Decorating with beautiful patterns of wallpaper has become so fashionable again. It’s really hard to find stores that still sell it. Empire Wallpaper and Paint has beautiful new collections in stock; This shop has been the one-stop shop for all your interior decorating needs for over 50 years.

If you are planning to spruce up your home for the holidays, this would be a good time to tackle a wallpaper project. They have so many options: Arthouse frosted wood wallpaper, funky 3D circle wallpaper, modern vibe brick effect wallpaper, crushed foil crystal effect vinyl wallpaper, embossed wallpaper, fine decor fractal marblesque geometric wallpaper and so on.

Even if you are on a tight budget, you can peruse their 2 for 1 wallpaper section with a lot of new patterns as low as $9.99. To all arts & crafts aficionados, they have many wallpaper and fabric books to give away.

Whether you are looking for the newest design trends, some paint to fix up a room or blinds to decorate your windows, they have it all – with prices that can fit any budget. Empire has a huge selection of wallpaper catalogs from around the world.  Their  in stock merchandise ranges from vintage European designs to the cozy cottage favorites, so there’s something for everyone. This is a very welcoming store and their friendly and in-house designer staff are always happy to answer any questions.

Wallpaper brands: Arte, Candice Olsen, Carl Robinson, Casadeco, Caselio, Cole & Son, Eijffinger, Elitis, Hohenberger, Joanne Fabrics, Kenneth James, Omexco, Ralph Lauren, Ronald Redding, Sanderson UK, Thibaut, Tres Tintas, Zoffany

Blinds: Applause honeycomb shades, Design Studio Roman shades, Designer roller shades and screen shades, Duette Architella honeycomb shades, Hunter Douglas Blind Collection, Luminette Modern Draperies and privacy Sheers, Nantucket window shadings, Natural Elements blinds, Parkland Genuine wood blinds, Pirouette window shadings, Provenance woven wood vertical drapery and woven wood shades, Reveal with MagnaView,

Follow their facebook page for other upcoming promotions for the Holidays.

Wallpaper has become so trendy again. It’s really hard to find stores that still sell it. Empire Wallpaper and Paint has been the one-stop shop for all your interior decorating needs for over 50 years. If you are planning to spruce up your home for the holidays, this would be a good time to tackle a wallpaper project.  Even if you are on a tight budget, you can peruse their 2 for 1 wallpaper section with a lot of new patterns as low as $9.99 per double roll.

Wallpaper brands: Arte, Candice Olsen, Carl Robinson, Casadeco, Caselio, Cole & Son, Eijffinger, Elitis, Hohenberger, Joanne Fabrics, Kenneth James, Omexco, Ralph Lauren, Ronald Redding, Sanderson UK, Thibaut, Tres Tintas, Zoffany

Blinds: Applause honeycomb shades, Design Studio Roman shades, Designer roller shades and screen shades, Duette Architella honeycomb shades, Hunter Douglas Blind Collection, Luminette Modern Draperies and privacy Sheers, Nantucket window shadings, Natural Elements blinds, Parkland Genuine wood blinds, Pirouette window shadings, Provenance woven wood vertical drapery and woven wood shades, Reveal with MagnaView,

Follow their facebook page for other upcoming promotions for the Holidays.

If it’s time to re-fresh your floors, Million Carpets and Tiles can offer you whatever you want. Since 1937, this 3rd generation company has been selling carpeting (in any width), rugs (width to 4 meters), wood floors, tiles and floating fiber flooring (great for apartments).

Besides making your selection from sample catalogues from every major mill in N. America, you have the option of buying ends-of-rolls and ends-of-lines at great savings. Wall-to-wall carpeting can be special sized to any width, and rugs can be made up to 4 metres.

They’ve been in business a long time, so there are many satisfied customers. For shop-at-home call 514-273-9983

Location: 15 Bernard Ave. est
corner: Boul. St-Laurent
Phone: 514-273-9983
Hours: Mon-Wed 9-6, Thurs & Fri 9-9, Sat 9-5, Sun 12-5
Other locations: Laval, 175 Blvd. de la Concorde East (450-663-9870); Ville St-Pierre, 170 St. Jacques St. (514-365-1652).

www.millioncarpets.com

One tends to forget that it is the behind-the-scenes people who make stars stars. Sam Phillips, owner of Sun Studio and Sun Records, was a shrewd man and one of the early brand marketers. Million Dollar Quartet, a Tony Award winning musical, tells the story of his tens of thousands of miles journeyed going from radio station to radio station trying to get air time for the musicians he believed in. It’s been said that he had the magic ear and could sense a star after hearing him play for just ten seconds. Elvis Presley in the show utters, “He seen something in me I’d never seen myself” and if not for Phillips, “I’d be driving a truck”.

On this magical day, December 4, 1956,  Jerry Lee Lewis wound up playing piano during a Carl Perkins (king of rockabilly music) recording session at Phillips’s Sun Studio. When Elvis Presley walked in unexpectedly, Phillips called in Johnny Cash, leading to an impromptu session featuring the four musicians.

Perhaps Phillips was thinking strategically, so he coined them the Million Dollar Quartet, and he eventually turned that session into a record. Perhaps he was also seeing the writing on the wall as each neophyte he nurtured (Cash, Perkins and Elvis) was leaving him in order to be represented by a major record company.

Sky Seals shows versatility playing Johnny Cash on edge as he is worried about telling Phillips about leaving yet still is able to portray his calm deep hypnotic voice when he croons. James Loye playing Sam Phillips, blocks out the story, telling us how hard it was trying to get the DJ’s to play the “devil’s music”, as it was being banned by laws and shunned by the church. It is hard playing the straight man to a bunch of high energy music masters, but Loye plays it brilliantly.

Christo Graham as Jerry Lee Lewis steals this show with his showmanship – and – over the top (literally) piano playing.  I don’t know how George Krissa’s leg (as Elvis Presley) doesn’t just fling off with all that shaking going on. He plays the ingenue Elvis understatedly well. Having been to Sun Studio in Memphis I can confirm that set designer, Brian Dudkiewicz, hit it bang on.

Though people thought Phillips was plain dumb selling off Elvis’s contract to save his recording studio, let it be known that he smartly flipped the cash into shares of a new company called “Holiday Inn”, and he too became one of the million dollar players (and we all know what happened to Elvis).

Director Lisa Rubin kept the show nice and tight, balancing out the jamming we wanted to hear along with the history that must be told. And she orchestrated the best planned curtain call ever. It’s rare for a member of the “orchestra pit” (Evan Stewart) to get his moment to shine too. You will be rocking and rolling out the door to this one.

Location: Segal Centre, 5170 ch. de la Cote-Ste-Catherine, Montreal H3W 1M7
Dates: til May 14
Phone: 514-739-7944
Tickets: $40-$50 ( group, senior, student and under 30 discounts available)
www.segalcentre.org
Metro: Cote-Ste-Catherine, Snowdon Bus: 129, 51, 17

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Wallpaper has become so trendy again. It’s really hard to find stores that still sell it. While you’re stuck in this winter, it would be a good time to tackle a wallpaper project.

At  TifClip, you can buy professional hair care products and tools like Argan Oil, Babyliss Pro, Biosilk, Dikson, Lakmé,  Pravana, Marrakesh Oil…which the salons use and you can too,  if you shop here at their new location on St-Denis. Styling products such as boar’s hair and ceramic brushes, clippers and trimmers, gels, waxes can be found.

Hair salon quality electrical appliances are available such as blowdryers, flat irons, curling iron, hot rollers, clippers ( Andis, Avanti, Babyliss Pro, Chi, Dannyco, Elchim, Gama, Miracurl, Parlux, Oster, Whal, Zazen )

Professionnal hair dye (Dikson, Fantasy colors) and free consultation is offer and a repair service for your electricals is also available!

Take note that all the taxes are included in the prices

Location: 3901 rue Saint-Denis, Montreal QC H2W 2M4
corner: rue Roy est
Tel: 514-288-4411
Hours Mon-Fri 10-6, Sat 11-5
www.tifclip.com

Wallpaper has become so trendy again. It’s really hard to find stores that still sell it. While you’re stuck in this winter, it would be a good time to tackle a wallpaper project.

The owner of this friendly family business received a great fish education while working at the famous Waldman’s. It’s a boutique fish store as they sell exotic species from all over the world, prepared fish any way you like it and products for all your fishy needs. You can pick up a whole dinner or grab a bite and eat it right there. The can cater big parties or a holiday meal for you.

They are also well known for their: crab cakes, lobster rolls, shrimp platters, salmon burgers, fish tacos, and calamari. Their fish and chips was rated by www.mtlblog.com as one of the best in the city.

Their fridges are loaded with fresh, daily grilled vegetables, all colours of peppers, zucchini and kalamata and Italian olives. There are salads to round out the meal, like octopus, couscous, seaweed, taramasolata and tzatziki. Come in and warm your tummy with the many homemade soups (some made with no dairy) such as lobster bisque, clam chowder, gingered carrot and veggie ones. Finish off your recipes with gourmet products such as imported olive oils and truffle oils, sauces, marinades, seasonings and balsamic vinegars. Check out the freezers for ready to serve frozen items.

Their on site chef  can prepare any of your fish choices in many different ways, from frying, to grilling, Mediterranean, Cajun or blackened.

Fresh delights:
– sushi grade salmon and tuna
– wild and organic salmons
– fresh lobster 12 months a year
– Chilean sea bass
– red snapper
– Mediterranean porgies
– specialty in oysters
– big selection of caviars from Canada, USA, Iceland, Spain. They can special order high end varieties.

It’s one-stop fish shopping at this spacious, bright, spotless fish boutique. There’s something for everyone.

Location: 3464 boul des Sources, DDO H9B 1Z9
corner: Boul. du Salaberry
Tel: 514-683-3474
Hours: Mon-Wed 8-6, Thurs & Fri 8-7, Sat & Sun 8-5
pecheurdumarche@gmail.com

An international idea celebrated in 50 countries, Restaurant Day is a food carnival created by food-loving people setting up one-day restaurants. The idea of the day is to have fun, share new food experiences and meet others in our community.

People offer their family cuisine, favorite recipes, desserts or whatever in their backyard or a park. Prices seem to be about $3 a taste from Moldavian food to pulled pork, Asian spring rolls, vegan, African, Indian, poutine and on and on…. There are 41  pop-up sites in the Montreal area.

Date: Sunday, August 17
Times: Mostly in the afternoon
http://www.restaurantday.org/
http://www.maplantis.com/map?event-map=53d37cd003648c17ba381ef4

Wallpaper has become so trendy again. It’s really hard to find stores that still sell it. While you’re stuck in this winter, it would be a good time to tackle a wallpaper project.

Empire is the place to go for wallpaper. If you like the pre-pasted kind, pick wallpaper from their roomful of ends-of-lines, discontinued styles or trendy first runs at prices around $9.99 & up per double roll or 2-for-1 deals. And they have a large selection of domestic and imported books to order from as well.

To finish off your decorating project, there’s Sico, Benjamin Moore and Pratt & Lambert paints. Hunter Douglas blinds, wood blinds, shutters, fabric and bedspreads can also be ordered.

Tel: 514-849-129
Hours: Mon-Fri 8-7, Sat 9-5
empirewallpaper@bellnet.ca