SUNDAY, AUGUST 15: LA FÊTE DES ENFANTS DE MONTRÉAL!

OPEN HOUSE FOR FAMILIES!


The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts is taking
part in the Fête des enfants de Montréal:
Families* are invited to visit the exhibition
"We Want Miles": Miles Davis vs. Jazz
free of charge on Sunday, August 15,
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Jean-Noël Desmarais Pavilion, Level 3
1380 Sherbrooke Street West
www.mbam.qc.ca/milesdavis

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FRED PISTON AND HIS 7 TRUMPETS

A Dazzling Musical and Multimedia Presentation


Fred Piston and His 7 Trumpets is a joyous and virtuosic
interactive show that takes you on a musical journey
from prehistory to tomorrow, loudly trumpeting the
virtues of the most magnificent of all instruments!

Frédéric Demers, trumpet
Mario Boivin, creator and director

Bilingual
Sunday, August 15
2 p.m.  (duration: 40 minutes)

Maxwell Cummings Auditorium
Michal and Renata Hornstein Pavilion, Level S1
1379 Sherbrooke Street West

Free admission. First come, first served.

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ART WORKSHOP

A Box Full of Music


If music and musical instruments inspire you,
then come and express yourself artistically using
an exciting variety of mediums: modelling,
collage and drawing.

Drop-in workshop, bilingual
Sunday, August 15
1 to 4 p.m.

Glass Court
Jean-Noël Desmarais Pavilion, level 3
1380 Sherbrooke Street West

Free admission. First come, first served.

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Come and have fun at la Fête des enfants de Montréal!

From August 13 to 15, 2010, families are invited
to discover Parc Jean-Drapeau’s numerous attractions
at the Fête des enfants. This event features lots
of creative activities for the whole family, including
performances, workshops, team games and inflatable
climbing structures — and it’s all free!

www.parcjeandrapeau.com

Parc Jean-Drepeau

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Information: 
Phone: 514 285-2000, option 7
Fax: 514-285-4070
E-mail: education@mbamtl.org


*Family (1 adult and 3 children 16 and under
   or 2 adults and 2 children 16 and under)

Niki de Saint-Phalle, Miles Davis, 1999, polyurethane foam, resin,
steel armature, stained and mirrored glass, tumbled stones, gold
leaf, 270 x 130 x 100 cm. Niki Charitable Art Foundation,
St. Louis, Missouri. © 2010 Niki Charitable Art Fondation /
ADAGP / SODRAC. Photo Lech Juretko

Red-laqueres Martin Committee trumpet engraved with Miles Davis's
name, about 1985. Collection of Miles Davis Properties, LLC.
Photo MMFA: Christine Guest