Montreal rock band The Damn Truth are back in tow! They play the Corona in St Henri on Friday. And Colorado's Nathaniel Rateliffs and the Night Sweats are at the MTelus on Saturday
Porchfest returns! This is one of my favourite weekend events every year: dozens of musical acts performing for free on the porches and front and backyards in Notre-Dame-de-Grace. There is a full lineup on Saturday and Sunday, with Monday May 21 set as a rain dya. Catch Hanorah, the La Voix sensation, at 11am in Parc Girouard. Alt-rockers The Jimmyriggers play Oxford Avenue at 4pm. My pal, singer-songwriter-guitarist Sarah Segal-Lazar performs on Old Orchard at 1pm Saturday. Get your printable maps and schedules here.
Folks in Verdun are invited to engage in outdoor workouts on Promenade Wellington. Try out Zumba, Hatha Yoga and Pilates on Saturday, staring at 10am.
Les Jardins Gamelin opened for the season on Thursday: this is the green open space filled with Adirondack chairs, live shows and an open air bar, at Berri UQAM metro station. There is a full lineup of activities all summer, including retro brunch on Saturdays with music from the 50s to the 80s. On Friday, there will be live jazz music at lunch and live music by The Ants in the evening.
Pick up a plant, perennial or two as The West End Horticultural Society holds its big fundraiser on Saturday from 9:30-11:30am. This is on the corner of Somerled and Walkley avenues in front of the Jean Coutu pharmacy.
Montreal's annaul punk-ska music Pouzzafest takes over the Quartier des spectacles with free and indoor shows. Reel Big Fish and Anti-Flag are on the lineup.
Comedian Ralph Harris shares stories about kids, love and Ikea when he headlines this weekend at The Comedy Nest. He's been on Dreamgirls, Seinfeld and In Living Color.
Live storytellers tell their tales of love lost and won at the monthly Tinder Tales. This edition, May de Flowers, is Sunday night at the Wiggle Room.
Check out your neighbour's culinary skills with the global Restaurant Day This is when ordinary people open their homes to offer up food - or, now that the weather is nice, sell their wares at a local park. One family on Coolbrook in Cote-des-Neiges is turning their garage into a brewpub, and there are crepes, vegan dal and other treats to be found at Laurier Parc in the Plateau. All day Saturday; check the map for listings.
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