And now feast your eyes on the lovely Cynthia Phaneuf (I have a sore spot for girls with english and french mashed-up names). She's a skater, clearly, and young sheesh. Born in 1988, she hails from Sorel, QC. The Team Canada athlete is known for her fast, high jumps. She also seems fairly flexible in the leg area. Bonne chance cocotte.

The pair of tickets I had up for draw (Instructions at studio 303) went to Renaud Bourgelas, who wrote to tell me he'd invited a boy he has an eye on and that the evening was "special" and the show "really nice." Congrats!

ALSO, there was some kind of American football celebration on TV last night? They ran the usual "special" commercials, where companies pay top dollar to get that kind of exposure.  Last night's Godaddy's thing was kinda dumb. Their commercials have always kind of made me uncomfortable, but now, another lesbian "sous-entendu." Gets a bit cliché after awhile.

FRIDAY
UP YOURS! for LICKETY SPLIT

Club Sin night—Café Cléo. I'll be there for the screening of our video, a satire infomercial thingy about the revitalization issue at Café Cléo. Parking—REFRESH 3$

SATURDAY
BENU—a new work by Queer African-Jamaican-Canadian artist d’bi young (and  FEB 13, 14). (Thanks to Miriam Ginestier for the tip.)
INSTRUCTIONS (queer performance)—A provocative evening of gender-bending and identity-questioning performance with artists Fanadeep, Oreet Ashery, 2Fik and Emma Howes.
KINKY-LECTRO—ROUGH SOUNDS NIGHT WITH ARAKIS/JONNYBONNYROCK

SUNDAY
STREET CLEAN-UPS, STREET PROTESTS: CRIMINALIZATION and RESISTANCE de 1976 - 2010. And book launch: "THE CANADIAN WAR ON QUEERS," by Patrizia Gentile and Gary Kinsman. More info: qteam@riseup.net

Hockey Night in Parc La Fontaine

MONDAY
Mado—Comedy nights

"INSTRUCTIONS"

A provocative evening of gender-bending and identity-questioning performance. Fanadeep, our French coverboy duo, use 2 blenders, a lazy-boy and mythological instructions to explore their shadowy selves. British art star Oreet Ashery, via video, performs a duet called Semitic Score with local queer artist 2Fik; both as their Orthodox Jewish and Muslim alter egos. Emma Howes sends us playful commands from Berlin. Kris Nelson is a producer and curator (and first lady to Montag of the Mec Plus Ultra crowd). Instructions is his first curatorial gesture in Montreal. Duree: 45 minutes / bilingue $15 — $12 advance. The first two people to email Melissa at communications@studio303.ca and mention KOX & KUNTZ win pairs of tickets to see INSTRUCTIONS this Saturday, Feb 6, at Studio 303 at either 7 pm or 9 pm.

MORE INFO: studio303.ca