Entertainment in Québec
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L'Inox
In the Old Port area, a hop, skip and a jump from the docks, this brewpub draws beer lovers to its pleasant outdoor patio where they slake their lager-starved thirsts.
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Bistro à Jojo
This smoky venue in the Quartier Latin is the nightly place for down ‘n’ dirty French and English blues and rock groups. Sit close enough to see the band members’ sweat.
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Club 737
Try pre-dinner drinks with the glam set on the 43rd floor – the romantic skyline never disappoints. Serious cruising goes on among the office crowd of 30-somethings.
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Théâtre de Quat’ Sous
Housed in a former synagogue, this cozy theater is a launchpad for the careers of young singers, directors and playwrights. Its forte is intellectual and experimental drama.
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House of Jazz
This mainstream-but-excellent jazz club and restaurant serves up Southern-style cuisine and live jazz daily. Prepare to wait if you haven’t reserved. Cover is usually only $5.
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Ristorante Cavalli
Downtown, Ristorante Cavalli is the spot. This fine Italian restaurant gets its DJ party on with upscale tourists and a good-looking crowd in their 20s and 30s.
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Invisible Cities
This support group for local writers and publishers holds poetry and literature readings at venues around town. Contact organizer Christina Manolescu for a schedule of upcoming events.
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IMAX Les Galeries de la Capitale
Like all IMAX theaters, this shopping-mall wonder screens specially produced adventure, nature and historical films on oversized screens. Most films are in French, and families love it.
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Le Théâtre Capitole
A terrific, historic old theater that now stages everything from musicals to concerts. Check out the sumptuous attached hotel. This is where Hitchcock held his I Confess premiere.
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Le Cercle
Restaurant, art gallery and show venue, this very cool joint draws a hip crowd for its underground DJs and bands, ranging from indie rock to electronica. Affordable tapas sweeten the deal.
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Le Grand Théâtre de Québec
Le Grand Théâtre is the city’s main performing-arts center with a steady diet of top-quality classical concerts, dance and theater. The Opéra de Québec also performs here.
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Spectrum de Montréal
This converted cinema with great acoustics is a leading venue for rock and pop concerts as well as comedy acts. It serves as a main indoor venue for the International Jazz Festival in summer.
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Doremi
If you want to keep your fox-trot fresh and your polkas perky, this all-round dance club in north Montréal has excellent music for ballroom dancing. The crowd is 30s and 40s, dedicated amateurs.
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Suite 701
Housed in the former lobby of posh Hôtel Place-d’Armes, which in turn is located in a former bank, this elegant marble-filled space attracts a corporate crowd ready to get their party on.
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Le Vieux Dublin Pub & Restaurant
The city’s oldest Irish pub has the expected great selection of brews (about $6 per pint) and live Celtic or pop music nightly. Curries rub shoulders with burgers on the menu. Fifty single malts.
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Chez Dagobert
Multifloors, multibars, multiscreens – the capital’s classic disco behemoth has everything from live rock to naughty DJs. The music may change; the young, randy crowd stays the same.
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Bôîte à Marius
A wickedly cool, off-the-beaten track location for classic chanson. Les Deux Pierrots is so centrally located, this one falls off people's radars (even for Montrealers) but the place is awesome.
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L’amour Sorcier
The tamer atmosphere at this café-bar is mainly enjoyed by lesbians, but gay men are welcome too. The gay community may be small but the lesbian one is even smaller and this is the only horse in town.
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Saphir
Underground punk, Goth, glam and industrial are in full effect at this cavernous two-story club. Cheap drinks, unbridled dance floors and no attitude make this club experience a dark and dirty free-for-all.
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Fixion
Québec’s love affair with all things Latino is bizarre but heartfelt. This Latin nightclub features live bands, DJs and dancing to reggae, salsa, bachata and merengue. Olé.
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Cinémathèque Québécoise
A university-flavored venue noted for its French and Québécois avant-garde films. In the lobby there’s a permanent exhibition on the history of filmmaking as well as a TV and new-media section.
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McGill Redmen
The indoor McConnell Winter Stadium is the perfect place to experience a classic rivalry when the McGill Redmen face off against the Toronto Varsity Blues. It’s a pleasure to warm the comfy seats.
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McConnell Winter Stadium
The indoor McConnell Winter Stadium is the perfect place to experience a classic rivalry when the McGill Redmen face off against the Toronto Varsity Blues. It’s a pleasure to warm the comfy seats.
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Le Divan Orange
This fantastic space was launched as a kind of restaurant–entertainment venue co-op. There’s a terrific artistic vibe here. On any given night there may be a DJ, world music performer or record launch.
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Sharx
This underground cavern has no less than 36 pool and billiard tables, rows of TV screens beaming sports and a post-apocalyptic feel. The cool bowling alley is bathed in fluorescent light with glowing balls and pins.
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