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Feature Friday (29 November 2024)
TGIF! This week's Feature Friday is a vibrant cocktail of creative talent, shaking up your weekend with laughter, music, poetry, and prose.
McSweeney’s List (27 November 2024)
Let's talk about the local art community, shall we? By definition, we at Forget The Box participate in, support, and downright love the arts. Every editor and contributor here is an artist in their vein, part of the very scene they're writing about.
McSway Poetry Collective
Street lamps gleamed against turning trees; juicy oranges, crisp reds, and mellow yellows, on the cusp of tumbling from their branches in the late October chill. I headed to Mcsway Poetry Collective’s Halloween open mic, hosted at the ever-so-cozy community hub, The Yellow Door.
Feature Friday (22 November 2024)
Forget The Box is thrilled to deliver another electrifying edition of Feature Friday, your weekly dose of Montreal's most captivating artists! This week, we're turning up the volume with a vibrant mix of comedy, music, poetry, and visual art.
McSweeney’s List (20 November 2024)
It seems the right time in our society for me to say as publicly as possible what I've been repeating for years: I am a feminist.
Cultivating Montreal’s Vibrant Street Art and Graffiti Scene
In the heart of Montreal’s vibrant art scene, there’s a place that has quietly yet powerfully shaped the city’s culture and given local artists a home.
Feature Friday (15 November 2024)
Hold onto your funny bones and get ready to groove, because Forget The Box is back with another jam-packed edition of Feature Friday! This week, we're turning the spotlight on a collection of talented artists who are sure to ignite your senses and tickle your imagination.
McSweeney’s List (13 November 2024)
Flu season means fever dreams, and fever dreams…well, they’re their own kind of crazy, no? While home sick last week, it was impossible to keep track of all the dreams, but a couple definitely stood out.
Is It Just Me, or Is the World Getting Crazier?
"I want to talk to you about life. It’s just too difficult to be alive, isn’t it, and try to function? There are all these people to deal with." These words, lingering in the air like smoke in the intimate space of Variations Mile End, begin Christopher Durang's Laughing Wild.
Feature Friday (8 November 2024)
Forget The Box is back with another electrifying edition of Feature Friday, your weekly dose of Montreal's most captivating artists! This week, we're serving up a delightful platter of comedic brilliance, musical magic, and poetic ponderings.