The Bulletin: Should Montreal’s restaurants charge for no-shows? A townhouse you can't miss... and more! [Issue #2]

Another week, another Montreal Bulletin, The Main’s weekly collection of what’s happening, what you might have missed, and what’s to come in Montreal.

This week’s equal parts live music, wine-drenched festivities, art fairs, and slighted local businesses—in other words, an average weekend in the city.

This weekend in Montreal

• Nov 6 to 27: Groups of designers both beginners and experienced have been meeting once a month to sketch their city. Now the results are on display Écomusée du fier monde.
• Nov 25: Transgender comedian Tranna Wintour is performing a 100% improvised hour of standup and storytelling both in English and in French at The Diving Bell Social Club.
• Nov 19 to Dec 31: Downtown Montreal’s biggest Christmas market, Grand Marché de Noël de Montréal, is officially holly, jolly, and open to explore on weekends.
• Nov 22 to Dec 26: The city’s annual boozy, Christmas-inspired bar pop-up Miracle Montreal is back with its naughty and nice shots, cocktails, and holiday kitsch.
• Nov 23 to 27: One of the largest, if not the largest, collection of French-language authors and readers is coming to Montreal with Salon du livre de Montréal.
• Nov 24: The storytelling series of Confabulation is back with a new installment entitled Lies My Parents Told Me. It’s the stories we grew up with--and the people we turned into as a result.
• Nov 26 to Dec 4: For the next two weekends at Locoshop Angus, Marché des Fêtes will be gathering more than 80 artists together for a huge Christmas market.