Trip to Montreal, Canada

NOVEMBER 6-8, 2009

Montreal was founded in 1534, making it one of the oldest cities in North America. Its history involves Indian wars and alliances, the fur trade and the exceptional men who built it, the seemingly endless "Punch and Judy Show" put on by Britain and France and even invasions from American neighbors to the south. As is often the case, the underling story revolves around something more mundane but in the end more enduring and uplifting than the dramas of the day. The real story lies with the spirit and resolve of those early pioneers that built this wonderful city, in a foreign land, with a hostile climate and in spite of all adversity. Perhaps some of this turmoil, along with the friction between the cultures are the sparks, which are responsible for Montrealers' dedication to, and support of their cultures. The result a serious appreciation of the arts, a love of dance, a focus on music and individual expression, which ultimately leads to the development of free form lifestyles.   To imagine Montreal as a city of festivals is not to imagine at all. It has always been a festival, a party, a celebration of life. To see Montreal in any other way would truly require some imagining. Join the Pace University community in this weekend trip.       

Pricing for Montreal 2009

What do I need:

1. Unexpired passport
2. Communicate to all responsibilities and commitment if you are not able to meet them.  (Please note this is not a required trip as a result it is not an excused absence from school work etc).
3. Clean criminal record
4. Warm clothing
5. Toiletries
6. Camera
7. True understanding of the guiding principals of conduct

What is included? 

• Hotel Accommodations
• Tour of Monteal -- required of first-year students going on this trip; optional for others
• Transportation to nightlife and casino
• Round-trip transportation from New York to Monteal, Canada
   7:30 AM Departure from the campus at Briarcliff
   8:00 AM Departure from the campus at Pleasantville

NOVEMBER 6-8, 2009

NOVEMBER 6-9, 2009

The human history of Montreal, located in Quebec, Canada, spans some 8,000 years and started with the Algonquin, Huron, and Iroquois tribes of North America. Jacques Cartier became the first European to reach the area now known as Montreal in 1535 when he entered the village of Hochelega on the Island of Montreal while in search for gold. Seventy years later, Samuel de Champlain unsuccessfully tried to create a fur trading post but the local Iroquois defended their land. A mission named Ville Marie was built in 1642 as part of a project to create a French colonial empire. Ville Marie became a centre for the fur trade and French expansion into New France until 1760, when it was surrendered to the British army, following the defeat of the Battle of the Plains of Abraham. British immigration expanded the city and the city's golden era of fur trading began with the advent of the locally-owned North West Company.

Montreal was incorporated as a city in 1832. The city's growth was spurred by the opening of the Lachine Canal and Montreal was the capital of the United Province of Canada from 1844 to 1849. Growth continued and by 1860 Montreal was the largest city in British North America and the undisputed economic and cultural centre of Canada. Annexation of neighbouring towns between 1883 and 1918 changed Montreal back to a mostly Francophone city. During the 1920s and 1930s the Prohibition movement in the United States turned Montreal into a haven for Americans looking for alcohol. As with the rest of the world, the Great Depression brought unemployment to the city but this waned in the mid 1930s and skyscrapers began to be built.

World War II brought protests against conscription and caused the Conscription Crisis of 1944. Montreal's populations surpassed one million in the early 1950s. A new metro system was added, Montreal's harbour was expanded and the St. Lawrence Seaway was opened during this time. More skyscrapers were built along with museums. International status was cemented by Expo 67 and the 1976 Summer Olympics. A major league baseball team, called the Montreal Expos started playing in Montreal in 1969 but the team moved to Washington, DC to become the Washington Nationals in 2005. Montreal now constitutes one of the regions of Quebec.

Montreal Historic Sites and Museums

• Canadian Centre for Architecture - Downtown, Montreal Quebec
• Chateau Ramsey Museum - Old Montreal, Montreal, Quebec
• Chateau Dufresne Museum - Hochelega-Maisonneuve
• The Holocaust Commemorative Museum - 551 Cote Ste. Catherine
• Lachine Canal - Canadian National Historic Sites
• Marguerite-Bourgeoys Museum - Old Montreal
• McCord Museum of Canadian History - Sherbrooke St., Downtown, Montreal
• Montreal History Centre - Place D'Youville
• Museum of Contemporary Art - St. Catherine St. West
• Museum des beaux-arts de Montreal - 1390 Sherbrooke West.
• Pointe-a-Calliere Museum - Old Montreal
• Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue Canal - Canadian National Historic Sites
• Stuart Museum - The Fort, Ile Sainte-Helene
• The Fur Trade at Lachine - Canadian National Historic Sites

Montreal Artisanat, Art Boutiques and Galeries

• AGAC - Belgo Building, 372 Ste. Catherine St. W., Downtown Montreal
• Atelier Boutique de Ceramique Gaia - 1590 Laurier East, Montreal
• Canadian Guild of Crafts - 1460 Sherbrooke West, Downtown Montreal
• Dimension Plus Studio - 8110 Decarie, Montreal
• Espace Verre - 1200 Mill Street, Montreal
• L'Espace VOX - 350 St. Paul Street East, Old Montreal
• Galerie d'art Leonard et Bina Ellen - 1400 de Maisonneuve West, Downtown Montreal
• Galerie d'Arts Contemporains - 2165 Crescent Street, Downtown Montreal
• Galerie B-312 - Belgo Building, 372 Ste. Catherine St. W., Downtown Montreal
• Galerie Berensen - 1472 Sherbrooke Street West, Downtown Montreal
• Galerie Brigitte Desroches - 2110 Crescent Street , Downtown Montreal
• Galerie Le Chariot - 448 Place Jacques Cartier, Old Montreal
• Galerie Clarence Gagnon - 1108 Laurier West, Montreal
• Galerie des Metiers d'art du Quebec - Marche Bonsecours, Old Montreal
• Galerie Elana Lee - 1480 Sherbrooke Street West, Downtown Montreal
• Galerie de l'Institute de Design Montreal - 390 St. Paul Street West
• Galerie Jean Pierre Valentin - 1490 Sherbrooke Street West, Downtown, Montreal
• Galerie Lamourreux Ritzenhoff - 1428 Sherbrooke Street West, Downtown, Montreal
• Galerie Loto Quebec - 500 Sherbrooke Street West, Downtown
• Galerie Parchement - 40 St. Paul St. West, Old Montreal
• Galerie Simon Blais - 5420 St. Laurent Blvd., Montreal
• Galerie SKOL - 460 Ste. Catherine W., Downtown Montreal
• Galerie Trois Points - Belgo Building, 372 Ste. Catherine St. W., Downtown Montreal
• Galerie Walter Klinkhoff - 1200 Sherbrooke Street West, Downtown Montreal
• Gesu Centre de Creativite - 1200 Berry Street, Montreal
• Pierre Francois Outllette Art Contemporain - Belgo Building, 372 Ste. Catherine St. W., Downtown Montreal
• Poterie Manu Reva - 5141 St. Laurent Blvd., Montreal
• Pointe Claire Cultural Centre - 178 Lakeshore Road, Pointe Claire, West Island, Montreal
• Shayne Gallerie - 5471 Royalmount
• Syviane Poirier - Belgo Building, 372 Ste. Catherine St. W., Downtown Montreal
• La Trenchefile - 5251 St. Laurent Blvd., Montreal
• Therese Dion - Belgo Building, 372 Ste. Catherine St. W., Downtown Montreal
• Waddington-Gorce - Belgo Building, 372 Ste. Catherine St. W., Downtown Montreal
• West End Galerie - 1358 Green Avenue, Westmount

Montreal Performing Arts

• Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal
• Centaur Theatre - Professional theatre, Downtown, Montreal
• Festival International de Nouvelle Danse
• Les Grands Ballets Canadiens
• International Festival of New Cinema and New Media
• LaLaLa Human Steps
• Margie Gillis Fondation de Danse
• Montreal Symphony Orchestra
• L'Opéra de Montréal
• Orchestre Metropolitain du Grand Montreal
• Place des Arts - The center for performing arts in Montreal