So far, the cold, crisp weather has been perfect for Quebec City’s 63rd Winter Carnival, which will begin on Friday, January 27, and end on Sunday, February 12. Construction of …
Daily Archives: 18 January 2017
American Story Show pays tribute to the classics
If you’re wondering where your parents were on Friday night, they were probably at the Capitole de Québec dancing the night away to American classics like Roy Orbison’s “Pretty Woman” …
Nuts and bolts of cabinet-making in Canada and the U.S.
Not that we are lacking in examples of stark differences between the Canadian and American systems of government, but the last week has brought into the spotlight how the two …
QAC auditions for Norm Foster’s Self Help
After last year’s successful production of Norm Foster’s Opening Night, the Quebec Art Company (QAC) is returning with another of Foster’s hilarious comedies. Arguably Canada’s most produced playwright, Foster has …
Façade of the Boucherie Bégin much improved!
The former Boucherie Bégin on Rue Saint-Jean has a colourful new look these days, ever since Phelipe Soldevila and Olivier De Serres completed their mural covering the façade of the …
Memorials and Things of Fame
1867 The Morning Chronicle A mascarade on the ice took place at Routier’s Rink, St. Olivier street. The rink was thronged with spectators and the crowd of grotesquely attired masqueraders moving …
The story behind Rue Stanley-Cosgrove
Rue Stanley-Cosgrove is named in honour of Stanley Cosgrove, an artist born of Irish and French parentage in Montreal in 1911. Cosgrove studied at the École des Beaux-Arts de Montréal …
Moisson Québec in urgent need of volunteers
Moisson Québec has put out an urgent plea for more people who can offer their help on a regular basis, a half-day or a full day each week, between 8 …
Université Laval student agriculture week
The 42nd edition of the Université Laval “Semaine de l’Agriculture” was held at ExpoCité on January 13, 14 and 15. The theme this year was “From Tradition to Innovation.” This …
Canada celebrates its sesquicentennial
Canada is celebrating its birthday – 150 years since Confederation – in 2017. Throughout the entire year there will be nation-wide events to mark the sesquicentennial. It’s a big word, …