The first Monday of the fall season may have you feeling blue (and maybe a tad chilly), but we’ve put together a list of fun things happening in Montreal today, September 24, as we rev up the start of the week.
Fall into it this week!
Natural Taste: A McGill Law Wine Tasting
Keaton Ritchie, sommelier-extraordinaire, is the wine manager at two renowned wine restaurants in Montreal: Lawrence and Larrys. Keaton has chosen four wines to try and will walk guests through tasting techniques, different flavours and various production methods and styles.
Now, that’s a way to start off the week.
When: Monday, September 24
Time: 7 pm – 9 pm
Where: Restaurant Lawrence – 5201 Boulevard Saint Laurent
Price: $30
Hot Booty Ballet
How’s about a little Monday sweat?
When: Monday, September 24
Time: 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Where: Lolë Atelier Montréal Ste-Catherine – 954 Ste. Catherine
Price: Free
Zeal & Ardor Concert
Zeal & Ardor is an avant-garde metal band started by Manuel Gagneux, a Swiss-American musician who had previously created a chamber pop project called Birdmask. Formed in 2013, the band mixes sounds of negro spirituals with black metal.
They’ll be headlining a show at the renowned Petit Campus tonight.
When: Monday, September 24
Time: 9 pm
Where: Petit Campus – 57 Rue Prince Arthur Est
Price: $26.50, available online
Yoga on the Canal
Start your Monday off with some zen, free zen.
Moksha Yoga Griffintown is bringing guests Yoga Flow on the canal tonight. The session is open to everyone from any (or no) yoga background. The class happens in the evening to give you a cool and calming practice while watching the sunset.
If you haven’t checked it out yet, today is their penultimate event of the year.
When: Monday, September 24
Time: 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Where: Madeleine-Parent Park
Price: Free (recommended $5 donation)
The Newbies Show
Some hilarious comedians from Montreal are making their way to Laval tonight at the espace éphémère in Centropolis, starting your week off right.
The show will be emceed by industry veteran Peter J Radomski and features a slew of great, new comedians on the comedy scene, including Sara Quinn, Serag Meletian, Aba Atlas, Harrison Weinreb, Jacob Greco, Jason Hatrick, Kirsten Humbert, Lawrence Corber, Oren Shbiro, Troy Stark and John Cotrocois.
When: Monday, September 24
Time: 8 pm – 9:30 pm
Where: Centropolis – 1799 avenue Pierre-Péladeau, Laval
Price: $25