentacle Tribe to the intimate Cinquième Salle stage Feb. 16-18 and Alessandro Sciarroni adapts the Schuhplattler traditional folk dance in his show Folk-s / Will you still love me tomorrow? at Usine C, Feb. 21-23. February is Black History Month – this week, see acrobatic multimedia production Afrique en Cirque with Kalabanté at the Olympia Theatre on Feb. 17, Black Theatre Workshop’s children’s musical Bluenose on Feb. 18, and more. In theatre, laugh along with farcical play Noises Off at the Segal Centre or Centaur Theatre’s comedy Bakersfield Mist. Comedian Amy Schumer might get controversial at the Bell Centre on Feb. 17. And in film: at the Phi Centre watch indie films and step into new realities’s Virtual Reality Garden and Not Short on Talent installation, and see Québecois films on new music in the Salle d’exposition at Place des Arts.

Photo from the Winter Exhibitions Vernissage at Never Apart on Thu, Jan 26th, 2017, where over 500+ people joined us for our seasonal celebration of diversity and culture. . The exhibition shown is Chef’s I’ve Worked For by Beaver Sheppard @beaversheeperd. . Read the interview with Beaver @beaversheeperd about his first solo painting show Chef’s I’ve Worked For, a vivid exposé of the chefs he’s worked for in Montreal’s colorful restaurant scene, in the January 2017 edition of @NeverApartMTL Magazine. . Excerpt: In Chefs I’ve Worked For, Sheppard seeks to: paint chefs who have struck a chord in my life. Whether they were upsettingly hands-off or actively suffocating me under their wings, they all tried their hardest to teach me that ‘Chef’ is simply French for ‘Master’.. . The full interview can be read online at: http://ift.tt/2kv1OE8. Link in bio (2/12/17). . Photo by Saad Al-Hakkak @facesmgmt @saadvision. . #chef #chefs #chefsiveworkedfor #beaversheppard #art #artist #performance #painting #music #video #fashion #film #culture #unity #montreal #mileex #mileend #neverapart #entrepreneur #creative #creativity #startup #nonprofit #installation #exhibition #gallery #design

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Museums and galleries

Must-see winter’s museum exhibitions include the wonderful paintings, costumes and music of CHAGALL: COLOUR AND MUSIC, featuring 340 works by the Russian-French artist at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Part of the 375th programming, kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) artist Skawennati’s solo exhibition Tomorrow People explores time and identity in analog and digital forms, at Oboro. See the influential work of Montréal artist Françoise Sullivan until Feb. 18 at Galerie de l’UQAM. And at the Musée d’art contemporain, Québec artist Emanuel Licha’s Now Have a Look at This Machine documentary installation. In Old Montréal, Belgian artist Wim Delvoye provokes at DHC-ART. Never Apart’s winter exhibition celebrates Black heritage, Indigenous women and more. See artist and novelist Marc Séguin’s multidisciplinary exhibition Atemporalités at Arsenal. The comic book universe of Astérix steps off the page as Grévin Montréal unveils its newest exhibition – see Asterix, Obelix, Dogmatix and more characters among the stars and historical figures already populating the wax museum. And follow our guide to art in the “underground city” pedestrian network and the city’s most stunning churches and other sacred sites.

Live music

On Friday it’s all about vocals: singer-songwriter Chantal Kreviazuk comes to Le Gesù, singer-songwriter Blaise Moore and Locals Only Sound belt it out at Le Bleury, and Mozart’s Sister makes the party happen at Arbutus Records headquarters. Also on Friday, the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal plays a different kind of concert: two organists improvise soundtracks to short films by Chaplin, Keaton, Méliès and McLaren at Place des Arts and Black History Month Montréal presents a night of soul, Motown, funk and groove with singer Marie-Christine at Le Balcon on Friday – followed on Saturday by a soul, Motown and disco evening with Kim Richardson, and all kinds of music to dance to at Groove Nation. Also on Saturday, float along to the psychedelic rock of Elephant Stone at Théatre Fairmount, while Common Kings bring their distinctive R&B meets reggae-pop sound to Bar le Ritz P.D.B. and electronic producer Grum turns the beat up at Newspeak while Borgeous runs the dancefloor at New City Gas. Spend Sunday afternoon chilling as DJs Andy Williams and Scott C curate an afternoon of music from the African diaspora at Artgang Montréal alongside a slide show and performances by Jamaican Dub poet Mutabaruka and Clifton Joseph. On Tuesday, hip hop supergroup Run the Jewels and The Gaslamp Killer overthrow Metropolis, Imani Gospel Singers launch their album FAITH in a free event at Le Balcon, and hip hop artist SonReal and Clairmont the Second are at La Sala Rossa. Vasily Petrenko conducts the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal and pianist Javier Perianest at Place des Arts Feb. 22-23 and 25. On Feb. 23, violinist Alexandre Da Costa brings his project Stradivarius à l’opéra to Place des Arts, part of the MONTRÉAL EN LUMIÈRE program, and French acoustic reggae group Tryo come to Metropolis. For more, check out where to hear live music in Montréal.

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Things to do in Montréal January 27 to February 2

We’re having fun staying warm this week in Montréal, whether we’re outside on skates or contemplating Chagall in the museum, watching a hockey game or dancing all night, taking in a show or ringing in the city’s 375th anniversary.

La grande roue du @parcjeandrapeau vous attend pour admirer la superbe vue et avoir un aperçu de la multitude d’activités prévues durant la Fête des neiges. C’est chaque week-end jusqu’au 5 février prochain. #375mtl #Hivernales #Fêtedesneiges #mtlmoments

Une photo publiée par 375e de Mtl / 2017 (@375mtl) le 22 Janv. 2017 à 12h23 PST

Celebrating Montréal

Winter’s all fun and games with Montréal’s 375th anniversary Les Hivernales: this weekend have fun at free and family-friendly Fête des neiges, transforming Parc Jean-Drapeau into a playground with a massive ice-sculpted Pirate ship, snow tubing, a Ferris Wheel, live shows and more activities. Watch a game, meet former Montréal Canadiens players and listen to live music by The Planet Smashers and more at hockey tournament Classique Montréalaise, Jan. 28 and 29 in Parc Jean-Drapeau. Cross-country ski and snowshoe with the Grande Traversée du Saint-Laurent, a winter sports odyssey stopping on Jan. 28 in Mount Royal Park. Party in the Old Port at electronic music festival Igloofest, pairing exquisite visuals with electronic music by Laurent Garnier, Oniris and more artists on Friday and Eats Everything, Catz ‘n Dogz and more on Saturday, while Kannibalen Records gets weekend #4 going on Feb. 2. Day or night, try Igloofest’s Nordik ice slide on Place Jacques-Cartier or visit the Nordik Village next to Quai Jacques-Cartier.

Active winter days

Montrealers aren’t afraid of a little cold weather – get outside and play in the snow with them, but be sure to dress for it and follow up with hot chocolate. Take advantage of the many free things to do this winter: go ice skating at Mount Royal Park’s Beaver Lake and Park La Fontaine; or spin the giant art-embellished zoetropes of this year’s Luminothérapie interactive art exhibition, open until Jan. 29. There’s ice skating in the Old Port and at Olympic Stadium Esplanade’s Village Mammouth , which also boasts a tube slide, entertainment and an activity area for kids. Indoors, things gets tropical at the Biodôme and Botanical Garden, just two of the many worlds at the Montréal Space for Life. And can cheer on NHL greats the Montréal Canadiens as they take on the Buffalo Sabres on Jan. 31 at the Bell Centre.

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Une photo publiée par THE KNOW WHERE (@theknowwhere) le 25 Janv. 2017 à 7h21 PST

Eat and drink

Prix-fixe multi-course meals at swanky restaurants come at affordable prices during Old Montréal’s Happening Gourmand event, on until Feb. 5. Find a quiet place to have a cocktail, warm up with food and drink next to Montréal’s coziest fireplaces or go for something different at the city’s new bars and restaurants. Find excellent restaurants in some of Montréal’s most popular neighbourhoods or indulge at the Casino de Montréal’s L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon. Cheap and delicious, there’s nothing like a big bowl of pho or Japanese authentic ramen on a winter day. Or there’s always the comfort of  locally-made Québec gin and chocolate.

Stage and screen

The French Revolution, faith, materialism and humanity are writ large in Francis Poulenc’s mystical opera Dialogues des carmélites presented in all its drama by Opéra de Montréal at Place des Arts, Jan. 27 to Feb. 4. Contemporary dance intrigues as well in Martin Messier’s multidisciplinary Corps Mort at La Chapelle, Jan. 23-27, followed by performance collective WIVES’s Action Movie, exploring the mass appeal of action movies from a feminist perspective, Jan. 30 to Feb. 3, and choreographer Dave St-Pierre and Anne Le Beau were inspired by the heroic Joan of Arc to create suie, presented by Danse Danse at Place des Arts, Feb. 1-11. Laugh along with farcical play Noises Off at the Segal Centre. Visit the Phi Centre’s Virtual Reality Garden and Not Short on Talent installation, and see asteroid-collision documentary Disaster Playground at the Canadian Centre for Architecture on Jan. 28. The SAT’s 360-degree surround-sound dome gets a workout during SATFEST screening short high-tech works. And actor-director Crispin Glover swoops into Bar Le Ritz P.D.B. with his Big Slide Show and his film It is fine! Everything Is Fine, followed on Saturday by another slide show and his film What Is It?

Marc Chagall (1887-1985), Maquette de toile de fond pour L’Oiseau de feu : Le Palais enchanté (acte II), 1945, Collection particulière. © SODRAC & ADAGP 2016, Chagall ®. Photo © Archives Marc et Ida Chagall, Paris

Museums and galleries

Explore the wonderful world of CHAGALL: COLOUR AND MUSIC, a major exhibition featuring 340 works, from paintings to costumers as well as documents, all with musical accompaniment, opening Jan. 28 at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts – while there, also see exhibitions Leila Alaoui: No Pasara, SHE Photographs, and Montreal in Love: Embracing Diversity. Also walk through the museum’s new Michal and Renata Hornstein Pavilion for Peace, featuring two floors dedicated to art education for kids. See decades of excellent work by Montréal artist, Françoise Sullivan at Galerie de l’UQAM. In Old Montréal, see thought-provoking sculpture and more by Belgian artist Wim Delvoye at DHC-ART. Never Apart’s winter exhibition celebrates Black heritage, Indigenous women and more. Artist Marc Séguin’s multidisciplinary exhibition Atemporalités is a must-see at Arsenal; or follow our guide to art in the “underground city” pedestrian network and the city’s most stunning churches and other sacred sites.

Live music

On Friday night discover singer-songwriter Rosie Valland at La Sala Rossa, or if EDM gets your body moving, dash over to Île Soniq’s Elevation party at the Bell Centre. Though Isaiah Rashad’s Friday show at L’Astral is sold out, the venue thumps with Aesop Rock, Rob Sonic and DJ Zone on Saturday. Also on Jan. 28, choir and orchestra Choeur Classique de Montréal performs Messe solennelle de sainte Cécile and Requiem by Maurice Duruflé at Place des Arts, while Cleveland indie-rockers Cloud Nothings and openers LVL UP play Théatre Fairmount. Later that night, soak up the good vibes of Nuit Chromatic at Moment Factory, with tunes for dancing by Lexis (Music Is My Sanctuary), Stram and 2GZ, get your groove on as Jazz Amnesty Sound System presents The Stevie Wonder Songbook with a stellar live band at La Sala Rossa, or dance to EDM by Laidback Luke and Jillionaire at New City Gas. On Sunday afternoon, Les Idées heureuses ensemble plays the complete cantatas of J. S. Bach at Bougie Hall. On Monday, cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras and Alexander Melkinov perform Beethoven sonatas, Debussy and Chopin at Place des Arts. Sink into the sounds of Atomic, the newest album by Scottish post-rock band Mogwai, playing Théâtre St-Denis on Jan. 31. And on Feb. 1, Jordi Savall and 33 musicians play through a 1,000-year history of the Venetian Republic, at Place des Arts. Also on Wednesday night, eclectic musician Cate Le Bon plays Bar Le Ritz P.D.B., and underground hip-hop artist POS comes to Théatre Fairmount. And on Thursday night, rock out with latest local buzz band HEAT at Bar Le Ritz P.D.B.

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Things to do in Montréal January 20 to 26

It’s a busy, entertaining winter week in Montréal as the city’s 375th anniversary continues – have fun at outdoor family-friendly festivals, a soapbox derby, late-night open-air parties, world-class dance productions and art exhibitions, rock shows and more.

Wintery ways to celebrate Montréal

Montréal’s 375th anniversary Les Hivernales events keep us active this week, starting with another weekend of free and family-friendly activities at Fête des neiges, transforming Parc Jean-Drapeau into a playground with a massive ice-sculpted Pirate ship, snow tubing, a Ferris Wheel, live shows and so much more. Downtown, be sure to catch the high-speed La Descente Saint-Denis soapbox derby race on Jan. 21. Go ice skating in the Old Port or party at electronic music festival Igloofest, pairing exquisite visuals with electronic music by   Josh Wink, Steve Bug and more artists on Friday and Chris Liebing, Jennifer Cardini and more on Saturday, while Claptone and Lauren Lane get weekend #3 going on Jan. 26. And day or night, try Igloofest’s Nordik ice slide on Place Jacques-Cartier or visit the Nordik Village next to Quai Jacques-Cartier.

Repost from @vieuxportmtl Vous avez bien lu. @mtlzipline ouvert les fins de semaine de l’hiver et pour la période des Fêtes. | This is real people! @mtlzipline will be open on weekends during the winter and everyday for the Holidays. #vieuxportmtl #oldportmtl #montreal #quebec #canada #zipline #tyrolienne #hiver #winter #fun #oldport #mtlmoments #vieuxmtl #vieuxmontreal #oldmtl #oldmontreal #vieuxportmontreal #oldportmontreal #winter #activity

Une photo publiée par MTL Zipline (@mtlzipline) le 14 Déc. 2016 à 11h38 PST

Activities for snowy days

If you’re in Montréal on a winter day, act like a local and get outside and play in the snow, whether you’re into extreme winter sports or a pleasant walk in the park – be sure to dress for it and follow up with hot chocolate. Take advantage of the many free things to do this winter: go ice skating at Mount Royal Park’s Beaver Lake and Park La Fontaine; spin the giant art-embellished zoetropes of this year’s Luminothérapie interactive art exhibition; or visit the Olympic Stadium Esplanade’s Village Mammouth where there’s also a skating rink, a tube slide, food and drink, and an activity area for kids. Indoors, step inside the many worlds at the Montréal Space for Life, home to the Biodôme, Botanical Garden, Insectarium and Planetarium. And hockey fans can cheer on the Montréal Canadiens (or their rivals) as they take on the Buffalo Sabres on Jan. 21 and Calgary Flames on Jan. 24 at the Bell Centre.

Du 5 janvier au 5 février, le Happening Gourmand vous offre la chance de découvrir 9 des meilleures tables du Vieux-Montréal, pour une fraction du prix // From January 5 to February 5, Happening Gourmand is offering exceptional menus at discounted prices in 9 Old Montréal restaurants par/by @theknowwhere #mtl #mtlmoments #montreal #mtlfood #happeninggourmand

Une photo publiée par MTLàTABLE (@mtlatable) le 5 Janv. 2017 à 11h43 PST

Warm up with food and drink

Eat well without breaking the bank during Old Montréal’s Happening Gourmand, offering affordable prix-fixe meals at several restaurants until Feb. 5. Have a meal and creative cocktails next to Montréal’s coziest fireplaces or go for artisanal beers and a seasonal menu at the SAT restaurant’s Beau’s au Labo Culinaire on Jan. 20. For something new and different, consult our list of new bars and restaurants, try excellent restaurants in some of Montréal’s most popular neighbourhoods or the Casino de Montréal’s L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon. Warm up with a big bowl of pho or Japanese authentic ramen. Or find comfort in locally-made Québec gin and chocolate.

Stage and screen

Danse Danse presents Tel Aviv’s Batsheva Dance Company in Last Work, a challenging piece for 18 dancers by choreographer-dancer Ohad Naharin, at Place des Arts Jan. 19-21. While Troupe artistique Phoenix (Huayun) de Montréal celebrates Chinese New Year in music and dance on Jan. 22 at Place des Arts. There’s more contemporary dance in Martin Messier’s multidisciplinary Corps Mort at La Chapelle, Jan. 23-27 and at Usine C in work by Andrew Tay and Alicia Grant, while the Bouge D’Ici dance festival presents two solo contemporary shows, Sexpectations and A David Lynch Wet Dream, Jan. 18-21, and the So You Think That Was Dance? Showcase at Mainline Theatre on Jan. 20. The Phi Centre screens new indie films (and also Boogie Nights on Jan. 25), the Virtual Reality Garden animation series and Not Short on Talent short films installation, and presents documentary When Worlds Collide at the Canadian Centre for Architecture on Jan. 26. And in the SAT’s 360-degree surround-sound dome: immersive and colourful multimedia project tim, to Jan. 20 and SATFEST films starting Jan. 25.

Photo de Romain Guilbault du vernissage de jeudi passé. Merci d’être venus en si grand nombre voir “Marc Séguin : Atemporalités”! L’exposition se poursuit jusqu’au 11 mars.

Une photo publiée par Arsenal Art Contemporain (@arsenalmontreal) le 17 Janv. 2017 à 14h38 PST

Museums and galleries

Spend hours at the  Montreal Museum of Fine Arts taking in Focus: Perfection – Robert Mapplethorpe, Work in Progress self-portraits by Pierre Ayot, photographs and video work by French-Moroccan artist Leila Alaoui, plus more – also walk through the new Michal and Renata Hornstein Pavilion for Peace, featuring two floors dedicated to art education for kids. See decades of excellent work by Montréal artist, Françoise Sullivan at Galerie de l’UQAM. In Old Montréal, see thought-provoking sculpture and more by Belgian artist Wim Delvoye at DHC-ART. More to see: Never Apart’s winter exhibition celebrating Black heritage, Indigenous women and more, opening Jan. 26; artist Marc Séguin’s multidisciplinary exhibition Atemporalités at Arsenal; Pointe-à-Callière’s From the Lands of Asia. The Sam and Myrna Myers Collection.; Project Pangée’s Futuristic Future exhibition. Follow our guide to art in the “underground city” pedestrian network, take an art-focused walking tour or awe at the city’s most stunning churches and other sacred sites.

Live music

If you’re not dancing in a parka at Igloofest try tapping your feet indoors to the rock-folk of Jonathan Roy at L’Astral or swaying to the synths of Cold Cave and Drag Magesty at Théatre Fairmount or psychedelic-rock-jazz of Fleece at La Sala Rossa on Friday night – or follow up Igloofest with an afterparty DJed by Purity Ring at Newspeak. On Saturday opt for French trip-hop producer Wax Tailor at Metropolis, the operatic synthpop of Austra at Théatre Fairmount, Cherry Glazerr’s great guitar-rock at Bar Le Ritz P.D.B., the incredible talents of Avec le Soleil Sortant de sa Bouche and Xarah Dion at La Sala Rossa, or high-energy electro producer Markus Schulz at New City Gas. Tom Chaplin (of Keane) brings his solo stylings to Cabaret Lion D’or on Monday, Jan. 23. Local sounds prevail in experimental ways at Jeunesse Cosmique at La Sala Rossa on Tuesday night. The Toronto Symphony Orchestra visits Montréal’s Maison symphonique at Place des Arts on Jan. 25. On Thursday, Jan. 26, Tokyo Police Club and Charly Bliss rock La Sala Rossa, while country music singer-songwriter Tim Hicks and the James Barker Band come to Théâtre Corona, Hannah Georgas and Aliocha bring musical bliss to Cabaret Lion D’or and TONSTARTSSBANDHT and Gashrat get real and loud at Bar Le Ritz P.D.B.

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Things to do in Montréal January 13 to 19

Montréal makes the most of winter weather this week at outdoor festivals for families and party-goers alike – celebrate the city’s 375th birthday with us by dancing in the snow, tubing down ice slides, skating in the parks, drinking by the fireplace, singing along to your favourite songs and more!

375th anniversary activities

Winter activities meet Montréal’s 375th anniversary head on this week, in Les Hivernales events. It’s the first weekend of free and family-friendly Fête des neiges activities at Parc Jean-Drapeau, including a massive ice-sculpted Pirate ship, snow tubing, a Ferris Wheel and live shows. And it’s the second weekend of the also free and family-friendly Barbegazi winter action sports festival downtown – try the skill-testing obstacle course, snowskating, fatbiking and more, Jan. 13-15. Electronic music festival Igloofest brings the party to the Old Port, pairing exquisite visuals with electronic music by Carl Cox, Miss Me and other electro greats on Friday and Joris Voorn, Djdeanja Schneider and more on Saturday, while MK, Will Clarke and Ardalan get weekend #2 started on Jan. 19. And you don’t have to stay out late to try Igloofest’s Nordik ice slide on Place Jacques-Cartier or visit the Nordik Village next to Quai Jacques-Cartier.

More winter wonders

There’s nothing quite like playing outside in the snow in Montréal – as long as you’re dressed for it and know where to get good hot chocolate. Among the many free things to do this winter, take a walk through some of Montréal’s most popular neighbourhoods or go ice skating at Mount Royal Park’s Beaver Lake, Park La Fontaine or at the Olympic Stadium Esplanade’s Village Mammouth where there’s also a tube slide, food and drink, and an activity area for kids. Go for a spin on giant art-embellished zoetropes at this year’s Luminothérapie interactive art exhibition at Place des Festivals. Pro hockey plays hard this week as the Montréal Canadiens take on the Rangers on Jan. 14 and Penguins on Jan. 18 at the Bell Centre, while Les Canadiennes CWHL team plays the Calgary Inferno at Bell Sports Complex on Jan. 14 and at the Centre Civique DDO on Jan. 15.

Nous avons essayé le #happeninggourmand au @maggieoakesmtl et c’était aussi beau que bon. Pis c’est vraiment beau! Hahaha! Plus de détail sur l’évènement demain sur le site!

A photo posted by Tonpetitlook (@tonpetitlook) on Jan 5, 2017 at 6:33pm PST

Winter food and drink

Old Montréal’s Happening Gourmand, offers prix-fixe meals for a steal at several restaurants, on until Feb. 5. Warm up with a meal and creative cocktails next to Montréal’s coziest fireplaces. Try out some of the city’s new bars and restaurants or the Casino de Montréal’s new L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon. Or go for hot comfort food Vietnamese-style – a big bowl of pho – or Japanese-style – authentic ramen. Locally-made Québec gin and chocolate are also sure to comfort this winter. And if your New Year’s Resolution is to treat yourself, then Montréal has you covered with New Year’s resolutions you’ll keep, from multi-course meals to skydiving.

On stage

The world’s premier classical Chinese dance company, Shen Yun Performing Arts, performs a beautiful new show of music and dance, complete with a live orchestra, at Place des Arts, Jan. 12-15. Danse Danse presents Tel Aviv’s Batsheva Dance Company in Last Work, a challenging piece for 18 dancers by choreographer-dancer Ohad Naharin, at Place des Arts Jan. 19-21. In Old Montréal, Centaur Theatre’s 20th annual Wildside Festival presents seven new Canadian indie theatre productions, to Jan. 5 15, from Tetsuro Shigematsu’s Empire of the Son to the drag artists of Backdoor Queens. There’s more contemporary dance at Usine C in work by Andrew Tay and Alicia Grant, while the Bouge D’Ici dance festival presents two solo contemporary shows, Sexpectations and A David Lynch Wet Dream, Jan. 18-21 at Mainline Theatre. Also at Mainline, the one-of-a-kind hilarity of the Montréal Strip Spelling Bee returns on Saturday night.

Museums and galleries

On only until Jan. 15, the BNLMTL 2016, Le Grand Balcon spans several venues, including the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and Galerie de l’UQAM. Also at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, see Focus: Perfection – Robert Mapplethorpe, Work in Progress self-portraits by Pierre Ayot and more – enjoy free entry to the Michal and Renata Hornstein Pavilion for Peace until Jan. 15, plus weekend family activities. Belgian artist Wim Delvoye challenges at DHC-ART. Don’t miss artist Marc Séguin’s multidisciplinary exhibition Atemporalités at Arsenal or Pointe-à-Callière’s From the Lands of Asia. The Sam and Myrna Myers Collection. Project Pangée gallery goes beyond the post-digital in the Futuristic Future exhibition. Look for art throughout the “underground city” pedestrian network or outside on art-focused walking tours. Artistry also abounds at the city’s most stunning churches and other sacred sites. The Phi Centre screens new indie and art-house films plus the Virtual Reality Garden animation series and Not Short on Talent short films installation. And in the SAT’s 360-degree surround-sound dome: immersive and colourful multimedia project tim, to Jan. 20.

Live music

While Igloofest keeps our snowboot-clad feet dancing outside on Friday and Saturday night, there’s much music going on indoors too. On Friday night, Lee Ranaldo (of Sonic Youth) and singer-songwriter Steve Gunn play an intensely awesome show at the Phi Centre, with opener Meg Baird, while Parisian producer Perturbator jams hard-electro-disco and Das Mörtal plays a DJ set at Théatre Fairmount. Saturday night’s made for the ska-punk of Reel Big Fish with openers Anti-Flag and Ballyhoo! at Metropolis or go dancing at Divan Orange’s Canicule Tropicale. On Sunday, Jan. 15, indie-rock out with Deerhunter and opening act Cindy Lee at Le National. Experience the textured introspective electro of Palmistry with opener Yāo Guài Cave at Bar Le Ritz P.D.B. on Jan. 16, or French percussionist Camille Emaille and local artists at Casa del Popolo. Composer and sound artist James O’Callaghan takes over La Sala Rossa on Jan. 18. Alt-pop-rock makers USS descend on La Sala Rossa with Repartee on Jan. 19. And the Montréal Symphony Orchestra plays a string of concerts at Place des Arts’ Maison symphonique: on Jan. 17, Kent Nagano conducts pianist Marc-André Hamelin and the orchestra in a concert of Haydn and Steve Reich; on Jan. 18, violinist Pinchas Zukerman joins the orchestra for a concert of Haydn and Philip Glass; on Jan. 19 it’s Marc-André Hamelin, Paul Merkelo on trumpet and the orchestra playing works by Haydn, Shostakovich and Arvo Pärt, as well as a concert of works by Haydn, Mozart and John Adams, again featuring Pinchas Zukerman.

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Get outside and play in Montréal this winter

Montréal is known for summer street festivals and open-air events, but the outdoor fun doesn’t stop when the weather gets cold. This January also marks the start of Montréal’s 375th anniversary – bet on plenty of celebratory snow-and-ice themed outdoor activities all winter.

Winter sports action

The first of Montréal’s 375th anniversary events begins with Les Hivernales, an action-packed program for all-ages, featuring outdoor hockey games, curling, a soap box derby on St-Denis, an ice-canoe challenge and more. In the heart of downtown, the Barbegazi winter action sports festival installs an skill-testing obstacle course January 6-8 and 13-15, along with chances to try snowskating, fatbiking, wood cutting and Christmas-tree throwing.

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Snow park life

Go play in the snow, ice skate, ride the ferris wheel and so much more at family-oriented Fête des Neiges at Parc Jean-Drapeau Jan. 14-15 and Feb. 5-6. Ice skate at the Old Port’s Natrel Skating Rink, Mount Royal Park’s Beaver Lake, Park La Fontaine and at the Olympic Stadium Esplanade’s Village Mammouth where there’s not only a refrigerated rink but a tube slide, food and drink, live music, a Télétoon entertainment area and more. Spin fairy-tale images in giant zoetropes at this year’s Luminothérapie interactive-art playground at Place des Festivals to Jan. 29. And explore the city’s hockey history with our guide to Montréal’s hockey hotspots.

Cold-weather party zone

Outdoor electronic music festival Igloofest goes all out this year with four weekends of music – featuring Carl Cox, Apparat, Dave Clarke and many more producers – plus a Nordik village, Nordik games, ice slide and Off-Igloofest evenings. February’s also in fine form for MONTRÉAL EN LUMIÈRE, a massive food and cultural event that spans restaurants, indoor venues and outdoor stages – there’s also a Ferris wheel, giant slide, light-up curling, ILLUMINART projections and epic all-nighter Nuit Blanche. Dress stylishly for it all with our guide to buying winter wear in Montréal.

Mountains and forests

While you can snowshoe, hike, sled and cross-country ski your way around Mount Royal Park’s 22 km of trails or Parc Maisonneuve’s 11 km of trails in the middle of the city, you could also make a day trip to a nearby mountain. Downhill ski, snowboard, cross-country ski and snowshoe at Mont Tremblant and other mountains in the Laurentians or Mont Sutton and elsewhere in the Eastern Townships. Whether you’re in the city or willing to take a trip into the countryside, a visit to a traditional Québecois urban cabane à sucre or sugar shack in and around Montréal is a must from late February to early April – eat sausages, pancakes, meat pie and so much more until you’re full, and go for a horse-drawn sled ride or walk through the maple woods.

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