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    A perfect Saturday night with: DJ HIDI (Hideyuki Imaizumi)Arts & Culture
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    A perfect Saturday night with: DJ HIDI (Hideyuki Imaizumi)

    DJ Hidi maps out his ideal Saturday night route based on where he wants to dance.

    A perfect Saturday night with: PONYArts & Culture
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    A perfect Saturday night with: PONY

    For multidisciplinary artist PONY, a good Saturday night starts early and ends early (on Sunday morning, that is).

    A perfect Saturday night with: Catherine St-LaurentArts & Culture
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    A perfect Saturday night with: Catherine St-Laurent

    For this actor, Montreal is a city that’s as romantic as it is full of surprises.

    Gabrielle Drolet on chronic pain, humour, and the memoir she never meant to writeArts & Culture
    J.P. Karwacki

    Gabrielle Drolet on chronic pain, humour, and the memoir she never meant to write

    In a world that rarely knows how to talk about disability, the Montreal writer and cartoonist found a new way to speak.

    Mile End en Fête is back to turn a neighbourhood into a playgroundArts & Culture
    Anahi Pellathy

    Mile End en Fête is back to turn a neighbourhood into a playground

    Two jampacked days of art, food, music, and a whole lot of sidewalk energy turn Mile End's streets into a massive block party.

    Paul Beaubrun is the bridge between Haiti and Montreal you should be listening toArts & Culture
    Anick Jasmin

    Paul Beaubrun is the bridge between Haiti and Montreal you should be listening to

    How a chance encounter with Arcade Fire in Montreal turned into a cross-cultural collaboration rooted in rhythm, resistance, and home.

    Debbie Underwood paints the version of Montreal we want to believe inArts & Culture
    J.P. Karwacki

    Debbie Underwood paints the version of Montreal we want to believe in

    Through acrylic paintings, Underwood preserves landmarks and streetscapes from a city she never really left.

    A complete guide to YATAI MTL 2025, Montreal’s Japanese street marketArts & Culture
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    A complete guide to YATAI MTL 2025, Montreal’s Japanese street market

    Four days of street food, sake, style, and a stylish Shiba Inu show along the Lachine Canal in Griffintown.

    Inside C2 Montréal 2025: What to expect, who to see, and how to make the most of ItArts & Culture
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    Inside C2 Montréal 2025: What to expect, who to see, and how to make the most of It

    A practical (and unofficial) guide to navigating three days of ideas, labs, and unexpected connections—this is how to do C2 like a local.

    How Montreal's Super Boat People reframes Cambodian, Laotian & Vietnamese narrativesArts & Culture
    J.P. Karwacki

    How Montreal's Super Boat People reframes Cambodian, Laotian & Vietnamese narratives

    Not your typical heritage project: In kitchens, galleries, and community halls, a louder, richer story is emerging.

    A local's guide to the best things to do in Montreal [May 2025]Arts & Culture
    J.P. Karwacki

    A local's guide to the best things to do in Montreal [May 2025]

    Soak up the first signs of spring and shake off what’s left of winter with the best things to do in Montreal right now.

    This is Lightspeed, 20 years later: Montreal-made and in its transformation eraSponsoredArts & Culture
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    This is Lightspeed, 20 years later: Montreal-made and in its transformation era

    Lightspeed CEO Dax Dasilva tells the story of how a design-first POS system became a global commerce engine.

    Things to do in Montreal this MayArts & Culture
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    Things to do in Montreal this May

    From cider crawls and kimono parades to electro Sundays and neighbourhood street fests—Montreal in May doesn’t slow down.

    50 years later, The Word Bookstore has outlived every predictionArts & Culture
    J.P. Karwacki

    50 years later, The Word Bookstore has outlived every prediction

    Half a century later, The Word is a living argument for why places built on passion outlast everything.

    The artist behind Montreal’s most therapeutic street artArts & Culture
    J.P. Karwacki

    The artist behind Montreal’s most therapeutic street art

    Discussing 15 years of anonymity, personal pain, and guerrilla positivity with MAKENOIZE.

    Vincent Tsang on Dime MTL's early days, his artistic evolution, and Montreal's creative classArts & Culture
    J.P. Karwacki

    Vincent Tsang on Dime MTL's early days, his artistic evolution, and Montreal's creative class

    Some of the greatest creative decisions from Dime MTL's artistic director? Refusing to leave Montreal, and betting on joy.

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