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Richard Bugs Burnett 🇨🇦 @bugsburnett.bsky.social · 7d

Fashion from Africa, iconic detective Sherlock Holmes, and famed Cree artist Kent Monkman are among blockbuster exhibitions  this Autumn 2025 🏛️

My @mtl.org roundup ⤵️

www.mtl.org/en/experienc...

Exhibitions at Montréal museums | Tourisme Montréal

Blockbuster exhibitions about fashion from Africa, famed Cree artist Kent Monkman, and iconic detective Sherlock Holmes, are among the many must-see retrospectives and expositions at Montréal museums ...

www.mtl.org

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Richard Bugs Burnett 🇨🇦 @bugsburnett.bsky.social · 7d

My candid FUGUES magazine Q&A w/ Will & Grace head writer Jon Kinnally ABT his new showbiz memoir "I’m Prancing as Fast as I Can: My Journey From a Self-Loathing Closet Case to a Successful TV Writer With Some Self-Esteem" 📺

Full story ⤵️

www.fugues.com/2025/09/24/p...

“Prancing” with TV legend Jon Kinnally

Legendary American television writer and producer Jon Kinnally changed TV as the head writer of the trailblazing sitcom Will & Grace. Now, with his signature humour, Kinnally chronicles his life and s...

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Richard Bugs Burnett 🇨🇦 @bugsburnett.bsky.social · 8d

Blockbuster museum exhibitions, live music concerts, dance, literature, theatre & comedy among many live entertainment choices in Montreal this Autumn 2025 🍃🍁🍂

My @mtl.org roundup for Oct-Nov-Dec ⤵️

www.mtl.org/en/experienc...

Montréal cultural calendar | Tourisme Montréal

Blockbuster museum exhibitions, live music concerts, theatre and comedy are among the many live entertainment choices in Montréal this Autumn 2025.

www.mtl.org

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Richard Bugs Burnett 🇨🇦 @bugsburnett.bsky.social · 13d

Montreal celebrates 50th anniversary of 1976 Montreal Summer Olympic Games. A look back at the Olympic records & legacy in Montreal, and at the commemorative celebrations in 2026 🏅

Full @mtl.org story ⤵️

www.mtl.org/en/experienc...

50th anniversary of the Montréal Olympic Games | Tourisme Montréal

The world descended upon Montréal for the 1976 Summer Olympic Games, the biggest global event Montréal had hosted since Expo 67, which was the most successful World’s Fair of the 20th century. The 197...

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Richard Bugs Burnett 🇨🇦 @bugsburnett.bsky.social · 14d

Blockbuster dramas, rip-roaring comedies & smash hit musicals produced by some of Canada's most exciting pro & indie English-language theatre companies this Autumn 2025 🍃🍁🍂

My @mtl.org roundup ⤵️

www.mtl.org/en/experienc...

English theatre shines in Montréal | Tourisme Montréal

Theatre goers will enjoy blockbuster dramas, rip-roaring comedies and smash hit musicals produced by some of Canada and Montréal’s most exciting professional and independent English-language theatre c...

www.mtl.org

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Black Theatre Workshop @theatrebtw.bsky.social · 14d

Thank you to @mtl.org and @bugsburnett.bsky.social for featuring BTW on this list! Check out the article to discover what’s in store for English Montreal Theatre this Fall! 🎭

www.mtl.org/en/experienc...

English theatre shines in Montréal | Tourisme Montréal

Theatre goers will enjoy blockbuster dramas, rip-roaring comedies and smash hit musicals produced by some of Canada and Montréal’s most exciting professional and independent English-language theatre c...

www.mtl.org

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Richard Bugs Burnett 🇨🇦 @bugsburnett.bsky.social · Sep 7

Montreal's oldest working drag queen at 65, my candid FUGUES mag Q&A with #drag legend Manny who started as 16-yr-old club kid at #Montreal's fabled Limelight disco 💋

Full story ⤵️

www.fugues.com/2025/08/27/m...

Via @fuguesmagazine.bsky.social

Mother of the legendary House of Manny

Montreal drag icon Manny has worked in films, television, magazines and modelling with the biggest names in the business, and now at age 65 is the oldest regularly working drag queen in Montreal. Whil...

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Richard Bugs Burnett 🇨🇦 @bugsburnett.bsky.social · Sep 6

⭐ Richard "Bugs" Burnett highlights What’s on in Montreal – Some choice arts and entertainment events for September ⭐

Full column in The Montrealer ⤵️

themontrealeronline.com/2025/09/what...

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Richard Bugs Burnett 🇨🇦 @bugsburnett.bsky.social · Aug 15

Today is the 100th anniversary of the birth of global jazz icon Oscar Peterson who loved his hometown of Montreal. We visit some local landmarks honouring Oscar 🎹

Full story ⤵️

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Via @mtl.org

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Richard Bugs Burnett 🇨🇦 @bugsburnett.bsky.social · Aug 15

The #Broadway smash musical #Hamilton follows the rise of American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton @ Place des Arts Aug 19 - Sept 7.

Broadway veteran Marja Harmon portrays sister-in-law of Hamilton, our candid Curtains Up Q&A ⤵️

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Richard Bugs Burnett 🇨🇦 @bugsburnett.bsky.social · Aug 7

Born in Montreal on 15 Aug 1925, jazz icon Oscar Peterson’s centenial is being celebrated at home & around the world. We visit some Montreal landmarks honouring Oscar 🎹

Full story ⤵️

www.mtl.org/en/experienc...

Via @mtl.org

The Montréal of Oscar Peterson | Tourisme Montréal

Global jazz icon Oscar Peterson (1925 – 2007) adored his hometown of Montréal, the city which inspired his music and launched his career. Widely regarded as one of the greatest jazz pianists of all ti...

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Richard Bugs Burnett 🇨🇦 @bugsburnett.bsky.social · Aug 7

My Q&A with music legend Kim Richardson: The supersonic soul singer & @concordiau.bsky.social music prof talks ABT Montreal’s best neighbourhoods, her high school crush & why disco is important 🎙️

www.timeout.com/montreal/new...

Music legend Kim Richardson shares her favourite spots in Montreal

The supersonic soul singer talks about Montreal’s best neighbourhoods, her high school crush and why disco is important

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Richard Bugs Burnett 🇨🇦 @bugsburnett.bsky.social · Aug 7

I asked some famous & beloved Montrealers what Pride means to them. This year's Fierté Montreal parade is on Aug 10. Happy Pride! Bonne Fierté! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Full story ⤵️

www.mtl.org/en/experienc...

Via @mtl.org

What Montréal Pride means to Montrealers | Tourisme Montréal

Pride in Montréal is a diverse family affair supported by Montrealers of all stripes and walks of life. More than 40 years after Montréal’s very first LGBTQ+ Pride march in 1979, hundreds of thousands...

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Montréal @mtl.org · Jul 24

Montréal Pride celebrations start next week! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Here's how to enjoy summer in the LGBTQ+ Village...

╰┈➤ www.mtl.org/en/experienc...

📷 A. Slattery / @bugsburnett.bsky.social #montreal #LGBTQ #Pride2025

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Richard Bugs Burnett 🇨🇦 @bugsburnett.bsky.social · Jul 22

The top women tennis players in the world compete in Montreal at 2025 National Bank Open from Jul 26 to Aug 7 🎾

My tournament roundup ⤵️

www.mtl.org/en/experienc...

Via @mtl.org

National Bank Open welcomes World’s Top Women Tennis Players | Tourisme Montréal

The top women tennis players in the world will compete in Montréal at the 2025 National Bank Open presented by Rogers. The prestigious Hologic WTA 1000 tournament will be held at Montréal’s IGA Stadi...

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Richard Bugs Burnett 🇨🇦 @bugsburnett.bsky.social · Jul 8

☀️ What’s on in Montreal – choice arts & entertainment events for July ☀️

My roundup ⤵️

themontrealeronline.com/2025/07/what...

Via The Montrealer & @mtl.org

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Richard Bugs Burnett 🇨🇦 @bugsburnett.bsky.social · Jul 3

Blockbuster museum exhibitions, live music concerts, dance, theatre & comedy among the many live entertainment choices in Montreal this Summer 2025

My roundup for July-August-Sept ⤵️

www.mtl.org/en/experienc...

Via @mtl.org

Montréal cultural calendar | Tourisme Montréal

Blockbuster museum exhibitions, live music concerts, theatre and comedy are among the many live entertainment choices in Montréal this Summer 2025.

www.mtl.org

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Montréal @mtl.org · Jul 1

Montréal is a year-round hub of circus! 🎪

But the city reaches its circus climax during MONTRÉAL COMPLÈTEMENT CiRQUE — a festival devoted to human potential.

Will you be in the city?

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📷 JF Savaria @evablue.bsky.social #montreal #circus

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Richard Bugs Burnett 🇨🇦 @bugsburnett.bsky.social · Jul 1

The good fortune of comedian Fortune Feimster who hosts @justforlaughs.bsky.social Montreal Gala on Jul 26 🎙️

Our candid Q&A ⤵️

www.fugues.com/2025/06/20/t...

En français:

La bonne fortune de Fortune Feimster

www.fugues.com/2025/06/19/l...

Via @fuguesmagazine.bsky.social

#JFLMTL

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Richard Bugs Burnett 🇨🇦 @bugsburnett.bsky.social · Jun 29

⚔️ Blockbuster exhibitions about Knights in medieval Europe & the mighty T-Rex killer dinosaur among the many must-see retrospectives & expositions this Summer 2025 🦖

My roundup ⤵️

www.mtl.org/en/experienc...

Via @mtl.org

Exhibitions at Montréal museums | Tourisme Montréal

Blockbuster exhibitions about Knights in medieval Europe and the mighty Tyrannosaurus rex killer dinosaur are among the many must-see retrospectives andexpositions at Montréal museums this Summer 2025...

www.mtl.org

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Richard Bugs Burnett 🇨🇦 @bugsburnett.bsky.social · Jun 29

🎭 Theatre goers will enjoy blockbuster dramas, rip-roaring comedies & smash hit musicals produced by some of Canada & Montreal’s most exciting pro & indie English-language theatre companies this Summer 2025

My roundup ⤵️

www.mtl.org/en/experienc...

Via @mtl.org

English theatre shines in Montréal | Tourisme Montréal

Theatre goers will enjoy blockbuster dramas, rip-roaring comedies and smash hit musicals produced by some of Canada and Montréal’s most exciting professional and independent English-language theatre c...

www.mtl.org

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Richard Bugs Burnett 🇨🇦 @bugsburnett.bsky.social · Jun 27

100s of thousands of revellers expected to attend Fierté Montréal Festival, the largest LGBTQ+ #Pride gathering in the Francophone world, from Jul 31 to Aug 10 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

My Pride roundup ⤵️

www.mtl.org/en/experienc...

Via @mtl.org

#prideMTL #fierteMTL

Montréal Pride shows its colours | Tourisme Montréal

Hundreds of thousands of revellers are expected to attend the Fierté Montréal Festival, the largest LGBTQ+ Pride gathering in the Francophone world, from July 31 to August 10.

www.mtl.org

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Richard Bugs Burnett 🇨🇦 @bugsburnett.bsky.social · Jun 25

🎶 The 39th edition of Festival International Nuits d’Afrique from July 8 to 20.

Headliners include free outdoor concert by Nigerian superstars Femi Kuti & The Positive Force on July 18 🇳🇬

My full round-up ⤵️

www.mtl.org/en/experienc...

Via @mtl.org

#NuitsDAfrique

World rhythms at Nuits d’Afrique | Tourisme Montréal

Multi-cultural Montréal is a hotbed of world music year-round, but goes into musical overdrive during the Festival International Nuits d’Afrique. This year’s 39th edition runs from July 8 to 20. Headl...

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Richard Bugs Burnett 🇨🇦 @bugsburnett.bsky.social · Jun 24

The good fortune of comic Fortune Feimster, headlines Just For Laughs Montreal Gala @justforlaughs.bsky.social Jul 26 🎙️

Our candid Q&A ⤵️

www.fugues.com/2025/06/20/t...

Via @fuguesmagazine.bsky.social

#JFLMTL

The good fortune of comedian Fortune Feimster

Superstar stand-up comic Fortune Feimster got a big break headlining a New Faces of Comedy showcase at the 2010 edition of the iconic Just For Laughs Montréal Festival, the largest comedy festival in ...

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Richard Bugs Burnett 🇨🇦 @bugsburnett.bsky.social · Jun 17

☀️ Choice June picks in my “What's On in Montreal" arts & entertainment column in The Montrealer ☀️

Full story ⤵️

themontrealeronline.com/2025/06/what...

#Montreal

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