Out of Town: Montreal

What’s happening the next few weeks:

* The Montreal International Jazz Festival runs June 29 to July 9. Shirley Horn, above, will open the festival. Other performers include MeShell Ndegeocello, Arturo Sandoval, Max Roach, Mal Waldron, the John Pizzarelli Trio, Brad Mehldau, Dave Douglas, Bill Frisell, Chick Corea & Origin and Gonzalo Rubalcaba. The festival site is bounded by Ste-Catherine, President-Kennedy, Bleury and St-Urbain streets. Tickets available online at https://www.montrealjazzfest.com and at (800) 361-4595.

* “From Renoir to Picasso: Masterpieces From the Musee de l’Orangerie” is on view at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts through Oct. 15. The special-ticket event includes 81 paintings from the Jean Walter and Paul Guillaume collection by Cezanne, Derain, Matisse, Modigliani, Picasso, Renoir and others. At the Jean-Noel Desmarais Pavilion, 1380 Sherbrooke St. West. (514) 285-2000.

* Teen pop sensation and Grammy-winner Christina Aguilera sings July 8 at Molson Centre, 1260 De la Gauchetiere St. West. (514) 528-2828.

* The Just for Laughs Festival, July 13 through 23, includes 2,000 stand-up shows, gala performances, theater, improv tournaments and outdoor performances, more than 1,300 of them free events in the Latin Quarter of Montreal. Venues vary. Tickets: (514) 845-2322.