Hour Community » Hour Picks http://hour.ca Urbacom Tue, 25 Sep 2012 18:20:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 May 5 http://hour.ca/2012/05/03/may-5/ http://hour.ca/2012/05/03/may-5/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 04:00:00 +0000 Kevin Laforest http://hour.ca/2012/05/02/may-5/ The regular 2012 season of Montreal Roller Derby begins this weekend with homegirls New Skids on the Block and Les Sexpos taking on Philadelphia’s Liberty Belles and New York’s CNY All-Stars. At Arena St-Louis (5633 St-Dominique), May 5. www.mtlrollerderby.com

]]> http://hour.ca/2012/05/03/may-5/feed/ 0 May 4 and 5 http://hour.ca/2012/05/03/may-4-and-5/ http://hour.ca/2012/05/03/may-4-and-5/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 04:00:00 +0000 Kevin Laforest http://hour.ca/2012/05/02/may-4-and-5/ The ninth edition of Bust a Move will feature a series of street dance battles between more than 250 competitors from around the world. At La Tohu, May 4 and 5. www.bust-a-move.ca

]]> http://hour.ca/2012/05/03/may-4-and-5/feed/ 0 May 3 to 19 http://hour.ca/2012/05/03/may-3-to-19/ http://hour.ca/2012/05/03/may-3-to-19/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 04:00:00 +0000 Kevin Laforest http://hour.ca/2012/05/02/may-3-to-19/ This year’s Festival Accès Asie will notably feature dance performances by Yvonne Ng and Julio Hong, a tour of Chinatown grocery stores, and a screening of Tibet, Land of the Brave. May 3 to 19. www.accesasie.com

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]]> http://hour.ca/2012/05/03/may-3-to-19/feed/ 0 May 3 http://hour.ca/2012/05/03/may-3-2/ http://hour.ca/2012/05/03/may-3-2/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 04:00:00 +0000 Kevin Laforest http://hour.ca/2012/05/02/may-3-2/ On the occasion of the third anniversary of their Jeudis on the Rocks nights, Pat Dynamite and Mikey B. Rishwain will welcome guest DJs Marc-André Grondin, Graham Van Pelt (Miracle Fortress) and Sammy Goldberg (Broken Social Scene). At Salon Officiel, May 3. www.salonofficiel.com

]]> http://hour.ca/2012/05/03/may-3-2/feed/ 0 May 3 http://hour.ca/2012/05/03/may-3/ http://hour.ca/2012/05/03/may-3/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 04:00:00 +0000 Kevin Laforest http://hour.ca/2012/05/02/may-3/ The 2012 Syli d’Or world music competition is coming to an end. The finalists are Heavy Soundz (Latin America), King Shadrock (Jamaica) and Benkadi (Guinea). At Cabaret du Mile End, May 3. www.festivalnuitsdafrique.com

]]> http://hour.ca/2012/05/03/may-3/feed/ 0 May 4 http://hour.ca/2012/05/03/may-4/ http://hour.ca/2012/05/03/may-4/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 04:00:00 +0000 Kevin Laforest http://hour.ca/2012/05/02/may-4/ Following the recent death of actor William Finley, DJ XL5 is presenting a special screening of Brian De Palma’s cult classic Phantom of the Paradise, "a stylistic firework that perfectly captured the decadent times that were the 70s." At Cinéma du Parc, May 4. www.cinemaduparc.com

]]> http://hour.ca/2012/05/03/may-4/feed/ 0 Until July 15 http://hour.ca/2012/05/03/until-july-15/ http://hour.ca/2012/05/03/until-july-15/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 04:00:00 +0000 Kevin Laforest http://hour.ca/2012/05/02/until-july-15/ Loosely inspired from Shakespeare’s The Tempest, Cirque du Soleil’s Amaluna is a typically impressive and enchanting production, with the notable distinction that 70 percent of the cast is made up of women, from the acrobats, contortionists and equilibrists to the musicians (Prince would love the female guitarists draped in purple!). At Quai Jacques-Cartier (under the Grand Chapiteau), until July 15. www.cirquedusoleil.com

]]> http://hour.ca/2012/05/03/until-july-15/feed/ 0 May 1-6 http://hour.ca/2012/04/26/may-1-6/ http://hour.ca/2012/04/26/may-1-6/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 04:00:00 +0000 Kevin Laforest http://hour.ca/2012/04/25/may-1-6/ The 13th Elektra international digital arts festival will present works exploring the theme of the invisible by Projet EVA, Mihai Grecu, Schnitt, Jean-Pierre Aubé, Meat Parade and others. May 1-6. www.elektramontreal.ca/2012

]]> http://hour.ca/2012/04/26/may-1-6/feed/ 0 April 29 to May 7 http://hour.ca/2012/04/26/april-29-to-may-7/ http://hour.ca/2012/04/26/april-29-to-may-7/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 04:00:00 +0000 Kevin Laforest http://hour.ca/2012/04/25/april-29-to-may-7/ Nine films will screen during the 2012 Montreal Israel Film Festival, including Guy Nattiv’s coming-of-age tale The Flood, which features music by Patrick Watson. At AMC Forum and Guzzo Mega-Plex Sphèretech, April 29 to May 7. www.israelfilmfestival.ca

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