McSweeney’s List (March 1, 2023)
It's come to my attention that I'm the only one in the world who has cable but no mortgage. Apparently, those who choose the path of picket fence adulthood often sign cable contacts while picking out riding mowers, but renters of all ages are expected to get their media elsewhere.
Listen, you can't even skip YouTube ads anymore; they start before I hit play. My fast forward button however, remains fully functional. I have Prime, and yet, everything I want to watch there requires an additional paid subscription, which is a total scam.
And you know what, sometimes I just want to flip on Cartoon Network or Adult Swim and watch whatever pretty colours the thing feeds me. Left to my own devices floating in the netscape, I would've never discovered The Amazing World of Gumball, and that's the real moral for today: open yourself to the beautiful things you discover when you aren't looking.
It’s like staring into peoples’ windows, but different…
We might still be under snow, but spring season lineups are sprouting up everywhere.
Fonderie Darling is launching Récite d'un courte nuite / Yarn of a Short Night by Amélie Laurence Fortin, and Fossiles Sonores / Sound Fossils by Sandra Volny in grand fashion.
Artists in Montreal Studios, along with the artists in International Residencies will open their studios and give us a gander at their latest works.
WHERE: Fonderie Darling, 745 Rue Ottawa, Montréal, H3C 1R8
WHEN: Thursday, March 2, 2023 @ 5PM
RSVP: Facebook
Worth the wait…
What Rough Beast finally opens at the Centaur Theatre this weekend!
For more information, head over to my conversation with director Jessica Abdallah.
WHERE: 453 Saint Francois Xavier St, Montreal, Quebec H2Y 2T2
WHEN: Opens March 2, 2023 @ 7:30PM
TICKETS: Centaur Theatre
You had me at “Surrealist Jewelry”!
37 visual artists, 1 vernissage. The exhibit is promising "hallucinogenic paintings, textiles works, disquieting kinetic sculptures [why disquieting?! I need to know], erotic etchings [hot], original drawings, trash plush toys, surrealist jewelry [want], and other fascinating curiosities".
WHERE: 160 Rue Roy E Montréal, QC H2W 1M2
WHEN: Thursday, March 2, 2023 @ 5PM
INFO: Facebook
Just chip away the stone that doesn't look like David…
Mathieu Gotti's bringing his forest creatures to the city starting this weekend with bunnies, birds, fish, and fawns on display. Gotti's meticulous wood sculptures are realistic, poised on the verge of movement, and bound to lend a little fresh air to our city.
WHERE: Art Mür, 5826 Rue St-Hubert, Montréal, H2S 2L7
WHEN: Saturday, March 4, 2023 @ 3PM
RSVP: Facebook
SHOP LOCAL ARTISTS
It's an art market, y'all! T-shirts, posters, pics, prints, baked goods, and more will be on sale. Free entry, free coffee (is this heaven?!), DJ, BYOB, sounds like a party to me. Celebrate local artists with some purchases.
WHERE: Artloft, #203 4152 Boulevard St. Laurent, Montreal QC, H2W1Y9
WHEN: Saturday, March 4, 2023 @ 12PM (Noon)
RSVP: Facebook
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