Monday, June 2

* Fringe-for-All at Café Campus
* Chilly Gonzales at the Phi Centre
* Antigone Sr. at FTA
* La Roux plays the Corona Theatre
* Papa and Wake Island play Il Motore

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The Montreal Fringe Festival kicks off with Fringe-for-All, rapid-fire two-minute teasers from every local company performing at the fest. Café Campus (57 Prince-Arthur E.), 7 p.m., free

Toronto pianist, songwriter and eccentric artist Chilly Gonzales tickles some ivories and presides over a master class. Phi Centre (407 St-Pierre), 7 p.m., $10

Antigone Sr. — a meeting of Greek myth and drag queens set in the ’60s, choreographed by NYC’s Trajal Harrell, begins its three-day run at the Festival TransAmériques. See details in our interview with Harrell, here. Usine C (1345 Lalonde), 8 p.m., $43/$38 for under 30/over 65

Guess who’s back? La Roux. Corona Theatre (2490 Notre-Dame W.), 8 p.m., $32

NYC duo Papa — a Springsteen/Spector-sounding thing feat. members of Girls — play with local indie rockers Wake Island. Do yourself a favour and get in early. Il Motore (179 Jean-Talon W.), 9 p.m., $12

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