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      The Bulletin: Alley Afrobeats, Thirty Years on the Dancefloor, Despair at the Cinema, and Storytelling Noodles [Issue #184]

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      June 4, 2026 · 8 min read

      The Bulletin: Alley Afrobeats, Thirty Years on the Dancefloor, Despair at the Cinema, and Storytelling Noodles [Issue #184]
      Among this weekend’s many occasions to dance, Village au Pied-du-Courant returns for the summer on Saturday with live music, food, and general good times and vibes. | Photograph: Village au Pied-du-Courant / Facebook

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      Morning, Montreal.

      It’s an unseasonable scorcher out there, folks. Summer appears to be, ever so slightly kissing the calendar as cool mornings lead into hot afternoons—but it all couldn’t have come at a better time.

      This weekend is full of reasons to dance, eat ice cream, go lotus-eating in parks, see what’s at the cinema, gaze at art, consume BBQ, drink beer, and a bunch of other activities that simply don’t have a place at any other time of year. Montrealers are indeed a hardy Nordic folk, but damn it all if we don’t do an equally good job of shedding layers and living it up when the weather’s Goldilocks levels of just right.

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      The Bulletin: Alley Afrobeats, Thirty Years on the Dancefloor, Despair at the Cinema, and Storytelling Noodles [Issue #184]

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      The Bulletin: Alley Afrobeats, Thirty Years on the Dancefloor, Despair at the Cinema, and Storytelling Noodles [Issue #184]
      Among this weekend’s many occasions to dance, Village au Pied-du-Courant returns for the summer on Saturday with live music, food, and general good times and vibes. | Photograph: Village au Pied-du-Courant / Facebook

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      Morning, Montreal.

      It’s an unseasonable scorcher out there, folks. Summer appears to be, ever so slightly kissing the calendar as cool mornings lead into hot afternoons—but it all couldn’t have come at a better time.

      This weekend is full of reasons to dance, eat ice cream, go lotus-eating in parks, see what’s at the cinema, gaze at art, consume BBQ, drink beer, and a bunch of other activities that simply don’t have a place at any other time of year. Montrealers are indeed a hardy Nordic folk, but damn it all if we don’t do an equally good job of shedding layers and living it up when the weather’s Goldilocks levels of just right.

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