Wednesday, Dec. 20
* Boucle Magazine launch issue two
* Cirque du Soleil’s Crystal
* Drunken Cinema MTL screens Batman Returns
* Canailles with the Blaze Velluto Collection and DJ Raven
Overheard at Comiccon
Montreal’s official geekend (ugh!) came to a close last night, and while attendees delighted the eyes with their creative costumes — from the sweetest lil’ baby Yoda to a gender-bending Clockwork Orange gang — we kept our ears peeled, too. Here are the choicest quotes from the cavalcade of characters.
Wednesday, Aug. 1
* Jonathan Peterson’s “Crawling Reality”
* The Mile End Orchestrole
* Highlight on Montréal Fashion Week
* Blues Control at Il Motore
* Origins of the Dark Knight at Fantasia
Tuesday, July 24
Take a walk in the Village, on Ste-Catherine east of Berri, in all its pedestrian-friendly summertime splendour.
Check out the Canadian debut (en français) of the cutest little marsupial, from the director who brought you Astérix et Obélix. Cinéma Excentris (3536 St-Laurent), 7 p.m., $11
Save some bucks at Cheapie Tuesday (and movie theatre A/C) and catch the new Batman movie for what, the sixth time since its premiere last Friday? Just admit it.
For something less intense and more old-fashioned (and free!), see this year’s Oscar-sweeper The Artist outdoors in the Quartier des Spectacles. Vidéotron stage (on Jeanne-Mance just south of de Maisonneuve), 9 p.m.
ROC rocks! See Calgary producer/singer-songwriter Chad VanGaalen and Halifax indie dudes Cousins. Il Motore (179 Jean-Talon W.), 9 p.m., $17