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Théâtre de Verdure
This open-air theater hosts musical, dance and drama events in the summer months, and something of a folks festival atmosphere prevails. Movies are also shown at a big pondside screen, and everyone shows up with blankets and ice chests.
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Théâtre du Nouveau Monde
The New World Theater specializes in classic dramas like Shakespeare's Hamlet or Molière's Les Précieuses Ridicules . The French-language venue is a 1912 movie house and theater renovated in 1996, now with snappy technical gear. There are matinee and evening performances.
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Théâtre du Rideau Vert
This quality French-language venue has an elegant stage that's well suited to classic plays. Its lineup includes both repertory and contemporary works with a preference for timeless works. The stage designs, costumes and lighting have earned accolades.
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Théâtre Outremont
Built in 1929, this theater was both a repertory cinema and a major concert hall until it was shuttered in the late 1980s. The municipality of Outremont later brought it back to life and the theater was reopened in 2001. Now, everything from pop concerts and dance performances to Monday-evening film screenings take place here.
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Théâtre St-Denis
This Montréal landmark and historic movie house hosts touring Broadway productions, rock concerts and musical comedies. Its two halls (930 and 2200 seats) are equipped with the latest sound and lighting gizmos and figure prominently in the Just for Laughs festival.
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Thursday's
Right next door to Winnie's, this lively singles place attracts hordes of fun-loving tourists and Montrealers looking for an easy place to paint the town red. Smoked bagels with cream cheese are the specialty on a menu that spans gourmet bites. The mammoth bars and two-level dance floor appeal to the after-work crowd as well as night owls.
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Tokyo Bar
Draws a dead chic crowd in their late 20s and early 30s for its water-filled backlit bar and sunken circular sofas that dwarf their occupants. Infectious pop, rock and New Age wafts over its impeccably wrapped patrons on two dance floors. The rooftop bar gets going around midnight.
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Tour de Ville Bar
This padded upscale bar at the top of the Delta Hotel tower affords a splendid view of downtown Montréal. Cocktails are particularly costly but nursing one is fun, as is sizing up the office crowd from the nearby financial district.
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Typhoon Lounge
Young yuppies, anglo and francophone, slip in to this watering hole for a beer and chicken legs on the way home or camp out for jazz, blues and world beats. It's hard to shake the office-worker ambience but on summer nights it's a good pitstop while cruising ave Monkland.
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Unity II
Tragically burnt down just before the 2006 World Outgames - the owners miraculously managed to open just in time. It's now got the attention of everyone for its tenacity and work ethic in pulling off the impossible. The kitsch Bamboo bar is good for an incense-filled pop break while the Chill-Out Room appeals for its pool tables and leather benches for watching. The lovely rooftop terrace is a quiet getaway on summer evenings.
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Upstairs
This slick bar hosts quality jazz and blues acts nightly, both local and touring talent. The walled terrace behind the bar is an enchanting place at sunset, and the dinner menu features some inventive salads and shark steak.
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Usine C
This former jam factory in the Village is home to the Emmy-award-winning Carbon 14 drama and dance troupe that performs here regularly. Its two flexible halls (450 and 150 seats) can be rejigged to accommodate circuses or raves. To bump into its talented performers head for the cosy basement café next to the changing rooms. Dinner-and-show tickets are available.
