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1. Centaur Theatre Company
What I think is great about the Centaur is the effort they make to try and balance the needs of the diverse communities they serve and have served since 1969 - everyone from young theatre innovators to amateur producers and lovers of musicals to…More »
2. Ukrainian National Federation
Montreal, QC H2V 4B4
(514) 274-2626
5 stars for the quality of the sound alone, not to mention the swooping yet intimate architecture, the view from the balcony, the wooden pews softened by generations of hands, the proximity to Croissanterie Figaro, the wrought iron fire escapes, the…More »
3. Long Haul Gallery / Le Corrid'art
The Long Haul is amazing, like a storage facility gone mad with creative growth and community love sprouting out of every nook and pocket. They are blowing glass with flames, painting, sewing, drawing, soldering and producing incredible themed group…More »
4. Musee Des Beaux-Arts De Montreal
The Montreal fine arts museum consists of three amazing buildings connected by an underground hall that runs beneath Sherbrooke. The newest is a gorgeous historic church, modern and bright on the inside with 4 floors of Canadian art compellingly…More »
5. Theatre Rialto
Just an incredibly beautiful and beautifully restored space for bands, performing arts and even weddings and special functions.The building is a national historic site originally constructed in the 1920s inspired by the Paris Opera House. It…More »
6. Bibliothèque et Archives Nationales du Québec
This huge library is such a gift to the area and to the city, it's really amazing. There are zen quiet places to sit and read, study, or just dream. There is actually a huge English fiction section and a fricken awesome floor devoted to CDs and DVDs…More »
7. Café Campus
Campus has a couple different floors with different stages of different sizes, all with totally different vibes depending on the night. Like lots of great places in Quebec Campus is run as a coop - ie; it's co-owned by the staff and all members and…More »
8. The Empress - Cinema V
Writing this review because it needs to be said here on Yelp before the place is wasted and gone: what's happened to the Empress is a travesty. The architecture is unique in the whole country, finished in the 1920's and inspired by King Tut's tomb…More »
9. Under Pressure Gallery
Very lofty, DIY space with some exceptional and diverse urban art exhibited. Fascinating space to explore if you get the chance, crazy crumbling old historic building now largely under the curation of the Under Pressure street arts festival. Not a…More »
10. Italmelodie
Montreal, QC H2R 1S7
(514) 273-3224
Categories:
Musical Instruments & Teachers,
Electronics
Italmelodie is more than a full city block of instruments for sale, more than music lessons or a rental shop, they are show savers and good guys. I have shown up there needing a full backline with less than 5hrs notice and been taken care of. The…More »
11. Librairie Gourmande
All food books all the time! If you love to cook or to read detailed histories of deliciousness don't miss this book store in the back corner of Jean Talon market. The staff are primarily French speaking and the books they stock are mostly French as…More »
12. Casa Del Popolo
Casa is 2 rooms now, one is tables and couches, tasty nachos and sandwiches, zine library - a pretty, ramshackle, dim, perfect space for thinking, drinking, drawing and eating vegetarian tasty inexpensive eats. The second room is a dedicated…More »
13. Musee d'art contemporain de Montréal
Not massive, but a space that manages to feel both wide open and labyrinthine. The curation is often provocative and touching - the website is bilingual so you can check what's showing before you show up.
Don't plan to spend a day - Fresh breath of…More »
14. Galerie Lacerte
Founded in Quebec city in the 1980s, Lacerte Gallery just opened the doors on it's Montreal location this summer and everything they've shown so far has been incredibly strong, touching, unexpected and lovely. The emphasis at Lacerte is on supporting…More »
15. O Patro Vys
Lovely little second floor music venue known for having the best sound in the city. It you're looking to rent it for the night the price is on the steep side, but you get what you pay for in terms of lovely stage, flexibility, sound quality and great…More »
16. Shift Space
Bright white multi-purpose space across from the looming Bell Centre on St Antoine, includes a series of 3 loungey and conference-esque rooms lightly but comfortably furnished, with one larger room fit for performances - seats about 70, small bar…More »
17. Librairie Drawn & Quarterly
Another super community oriented creative bright light on Bernard full of the best and most beautiful books - not just the weep-worthy graphic novels published by Drawn and Quarterly, but novels and books of poetry and non-fiction as well. I just…More »
18. Cagibi (Le)
Excellent utterly inexpensive veggie comfort food, order and pay at the counter and the staff will come find you when your eats are ready. Free wifi, low stress place to sit quietly and work, and the walls are a constantly evolving art assemblage…More »
19. Boutique Tone
If you are looking for an excellent electric guitar, bass, amp, or any kind of pedal or effect for your rig, or if you are a collector, this place is a must. World class boutique builders and incredible rare signature model instruments line the…More »
20. Divan Orange
Beauty of a brightly coloured room always full of great art, with picnic tables by the big window looking out on St Laurent and truly great French and English bands every night of the week. The salads and sandwichs here are inventive and yummy, and…More »
21. Il Motore
Great live music venue, walking distance from the metro, St Laurent, Little Italy, Jean Talon Market - it can be a little tough to fill if you book it for your own event since it is a bit outside the Plateau / Mile End bubble but that's changing…More »
22. La Sala Rossa
Delicious tapas restaurant on the ground floor of the big stone building which, upstairs, also houses the venue Sala Rossa (note the double ss.) Goat cheese balls are great and sometimes I wake up thinking about them, and I smile. The sausage,…More »
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9/14/2011
This is a 2nd floor venue with about 250 capacity, stage is big enough for a 10 piece band to… Read more »
23. Phonopolis
Awesome music store that manages to feel airy and spacious and also packed with goodness at the same time. It's most notable for it's focus on local music, small indie labels and emerging bands. Phonopolis hosts an intimate concert series in store…More »
24. Belgo Building
The Belgo is home to over 30 galleries and artist studios making it an epicenter of Montreal's visual art community. You can roam around and poke your head in places and have adventures in here pretty much any day of the week. Check out the Galerie…More »
25. Eastern Bloc
Eastern Bloc is an arts organization focused on new media and interdisciplinary art. They configure their raw, white, lofty space near Jean Talon to suit the different events that they host or curate. It's also become a homebase for festivals like…More »
26. Galerie 1040
Just a beautiful room. Just a room in the plein milieu du Plateau, surrounded by all of the stone and brightly coloured porches and beauty we get used to living here but that brings tears briefly to the eyes of visitors from mass developed…More »
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