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montreal-jazz-festival Following up on our recent post about a Ð±ÐµÑÐ¿Ð»Ð°Ñ‚Ð½Ð¾Ðµ ÑˆÐ¾Ñƒ Ð¦Ð¸Ñ€ÐºÐ° Ð´ÑŽ Ð¡Ð¾Ð»ÐµÐ¹ Ð² ÐšÐ²ÐµÐ±ÐµÐº, here’s the latest on Ð±ÐµÑÐ¿Ð»Ð°Ñ‚Ð½Ñ‹Ðµ Ð¼ÐµÑ€Ð¾Ð¿Ñ€Ð¸ÑÑ‚Ð¸Ñ Ð² ÐœÐ¾Ð½Ñ€ÐµÐ°Ð»Ðµ:

Soul-pop icon Ð¡Ñ‚Ð¸Ð²Ð¸ Ð£Ð°Ð½Ð´ÐµÑ€ will perform a free concert in Montreal tomorrow — on Tuesday, Ð˜ÑŽÐ½ÑŒ 30 — to open the city’s annual ÐœÐµÐ¶Ð´ÑƒÐ½Ð°Ñ€Ð¾Ð´Ð½Ñ‹Ð¹ Ð´Ð¶Ð°Ð·Ð¾Ð²Ñ‹Ð¹ Ñ„ÐµÑÑ‚Ð¸Ð²Ð°Ð»ÑŒ. Ð‘ÐµÑÐ¿Ð»Ð°Ñ‚Ð½Ð°Ñ Ð¼ÑƒÐ·Ñ‹ÐºÐ° Ð½Ð°Ñ‡Ð¸Ð½Ð°ÐµÑ‚ÑÑ Ð² 9:30Ð²ÐµÑ‡ÐµÑ€Ð° Ð½Ð° ÑÑ†ÐµÐ½Ðµ General Motors (Rue Ste-Catherine Ouest at Rue Jeanne-Mance).

Celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, the 2009 ÐœÐµÐ¶Ð´ÑƒÐ½Ð°Ñ€Ð¾Ð´Ð½Ð¾Ð³Ð¾ Ñ„ÐµÑÑ‚Ð¸Ð²Ð°Ð»Ñ Ð”Ð¶Ð°Ð·-Ð´Ðµ-ÐœÐ¾Ð½Ñ€ÐµÐ°Ð»ÑŒ Ð±ÑƒÐ´ÐµÑ‚ Ñ€Ð°Ð±Ð¾Ñ‚Ð°Ñ‚ÑŒ Ñ Ð¸ÑŽÐ½Ñ 30 Ð¿Ð¾ Ð¸ÑŽÐ»ÑŒ 12.

There are other free concerts every day of the festival. Ð’Ñ‹ Ð¼Ð¾Ð¶ÐµÑ‚Ðµ Ð¿Ð¾Ð¸ÑÐº Ð¿Ð¾Ð¿ÑƒÑ‚Ð½Ñ‹Ñ… ÑÐ¾Ð±Ñ‹Ñ‚Ð¸Ð¹ Ð¸Ð· festival’s home page.

While performances by the most notable artists aren’t free — Ð’Ñ‹ Ð¼Ð¾Ð¶ÐµÑ‚Ðµ buy tickets here — many of the big names in jazz will be here. ÐšÑ€Ð¾Ð¼Ðµ, Montrealers know how to throw a great party!

And if you’re looking for even more free stuff to do in Montreal, ÐŸÑ€Ð¾Ð²ÐµÑ€ÑŒÑ‚Ðµ ÑÑ‚Ð¸ Ð‘ÐµÑÐ¿Ð»Ð°Ñ‚Ð½Ñ‹Ð¹ ÐœÐ¾Ð½Ñ€ÐµÐ°Ð»ÑŒ! ÑÐ¾Ð²ÐµÑ‚Ñ‹ Ð¾Ñ‚ National Geographic Traveler Ð¸ “Ten Free Things to Do inÂ Montreal” from About.com.