Skate!
Bof, the weather isn't that bad. Just layer it up, wear a hat, and you'll forget it's likely warmer on Mars in no time!

Igloofest: Weekend 1
On the topic of winterfresh fun, don't miss the outdoor music must of the season (been there, done that, love it)! Favorites this weekend include Lee Burridge, Drop the Lime and Bad Company UK. Admission only $5, $10 after 7:30 p.m.

MSO and Bach's Mass in B Minor
A once-in-two-decades Montreal Symphony Orchestra performance featuring Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Choir and soprano Sibylla Rubens, Bach's Mass in B Minor will be led by Kent Nagano tonight and Sunday afternoon. Check the Place des Arts schedule for details.

Reveal or Conceal? at McCord and Warhol Live at MMFA Wrap Up
Last call for both exhibits, ending Sunday.

Dex Blowout Sale
Believe it or not, the sale is still on. And they're practically giving clothes away so check it out before they run out of inventory!

Maybes ...

Sign up for Tai Chi
Chen style, yang style, a bit of Qigong, you won't find this taught in town but it's not hard to find a tai chi class in Montreal to suit your schedule and budget. As low as $30 for three months.

Wildside Festival
The best of affordable independent theatre hosted at the Centaur, highlights include Die Roten Punkte, The Shape of a Girl and more. Check the Wildside program for details. Admissions only $12.50, $10 students, seniors, under 30.

Montreal Auto Show
Concept cars, vintage rides and more, get there early enough and you might get to test drive a hybrid!

And there really is quite a bit to do this month, just check out your Guide to Montreal in January for more choice with live music picks, family activity suggestions, theatre events and more!

Tough times.

Photo © Evelyn Reid

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But unless you happen, by complete fluke, to show up at the Dex Entrepôt at Plaza St. Hubert and learn of the blowout sale via word-of-staff on location (because there's no posters, signs, anything) there's no way you'd know that Dex jeans, slacks, shirts, blouses, skirts, dresses, you-name-it, are being sold for not just $5, but at two items for five dollars!

Let me rephrase that.

We're talking an unheard of $2.50 per item of mid-end quality clothing!!! And staff told me the back room is packed with more of the same and it all has to go. Some basic white blouses were on hand, a couple of wide leg and straight cut jeans were fantastic, some decent black pants stood out as well as some tops. And the tacky-it's-a-warehouse-sale-what-do-you-expect ratio? Relatively low.

You can thank me later ladies.

Dex Entrepôt
6642 St. Hubert
Between Beaubien and St. Zotique
(514) 271-8318

In-I with Juliette Binoche and Akram Khan
Exploring the daily lives of coupledom, including toilet seat debates expressed through dance, In-I has been hyped, re-hyped and mildly dissed, while selling tickets like hot cakes. On through January 17 at Place-des-Arts.

Sign up for ten weeks of outdoor fitness!
Held right in the outdoor heart of La TOHU's circus city, don't miss the chance to get pumped and toned with cardio-sledding! But hurry and register this weekend because classes start Monday!

Let's Get Married / Marions-Nous
Generally allergic to wedlock, Quebecers are the least likely to get married in Canada (after Nunavut), but Let's Get Married isn't fazed, dubbing itself the largest bridal exhibition in Canada. On through Sunday at Place Bonaventure.

Maybes ...

MSO Plays Rachmaninoff's Symphony No. 2
With conductor Mark Wigglesworth. But if you can only afford one MSO presentation this season, wait till next weekend for Bach's Mass in B Minor. Get the details in this month's Guide to Music in Montreal.

Beware Mercury Retrograde
That's right fellow horoscope addicts, it's that time again. Astrology's answer to Murphy's Law starts Sunday.

Warhol at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Don't get cramped by the crowds. Check out the exhibit now before its finale next weekend.

And consider browsing through more choice in your Guide to Montreal in January, with family activity suggestions, theatre events and more!