What's on
By DERRICK RAMSEY, The Gazette September 30, 2011

- Denotes critic's pick

CLASSICAL

Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, with guest conductor Michel Plasson and cellist Gauthier Capucon, in works by Gounod, Saint-Saëns, Ravel and Roussel, Friday at 10: 30 a.m. and Sunday at 2: 30 p.m. at the new concert hall, Maison Symphonique de Montréal, behind Place des Arts. Tickets start at $40.50. Call 514-842-9951.

Opus 2528, with the newly restored Casavant organ, Friday at 7: 30 p.m. at St. Mark's Church, 865 Lakeshore Drive in Dorval. This inaugural concert will feature a program of eclectic and varied organ music from many centuries. Free passes can be acquired in advance at the church or the Dorval Library. Seating is limited. Call 514-633-4170.

Festival Orgue et couleurs presents organist Marc-André Harnois, Friday at noon at Église S. Esprit de Rosemont, 2851 Masson St.; Quatuor Claudel Canimex, with organist Jean-Willy Kunz, Friday at 5: 30 p.m. at Église Très-Saint-Rédempteur, 3530 Adam St.; organist Susan Landale, and Invalides, Paris, Saturday at 8 p.m. at the Notre-Dame Basilica in Old Montreal; Ensemble de musique sacrée Redemptor, with director Aldéo Jean, in works by Marcello, Vivaldi and Zipoli, Sunday at 3 p.m. at Église Très-Saint-Rédempteur, 3530 Adam St. Tickets: $12-$20. Call 514-899-0644 or www.orgueetcouleurs.com.

VivaVoce presents its 13th season, with four unusual and diverse concerts, Saturday at 7: 30 p.m. at Redpath Hall, 3461 McTavish St. Tickets: $30; $25 seniors; $10 students. Call 514-398-4547.

L'Ensemble Morpheus featuring violinist Marc Djokic, violist Frédéric Lambert, cellist Chloé Dominguez and pianist Paul Stewart, Saturday at 8 p.m. Pianist Marc Toth, Sunday at 3: 30 p.m. Chamber music by violinist Wolfgang David and pianist Mauro Bertoli, Thursday at 8 p.m. at La Chapelle historique du Bon-Pasteur, 100 Sherbrooke St. E. 514-872-5338.

TorQ, a percussion quartet, presents Fous de la Frappe ., Sunday at 2 p.m. at Theatre Lac Brome in Knowlton. Tickets: $18 and $35. Call 450-242-2270.

LMMC Concerts presents Trio Pasquier, in works by Roussel, Françaix and Mozart, Sunday at 3: 30 p.m. at Pollack Hall, 555 Sherbrooke St. W. Tickets: $35; $15 for students 26 years and younger. 514-932-6796. Organist Patrick Wedd performs works by Hindemith and Kropfreiter, Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the Christ Church Cathedral, University and Ste. Catherine Sts. Freewill offering.

Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, with guest conductor Simon Leclerc and singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright, Wednesday at 8 p.m. at the new concert hall, Maison Symphonique de Montréal, behind Place des Arts. Tickets start at $35.50. Call 514-842-9951.

POP & ROCK

- Explosions in the Sky. Few bands have milked quiet/loud dynamics as much as this Texan quartet, but the tense builds and spectacular eruptions of their instrumentals haven't failed them yet. With dexterous duo Wye Oak supporting. Thursday at 8 p.m. at Metropolis, 59 Ste. Catherine St. E. Tickets cost $22.50. Call 514-790-1245 or order at www. admission.com. (Jordan Zivitz)

Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour, presented by Cirque du Soleil, Sunday and Monday at 8 p.m. at the Bell Centre. Tickets: $56 to $191. Call 514-790-2525 or visit www.evenko.com.

CEPSUM - Université de Montréal. Saturday: Rise Against, sold out.

Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier, Place des Arts. Friday: Il Volo, pop opera, 8 p.m., $44 to $88. Saturday: Bonjour l'Arménie, featuring Isabelle Boulay, Dan Bigras, Daniel Lavoie, Marie-Hélène Thibert, plus Inga and Anush Arshakyan, Alla Levonyan, Eva Rivas, Arthur Hakobyan, Narine Dovlatyan, ainsi qu'Emma Asatryan, accompanied by the Armenian Jazz Band, 8 p.m., $43.88 to $87.78. Call 514-842-2112 or pda.qc.ca.

Club Soda, 1225 St. Laurent Blvd. Friday: Protest the Hero, Blind Witness, Today I Caught the Plague, Cherish the Foreigner and Summer Gone Drastic, 6: 30 p.m., $25. Saturday: Unexcepted, Neuraxis, Kälter and Unbeing, 7: 30 p.m., $18. Sunday. James Blake, with Chairlift, 9 p.m., $25. Monday: The Aristocrats, 8: 30 p.m., $35. Tuesday: Neverest, with Alyssa Reid, 8 p.m., $20. Call 514-286-1010.

Corona Theatre, 2490 Notre Dame St. W. Sunday: Adrian Belew Power Trio, with Stick Men (featuring Tony Levin and Pat Mastelotto), 8 p.m., $35. Tuesday: Twin Shadow, with Diamond Rings, 9 p.m., $20.50. Call 514-931-2088. Le Divan Orange, 4234 St. Laurent Blvd. Friday: The Jimmyriggers, Lee Melhor and Kristen Bussandri. Saturday: Labess. Sunday: David Simard, Gramercy Riffs and Mark Bragg. Monday: The Milk Carton Kids, with Gaby Moreno. Tuesday: The Counselors and Migrating Birds. Shows at 10 p.m. Call 514-840-9090.

Les Foufounes Électriques, 87 Ste. Catherine St. E. Sunday: Strike Anywhere. Wednesday: Michael Monroe, 8 p.m., $25.50. 514-844-5539.

Le National, 1220 Ste. Catherine St. E. Monday: Battles, $20. Call 514-845-2014.

La Tulipe, 4530 Papineau Ave. Tuesday: Awolnation, with San Sebastien, 7 p.m., $23.50. Call 514-529-5000. Brutopia Brew Pub, 1219 Crescent St. Friday: Daniel Martin and the Acoustic Pouch Band. Saturday: Scott Mitchell Band. Sunday: Open Mike. Monday: Asaf's Trivia Challenge.

Tuesday: Hoodooman. Wednesday: Mick O'Grady and Norm Zambala. Call 514-393-9277.

Casa del Popolo, 4873 St. Laurent Blvd. Friday: Dog Day, Sheer Agony and Freelove Fenner, $10. Saturday: Xela, High Aura'd, Corridors and Le Révélateur, $10. Sunday: Wendy McNeil and Molly Sweeney, $10. Monday: Elephant Stone and Uncle Bad Touch. Tuesday: See FOLK. Call 514-284-3804.

La Sala Rossa, 4848 St. Laurent Blvd. Friday: Andrea Young, Expanding Hobo Cult Band and Hans-Joachim Roedelius, 8 p.m., $12-$14. Saturday: Les frères Goyette and Les Appendices, $12. Sunday: Sidi Touré and Hidden Words, $14. Shows at 8 p.m.

Il Motore, 179 Jean Talon St. W. Friday: The Drums and Veronica Falls, $16.50. Saturday: Lamy and Les Increvables. Sunday: The Soft Moon and John Maus, $13.

McKibbin's Irish Pub, 1426 Bishop St. Friday: George's Bush. Call 514-288-1580.

McKibbin's Irish Pub West, Complexe Pointe Claire, 6361 Trans-Canada Highway. Friday: Rio Grande. Call 514-693-1580.

McKibbin's Irish Pub, 3512 St. Laurent Blvd. Friday: The Franklin Electric. 514-282-1580.

Calistoga Grill, 235 St. John's Blvd., Plaza Pointe Claire. Friday: Garry Duo, 6 p.m., Augie Band, 9: 30 p.m. Saturday: Robert Andy Justice, 7 p.m., Slowhand: A Tribute to Eric Clapton, 9: 30 p.m., $10. Wednesday: Ron Stutz, 7 p.m. Thursday: Carolyn Fe Blues Band, 7: 30 p.m. Call 514-630-7577.

Bonnie Ste, Croix, album launch, with guest Dale Boyle, Thursday at 7: 30 p.m. at Centre St. Ambroise, 5080 St. Ambroise St. Tickets: $12. Call 514-939-3060.

Kelly's Pub, 88 Donegani Ave. in Pointe Claire. Friday and Saturday: Black Cadillacs. 514-694-6438.

JAZZ & GOSPEL

L'Astral, 305 Ste. Catherine St. W. Sunday: Grand Prix de Guitare de Montréal, free. 514-790-1245. Bily Kun, 354 Mount Royal Ave. E. Friday: Parc X. Sunday: Verano. Tuesday: Félix Stüssi Duo. Wednesday: Parc X. Thursday: Chantale Morin Duo. Shows from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Call 514-845-3855.

Upstairs Jazz Bar, 1254 Mackay St. Friday and Saturday: Normand Guilbeault. Sunday: Innocent When You Dream, music of Tom Waits, with Aaron Shragge and Brandon Bernstein. Monday: Jazz Jam with Chet and Jim Doxas. Tuesday: Kevin Dean. Wednesday: Adam Cohen. Thursday: Gypsophilia, album launch, $12 advance, $15 door. Shows start at 8: 30 p.m. 514-931-6808.

House of Jazz, 2060 Aylmer St. Friday: Billy Georgette's Jazz Trio, 6: 30 p.m.; Johnny and the Gangsters, 9 p.m., Snooky Midnight Blues, 12: 30 a.m. Saturday: Taurey Butler Trio, 6: 30 p.m.; Snooky and the Bandit, 10: 30 p.m. Sunday: Bob Ricci and friends, 7: 30 p.m. Monday: Project Gyovani Arteaga Trio, 7: 30 p.m. Tuesday: Roger Walls and His Dixieland Bands, 7: 30 p.m. Wednesday: Rachel Therrien Latin Quartet, 7: 30 p.m. Thursday: Taurey Butler Trio, 7: 30 p.m. 514-842-8656.

Dièse Onze Jazz Club, 4115A St. Denis St. Friday: Marianne Trudel Quartet, 8: 30 p.m. Saturday: François Bourassa Quartet, 8: 30 p.m. Sunday: Kalmunity Jazz Project, 9: 30 p.m. Monday: Pianist Yoël Diaz, bassist Alex Bellegarde and conga master Kiko Osorio, 9: 30 p.m. Tuesday: Alex Bellegarde, 9: 30 p.m. Wednesday: Swing Rencontre, 6 p.m. Call 514-223-3543.

Kelly's Pub, 88 Donegani Ave. in Pointe Claire. Tuesdays: The Jazz Knights, 7: 30 p.m. 514-694-6438.

BLUES & FUNK

La Kachette, 730 Montreal-Toronto Blvd., Dorval Circle. Sunday: Carolyn Fe Blues Collective, the semi-finals of the International Blues Challenge, 3 p.m., $10. Call 514-538-3736.

Le Balmoral, 305 Ste. Catherine St. W. Friday: Stephen Barry and Andrew Cowan. Saturday: Adam Karsh. Thursday: Nico Beki (Brazilian). Shows at 9 p.m. Free admission.

Jello Martini Lounge, 151 Ontario St. E. Friday: Domino Effect, $8.

Sunday: Jam session, $5. Tuesday: Ruckus Fotet and MC Milla Thyme, 10 p.m., $5. Wednesday: Cafésoul, 10 p.m., $7. Thursday: Gardy Fury, 10 p.m., $8. Call 514-285-2009.

Mariposa ... Le Café, 5434 Côte St. Luc Rd. Friday: Virginia's Folly, with Glennn Patterson, Danielle Lebeau-Petersen, John McCabe and Virginia Louise Dipierro (folk and bluegrass), 8 p.m. Saturday: Whitebrow from Toronto (folk/indie), 7: 30 p.m.; David Sherman and Paul Paré (folk/blues), 8 p.m. Thursday: Martin Franklin, jazz piano, 6: 30 p.m.; open mike with Victor E. and friends (acoustic blues), 8 p.m. No cover charge. Call 514-699-5951.

Smoke Meat Pete's, 283 1st Ave. in Île Perrot. Friday: Freddy Freedom; James Green and the Blues Electric. Call 514-425-6068.

FOLK, COUNTRY, CELTIC

Casa del Popolo, 4873 St. Laurent Blvd. Tuesday: Michael Reinhart, with Jérémi Roy and David Ryshpan, 8: 30 p.m., $8 (urban folk, roots, acoustic). Call 514-284-3804.

Yellowdoor Coffeehouse, 3625 Aylmer St. Saturday: Singer Carrie Katz and James Farr (from Honeyman and the Brothers Farr, 8: 30 p.m., $8, $6 for students. ydcoffeehouse@ gmail.com., Wheel Club, 3373 Cavendish Blvd., N.D.G. Mondays: Hillbilly Night (live old-time country music), 8: 30 p.m., free. Call 514-489-3322.

Celtic Harmonies International Festival presents Celtic music, dance, master-classes and workshops, with artists from Ireland, Scotland, Brittany, Wales and North America, Saturday to Sunday, Oct. 9 in the Eastern Townships. Details at www. celticharmonies.ca.

WORLD

Sitar player Ustad Shahid Parvez, with tabla player Hindole Majumdar, Saturday at 6: 30 p.m. at St. Roch Community Centre, 419 St. Roch Ave. Tickets: $30 VIP; $20 general; $15 seniors or children. 514-550-2503 or www.shahidparvezkhan.com.

L'Astral, 305 Ste. Catherine St. W. Friday: Kamakazi, 7: 30 p.m., $10. Saturday: Boubacar Traore Trio, 8 p.m., $23.50. Wednesday: Carmen Souza, 8 p.m., $19. 514-790-1245. Eponyme, with director Katia Makdissi-Warren, Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Banquet Hall of the Dollard des Ormeaux Community Centre, 12001 de Salaberry Blvd., DDO. Free.

Club Balattou, 4372 St. Laurent Blvd. Sunday: De Od Tap Flap, 9 p.m., $10. Tuesday: Dramane Kone, 9 p.m., $10. Wednesday: Herleo Muntu. Thursday: Beatrice Deer. Call 514-845-5447.

Vieux Kitzbühel Restaurant Auberge, 505 Perrot Blvd., Île Perrot. Saturday: Oktoberfest Trio, yodeling and popular music, 7 p.m. Call 514-453-5521.

THEATRE ENGLISH True Nature, by Colleen Curran, opens Thursday (previews Tuesday and Wednesday) and continues until Nov. 6 at Centaur Theatre, 453 St. François-Xavier St. 514-288-3161. Differences/The Clash, Saturday at 7: 30 p.m. at Centre Alexandre-DeSève, 2040 Alexandre DeSève St. Suggested contribution: $5 to $10. Information: 514-914-3028. All I Want is U2, by Stéfan Cédilot, presented by Théâtre Sans Fond, Friday at 8 p.m. and Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m. at Mainline Theatre, 3997 St. Laurent Blvd. Tickets: $23. Call 514-849-3378.

The Love of the Nightingale, by Timberlake Wertenbaker, presented by Second Year Students of the Professional Theatre Program of Dawson College, Friday and Saturday at Dawson Theatre, 2000 Atwater St. Pay-What-You-Can. 514-931-5000.

Equus, by Peter Shaffer, until Sunday at the Segal Centre, 5170 Côte Ste. Catherine Rd. For information, call 514-739-7944.

FRENCH Sherazade, les mille et une nuits, Friday at 8 p.m. and Saturday at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. at Olympia, 1004 Ste. Catherine St. E. Tickets: $70.79-$93.58. Call 514-845-3524.

La fin de la sexualité, by François Létourneau, Monday to Nov. 4 at Théâtre la Petit Licorne, 4559 Papineau Ave. 514-523-2246.

Le Camp horreur, by Anne-Hélène Prévost, until Oct. 8 at Espace 4001, 4001 Berri St. 514-678-7701.

Princesses, by Catherine Léger, until Oct. 8 at Théâtre d'Aujourd'hui, 3900 St. Denis St. 514-282-3900.

DANCE

- Babel (Words) by the renowned Belgian choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and his compatriot, Damien Jalet, energetically tries to demonstrate with humour and compassion how language can both divide and reconcile different cultures. Performed by Cherkaoui's Eastman company. Shows are Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. in Théâtre Maisonneuve of Place des Arts.

Tickets: $29.50 to $57, plus tax. Call 514-842-2112. (Victor Swoboda)

- Dance a Dix by the collective of Montreal choreographers, 2e Porte à Gauche, turns a real strip club into a unique, thought-provoking contemporary dance theatre as a series of numbers by actors, dancers and professional strippers bares not only the flesh, but the performer's inner being. A unique theatrical experience. Restricted to those 18 years and over. Shows are Tuesday, and Oct. 10-11 at 7 p.m. at the Kingdom Gentlemen's Club, 1417 St. Laurent Blvd. Tickets: $25 at the door, best call to reserve at 514-525-1500. (VS)

- Relay by Ame Henderson is a work for eight dancers of her Torontobased Public Recordings group. The work employs the memories of her dancers to make a statement about individual creation within a collective. Shows are Friday at 8 p.m. and Saturday at 4 p.m. at Agora de la danse, 840 Cherrier St. Tickets: $18 to $26. Call 514-525-1500. (VS)

- Appartement #21 is a contemporary dance duet that exposes the lives of a male-female couple in a series of "snapshots" choreographed by Sandy Silva and Julie Lachance. Shows Saturday and Tuesday to Saturday, Oct. 8, at 8: 30 p.m. and Sunday and Oct. 9 at 4 p.m. at the Monument National, 1182 St. Laurent Blvd. Tickets: $10 to $20. Call 514-871-2224. (VS)

Mexican Butoh Ritual, a collective ritual influenced by Butoh and Mexican tradition with Diedgo Piñon's workshop students, followed by a talk-back session, Friday at 5: 30 p.m. at Studio 303, 372 Ste. Catherine St. W. Visit www.studio303.ca.

Les Ballet Jazz de Montréal, featuring choreographers Annabelle Lopez Ochoa and Aszure Barton, Thursday at 8 p.m. at Théâtre de la Ville, Salle Pratt & Whitney Canada, 150 Gentilly St. E., Longueuil. Call 450-670-1616.

COMEDY

- Comedyworks. Debra DiGiovanni has twice been voted Canada's Best Female Comedian at the Canadian Comedy Awards, but there are many who insist she is the best in the country regardless of gender. A finalist on on NBC's Last Comic Standing - making it to the top eight - and a regular on CBC's The Debaters (on radio and TV), she won a Gemini Award in 2009 for best-televised individual comedy performance. A Just for Laughs vet, and she killed again at the fest this summer. DiGiovanni lets loose Friday and Saturday at the Comedyworks, 1238 Bishop St. Call 514-398-9661. (Bill Brownstein)

- Ernie Butler's Comedy Nest. Kate Davis is a multi-tasker: comedian, writer, speaker, actress and mother of three. The latter has helped her find humour in almost any situation. A five-time Canadian Comedy Award nominee, Davis had her own hour-long Comedy Now! special on CTV and the Comedy Network. Davis drops into Ernie Butler's Comedy Nest, 2313 Ste. Catherine St. W., Friday and Saturday. 514-932-6378. (BB)

- Le Comedy Bistro. Tim Rabnett only sounds and looks like his frequent partner in crime and comedy, Mike Paterson. Fact is: he is totally certifiable and hilarious on his own terms - even when not lip-synching. Rabnett is the headliner for the latest spectacle, Wednesday at club headquarters at Bistro Parc de Princes, 5293 Park Ave. Opening acts include Uncle Fofi, Robby Hoffman, Peter Radomski and DeAnne Smith. Host is Jess Salomon, the former war-crimes prosecutor-turned-comic. Tickets cost $7. Call 514-678 -5727 or email princes@leparcdesprinces.ca. (BB)

FILM

- Real Rock Film Tour. A collection of climbing and adventure films, including: Origins: Obe and Ashima, about a 9-year-old bouldering prodigy and her coach; Race for the Nose, about an annual race along the Nose route to the top of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park; Ice Revolution, about ice climbing in B.C.'s Helmcken Falls; and Cold, about the first team to climb Pakistan's 8,000-metre Gasherbrum II. Friday at 6: 30 and 9 p.m. at Cinéma du Parc, 3575 Park Ave. Tickets cost $10, $8 for FMQE members. Call 514-281-1900. (T'Cha Dunlevy)

Seventh Montreal International Black Film Festival runs through Sunday at the Imperial Cinema, the NFB Cinema and Cinéma du Parc. Tickets cost $10 per screening ($25 for closing film). For the full schedule, go to www.montrealblackfilm.com.

FAMILY

SuperMotocross, Saturday at 7: 30 p.m. at the Olympic Stadium. Tickets: $12 to $40. Call 514-790-1245.

Cavalia, the equestrian show, continues under the Big Top at St. Martin Blvd. and Autoroute 15. Call 866-999-8111 or www.cavalia.org. Chi of Shaolin: Tale of the Dragon, until Oct. 8 at TOHU, 2345 Jarry St. E. Tickets: $45; $31.50 for 12 yearolds and under. Visit www.tohu.ca.

Disney on Ice: Mickey and Minnie's Musical Journey, Wednesday through Oct. 10 at the Bell Centre. Tickets range from $25.45 to $93.45. Call 514-790-2525.

Journées de la culture (Culture Days) features a workshop on Carve Your Own Safari, Sunday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and demo-workshop, Poécirque, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Stewart Hall, 176 Lakeshore Rd., Pointe-Claire. Call 514-630-1220.

Montreal Planetarium, 1000 St. Jacques St. W. Fragments of the Solar System, until Oct. 10. Visit www. planetarium.montreal.qc.ca.

ET CETERA

Bowling fundraiser for the Montreal Childrens' Hospital, Saturday from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Laurentian Lanes, 222 Montée de Liesse Blvd.

Cost: $10 per person, includes two games and shoe rental.

The Montréal Architectural Heritage Campaign celebrates its 21st year with activities from Friday to Oct. 9. The free activities include entertainment at museums, libraries and churches, lectures, walking and bus discovery tours, as well as other activities. For full details, see www. operationpatrimoine.com.