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THE QUARTIER DES SPECTACLES BLOG

The blog of the Quartier des Spectacles is a window on the people and places that make Montreal’s cultural heart beat. From festivals to performance venues, from restaurants to avant-garde art. Every week, you’re invited to discover the city’s liveliest square kilometre!

A WORKING GROUP ON MONTREAL'S ARTS AND PERFORMANCE INDUSTRY

  • 13
  • July
  • 2007

To extend the work of the committees that have guided our actions, the Partnership has formed a working group made up of representatives from the professional associations of the cultural sector.

As its first mandate, the group will

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DYNAMIC SCREENS FOR CULTURAL PURPOSES

  • 12
  • July
  • 2007

"An imitation of Times Square, downtown?" wondered Le Devoir this past June 26th, reporting on the proposed installation of a giant electronic advertising sign downtown…

The signage project of the Quartier des spectacles advocates an appropriate emphasis on design and

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THE QUARTIER DES SPECTACLES ON DISPLAY

  • 11
  • July
  • 2007

All summer long, our series of three promotional posters for the Quartier des spectacles can be found almost everywhere downtown:

... look for the stylized red dot, a list of annual festivals and events, and the list of

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"Quartier des spectacles: le Partenariat est là pour rester"

  • 10
  • May
  • 2007

Entrevue du directeur général du Partenariat du Quartier des spectacles, Pierre Deschênes, au journal La Presse. (French only)

Il a quatre ans, mais il veut vivre. Le Partenariat du Quartier des spectacles est là pour rester. Les salles de spectacles

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A SPECIAL PLANNING PROGRAM FOR THE PLACE DES ARTS AREA

  • 6
  • March
  • 2007

Today, the Ville-Marie Borough Council approved the creation of a Special Planning Program (SPP)

for the Place des Arts area at the heart of the Quartier des spectacles. After three years of reflection, coordination and effort by the Partnership, this

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OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF THE QUARTIER DES SPECTACLES WALKING TOUR

  • 22
  • February
  • 2007

24 cultural sites to discover

The Quartier des spectacles launches two walking tours, to help reveal 24 of the neighbourhood's cultural venues and places of interest to cultural aficionados. These tours offer a novel way to get to know

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THE QUARTIER DES SPECTACLES LIGHTS UP FOR MONTREAL HIGH LIGHTS

  • 7
  • February
  • 2007

As part of the official programme of the MONTREAL HIGH LIGHTS Festival running from February 22nd to March 4th

four performance halls of the Quartier des spectacles will radiate colours of the festival: Red, Green & Blue. In harmony with

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Charles Lapointe at the Board of Trade: A cri du cœur for Montreal

  • 31
  • January
  • 2007

... and projects for the Quartier des spectacles.

The Honorable Charles Lapointe, president of Tourisme Montréal and president of the Quartier des spectacles Partnership, addressed an audience of businesspeople on January 30 2007 during a conference entitled "The highs

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A GREEN BUILDING AT THE HEART OF THE NEIGHBOURHOOD

  • 26
  • January
  • 2007

Équiterre and Hydro-Québec have officially launched the Maison du développement durable project

which will be built at the heart of the Quartier des spectacles. This effort will build one of the greenest buildings in the world, to house the

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THE QUARTIER DES SPECTACLES IN YOUR MAILBOX

  • 25
  • January
  • 2007

Our weekly information bulletin is ready, and it's time to subscribe!

Every Monday, get the week's cultural events delivered straight to your email inbox -- all the ideas you need for outings in the Quartier des spectacles.

To sign up,

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A FUTURE FOR THE SPECTRUM?

  • 24
  • January
  • 2007

Without a sponsor, the Spectrum will not be part of the new retail and office building to be built by SIDEV.

If the Spectrum disappears, the Quartier des spectacles will lose not only a legendary Montreal venue after 25 years

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