5 things to do in Montreal today: Thursday, July 25
With the last weekend of the month lingering, here are five events worthy of checking out in Montreal today, Thursday, July 25, including plenty of Just For Laughs options as the festival kicks into the final days.
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Margaret Trudeau – Just For Laughs
Margaret Trudeau, the mother of Prime Minister Trudeau and international mental health advocate, will be bringing her critically-acclaimed candid conversation “Certain Woman of an Age” to the festival for a three-night run, which starts tonight.
When: July 25 – 27
Time: 7 pm and 9:30 pm
Where: Gesù Montreal
Price: online$61 – $77.55, available
Jim Jefferies – Just For Laughs
The controversial and thought-provoking Jim Jefferies returns to host two multi-comic galas at the Salle Wilfrid Pelletier tonight.
Recently named one of the top five touring comedians in the world, and fresh off three Netflix comedy specials (Freedumb, Jim Jefferies: BARE, Jim Jefferies: This Is Me Now), Jefferies will bring together a bevy of hilarious comedians from around the globe, in which he’ll host.
When: Thursday, July 25
Time: 7 pm and 9:45 pm
Where: Salle Wilfrid Pelletier
Price: $63.46 – $147.67, available online
Aquazilla
Parc Jean Drapeau is bringing Montrealers another challenge this summer: staying afloat.
Aquazilla, the floating obstacle course on water, is returning to the man-made island again this summer.
The 30-by-35 metre inflatable structure is combined with obstacles, slides, and platforms. Your job is to complete the course without falling into the Jean-Doré beach.
When: Thursday, July 25
Time: 10 am – 7 pm
Where: Parc Jean Drapeau
Price: 6 – 13 years: $13 for an hour/$25 unlimited, 14 and over: $15 for an hour/$28 unlimited, family deal: $50 f0r an hour, $98 unlimited (tickets available on-site)
Healthy Living in Comedy
Montreal comics Lawrence Corber and Chris Venditto tackle “Healthy Living in Comedy” as it makes its return to the comedy fest for the second year in a row.
If Mrs. Trudeau and Jim Jefferies are a tad on the expensive side, Corber and Venditto offer a funny and free alternative tonight.
Labelled as “part food, part lifestyle, all hilarity,” the show is a realistic (and hilarious) take on what it’s like to be a stand-up comedy, especially on the diet and the liver.
When: Thursday, July 25
Time: 9 pm
Where: Scene Bell Zoofest Outdoor Stage
Price: Free
Through the Echoes
The first-of-its-kind pyramid-shaped entertainment venue, PY1, created by Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberté continues its showing all month.
The innovative venue will offer a multi-sensory experience, state-of-the-art technology and “a unique playground” for multimedia entertainment combining high tech with the talent of the greatest digital creators.
The PY1 experience made its worldwide debut with Through the Echoes, a show produced exclusively for the pyramid last month, located near the Clock Tower grounds in the Old Port.
When: Thursday, July 25
Time: Varies
Where: Montreal’s Old Port
Price: $28.50 – $51, available online