 FOR FOLK'S SAKE: Kathleen Edwards at the Folk Festival on the Canal the corner of Place Jacques-Cartier and St-Paul - the public is invited to learn Matthias Maute's parade piece (audible on the festival's website) on any instrument and join in. And on June 27 at 7 p.m., the Spherical Ball beckons costumed folk to engage in English country dances in the Ruelle des Fortifications by the Centre du Commerce Mondial. montrealbaroque.com Montreal International Jazz Festival, June 25-July 6 [outdoor programming to be announced Monday, June 7] This year, the Jazz Fest has scored Lou Reed, Laurie Anderson and John Zorn (together), Spank Rock, Kid Koala and the ex-Wolfmother rhythm section (together), Smokey Robinson, the Roots, Lionel Ritchie, Herbie Hancock, Gil Scott Heron, Sonny Rollins, George Clinton & Parliament, Daniel Lanois, Cyndi Lauper, Wanda Jackson, Eric Burdon and the Animals, Plants and Animals, Think About Life, the Aggrolites, !!!, Bobby McFerrin, the Gipsy Kings, Joan Armatrading, Holy Fuck, the Moody Blues, the Steve Miller Band, Andrew Bird and Nikki Yanofsky. montrealjazzfest.com JulyFestival International Montréal en Arts, July 1-11 Expanding from four to 11 days for its 11 th edition, FIMA brings in over 300 local and international artists to display their work on Ste-???? ???? ????? ?????? ?????? ??? ??????????? ??????????? ???????? ??? ???????? ???????????? 16 MONTREAL MIRROR JUNE 10 - JUNE 16 2010 Catherine E. between St-Hubert and Papineau. Passers-by are welcome to contribute to a 50-foot-long collective painting directed by Quebec sculptor and painter Armand Vaillancourt. In addition, there will be performance art, installations, DJs and VJs, crafts, live graffiti art, short films projected outdoors, work of seven Swiss artists exhibited at the Écomusée du fier monde (2050 Amherst) until Aug. 1, and the festival will hold its first ever auction, featuring works by exhibiting artists - profits will go to the RAP- SIM, a collective of nearly 100 community organizations that work with the homeless. See the website for details. festivaldesarts.org Montreal International Tango Festival, July 6-11 Learn the original dirty dance at one of seven workshops with guest teachers, or hone your skills at seven evening concerts and milongas (tango parties). Free events take place at Parc Lafontaine's Théâtre de Verdure and various locations in Verdun. festivaldetangodemontreal.qc.ca Montreal Complètement Cirque, July 8-25 From professional-level spectacles to works in progress to improve to exhibitions, the first annual international circus fest welcomes performers from far and wide to entertain at the TOHU, Old Port and many other local venues. montrealcompletementcirque.com Fantasia, July 8-28 Join the hordes of genre film fans at the city's most intense film festival, featuring an international selection of horror, action, animation, comedy, fantasy and unclassifiable oddities, at Concordia's Hall Building (1455 de Maisonneuve W.) and J.A. de Sève cinemas (1400 de Maisonneuve W.). fantasiafestival.com Vans Warped Tour, July 10 Andrew WK, the Dillinger Escape Plan, Automatic Loveletter, Artist vs. Poet, Sum 41, Suicide Silence, Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band, Call the Cops and Closure in Moscow are just a few of the emos and punks playing this year's Warped at Parc Jean- Drapeau. warpedtour.com RAVE ON: Twist Weekends du Monde, July 10-18 Parc Jean-Drapeau hosts two weekends of simultaneous cultural festivals, packing five or six showcases into each day. Apart from the music, dance and food of Jamaica, Cambodia, Brazil, Cuba, Mexico, Turkey and Colombia, there will be representation from the Arab world, Africa, Eastern Europe as well as the culturally vague rythmes folkloriques series, taking place on each of this festival's four days. parcjeandrapeau.com Fête international de Lanaudière, July 10-Aug. 8 Expect "great music for the great outdoors" at Joliette's 32 nd annual classical music festival, featuring soloists, ensembles, BOB HENDRIKS bands and symphony and philharmonic orchestras playing at the Lanaudière Amphitheatre (1575 Base de Roc), several nearby churches and Joliette's Museum of Fine Arts. There will also be film screenings and an optional dinner with the conductors and a cocktail gala. lanaudiere.org Festival International Nuits d'Afrique, July 13-25 The Congo's Konono No. 1, Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars, Senegal's Omar Pene, the Ivory Coast's Dobet Gnahoré and Kassav', zouk masters from Guadeloupe and Martinique, are among the artists playing this year's edition of Nuits d'Afrique at various venues. Place Émilie Gamelin will be the open-air site of a market, children's village, food stands and free concerts during the festival's four final days. festivalnuitsdafrique.com Just for Laughs, July 17-25 Bust a gut at the comedy fest galas, featuring Pamela Anderson, Cheech and Chong, Lewis Black and Brad Garrett, with additional shows by the likes of John Leguizamo, Tom Green, Rob Corddry, Rob Riggle, Bob Odenkirk, Harland Williams, Neil Hamburger, Finesse Mitchell and Nick Cannon, along with such special presentations as The Nasty Show and a variety of "street arts" invading the Quartier des Spectacles. hahaha.com Lilith Fair, July 23 Sarah McLachlan's caravan of female musicians makes a comeback, with the likes of Mary J. Blige, La Roux, Chantal Kreviazuk and, of course, Ms. McLachlan herself, at the Bell Centre (1250 de la Gauchetiere W.). lilithfair.com Montreal International Dragon Boat Race Festival, July 23-25 See over 200 North American teams in this year's Dragon Boat Race, as well as a team from Rouen, France (participating in this festival for the first time) and the Shanghai National team. Live entertainment, arts and crafts, a drawing contest for kids and a smorgasbord of ethnic eats are on the menu too, all of it at Parc Jean Drapeau's Olympic Basin. Admission is free. montrealdragonboat.com Divers/Cité, July 26-Aug. 1 Among the many performers at the annual pride bash, consisting primarily of free outdoor concerts and dance parties, are Yann Perreau, Frankie Knuckles and Kim Richardson. diverscite.org Twist, July 29-Aug. 1 Take pride in the BBCM's LGBT-oriented festivities, including Twist at the Beach (by Parc Jean Drapeau), Twist at Sky, After-Twist at Circus and Twist Encore, as well as a launch cocktail and brunch at la Planète. DJs include Stéfane Lippé. bbcm.org ART SAFARI: Swiss photographer Retro Albertalli at FIMA ?????
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