Montreal celebrates 50th anniversary of 1976 Montreal Summer Olympic Games. A look back at the Olympic records & legacy in Montreal, and at the commemorative celebrations in 2026 🏅 Full @mtl.org story ⤵️ www.mtl.org/en/experienc...

Blockbuster dramas, rip-roaring comedies & smash hit musicals produced by some of Canada's most exciting pro & indie English-language theatre companies this Autumn 2025 🍃🍁🍂 My @mtl.org roundup ⤵️ www.mtl.org/en/experienc...

Thank you to @mtl.org and @bugsburnett.bsky.social for featuring BTW on this list! Check out the article to discover what’s in store for English Montreal Theatre this Fall! 🎭 www.mtl.org/en/experienc...

Montreal's oldest working drag queen at 65, my candid FUGUES mag Q&A with #drag legend Manny who started as 16-yr-old club kid at #Montreal's fabled Limelight disco 💋 Full story ⤵️ www.fugues.com/2025/08/27/m... Via @fuguesmagazine.bsky.social

⭐ Richard "Bugs" Burnett highlights What’s on in Montreal – Some choice arts and entertainment events for September ⭐ Full column in The Montrealer ⤵️ themontrealeronline.com/2025/09/what...

Today is the 100th anniversary of the birth of global jazz icon Oscar Peterson who loved his hometown of Montreal. We visit some local landmarks honouring Oscar 🎹 Full story ⤵️ www.mtl.org/en/experienc... Via @mtl.org

The #Broadway smash musical #Hamilton follows the rise of American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton @ Place des Arts Aug 19 - Sept 7. Broadway veteran Marja Harmon portrays sister-in-law of Hamilton, our candid Curtains Up Q&A ⤵️ wp218334.wpdns.ca/the-triumph-...

Born in Montreal on 15 Aug 1925, jazz icon Oscar Peterson’s centenial is being celebrated at home & around the world. We visit some Montreal landmarks honouring Oscar 🎹 Full story ⤵️ www.mtl.org/en/experienc... Via @mtl.org

My Q&A with music legend Kim Richardson: The supersonic soul singer & @concordiau.bsky.social music prof talks ABT Montreal’s best neighbourhoods, her high school crush & why disco is important 🎙️ www.timeout.com/montreal/new...

I asked some famous & beloved Montrealers what Pride means to them. This year's Fierté Montreal parade is on Aug 10. Happy Pride! Bonne Fierté! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Full story ⤵️ www.mtl.org/en/experienc... Via @mtl.org

Montréal Pride celebrations start next week! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Here's how to enjoy summer in the LGBTQ+ Village... ╰┈➤ www.mtl.org/en/experienc... 📷 A. Slattery / @bugsburnett.bsky.social #montreal #LGBTQ #Pride2025

The top women tennis players in the world compete in Montreal at 2025 National Bank Open from Jul 26 to Aug 7 🎾 My tournament roundup ⤵️ www.mtl.org/en/experienc... Via @mtl.org

☀️ What’s on in Montreal – choice arts & entertainment events for July ☀️ My roundup ⤵️ themontrealeronline.com/2025/07/what... Via The Montrealer & @mtl.org

Blockbuster museum exhibitions, live music concerts, dance, theatre & comedy among the many live entertainment choices in Montreal this Summer 2025 My roundup for July-August-Sept ⤵️ www.mtl.org/en/experienc... Via @mtl.org

Montréal is a year-round hub of circus! 🎪 But the city reaches its circus climax during MONTRÉAL COMPLÈTEMENT CiRQUE — a festival devoted to human potential. Will you be in the city? ╰┈➤ mtl.org/en/experienc... 📷 JF Savaria @evablue.bsky.social #montreal #circus

The good fortune of comedian Fortune Feimster who hosts @justforlaughs.bsky.social Montreal Gala on Jul 26 🎙️ Our candid Q&A ⤵️ www.fugues.com/2025/06/20/t... En français: La bonne fortune de Fortune Feimster www.fugues.com/2025/06/19/l... Via @fuguesmagazine.bsky.social #JFLMTL

⚔️ Blockbuster exhibitions about Knights in medieval Europe & the mighty T-Rex killer dinosaur among the many must-see retrospectives & expositions this Summer 2025 🦖 My roundup ⤵️ www.mtl.org/en/experienc... Via @mtl.org

🎭 Theatre goers will enjoy blockbuster dramas, rip-roaring comedies & smash hit musicals produced by some of Canada & Montreal’s most exciting pro & indie English-language theatre companies this Summer 2025 My roundup ⤵️ www.mtl.org/en/experienc... Via @mtl.org

100s of thousands of revellers expected to attend Fierté Montréal Festival, the largest LGBTQ+ #Pride gathering in the Francophone world, from Jul 31 to Aug 10 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ My Pride roundup ⤵️ www.mtl.org/en/experienc... Via @mtl.org #prideMTL #fierteMTL

🎶 The 39th edition of Festival International Nuits d’Afrique from July 8 to 20. Headliners include free outdoor concert by Nigerian superstars Femi Kuti & The Positive Force on July 18 🇳🇬 My full round-up ⤵️ www.mtl.org/en/experienc... Via @mtl.org #NuitsDAfrique

The good fortune of comic Fortune Feimster, headlines Just For Laughs Montreal Gala @justforlaughs.bsky.social Jul 26 🎙️ Our candid Q&A ⤵️ www.fugues.com/2025/06/20/t... Via @fuguesmagazine.bsky.social #JFLMTL

☀️ Choice June picks in my “What's On in Montreal" arts & entertainment column in The Montrealer ☀️ Full story ⤵️ themontrealeronline.com/2025/06/what... #Montreal

Some of the biggest names in entertainment will headline the 43rd edition of Just For Laughs Montréal, the largest comedy festival in the world, which runs July 16-27 🎙️ My roundup ⤵️ www.mtl.org/en/experienc... Via @mtl.org #JFL #JFLMTL

My candid Q&A w/ playwright director Trevor Barrette to PREV world premiere of his queer rom-com "Max & Aaron Write a Musical" @ Segal Centre Jun 15-22 🏳️‍🌈 English Q&A ➡️ www.fugues.com/2025/05/25/t... En français ➡️ www.fugues.com/2025/05/22/t... Via @fuguesmagazine.bsky.social 📷 Barrette & cast

Blockbuster museum exhibitions, live music concerts, theatre & comedy among the many live entertainment choices in Montreal in June 2025 My UPDATED roundup ⤵️ www.mtl.org/en/experienc... Via @mtl.org

Opera, ballet & classical music lovers have a wealth of concert choices as Montreal dance companies, orchestras & international stars grace the city’s finest stages year-round 🩰 My roundup ⤵️ www.mtl.org/en/experience/classical-arts-scene Via @mtl.org

Proud Montrealer & global pop icon @williamshatner.bsky.social of Star Trek among the big names at 15th edition of @montrealcomiccon.com Jul 4 to 6 🌌 My roundup ⤵️ www.mtl.org/en/experienc... Via @mtl.org

Proud Montrealer & global pop icon @williamshatner.bsky.social of Star Trek among the big names at 15th edition of @montrealcomiccon.com Jul 4 to 6 🌌 My roundup ⤵️ www.mtl.org/en/experienc... Via @mtl.org

Orchestra? Ballet? Opera? 🎶 Montréal has it all — and more. Here's an introduction to the city's incredible classical performing arts scenes! ╰┈➤ mtl.org/en/experienc... 📷 F. Goupil / A. Guilbeault #montreal #arts @bugsburnett.bsky.social

Are you a night owl? 🦉 You're going to love Montréal! Here are 10 things to do after the sun disappears... ╰┈➤ mtl.org/en/experienc... 📷 @evablue.bsky.social #montreal #travel

🌃 While Montreal’s notorious Sin City era is behind her, Montrealers still love letting the good times roll long after most other cities have rolled up their sidewalks and gone to bed 🌙 My Montreal-after-dark roundup ⤵️ www.mtl.org/en/experienc...

☀️ Choice May picks in my “What's On in Montreal" arts & entertainment column in The Montrealer ☀️ Full story ⤵️ themontrealeronline.com/2025/05/what... #Montreal

German superstar & showbiz legend Ute Lemper channels Marlene Dietrich🎙️ Ute Lemper canalise l’essence de Marlene Dietrich🎙️ Our candid Q&A ⤵️ English version: www.fugues.com/2025/04/27/u... En français: www.fugues.com/2025/04/24/u...

💋 Montreal has a vibrant drag scene that has been cranking out legendary drag artists for more than a century 👠 My roundup of classic Montreal nightclubs where drag queens and kings perform regularly ⤵️ www.mtl.org/en/experienc...

🍸 Montreal is home to one of the largest LGBTQ+ Villages in North America, but there are lots of great spots beyond the Village in our queer-friendly city 🥃 My roundup ⤵️ www.mtl.org/en/experienc...

Blockbuster museum exhibitions, live music concerts, theatre & comedy among the many live entertainment choices in Montreal this Spring 2025 My roundup ⤵️ www.mtl.org/en/experienc...

The blockbuster Broadway musical Mean Girls makes its Montreal debut at Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier from April 22 to 27. My candid Q&A with actor José Raúl who plays high school hunk Aaron Samuels ⤵️ wp218334.wpdns.ca/actor-jose-r...

⚾ On this Jackie Robinson Day, my look back at Jackie’s historic 1946 season with the fabled Montreal Royals in the city he & Rachel Robinson loved ✊🏾 www.mtl.org/en/experienc...

I learned a lot of #Montreal history researching this story: The RMS Titanic sank the night of April 14-15, 1912, killing more than 1,500 passengers and crew, including many Montrealers. The story of the #Titanic is interwoven with the history of Montreal ⚓ www.mtl.org/en/experienc...

Montreal Through the Lens of Suzanne Girard 🌈 Montréal à travers la lentille de Suzanne Girard 🌈 My candid Q&A ⤵️ English version: www.fugues.com/2025/04/07/montreal-through-the-lens-of-suzanne-girard/ En français: www.fugues.com/2025/03/27/montreal-a-travers-la-lentille-de-suzanne-girard/

☀️ Choice April picks in my “What's On in Montreal" arts & entertainment column in The Montrealer ☀️ ➡️ themontrealeronline.com/2025/04/whats-on-in-montreal-some-choice-arts-and-entertainment-events-for-april-2/ #Montreal

☀️ Choice April picks in my “What's On in Montreal" arts & entertainment column in The Montrealer ☀️ ➡️ themontrealeronline.com/2025/04/whats-on-in-montreal-some-choice-arts-and-entertainment-events-for-april-2/ #Montreal

My candid Q&A w/ legendary Divers/Cité activist & photographer Suzanne Girard, featured in "Pounding the Pavement: Montreal Street Photography" exhibition at the McCord Stewart Museum from Apr 18 - Oct 26. Full story ⤵️ www.fugues.com/2025/04/07/montreal-through-the-lens-of-suzanne-girard/

Authors from the world over are gathering in #Montreal for star-studded 27th edition of the Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival, April 24 to 27 📚 Full story ⤵️ www.mtl.org/en/experienc...

☀️ Blockbuster museum exhibitions, literary events, live music concerts, circus, theatre and comedy are among the many live entertainment choices in #Montreal this Spring 2025 ☀️ My roundup ⤵️ www.mtl.org/en/experienc...

Nos Amours! ⚾️ Diehard #MontrealExpos fan & philanthropist Perry Giannias gave photographer @evablue & I a tour of his / the world’s biggest collection of #Expos memorabilia! ⚾ + All ABT All-Star #ExposFest 2025: www.mtl.org/en/experienc...

Blockbuster exhibitions at #Montreal museums this Spring 2025 🌱🌿🍃 My roundup ⤵️ www.mtl.org/en/experienc...

My round-up of some of #Montreal's most exciting English #theatre productions / Spring 2025 🌱🌿🍃 Full story ⤵️ www.mtl.org/en/experienc...

#OTD we remember 23-yr-old #JoeRose stabbed to death by 4 thugs aboard No. 358 #STM bus on March 19, 1989, just because he had pink hair. Joe's murder sparked a generation of activists to fight back during crucible yrs of #Montreal LGBTQ activism, from 1989-1994✊🏽🏳️‍🌈

Felice Picano, the gay author of such acclaimed novels as "The Lure," "Eyes," "Onyx," and "The Book of Lies," along with nonfiction works including "The Joy of Gay Sex," died this week at age 81.