The countdown to 2017 has begun. The City of Quebec and the provincial and federal governments announced the festivities planned from December 27 to January 1. Tourists, families and revellers …

The Orchestre symphonique de Québec (OSQ) outdid itself last week with a stupendous performance of Carmina Burana, the scenic cantata composed by Carl Orff in 1936. The work is based …

If you weren’t at the Quebec Art Company (QAC)’s 35th Anniversary Gala at the Morrin Centre last Saturday evening, you missed a great party! Some 100 guests were welcomed to …

Last year, the CNN website drew up a list of the top 15 places in the world to spend Christmas. Quebec City made the list, along with places like Malta, …

This short, narrow street in Old Quebec is easy to miss. It was named in honour of William McWilliam, a great baker, confectionary and pastry chef, who opened his bakery …

Thirty-four artists representing numerous disciplines are selling their works from December 2 to 18 at the Salon de Noël at the Bibliothèque Charles-H.-Blais on Avenue Maguire. Sculpture, Swedish embroidery, children’s …

The Théâtre du Petit-Champlain was packed on November 30 for The Next Generation Leahy show, featuring Jennifer and Doug Leahy, their seven children and three guest performers. Everyone in the …

It wasn’t any ordinary artists’ fair at Saint-Fidèle church on 4e Avenue. Slightly edgy, rule-breaking, “smokes in the bathroom yet is very cool” is the vibe, as is an eclectic …

December 3 was opening day for the Hôtel Valcartier and Bora Parc, an indoor water park at Valcartier Village. The park welcomed some 500 guests to the pools, but the …