Ancient Art of Story Telling

Your iPod is gone, the computer crashed, the TV died, no cell phone, no more electricity, no books, no writing......so what do you and your friends do to entertain yourself as you sit around the fire in a cave. You revert to a time honoured tradition that goes back to the dawn of human civilization. STORYTELLING. Stories about the adventures you had that day, the big one that got away, tales of morality and caution, tales about a mythical time when the gods had recording devices, drove in four wheeled machines and flew through the sky like the birds. Tall tales, short tales, horror stories that keep the children and adults awake at night when the fire dies down, tales that make you laugh, tales that make you cry........

And, at the Empress Theatre, we are still indulging in that time honored tradition of Storytelling. Whether you are a youngster or an adult, everybody enjoys a good story. So come to our campfire at the Empress and be entertained. And maybe you can tell us a tall tale of the one that got away... ;)

First Tuesday of every month
All proceeds going to
Empress Cultural Centre
Starts 7pm     $5-$10 donation

Save the Empress

Wondering what to have with your morning coffee, you have nothing left to wear and the video store is closed, then try these.........

In our ongoing campaign to raise money for the restoration of the Empress Theatre, we are offering our friends the following Empress related items. These are quality items at affordable prices.

Small packages of gourmet chocolates (at $5 and $10 per package) T-shirts with the Empress logo (at $15)

These are available at the following locations :

The Empress, 5560 Sherbrooke St W.,
Cards Etc., 5901 Sherbrooke St W.,
Harvard Stationery, 5856 Sherbrooke W.,
Burrito Villa, 5893 Sherbrooke W.,
Café Shaika, 5526 Sherbrooke W.

A New Documentary

SYNOPSIS

Rebuilding the Empress is a film about a community driven project to transform a heritage value theatre into a neighborhood Cultural Centre for the fine and performing Arts. Built in 1927, in the Art Deco style, the Empress is the only Egyptian-themed atmospheric theatre in all of Canada.

BIOGRAPHY

A graduate of the Fine Arts and Film Animation program at Concordia University Murat Ariburnu has worked as a photographer and cameraman in various film and TV productions. Murat has developed his talents as Visual artist in numerous projects over the years. He currently works as a multi-media artist and graphic designer. Rebuilding the Empress is his debut documentary.

DVD, Rebuilding the Empress (at $20)

A New Documentary

What is Indie?

Montreal, April 5th, 2007, 8pm - After finishing off 2006 with the announcement that the film had been licensed to the National Film Board of Canada, Montreal-produced documentary film "What is INDIE?" will have its first local screening of 2007 on Thursday, April 5th at the famed Empress Cultural Centre (5560 Sherbrooke Street W.) in NDG. The evening will also feature live music performances by local NDG artists Scott , Tristan Tondino and Joséane Brunelle and Rob Lutes.

Entrance to the event will be free, and will be hosted by artist Scott MacLeod, who has been working as a professional artist since 1987 as a musician, photographer, painter and now filmmaker. Scott will join Dave Cool for a Q & A session and discussion following the screening to talk about the changing music industry and the opportunities for independent artists: