In Quebec, it’s (almost) everyone in the swimming pool
If you’re a fan of American movie star Burt Lancaster, some scenes will instantly come to mind. The torrid beach make-out scene in From Here to Eternity, his mesmerizing turn …
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Local Sports Briefs: mountain biking, football and baseball
Vélirium looking for volunteers The 2018 UCI Vélirium World Cup downhill mountain bike races will be held at Mont Sainte-Anne from Aug. 10 to 12. This is the only stop …
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Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies: important things you may not know
Bitcoin is back in the news because its price is going up again. The sheer complexity of the subject of cryptocurrencies makes it difficult for anyone to accurately determine if …
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The story behind Rue Antonio-Barrette
This street in the Saint-Jean-Baptiste neighbourhood of Quebec City is named in honour of former Quebec premier Antonio Barrette (1899-1968). Barrette first ran for the Legislative Assembly (as the National …
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Festival d’Opéra de Québec starts off on a high note
The Festival d’Opéra de Québec opened on July 25 with a concert featuring the magnificent voices of four Canadian sopranos. Billed as a concert “under the stars” in the courtyard …
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Memorials and Things of Fame
August 1, 1818 – The Quebec Gazette Mr. Besserer, Captain in the 5th Battalion, Embodied Militia, sailed from this port with a large number of men to erect houses and …
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Pelléas et Mélisande commemorates composer Claude Debussy
The Festival d’Opéra de Québec presented the concert version of Claude Debussy’s operatic masterpiece Pelléas et Mélisande to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the composer’s death. Under the direction of …
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Offenbach’s La Belle Hélène is a hit with FOQ audience
The Festival d’Opéra de Québec (FOQ) teamed up again this year with Jeunesses Musicales Canada to present Jacques Offenbach’s comic operetta La Belle Hélène at the Théâtre La Bordée. French …
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The Brigade Lyrique livens up city parks during the FOQ
Almost every day (weather permitting) during the Festival d’Opéra de Québec (FOQ), a quartet of singers and a pianist have been driving around Quebec City giving free 30-40 minute performances …
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OBITUARY: Elsie Alexis PREVOST (née Thomson) 1920-2018
Mrs. Elsie Alexis Prevost (née Thomson), wife of the late John Reginald Prevost, died peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, at the Jeffery Hale Hospital on July 11, 2018, at …
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