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Parc Avenue music venue Ursa to be taken over by POP Montreal and Casa del Popolo

by Lorraine Carpenter

After five years, Martha Wainwright and her partner Nico have stepped away from the space, which will soon reopen to host shows under a different name.

Singer-songwriter Martha Wainwright opened Ursa five years ago with her partner Nico as a multi-purpose venue, mostly hosting live music events. This morning, Wainwright posted on Ursa’s Instagram account that the she and Nico have stepped away from running the venue, partly due to her need to focus on music.

She thanked the community for their love and support, making it clear that Ursa will continue to occasionally produce shows and other events in the city, and that the venue itself will live on in good hands — the people behind POP Montreal and Casa del Popolo will run the space and book shows there, under a different name.

“The fun we had at 5589 Parc Avenue is for the history books. […] It was a blast, and the support and love we got from the local community, as well as the broader community, was outstanding.”

Wainwright added that she will maintain her role running the kids’ choir that got its start at Ursa, as well as the four-day “Montreal Anti-Jazz Police Festival.”

Parc Avenue music venue Ursa to be taken over by POP Montreal and Casa del Popolo

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by Lorraine Carpenter

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Lorraine Carpenter was born in Montreal and studied communications and journalism at Concordia. She co-founded Cult MTL in 2012 following 12 years at the now-defunct Montreal alt weekly the Mirror, where she worked in editorial as copy editor and music editor. She’s dedicated to supporting the cultural scene in Montreal.