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Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/metro/public_html/app/controllers/app_controller.php:160) in /home/metro/public_html/app/controllers/app_controller.php on line 175 Alexandra T. GreenhillAlexandra T. Greenhillhttp://themetropolitain.ca/articles/author/150fraMontreal’s Source of Enlightenment: « Les beaux esprits se rencontrent »http://themetropolitain.ca/articles/view/923http://themetropolitain.ca/articles/view/923As a traveler crossing the desert in hope beyond hope happens upon an unexpected lush oasis, so did we stumble upon Diana and David’s miraculous Montreal institution, at which political, social, artistic, and scientific questions are discussed weekly with never ending passion and an abundance of new perspectives. This is what the Salons of the French 18th century Age of Enlightenment must have felt like and the impact of these gatherings is of similar scope to be felt for decades to come.Alexandra T. GreenhillMon, 27 Dec 2010 14:00:00 -0500