In Memoriam
Dear Gilly/Mum, It’s already one year since you left us, but we will always have our wonderful memories. God Bless You. Rest in Peace. Mike, Simon, Nick and Andrew Ayre...
Worcester Chorus performs Mozart’s magnificent Requiem
It was standing room only at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity last Thursday, August 18, for the Midi en Musique concert. Every pew on the main floor of the …
Choral and Chamber Organ Festival comes to a triumphant close
The week-long Choral and Chamber Organ Festival came to a triumphant end on Sunday afternoon at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity. Some 85 choristers, who had spent the week …
The GIRLZ at the gallery
Espace contemporain de Québec presented GIRLZ, a collection of works of art by Véronique Dusso, Catherine Pelletier, Véronique Robidoux and Joë Tbo, from August 16 to 21. “It is with …
Louise Penny’s A Great Reckoning a great read
November is imminent, promising dark and cold times. After decades of work, and not yet 60, Armand Gamache has taken early retirement as chief of Homicide for the Sûreté du …
Quebec City Film Festival popping up near you
The sixth annual Festival de Cinéma de la Ville de Québec (FCVQ) recently announced that its popular CinéPopUp is back for the third consecutive year, as part of the film …
Memorials and Things of Fame
1866 The Morning Chronicle Peter street was enlivened last evening by a species of hunt. A man without his hat and evidently in a great hurry was seen running down …
Céline Dion: The Show Must Go On
Céine Dion, reigning queen of the concert stage, performed five amazing concerts in Quebec City between August 20 and 27. For her first performance at the new venue, the Videotron …
The story behind Rue du Parc-Feeney
Rue du Parc-Feeney is named in honour of an Irish family who settled in Cap-Rouge in the 19th century. Daniel Feeney came to Canada from Ireland in the early 1800s …
Newcomers enjoy VEQ’s picnic in the park
The Voice of English-speaking Quebec (VEQ) held a picnic in the Parc du Bois-de-Coulonge last Saturday, August 20. Some 40 newcomers to Quebec City enjoyed sandwiches, fruit and veggies, after …