Snow be blowin', and it's at least -20°C with the wind chill outside. Your bank account's depleted after the holidays and pocket beers during a lacklustre NYE celebration, and maybe your next paycheque's mostly devoted to bills.
But these aren't the bleak times.
Nope: These are the times that make more Montrealers than they break. That's why this weekend is full of pay-what-you-can dance parties, great food on the cheap, and stories meant to get you out of the house.
After all, you just spent the last couple of weeks staying indoors because everything was closed. Now's not the time for hibernating, and if you don't believe us, take a look at everything's that's happening this weekend in Montreal.

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