The end of July is near.
- elainebac1
- Jul 30
- 3 min read
Artist residencies – Fogo Island:
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Lots of music news:
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CBC’s 30 under 30 announced for 2025:
From left: bass trombonist Malena Lorenson, cellist Sophie van der Sloot and percussionist Valerie Lin are 3 young classical musicians on the rise. (Jean-Christophe Melançon, Antoine Saito, Raku; design by Kelsey Adams/CBC Music)
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Angélique Kidjo's life and work are defined by one thing — freedom. In a Q interview, the legendary singer reflects on her childhood in Benin and her daring escape to France.
Angélique Kidjo in a CBC studio in Montreal. (CBC)
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Artists to know about:
Christina M. Tapper:
Samuel Levi Jones - “usurpation,” 2024
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Fashion: with Prabal Gurung:
World-renowned fashion designer Prabal Gurung grew up in a turbulent household, with an abusive father at home and bullies at school who teased him for being too feminine. It was only when he moved to New York City to work with designers like Donna Karan and Cynthia Rowley that Prabal began to embrace the things that made him different. His new memoir, “Walk Like a Girl,” is a tribute to the women who made him the fashion designer he is today, from Anna Wintour, who championed his work, to longtime clients like Oprah Winfrey, Michelle Obama, Kamala Harris and Kate Middleton.
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Fashion through the decades at Concordia U:
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Books:
Author Heather O'Neill and daughter Arizona find a bit of magic on the Montreal Metro. In a Q interview, the mother-daughter duo discusses their collaboration on the novel Valentine in Montreal.
Arizona O'Neill, left, and Heather O'Neill. (Elisa Harb)
“Valentine in Montreal” - Valentine in Montreal by Heather O'Neill, illustrated by Arizona O'Neill, a book about a young woman working at a depanneur in a metro station.
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A new book from Daily tous les jours reflects on fifteen years of creating shared public experiences—and offers a glimpse into where their practice is heading next.
Daily tous les jours, the Montreal-based studio co-founded by Mouna Andraos and Melissa Mongiat, has spent the past fifteen years creating participatory installations that reimagine how people experience public space. Through sound, movement, and storytelling, their work invites strangers to connect—often in joyful, unexpected ways. Now, with the release of their first book, Strangers Need Strange Moments Together, Mongiat and Andraos are reflecting on that journey. The book serves as part manifesto, part behind-the-scenes process guide, and part open invitation to reshape the way we live together.
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Some thoughts on this hot climate in Canada – bananas anyone?
Palm trees, citrus trees, pomegranates, and avocados; those might not be the first things that pop into your mind when you think of the Canadian growing season. But with a changing climate, all sorts of new varieties of fruits and vegetables are possibilities for gardeners in Canada. We discuss the opportunities and challenges that warming temperatures can bring to your backyard.
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Events:
Heritage Montreal - Discover this free outdoor exhibition presented by Héritage Montréal and the Château Ramezay – Museum and Historic Site of Montréal, just steps from Place Jacques-Cartier!
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Twist Fibre Festival - Come get inspired at Canada’s most popular textile festival, August 8 to August 10, 2025:
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