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Mayor Plante Partied With 'Canada's Drag Race' Winner Gisèle Lullaby & It Was Amazing

Canada's Drag Race season three winner Gisèle Lullaby was Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante's date to the annual Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal (OSM) Ball Wednesday, much to the envy of everyone everywhere.

Photos and videos posted to their Instagram stories show the pair donning their best eleganza glam in the exclusive loge seats of the Maison symphonique de Montréal before taking to the afterparty dance floor, where it seems the mayor had no trouble keeping up with Canada's newly minted drag superstar.

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11 Things To Do In Montreal This Weekend To Enjoy The Last Bits Of Summer

Funny how time flies when you're having fun. It's almost mid-August, and it seems like the highlights of this festival season are already behind us. Plus, the Quebec winter forecast is not looking good, hanging over our heads like the sword of Damocles.

Luckily, Montrealers still have a bit of time to make the most of the sunny days. Here's a list of things to do this weekend, from fun festivals including Lasso all the way to classical music and yoga, this weekend will be one for the books.

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Montreal's Olympic Park Is Hosting A Free Concert By The Symphony Orchestra Tonight

Tonight, Wednesday, August 10, 40 minutes before sunset, the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (OSM) will be performing a free concert at the Esplanade of the Olympic Park. The show will highlight the talents of Rafael Payare, the OSM’s music director and a renowned Venezuelan conductor, who will be at the helm this evening.

Called "The Many Colours of the Americas," this end-of-summer concert shows off the broad scope of beautiful music from North to South America, including a performance by Indigenous musicians who remain unnamed in this evening's program.

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The Montreal Symphony Orchestra Cancelled Appearances By A Russian Pianist

In light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal (OSM) is cancelling all planned performances by Russian pianist Alexander Malofeev.

Only 20 years old, Malofeev is considered a piano prodigy. He was scheduled to perform with the OSM in the concert Michael Tilson Thomas: Monumental on March 8, 9, and 10. Though the concert will go on, Malofeev has been withdrawn from the list of performers.

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Montreal's Mount-Royal Hosting A Massive Free Outdoor Orchestra Concert This Summer

Ladies and gentlemen, it's time to get your tuxedos and your ballgowns ready, because the classiest event in Montreal is about to take place. 

Mount Royal will be hosting a very special free outdoor concert next month. 

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Montreal Is Hosting A Free Outdoor Orchestra Night At The Olympic Stadium

Dust off those top hats, polish those walking sticks and start practicing your bow tie knot trying skills because the classiest event  in Montreal is back again this year.

The Olympic Park is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Montreal Olympic Games with a FREE outdoor symphonic orchestra.

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Montreal FREE Opera Summer Night At The Olympic Stadium Park

In Montreal we have a lot of freebie days, but those mostly involve ice cream or coffee. It's not every day you get to attend an Opera for free, and the best part of the opera is that you get to get to suit up and pretend you're a rich snob.

Face it, you'd probably wear a monocle if you owned one, or maybe even sport a pair of those binoculars on a stick.

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50 Things To Do This July 2014 In Montreal

Photo cred - Jean-Michael Seminaro photographe

No one will be bored in July because this month is jam-packed with events of all sorts. Films, parties, and many a festival are all going down in July, so many that this list could have easily been 100+, but we weeded out the weak-sauce stuff and are giving you a synthesized version of all the awesome stuff to check out during the month.

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Every week, we bring you the hottest events happening in Montreal in our "Go Out" column. Since we have A LOT of events, here are a few hand picked ones that we think are MUST-GOs.

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