By Colin McGregor At age 37, Dali Girard, rapper extraordinaire from the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region, has died. It happened last October, but it is still difficult to think that he will not be coming through the doors of the Café Graffiti ever again. This bubbly, effervescent […] See more
By Raymond Viger Maria Bilash left her native Ukraine for Paris in 2006. A 48 hour trip by car. There, she enrolled in a French language course, all the while taking care of her children. She found restaurants representing every conceivable nationality (Russian, Japanese, Polish), […] See more
Our favourite poet Sylvain Turner, author of In extremis, available on Éditions TNT, was a finalist for the prestigious « Prix d’excellence poésie » (Poetry Excellence Prize), awarded by the cultural website Lametropole.com. At the end of the day, poet and translator Francis Catallano (left) won first […] See more
Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, April 19th, 2023: 4264 Ste-Catherine Street East is being held hostage even as we speak. It will be freed on April 27th. On that day, at 5 p.m., there will be a great unveiling at the site, to reveal the very effervescence of the […] See more
A program run by the Carrefour jeunesse emploi de Hochelaga-Maisonneuve (the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve youth employment agency), public readers read poetry and short excerpts of books to members of the general public. Aimed chiefly at those 16 to 35, this program has been at work since 2019. […] See more
By Colin McGregor For an hour and a half from the stage of Bistro Le St-Cath, Selena Fortier took her audience through a wide range of emotions, from laughter to sadness, from rage to tears, even including incomprehension. And above all, there was humor as […] See more
“Can I count on you to do some painting on Wednesday at the Bistro Le Ste-Cath?” By Colin McGregor That’s an approximate translation of the brief courriel that I received from The Social Eyes and Reflet de Société publisher Raymond Viger on May 31st. Our […] See more
By Raymond Viger Nuit Blanche is back at the Bistro le Ste-Cath, to take your breath away once again. There’ll be wordplay, jousting, humor, and fun & games on Feb. 29th, 2020. The authors will use their verbal skills and the power of their conviction […] See more
Kim Zombik will enjoy planetary fame sooner rather than later. If that doesn’t happen, safe to say that the ghosts of Nina Simone and Billie Holiday won’t be pleased with we terrestrial mortals… File: Artist Kim Zombik’s musical path has been impressive. Where to begin? She’s […] See more
Often compared to Lenny Kravitz, probably because he’s a guitarist who bears a resemblance to the American superstar, Sule Heitner isn’t just a beautiful hunk. Beneath his imposing coif, this deep-voiced Concordia graduate (a bachelor’s degree in music) also happens to be supremely talented. File: Artist […] See more
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