Hallalujah Broadway is just the way I feel about Broadway and so it’s an aptly chosen name for the newest Lyric Theatre Singers production. Bob Bachelor (musical director and staging) and Chris Barillaro (assistant musical director) have chosen unforgettable compositions to highlight.

There is something for every Broadway addict here: from George Gershwin tunes in Crazy For You, to the the hauntingly beautiful melodies of Kismet, and Phantom of the Opera’s triumphant Masquerade to selections from Anything Goes, Once on this Island, Cabaret, Titanic, Spamalot, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, The Book of Mormon and much more.

Tickets are already on sale. Choreography was created by Mary Sarli (choreographer) and Karen Pearce did the costumes and the lighting designs are by Paul Ludwig Teichgraber.

Location: Oscar Peterson Concert Hall, Concordia University
Loyola Campus, 7141 Sherbrooke St. W
Dates and Times: June 13 & 14 & 15: 8pm, and June 15: 2pm

Ticket Prices: Regular: $32; students and seniors: $28; children 12 and under: $16
Group rate ( 25 tickets min.): $24

If you have not yet scored a deal at the warehouse sale for boys, young and older and women, you can still buy: Ecko unltd, Freedom, Zoo York, Jack & Jones, Avirex, Only, Karv, Lady Dutch and FTX at prices up to 90% off. All sizes are available.

Some of the amazingly priced bargains you can find: t-shirts (starting at $5) , jeans (starting at $25), dresses (starting at $15), tank tops starting at $5) , shorts (starting at $20) and fleece tops (starting at $25. There’s shoes as well.

New merchandise comes in daily so shop often.

Location: 650 boul. Lebeau, VSL
corner: Deslauriers
Tel: 514-335-3333
Dates: until June 2
Hours: Mon-Wed 10-6, Thurs & Fri 10-9, Sat & Sun 10-5
Metro: Sauve, bus 121W, Metro Cote Vertu then bus 121E.
Stop: Lebeau and Cote Vertu
Free Parking
www.fashionsale.ca

Entrepot l’Elephant is the name of Danesco’s outlet store which sells names you know in kitchenware (Bodum, Good Grips), housewares, giftware, barware, bakeware, food prep and gadgets, glassware, dinnerware, barbeque, coffee and teapots, gardening tools, salt & pepper mills, serving accessories, bonbonnieres and gift baskets.

The deals are up to 75% off all year round.  They are having their semi-annual warehouse sale where everything is marked down even more. Worth stocking up for gifts for the whole year.

Location: 18,111 Transcanadienne
corner: West of boul. St-Charles
Tel: 514-694-0950
Dates: June 1 & 2
Time: 9-5

All things Diesel are available at their warehouse sale up in the Chabanel area. Jeans are there for men and women and you might find everything that has been missing in your wardrobe at this sale. Now there’s Diesel watches, footwear, accessories and underwear.

Location: 9500 Meilleur, 5th Floor
corner: Louvain
Dates: May 30-June 2
Times: Thurs & Fri 10-9, Sat: 10-5, Sun: 12-5
www.surplusclothing.ca
Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Interac accepted.

Let’s face it, we all want to put a fast healthy meal on the table. Expresco specializes in creating top quality, easy to grill skewers. Shopping at a meat wholesale outlet means you get great pricing. On May 24th, you can come in any time and taste before you buy. There’s a $2 off coupon below if you decide to buy.

Open since 1987, Expresco Foods is the leading manufacturer of meat-on-a-stick and their state-of-the-art facility ensures the strictest health standards are enforced. They make life easier for consumers’ contemporary lifestyles.

With barbeque season upon us, you can enjoy raw OR grilled skewers which are:
- hand-made
- low in sodium, trans-fat and gluten free
- quick and easy to prepare
- convenient for any occasion
- good for the entire family

You can now come to their factory outlet to buy cooked or raw chicken breast brochettes and raw pork brochettes, among other meat products.

You can find Expresco Factory Outlet up on Facebook. Their new page features special promos, recipes and more.

Location: 8205 Transcanadienne, VSL H4S1S4
corner: Poirier
Tel: 514-344-9499  x 270
Date: May 24
Factory Open Times: Wed 10-5, Thurs & Fri 10-6
http://on.fb.me/11zsnnD
www.exprescofoods.com

Mega Vente d’Entrepot always comes up with the most amazing prices. Now whoever lives in Laval, will have an opportunity to find out. They have 3 warehouses so no matter where you are in the city, you are close to their deals.

Right now for women (XP-XG), they have jeans for $6, sun dresses for $7 and yoga pants for $6. Little girls 2-pc sets are only $5-$7.88. Boys pants or shorts are $5.88, bathing suits $9.88, basketball sets are $8 an d Shaq shorts are an amazing $3

Men can buy t-shirts (P-7XG) for a mere$2.88, jeans (28-60) are $10, shirt and tie sets for $6.88.

Laval location: 6235 boul. des Laurentides, Laval H7H 2V3
Tel: : 514-238-0705
Hours Laval: Wed, Thurs & Fri 10-8, Sat 10-5, Sun 10-5
Free parking.   Bus: 17 & 39.  Stop: corner of Laurentides and Saint Saens

Other locations: 120 Boul. St. Joseph, Lachine QC H8S 2L3 (514-637-1116); Brossard, 7503 Boul. Taschereau (450-926-1234); St-Leonard, 8235 Boul. Langelier (514-223-0510)
Hours Lachine:  M-W 9-6, Th & F 9-8, S & S 10-5.
Hours St. Leonard  and Brossard:  M-W 10-6, Th & F 10-8, Sat 10-5. Sun 11-5
www.megaventemontreal.com

If you are searching for wood laminates, runners, area rugs (lots of modern ones) and exclusive designer carpet lines like Martha Stewart, Thomas O’Brien, Thom Filicia, David Easton, Normandy Carpets is for you. Plus, they can create custom made rugs and runners in almost any design imaginable with endless types of bordering.

For designer products, this boutique-like carpet showroom is known by word of mouth – and that’s a good sign. For 43 years, this family run business has been selling quality carpeting from major Canadian, American and European mills.

Since they buy in volume for their commercial sales, they can meet and beat the prices of their competitors. Once you’ve entered, expect the friendly staff to give you an education on flooring.

Location: 950 Boul. St-Jean #10 Pointe Claire QC  H9R 5N8
corner: Brunswick
Tel: 514-426-7847
Hours Mon-Wed 10-6, Thurs & Fri 10-8, Sat 10-5, Sun 12-4
www.normandycarpets.ca
info@normandycarpets.ca

If you or your kids have a song in your heart and would like to learn to play an instrument, why not take a look at the West Island Music Academy? It ‘s so much more relaxing in the summer. They are open for 10 weeks in the summer one Wed,  Thurs, and Sat.

Breaking news about this popular school. The are opening a second location in Cote St. Luc starting in September. Right now they are doing pre-registration for the Fall for both their original school and their new school.

Joel Ovadia. the Musical Director has spent the past 11 years teaching guitar, piano, bass and drums to students of all ages. He graduated from Vanier College and Concordia University with degrees in Music. Joel also worked for several summers at McGill University’s Garage Band Camp, taking the groups on tour throughout Quebec and has appeared on several independent releases as a guitarist, bassist, keyboardist, drummer, producer and engineer.

Barbara Ovadia has devoted her career to the field of Music Education over the past 36 years. She has worked as a Music Specialist at several local elementary schools. Besides that she founded and directed Broadway Theater, a local children’s theater group for 10 years.

So between the two of them, they have covered the gamut from rock band to show tunes and can teach you the kind of music that you might want to learn.

West Island Location: 61 Place Frontenac, Pointe-Claire
Tel: 514-505-6606
www.westislandmusicacademy.com

Diamancel products are hard as diamonds so they are very strong, washable and last for many years. They make diamond nail files, foot buffers and rasps (and also foot creams but I doubt they have diamonds in them!).

I use their nail file and like it so much I buy them as gifts. They are having a 3-day warehouse clearance sale this week.

Location: 4345 Poirier Blvd, Ville St-Laurent
corner: Thimens Blvd West
Phone: 514-856-9711
Dates and times : May 23: 11-8, May 24: 10-8, May 25: 9-4
www.diamancel.com

Boys, young and older and women too will be thrilled to be able to buy: Ecko unltd, Freedom, Zoo York, Jack & Jones, Avirex, Only, Karv, Lady Dutch and FTX at prices up to 90% off at this warehouse sale. All sizes are available.

Some of the amazingly priced bargains you can find: t-shirts (starting at $5) , jeans (starting at $25), dresses (starting at $15), tank tops starting at $5) , shorts (starting at $20) and fleece tops (starting at $25. There’s shoes as well.

New merchandise comes in daily so shop often.

Location: 650 boul. Lebeau, VSL
corner: Deslauriers
Tel: 514-335-3333
Dates: May 16-26 (open on Victoria Day)
Hours: Mon-Wed 10-6, Thurs & Fri 10-9, Sat & Sun 10-5
Metro: Sauve, bus 121W, Metro Cote Vertu then bus 121E.
Stop: Lebeau and Cote Vertu
Free Parking
www.fashionsale.ca