Cartier-Brébeuf National Historic Site of Canada: A Garden Through Three Ages
Iroquoians who pre-dated the arrival of Jacques Cartier grew their crops, among them tobacco and corn, in circles. “It was always in a circle,” said Jacinthe Coté, co-ordinator at Parc …
Great Water Pistol Battle on the Plains of Abraham
This past Sunday afternoon, for the second year in a row, a local radio station put out the call to stage a Water Pistol Battle on the playing field in …
Second Annual Free Jazz Concert
The Jeffery Hale Friends’ Foundation invites you to our second annual free Jazz Concert, Sunday, August 22, 2010, 2:00 – 3:30 on the Jeffery Hale Terrace (behind the hospital) featuring …
Festibière heads downtown in August
Alex Caron has been trying for several years to stage a festival featuring micro-brewed beer in the city, but with all the celebrations – the 400th anniversary in 2008, the …
Festival d’Été de Québec bigger than ever in 2010
Place d’Youville was jumping Sunday afternoon to a blend of blues, funk, traditional New Orleans Jazz and Motown, courtesy of Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue, a unique New Orleans based …
A tribute to wildlife artists
Animals have always fascinated humans and as far as we can go in time, men have made images of animals. Of course, when the prehistoric men were making such images …
Summer Notes activities and events July 14, 2010
Don’t know what to do on these hot, muggy days when you want to get out of the house but can’t stand the heat? How about going to a nice, …
A weekend of model airplane flying
It was my son Clifford who got me to watch him compete in a model airplane flying event. He had travelled from Sept Iles with his friend and fellow pilot …
Summer Notes activities and events
Prepared by Shirley NadeauOutdoor Opera Concerts presented by the Ville de Québec and l’Opéra de Québec. A series of ten summer concerts start on July 6, and continuing through August …
Summer in full swing with Cirque, Festival and Moulin Image
The summer is in full swing with cultural events open to the public taking up a large part of the city and its environs. Three major annual outdoor productions are …