December 29th, 2005 to January 4th, 2006

Friday, December 30th

The Wawa Show: The second edition of this event celebrating women artists will be a neo-Vaudevillian pre-New Year's Eve Masquerade party hosted by Charles Bender and featuring Blue Light Burlesque, Luna Allison, Maia Davies, Mark Youhanan, Tony Elias, Rebecca Halls and more. With guest presenters Sonali Karnick, Amanda Mabro, Cheryl Sim, Abigail Lapell, DeAnne Smith, Rachel, Zoe Leeson and more.

At La SAla Rossa (4848 St-Laurent). Doors open at 8pm. Tickets $20 or $15 in advance (at Casa del Popolo) or at the door with period garb (20s, 30s, 40s).

For more: www.thewawashow.com

Saturday, December 31st

NEW YEAR'S EVE!!!

December 8th to 14th

Friday, December 8th

Travesty Theatre presents...The Dead Dolls Commercial Chri$tma$ Cabaret

Proudly bringing live entertainment standards to new lows.....

With dancing girls, boobies, booties, dreidls, reindeers, candy canes, songs and skits, menorahs, Jesus in the house, creche scene, porno puppets, dancing girls, erotic quebecoise songs, dancing girls, Mcgill's Dr. Broom, cream pies, bad tap dancing and spoken-word.

With special appearances by the Agnostic International Family Choir and Mohammed & the Guantanamo Bay Boys (on their international tour of secret American prison camps) and of course the "almost famous" Dead Doll Dancers and much much more!!!

Don't forget- the audience gets to throw stuff at the actors!

Hosted by funny gal MC Deanne Lyn and featuring live musical accompaniment from the very talented Amanda Schenstead who came all the way from Brandon, Manitoba to join us. She will be on the mandolin and keyboard (not at the same time) and will also attempt to play the spoons.

Friday December 9th at Cafe Cleopatra 1230 st Laurent (2nd floor). Showtime 9pm (doors open 8pm) Cost: $7

For more information, please call (514) 915-0674, e-mail travestytheatre@hotmail.com or log onto www.travestytheatre.com

Saturday, December 10th

Senja Sargeant, Little Birdie and The Jimmy Riggers live at Barfly (4062 St-Laurent). 10pm.

Sunday, December 11th

LA POESIA présente... LES RENDEZ-VOUS DE LA CHANSON VIVANTE

Isabelle Larrivée accueille... Annick Bérubé, Jack Drill (Ode à Kerouac) et Maître Renard. L'événement est commandité parla microbrasserie LA BARBERIE, coopérative de travail.

20 h 30 à L'Inspecteur Épingle, 4051, rue Saint-Hubert (angle Duluth) [598-7764]

ENTRÉE LIBRE

Pour suivre les événements essentiels de la chanson québécoise, visiter : http://quebecpop.com/Consulter aussi : http://www.leparolier.org/

Le Choeur Melodium X-Mas Spectacle. 3pm, The Church of the Immaculate Conception (Rachel and Papineau, $20