Fringe Arts
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Fringe ArtsClearing Out the Mould
The VA building has undergone some large transformations this summer to the delight of sculpture staff and students.
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Fringe ArtsYou, an Urban Safari and Performance Art
An urban safari will be released upon Montreal this week.
No need to fret. This isn’t your typical pack of exotic animals, but a pack of performance artists and the occasion is Spark, a four day performance festivity. -
Fringe ArtsDø-Re-Me
The Dø are a happy accident. After being left to their own devices while working on a soundtrack for a French film, members Olivia Merilahti and Dan Levi couldn’t find the words to say goodbye to each other. So they didn’t.
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Fringe ArtsArtbreak Hotel
The Espresso Hotel on Guy Street will be transformed into an Arthotel on Sept. 3, becoming an unlikely venue for 16 films, visual art and performance pieces, dance and music for one night.
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Fringe ArtsFolk Yeah!
Known for his impressive re-imaginings of traditional American folk songs and hymns, Sam Amidon—or samamidon, as he’s known onstage—is keeping the folk legacy alive and bringing it to Montreal.
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Fringe ArtsCoast to Coast to Coast
Our Great White North, whether you know it or not, is bursting with a rich underground music scene.
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Fringe ArtsQuick Read
Henry, the quiet and unassuming protagonist of author Ian Orti’s L (and things come apart), rents the flat above his cafe to an enchanting and mysterious woman by the name of L.
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Fringe ArtsListomania
The Can Lit Blogosphere was set abuzz this past week by the appearance of two Top 10 lists: ten Overrated and Underrated Canadian Authors.
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Fringe ArtsThree Pieces of Creative Writing
This week’s Literary Arts section politely requests your attention. Please direct your eyes and brainstem to the three Herculean efforts of creative writing that grace this printed page. They are now part of Concordia’s long and rich literary canon. Do not doubt them. Rather, clip this page out and store it away. One day you may have to sell it at auction for several billion space credits. You never know.
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Fringe ArtsThe Sinking of the Friend Ship
Tucked away in the heart of Griffintown, up an iron spiral flight of stairs, overlooking the city’s once thriving industrial neighborhood is Friendship Cove. The venue has hosted hundreds of concerts, countless memorable evenings and served as a launching pad for bands emerging in Montreal’s independent music scene.

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