Don’t Forget the Dollar Cinema
December 8, 2009 by MarijkeD
Filed under Entertainment, Movie deals
This has been posted before, but it’s been a while. You may be looking for something to do that isn’t holiday season related and, in that case, you may enjoy repertory films at the Dollar Cinema at 6900 Décarie, Décarie Square, 514-739-0536 http://www.dollarcinema.ca:
This week, afternoon and evening:
Astro Boy, noon, 1:35, 3:10, 4:45
Shorts, noon, 1:30
Inglorious Basterds, 3:00, 7:10
White Out, 5:30, 9:30
Julie and Julia, 6:30
Capitalism: A Love Story, 8:30, 11:00
The Goonies, noon, 1:55
The Pink Panther, 3:50
Breakfast at Tiffany’s, 5:45
Bienvenue Chez les Ch’Tis, 7:40
The Shining, 9:30
Cost: 2$ plus tax
Museum of Contemporary Art – Good Deal
Like contemporary art? Check out this museum:
This exhibition constitutes a mid-career retrospective of the Montréal artist Francine Savard.
The exhibition that will be presented at the Musée consists of a single, monumental work: Merce Cunningham performs STILLNESS (in three movements) to John Cage’s composition 4’33” with Trevor Carlson, New York City, 28 April 2007.
In installations that make use of sculpture, video, painting and found objects, Tricia Middleton investigates the very process through which a work takes form.
This exhibition of works selected from the Musée Collection takes a fresh look at the framework that surrounds our everyday life: the city, its buildings, its activities, as well as the way it is depicted in the media.
Beverley Webster Rolph Hall (lower level). Projections Series: Film and Video Program.
Beverley Webster Rolph Hall (lower level). Projections Series: Film and Video Program.
Closed Mondays, except public holidays.
Closed December 25 and January 1.
$6 seniors (aged 60 and over)
$4 students (aged 30 and under with student I.D.)
$16 family package (maximum 4 persons including at least 1 adult with adolescents aged 12 to 17).
Free admission for children under 12 and members of the Musée. Free admission every Wednesday evening from 5 to 9 p.m.
Unlimited admission to the Musée all year long and to our Musée Nocturnes on the first Friday evening of every month.
Available at the museum ticket counter.
Montréal, Québec
Sunday Discovery Workshops for Kids: Redpath Museum
September 17, 2009 by MarijkeD
Filed under Family Fun, Museums
Looking for something entertaining and educational for your family? Here’s a weekly series for you at the McGill University’s Redpath Museum.
The Museum is open on Sunday afternoons for visits by individuals or families. Sunday afternoons are also a special time, because we offer family workshops where young children can be introduced to science in a relaxed and informal atmosphere.
- There are three sessions every Sunday for ALL ages.
12h30 – 13h30 OR 14h – 15h OR 15h30 – 16h30 - Children : 6 $ each, FREE for parents.
PLEASE BRING CORRECT CHANGE.
The workshop includes a craft.
Registration necessary one week in advance.
Redpath Museum, 859 Sherbrooke Street West, Metro McGill/Peel
Tel: 514-398-4092.
- September 20 (in French): Les volcans — Venez apprendre tout sur les volcans et les roches volcaniques, et créez votre propre éruption volcanique!
- September 27 (in English): Dinosaurs of Canada —
Uncover the dinosaurs that roamed Canada 60 million years ago. Make a dinosaur footprint fridge magnet!
- October 4 (in French): Les météorites – Quelle est la différence entre les météores et les météorites? Faites un bricolage hors de ce monde!
- October 18 (in English): Mermaids and Mermen – Explore the legends associated with these mysterious creatures.
- October 25 (in French): Momies égyptiennes et momification – Déchiffrer les secrets des momies d’Égypte! Faites votre propre momie.
- November 1 (in English): Deep Sea Creatures – We know more about outer space than we do about our own oceans! Uncover the secrets of the abyss. Create a strange deep-sea animal!
- November 15 (in French): Les crânes humains à travers le temps – Venez découvrir l’évolution de l’homme. Créez une squelette!
- November 22 (in English): Volcanoes – Learn all about volcanoes, volcanic bombs and fiery eruptions. Make your very own volcanic eruption!
- November 29 (in French): Les dinosaures du Canada – Les dinosaures qui habitaient le Canada il y a 60 millions d’années seront dévoilés aujourd’hui! Fabriquez une empreinte de dinosaure magnétique.
- December 6 (in English): Watch your Bark! Have you ever seen clothes made from tree bark? We’ll look at how the peoples
of the South Pacific make cloth from bark, and see how to make dyes to print
with, and then “stamp” our own cloth!
- December 13 (in French): Animaux pré.historiques - Découvrez les mammouths, les mastodonts et les tigres à dents de sabres!
Redpath Museum: Freaky Fridays
Looking for something different to do this Friday? Check out McGill University’s Redpath Museum Freaky Fridays, September 18, November 13 and December 11.
This Friday, September 18th is What does it mean to be human?
By André Costopoulos (Anthropology)
There is a deeply ingrained assumption that humans are fundamentally different from other animals. To what degree, and in what way is this true? Through the classic film Planet of the Apes we will reflect on what makes us human
Freaky Fridays, according to the Redpath Museum website are:
A series of public outreach lectures where McGill scientists examine the myths and realities of everything from aliens to global warming.
Where: Auditorium, Redpath Museum, 859 Sherbrooke Street West, Metro McGill/Peel (unless otherwise indicated).
Seating is limited. No reservations necessary.
When: 5 PM
Cost: Free, unless indicated otherwise.
The next Freaky Friday will be on November 13, 2009:
Get real about Geo-engineering
By Nigel Roulet (Geography, McGill)
Should we dump iron into the ocean to launch reflective particles into the atmosphere to reduce the amount of sunlight that gets through? Find out the reality of schemes to ameliorate climate change. Followed by the National Geographic film Six Degrees Could Change the World (2007). This Freaky Friday is co-hosted with the Lorne Trottier Public Science Symposium.
followed on December 11 with
By Suha Jabaji (Agricultural & Environmental Sciences)
Learn about the world of fungi and their integral relationship with the health of the planet. Followed by the documentary film Know your Mushrooms (2008).
August 29/30 Weekend Round-up
August 28, 2009 by MarijkeD
Filed under Entertainment, General, Listings
It’s Friday and there’s already a cool nip in the air. September is right around the corner and if the kids haven’t started school yet, it won’t be long. But don’t despair, there are still plenty of things to do in and around Montreal this weekend, even for the little ones.
Friday, August 28
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Free Discovery Day, Aug. 28, 2009
Saturday, August 29
18th-Century Public Market, Aug. 29, 30, 2009
Toons for Toddlers: Thomas & Friends, Aug. 29/30, 2009
Sunday, August 30
Family Filmmaking Workshops, Sunday Afternoons
Harvest Fair 2009, Aug. 30, Girouard Park in NDG
Toons for Toddlers: Thomas & Friends, Aug. 29/30, 2009
Kids Pop at Festival Mix’Arts, Aug. 30, 2009
Have a great weekend!
Toons for Toddlers: Thomas & Friends, Aug. 29/30, 2009
August 28, 2009 by MarijkeD
Filed under Family Fun, Last Minute Deals, Movie deals
Looking for a fun, inexpensive outing for the younger ones? Toons for Toddlers is a monthly program that was designed specifically for toddlers (ages 2 to 5) who don’t have to sit still in a dark theatre in order to enjoy a movie geared towards them. This month, it’s a Thomas the Tank Engine movie.
What: Thomas & Friends: Hero of the Rails
When and where:
Saturday, Aug. 29th at 10 A.M. at Cinema Fortune Carrefour Angrignon (both English and French) 7077, Newman Blvd, LaSalle, QC
Sunday, Aug. 30 at 10:30 A.M. at Cinema Fortune Cavendish (English) 5800 Boul. Cavendish, Cote St. Luc
Cost: 5.00 per child, adults are free.
For more information, www.toonsfortoddlers.com
Movies in the Park – 2009 Line Up
July 7, 2009 by MarijkeD
Filed under Entertainment, Family Fun, Movie deals, Outdoors
For the past two weeks, I’ve posted about the CHOM/CJAD Movies in the Park (Thursday evenings) but I had a request for a list of the summer’s offerings. And so, here it is, courtesy of www.cjad.com:
July 8th: Marley and Me at the Dorval Arena Grounds
July 15th: Slumdog Millionaire in Kirkland at Meades Park
July 22nd: New in Town in Verdun/Lasalle
July 29th: Monsters vs Aliens at Centennial Park in Dollard des Ormeaux
August 5th: Benjamin Button in Pointe-Claire at Cedar Park Heights
August 12th: Mall Cop at St. Thomas Park in Hudson
August 19th: The Ugly Truth in Greenfield Park at Pierre Laporte Park
August 26th: Bride Wars in Hampstead at Hampstead Park
Sept 2nd: Quantum of Solace or Angels and Demons (TBD) at Vanier College in St. Laurent
Sept 9th: Terminator at John Abbott in Ste. Anne de Bellevue
CJAD/CHOM Free Movies in the Park, July 2, 2009
June 27, 2009 by MarijkeD
Filed under Entertainment, Family Fun, Movie deals, Outdoors
Movies under the stars, hot dogs and drinks – a fun way to spend a nice summer evening. Radio stations CJAD and CHOM offer their movies in the park events again this year, starting this week.
What: The Pink Panther 2
Where: Shamrock Park, Pincourt (Map)
When: Thursday, July 2, movie begins at dusk.
(Rules and regulations for Movies in the Park)
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Don’t Forget – Free Museum Day, May 31, 2009
May 17, 2009 by MarijkeD
Filed under Family Fun, Last Minute Deals, Museums
Don’t forget – it’s a much anticipated date in Montreal: Free Museum Day, plus transportation between the museums:
Check out the information originally posted last month here at Montreal on the Cheap.
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John Lennon fans: Free art exhibit, 1969 Queen Elizabeth Hotel Bed-in
April 30, 2009 by MarijkeD
Filed under 2009, Entertainment, Museums
If you’re a John Lennon or Yoko Ono fan, you may be interested in the latest free exhibit at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.
What: To celebrate 40 years since the famous bed-in for peace, an exhibit called Imagine: The Peace Ballad of John & Yoko. John Lennon and Yoko Ono checked into Montreal’s Queen Elizabeth Hotel at midnight on May 26, 1969 (hey! that’s my birthday, but not the year). The exhibit is showing over 100 works of art (drawings, videos and artwork).
When: Starting this coming Thursday, April 2nd until June 21. 2009.
Where: Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Jean-Noël Desmarais Pavilion, 1380 Sherbrooke Street West – Level 3, 514-285-2000
When: Tuesday: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Closed on Monday
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