MC DUVAL painting art piece for LIEUX open studio exhibit Photo: Jon Rose Photo Montreal

MC DUVAL Vernissage | Inside the Artists Studio

There is a reason people are so fascinated by the Artist archetype. Whether they are starving or striving, they seem free. Free to create fascinating things from depths we wished we allowed ourselves to go. Are you like me? Have you ever dreamed of being a fly on the wall of an artist’s studio? Well, sometimes dreams come true! Incredibly talented and passionate painter/photographer MC … Continue reading MC DUVAL Vernissage | Inside the Artists Studio

Dramatis Personae Presents Quirky Game Show Play

The more I write for Jano Lapin, the more I discover the amazing depth of the Montreal arts scene. Actually, if you look only a little bit below the surface of what you think you know, there appears a colorful world chock-full of talent and creativity in places you would not expect. For example, I recently discovered Dramatis Personae (a.k.a. the Westmount Community Theatre). As … Continue reading Dramatis Personae Presents Quirky Game Show Play

Elisabetta Fantone | The Consummate Artist

” It is in our capacity to distinguish and to differentiate images that allows beauty to subsist. The definition of beauty is shattered by society and is reborn in art.” Elisabetta Fantone Elisabetta Fantone is a multidisciplinary artist who launched her career as a television performer.  She is now an established visual artist and actor.  Her artistic side is versatile and her several aspirations for … Continue reading Elisabetta Fantone | The Consummate Artist

Katee Julien | Moving Édith Piaf Tribute

Some real music legends have graced Montreal stages for decades. Certainly, one of my all-time favorites is the incomparable Édith Piaf (she performed here in 1955!).  As luck may have it,  a tribute to the late French chanteuse by one of Quebec’s biggest voices is happening next week. Katee Julien chante Édith Piaf is taking place for one night only on Friday, Nov. 23rd at 8 p.m. at … Continue reading Katee Julien | Moving Édith Piaf Tribute