Do you want a cultural outing without breaking the bank this end-of-holiday weekend? The Journal has found for you 10 low-cost or free events in Montreal and its surrounding areas for this weekend of January 3.
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Dicko Son
Experience a musical foray like a journey with the nomadic Fulani artist from Burkina Faso Moulaye Dicko. He is described as a virtuoso of the n’goni (traditional West African guitar) and a singer with varied registers.
Location: Club Balattou, 4372 boulevard Saint-Laurent, Montreal
Time: January 3, 9:30 p.m.
Prix: 16,43$
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Tribute show to Linkin Park, Limp Bizkit, Papa Roach
After all this Christmas music, why not treat yourself to a rocking evening at the legendary bar on Sainte-Catherine Street: Foufounes Électriques?
Location: Foufounes Électriques, 87 rue Sainte-Catherine Est, Montreal
Schedule: January 3, 8 p.m.
Prix: 20$
Stand-Up Fridays
Hosted by Charles-Olivier St-Cyr or Alphé Gagné, this evening gives pride of place to the humor typical of “stand-up American style.
Location: Terminal Comédie Club, 1875 avenue du Mont-Royal Est, 18 years and over, Montreal
Schedule: January 3, 8 p.m.
Prix: 23$
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Harold Faustin Quintet
Discover the music combining jazz, Haitian and Afro-Caribbean rhythms of the guitarist, composer and producer recognized as a pillar of the Montreal Haitian scene: Harold Faustin.
Location: Club Balattou, 4372 boulevard Saint-Laurent, Montreal
Time: January 5, 9:30 p.m.
Prix: 16,43$
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Jack Williams, Ryan Robinson, Hayden Ward
Discover not one, but three musicians for the price of one during this evening which will take place at P’tit Ours: a café and community space focused on music and the arts managed by the POP Montréal and the Casa del Popolo.
Location: P’tit Ours, 5589 avenue du Parc, Montreal
Schedule: January 3, 8 p.m.
Prix: 15$
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For a different evening, why not treat yourself to a souvenir evening with this tribute to the group Metallica?
Location: Chez Maurice, 1897 chemin Sainte-Angélique, Saint-Lazare
Schedule: January 4, 8 p.m.
Prix: 37,36$
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Mario Jean: Imperfect happiness
Mario Jean presents his seventh one-man show, which is as sympathetic as it is deliciously sarcastic.
Place: Théâtre Manuvie, Brossard
Schedule: January 3, 8 p.m.
Prix: 49,75$
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Over there at the House Theater
This wordless clown theater show is aimed at children aged 4 to 10 years old.
Location: House Theater
Schedule: January 3 1 p.m., January 4 1 p.m. and January 5 4 p.m.
Prix: 21,85$
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Ha ha ha couple Okidok
Sketches, comedy, acrobatics, red noses, references to cartoons and object theater: this pair of clowns promises to make you laugh.
Location: TOHU, 2345 Jarry Est, Montreal
Schedule: January 3 and 4 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. and January 5 at 2 p.m.
Prix: 28,40$
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YBN Nahmir
This young 25-year-old American rapper, originally from Alabama, is arriving this weekend in Montreal, the first stop on his Canadian tour.
Location: Suite Six62, 662 90e avenue, Montreal
Schedule: January 3
Prix: 36,60$
