Women, Men and children can fill in their spring summer wardrobe with jeans and casual clothing by Point Zero, Nicole Benesti, Nicki B, and Karl Kani. If you spend $100 they even throw in a pair of flip flops for free (while supplies last).
Location: 1650 Chabanel ouest
Tel: 514-384-0140
Date: May 12-28 (closed May 22 & 23)
Hours: Daily 9-5
The Spring & Summer samples by Nudie Jeans Co. Killah, Miss Sixty, Energie, Acne and Filippa K are availabale for the whole family. Expect to score clothing, acccessories and footwear and expect to pay in cash.
225 Chabanel ouest, 9th floor
Dates and Times: May 11 & 12: 12-8, May 13: 12-7
Phone: 514-906-4430
www.sixtycanada.com
It’s rare to get an opportunity to buy names like Badgley Mischka, Blackstone, True Religion, L.A.M.B. or Betsey Johnson footwear, Energie, Charles David, Runaway Pony, bebe at bargain prices. This sample sale by MB Agencies is offering them up at 75% off.
Make sure to head to your ATM first because this is a cash only sale.
Location: 3863 boul. St-Laurent, suite 203
Tel: 514-281-8266
Dates and Times: May 10-May 13: 10-8, May 14 & 15 :10-7
We’re just about to put away or toss away our winter boots and shoes and take a good look at our summer ones. Some of them are worn out, but there may not be money to buy new ones to replace them, what can we do? In these economic times we have to remember to reuse, repair or re-cycle. In our throwaway society we have forgotten about the neighborhood shoe repairmen – and all the others repairmen as well. If you are too lazy to polish and winterize those boots and shoes, they can do that for you – and fix heels and the soles. But they can do so much more
You can add zippers to boots to make them easier to get on and off, you can have elastic put in them or leather ankle supports, or get them tightened or stretched to fit better. For the nicer weather gear, they can even fix heels and soles on rock climbing, hiking boots and sport shoes or fix Rockport soles.
Shoe repairmen can even cut down high heels that are too high and fill prescriptions for orthopedic adjustments. Carinthia can rebuild hiking boots and clean Uggs . These guys with their golden hands can fix luggage and dye shoes, some can repair tears in leather jackets or Cordonnerie Argentino can even fix hockey or baseball equipment including getting eyelets reinforced and gloves re-conditioned or re-palmed, and even sharpen skates.
Carinthia Shoe Company, 1228 St-Marc at Ste Catherine St.
Tel: 514-935-8475
Hours: Tues, Wed & Fri 7-6, Thurs 7-8
Cordonnerie Benny, 6560 Sherbrooke ouest at Boul Cavendish
Tel: 514-481-6179
Hours: Mon-Fri 9:30-6, Sat 10-5
Other location: Kirkland, 2985 boul. St-Charles Blvd. (514-694-8626).
Cordonnerie Argentino, 5027 rue Wellington at at 5th, Verdun
Tel: 514-769-1377
Hours: Mon-Wed 8-6, Thurs & Fri 8-7, Sat 8-5
Just caught the adorable show “Schwartz’s The Musical” and though I reported on Wednesday that the run ends this Saturday, May 7th, I now have some breaking news.
The show was such a success (added 2 weeks to the original run), that they are bringing it back this summer for another 3 weeks from July 20th to August 7th. On Wednesday evenings, you can even enjoy a Schwartz’s smoked meat sandwich at the theatre.
The show is a must for any Montrealer as Bowser and Blue and Bill Brownstein have written about all our dirty little secrets and in jokes. Loved the repartee using Metro station names! John Dinning’s set is one of the stars of this show with its luncheonette counter piano, talking walls, hidden window to Toronto and “cross on the mountain” roof.
The imaginative use of actors boggles the mind. The stage direction is awesome as they come in and go out as different people, sometimes it seems, at the same time. Bowser and Blue’s score, always with creative wordage, needs a CD for us to take home so we can appreciate the subtleties of their humor.
So if you missed it this time around, make sure to order tickets for Mom for Mother’s Day (or Father’s Day), or for visiting guests this summer or for yourself – and have a truly fun afternoon or evening.
Location: Centaur Theatre, 453 St. Francois Xavier
Phone: 514-288-3161 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 514-288-3161 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Dates: July 20-Aug 7
www.centaurtheatre.com
It is rare that we get Broadway stars lighting up our stages in Montreal. Right now you can be mesmerized by watching Theodore Bikel as Zaida (Grandpa) perform in “Lies My Father Told Me”. Just watch his hands, his subtle body movements, his “listening” and you will begin to see what real acting is all about. In the “breast” scene, one member of the audience thought he was ad-libbing. It is the mark of a true actor that all those lines, pauses, facial movements, embarrassment, were scripted.
The story is a typical 20th century immigrant one, but here it takes place in our very own Montreal’s laneways. The play has had music added for this production and a whole cast of kids to liven things up. Watch Kathleen Mcauliffe as Ms. Tanner act up a storm and Jamie Mayers as the young David, a young actor who holds his own opposite Mr. Bikel.
Location: Segal Centre, 5170 Cote Ste. Catherine Rd.
Phone: 514-739-7944
www.segalcentre.org
Montreal is such a multi-ethnic, city you can find so much exotic foodstuffs here. La Boucherie La Preference, a mainstay of Le Marche de l’Ouest has advertised frozen deer burgers. And there’s mystery “game” burgers in a packet. Pork sausages are here and they always have meat brochettes for the grill – chicken, pork, or lamb.
Outside this foodie mall, there are stalls for farmers. Inside, cooked food or in its raw state – meat, fruits and vegetables, cheese, french pastry, breads, pates, gourmet, Chinese food, pizza, pasta and Mideastern specialties.
Location: Le Marche de l’Ouest, 11,600 boul. de Salaberry, Dollard des Ormeaux
corner: boul. des Sources
Tel: 514-685-0183
Hours: Open all year, Sat-Wed 9-6, Thurs & Fri 9-9
Manhattan Industries offers their premium brands at their warehouse sales so you will find Superdry, Adriano Goldschmied AG, i.am, and Kyodan, here on 2 weekends of sample clearances for men’s and women’s clothing and shoes at 50% to 70% off.
The brands they usually offer and still will have at this time: Indus+ry (edgy streetwear for men and women sizes XS-L), Industry shoe company (mens’ casual and dressy leather shoes sizes 38-44), pure & simple (women casual basics, some for men), and Me(el) (ladies feminine tops, dresses sizes XS-L).
Location: 6150 Transcanadienne
Corner of Isabey, Ville St. Laurent
Dates: May 6 & 7, May 12-14
Times: Thurs & Fri 5-9, Sat 9-1
www.manhattaninc.com
www.meelclothing.com
www.industryclothing.com
www.pureandsimple.com
Clarence & Cripps is a store specializing in British food so therefore they have everything you need to create a Traditional English Cream Tea for your Mum on Mothers Day.
What a lovely idea to have a tea party. This is what you would need to set it up: Devonshire Double Cream, Tea, Ready-to-bake Scones, Jams and English Fine bone china to drink the tea from.
When you venture in to the store, you will discover a friendly shop filled with British foods. You will find: Robertson’s mincemeat, Tate Lyle golden syrup, and in the freezer: 4 kinds of sausage, Melton mowbray pork pies, and their own steak and kidney pie.
Favorite snacks are there too: Walker’s chips (steak & onion, prawn cocktail), Maynard’s wine gums, Galaxy minstrels, McVities digestives and some Marks & Spencer products. If you’re lucky you’ll be able to scoop up some real Devonshire double cream for your scones.
Delivery is available, even to downtown.
Location: 71 Cameron, Hudson
Phone: 450-458-4073
Store Hours: Tues-Sat 10-5, Sun 12-4
www.clarenceandcripps.com
Montreal’s best known tuxedo retailer’s stock is being sold by a liquidator. Though unfortunate for them, it is very fortunate for anyone who has a grad or wedding coming up – or for those of you who always wanted to own a tuxedo but couldn’t fit it into your budget.
A two-piece suit is only $59.99. There are package deals for these previously enjoyed clothing: For jacket, pants, dress shirt, tie, backless vest, suspenders, handkerchief, cummerbund and cuff links, it is either $79.99 or $69.99 (for double-breasted). If you just want a pair of pants it’s only $14.99, a jacket is $19.99 and a shirts are $14.99 or $9.99 (previously enjoyed).
If you are looking for a suit for a young boy including a backless vest, handkerchief, shirt and bow tie, it’s only $39.99 for sizes 4-10 or $49.99 for sizes 12-18.
l’Entrepot du Tuxedo
Locations: 6100 Decarie at Van Horne; 8211 17th ave, north of Jarry; Brossard, 9105C Boul. Taschereau ouest; Laval, 3675 Boul. St-Martin ouest (between Cure Labelle and Boul. Chomedey)
Phone: 514-344-4456 or 514-721-2839
Hours: Mon-Wed 10-6, Thurs & Fri 10-9, Sat & Sun 10-5
www.entrepotdutuxedo.com