Put The Heels On with Tranna Wintour
Plus superstar DJ David Guetta and last call on one- woman play Random
MONDAY, MARCH 30
Montreal jazz drummer Jim Doxas can be heard on more than 150 albums and soundtracks, is a favourite at jazz festivals worldwide, has been nominated for Academy and Grammy Awards, won Felix and Juno awards, and will lead his Monday night jam session at Upstairs Jazz Bar and Grill ( 1254 Mackay St.) — crowned one of the top 100 jazz bars in the world by Downbeat magazine — with special guests Adrian Vedady ( bass) and Greg Amirault ( guitar). Showtime: 8 p. m. Admission: $ 5. Reservations: 514- 931- 6808 or upstairsjazz.com.
TUESDAY, MARCH 31
After wowing the Montreal Ga
zette’s very own Bill Brownstein at the recent 2015 Just For Laughs auditions, glamour- obsessed and hilarious standup comic Tranna Wintour headlines her second solo show Put The Heels On: An Intimate Evening with Tranna Wintour at MainLine Theatre ( 3997 St- Laurent Blvd.) tonight at 8. Admission: $ 12. Tickets: 514849- FEST or mainlinetheatre.ca.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1
Internationally acclaimed Bel
grade- born painter Vladimir Velickovic has just opened his first Canadian exhibition at the gorgeous 1700 La Poste Art Museum and Gallery ( 1700 Notre- Dame St. W.) in Little Burgundy, in the former Postal Station F restored and run by artistic director Isabelle de Mévius. “I really am very excited to be here,” Paris- based Velickovic said as opening- night guests milled about studying his dark and riveting paintings. 1700 La Poste is open Wednesday through Friday, 11 a. m. to 6 p. m., and weekends from 11 a. m. to 5 p. m. Free admission. The glorious building alone is worth a look. Info: 438- 384- 1700 or http://1700laposte.com/en/.
If you’re in the mood for cocktails, support the Batshaw Foundation by attending its annual Mad Men- inspired Cocktail Challenge at the Parisian Laundry ( 3550 St-Antoine St. W.), featuring competing mixologists from previous Burgundy Lion, Tavern on the Square and Tuck Shop. Showtime: 6 p. m. to 8: 30 p. m. All proceeds benefit Batshaw, which supports local children neglected and abused by their families. Admission: $ 125 per person before March 31, $ 150 at the door; and $ 80 for attendees age 35 and younger, or $ 100 at the door. A silent auction and raffle boasts great prizes, such as behind- the-bench tickets to a Habs game. Tickets: 514- 989- 1885, ext. 1164 or batshawfoundation.ca.
THURSDAY, APRIL 2
The Preservation Hall Jazz Band, founded in 1961 at Preservation Hall i n New Orleans’ French Quarter and the standard bearers of traditional Dixieland, headline the Montreal Chamber Music Festival at Théâtre Maisonneuve tonight at 8. Admission: $ 24 to $ 76, plus taxes. Tickets: 514 842- 2112 or festivalmontreal.org. Montreal Expos fans can bowl alongside former Expos Ellis Valentine, Al Oliver and Jerry White, along with other sports personalities ( like CJAD broadcaster Dave Kaufman and author Jonah Keri) at this evening ’s PastPros and Friends Charity Bowling event at Forum Bowling ( located in the old Montreal Forum at 2313 Ste- Catherine St. W.) in support of the Native Women’s Shelter of Montreal. Admission: $ 60 to $ 80 U. S. Ticket includes 10 frames of bowling with a celebrity, shoe rental, one complimentary drink, a meet- andgreet and autograph session with celebrity captains, etc. Showtime: 6 p. m. Info: 514- 933- 6786 ext. 104 or pastpros.com.
FRIDAY, APRIL 3
Nearly 100,000 baseball fans at
tended two Toronto Blue Jays preseason games at Olympic Stadium last year and raised quite a few eyebrows at Major League Baseball headquarters in New York. Fans dreaming of enticing MLB back to Montreal believe this weekend’s two Blue Jays games vs. the Cincinnati Reds are more important. Friday ’s 7 p. m. match features a pregame tribute to former Expos Vladimir Guerrero and Orlando Cabrera. The pregame ceremony at the second game ( April 4 at 1 p. m.) will honour Cito Gaston and Roberto Alomar, as well as former Cincinnati Reds and Montreal first baseman Tony Perez. Admission: $ 19 to $ 84. Tickets: 1- 855- 790- 1245 or evenko. ca. Play ball!
Popular local folk and pop ensembles Durham County Poets and Sherman & Lee with Stephen Barry and Friends ( Andrew Cowan and John McColgan) co- headline Casa del Popolo ( 4871 St- Laurent Blvd.) beginning at 8: 30 p. m. Admission: $ 12. Tickets: 514- 284- 0122 or casadelpopolo.com.
SATURDAY, APRIL 4
This is the last day to witness Lucinda Davis’s tour- de- force solo performance in the play Random, Black Theatre Workshop’s co- production with Imago Theatre. Davis plays several roles in Debbie Tucker Green’s 2008 critically- acclaimed monologue about a West Indian family whose lives are forever changed by a random act of violence. Admission: $ 17 to $ 24. Showtime: 8 p. m. at the MAI ( 3680 Jeanne-Mance St.). Tickets: 514- 982- 3386 or blacktheatreworkshop.ca.
American hip hop artist Travis Scott ( signed by Kanye West in 2012) headlines an all- ages show at Petit Olympia ( 1282 Amherst St.), with a DJ set by Ryan Playground. Doors: 11 p. m. Showtime: midnight. Admission: $ 35, plus taxes and services charges. Tickets: 514- 845- 3524 or rickeydevents.com.
SUNDAY, APRIL 5
Superstar DJ David Guetta joins deejays Alesso, Dash Berlin, W& W, Markys Schulz, Aly & Fila, John O’Callaghan, the great Danny Tenaglia, Nicole Moudaber and other international EDM deejays at Montreal’s 21st annual Bal en Blanc ( White Party) at the Bell Centre where thousands of partygoers will dance the night away on an immense dance floor inspired by a Love Boat theme, complete with dancing captains, sailors and cabin girls. Showtime: 9 p. m. The after- hours party continues until noon the next day. Admission: $ 75 to $ 165, plus $ 5 service charge online. Tickets: 514- 7902525 or balenblanc.com.