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Circus cabaret in Tremblant

The Casino de Mont-Tremblant opens its doors to the circus arts with the presentation of the Cabaret Éclats Tremblant show under the big top. The multidisciplinary show, directed by Isabelle Chassé, from the Les 7 doigts collective, is inspired by the world of funfairs. On the program: aerial straps, juggling, hand-to-hand, clown acts and singing, among others. Note: this Cabaret Éclats is a revisited revival of the show presented last year in Charlevoix. “A punchy cabaret show featuring nine very high-calibre artists,” wrote colleague Jean Siag last summer.

Until September 2 at the Mont-Tremblant Casino

Stephanie Morin, The Press

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Quebec Beer Festival

The Quebec Beer Festival is back for its 13th^e edition with around a hundred exhibitors from the brewing world, but also two new areas with distinct atmospheres: the Saloon should please country music fans with its dance classes, a western skills tournament and performances by the Chris Buck Band, a Canadian group that is making a name for itself in the United States; on the Cour arrière side, people go there to enjoy their drink with their feet in the water of specially designed pools, to the rhythm of singers or DJs – the En Cavale Live Sessions project, an initiative of Millimetrik (Pascal Asselin) and Miss Croque (Noémie Rocque), will be on the decks from Thursday to Saturday evening.

Pierre-Marc Durivage, The Press

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The Comic Strip Festival in Prévost

Delaf (Gaston Lagaffe, The navels), Réal Godbout (Happy is he who, like Ugo,, Red Ketchup, Michel Risqueetc.), Julien Paré-Sorel (Aventurosaur), Denis Rodier (The Death of Superman) and several other local cartoonists and scriptwriters will participate on Saturday and Sunday at the 12^e Prévost Comic Book Festival in the Laurentians. In addition to the traditional signing sessions and reading areas, the event offers a thematic escape game, a virtual experience called BD3D, an exhibition featuring original boards from books published by Éditions Sawin, as well as a host of other activities.

Alexandre Vigneault, The Press

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The 16^e Haitian Book Day

Under the theme Haiti: tenderness and nostalgiathe 16^e Haitian Book Day, whose spokesperson this year is choreographer Mélanie Demers, will pay tribute to historian Thomas Madiou and writers René Depestre and Louis-Philippe Dalembert. But this festive event is above all an opportunity to meet and discuss with many authors, among whom we will find Rodney Saint-Éloi, Melikah Abdelmoumen, Stephane Martelly, Roxane Ledan, Yara El-Ghadban and Frantz Voltaire – Dany Laferrière often arrives at the party unannounced –, while the traditional Youth Space will be hosted by Joujou Turenne. Literature, music, gastronomy and dance punctuate this day to which everyone is invited.

Saturday, August 17, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., at the NA Rive center (6971, rue Saint-Denis)

Chantal Guy, The Press

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The Sherbrooke World Traditions Festival

The Sherbrooke World Traditions Festival is an event that allows you to meet all kinds of cultures in a few days. Some 500 artists spread across 9 stages and in 80 shows and a host of activities, including mouth-watering culinary tastings and a craft market, are on the program until Sunday at Parc Quintal. If you’re in the area, it’s the opportunity to sample Peruvian, Louisianan or Tunisian dishes while listening to music from everywhere, whether it’s the Japanese psychedelic rock group Teke::Teke, a double act formed by Marco Calliari and Mamselle Ruiz, the Afro-Colombian fusion music of Bumaranga or the Quebec trad of De Temps Antan.

Josée Lapointe, The Press

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Missy and her friends at the Bell Centre

To mark her 30-year career, Missy Elliott has decided to go on tour with three longtime collaborators: R&B singer Ciara, energetic MC Busta Rhymes and the versatile Timbaland. The latter is responsible for some of the Virginia rapper and singer’s biggest hits, including Get Ur Freak On, The Rain, All N My Grill and One Minute Man. The first female hip-hop artist to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Missy is known as much for her music as her aesthetic. Montreal is one of the final stops on the Out of This World tour, which has wowed everywhere it has gone.

At the Bell Centre, August 17, 7 p.m.

Pascal LeBlanc, The Press

Lumifest of Repentigny

Repentigny will shine until Saturday with the holding of Lumifest, a digital arts festival that offers installations, projections and immersive experiences, as well as shows. Valaire (Saturday), Parazar (Friday) and Matt Holubowski (this Thursday) are among the headliners of the event, which will also welcome drag queen Barbada for a set DJ followed by karaoke hosted by Manon Vendette, a local star presented as a self-confessed “diva of kitsch.” Dance, circus and other art forms are also on the program.

Alexandre Vigneault, The Press

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The Grand Budapest Hotel at the end of Film Noir at the Canal

Wes Anderson’s Oscar-winning film will be screened outdoors on Sunday The Grand Budapest Hotelon the banks of the Lachine Canal, in the middle of silos and industrial buildings – an atmosphere designed to showcase the best works of the black repertoire. The evening, which will close the 8^e edition of the crime film festival Film Noir au Canal, in Saint-Patrick Square, will begin at 7 p.m. with a musical performance by Femoir (Karen Myatt), followed by a presentation of the film by film critic Justine Smith. It will be screened at 8:15 p.m., in the original English version with French subtitles. And it’s all free!

Laila Maalouf, The Press

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