You can’t go wrong with Thursdays in Montreal. As the weather starts to heat up, here is a collection of eventful things to check out in the city today, April 4.
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Earl Sweatshirt concert
Thebe Neruda Kgositsile, known professionally as Earl Sweatshirts, is an American rapper, record producer, and songwriter from Los Angeles.
He’ll be rocking out Corona Theatre tonight.
When: Thursday, April 4
Time: 8 pm
Where: Corona Theatre, 2490 Notre-Dame Ouest
Price: $48 (standing room only), available online
Bring Your Own Juice – Live Sketch Comedy
Start your almost-weekend off with some laughs.
Bring Your Own Juice (BYOJ), McGill’s sketch comedy group will be performing a live comedy show tonight (and all weekend) at the Tuesday Night Cafe Theatre.
“Come support your local funny folk – bring your crush, your grandma, your floor fellow, or your whole first year polisci conference,” reads the event’s Facebook page.
Should be a barrel o’ laughs.
When: April 4, 5 and 6
Time: 8 pm
Where: Tuesday Night Cafe Theatre, 3485 rue McTavish
Price: $6 – $10, at the door
The Shoplifters – Centaur Theatre
At Montreal’s timeless Centaur Theatre, “The Shoplifters,” written by Morris Panych, follows the story of Alma, a feisty career shoplifter with serious street cred who spends her time helping her less fortunate neighbours, and sticking it to the man.
The dramedy stars Ellen David, Michel Perron, Marie-Ève Perron, and Laurent Pitre.
When: From now until April 7
Time: Varying times
Where: 453 rue St Francois Xavier
Price:$49, available online
McGill International Student Network and Bota-Bota Night
The McGill International Student Network (MISN) is hooking up guests with a deal at Bota-Bota’s spa on the water, anchored in Old Montreal.
Tickets typically range around $65 (plus tax) but MISN is dishing off evening deals for $46.99.
The ticket allows for a full water circuit, saunas, and lounge areas from 7 pm to 10 pm.
Take the night off and relax, you deserve it.
When: Thursday, April 4
Time: 7 pm – 1o pm
Where: Bota-Bota, Old Port of Montreal
Price: $46.99, available online
Sucrerie de la Montagne
It’s not really springtime until you’re sugar shacking.
Sucrerie de la Montagne lets guests experience real Quebec traditions. Maple syrup is produced the old-fashioned way on site – the tree is tapped with a spout, the sap is collected in a pail and transported to a traditional wood-fired evaporator, where it is transformed into maple syrup.
And guess what? You can have it.
There’s also horse-drawn sleighs, wagons, and an all-you-can-eat sugaring-off feast.
When: From now until April 22
Time: 10 am – 7:30 pm
Where: 300, Chemin St-Georges, Rigaud
Price:$14 – $34, available online