Christian Roberge brings Brassens to the Bélanger Bandstand
Christian Roberge, a former founding member of The Lost Fingers, took centre stage at the Edwin Bélanger Bandstand last Thursday evening, July 23. An attentive audience gathered on the hillside …
McGreevy Manor – an idyllic place for people who care
I’ll never forget the day that Nectaria called to tell me that I was one of the lucky few who had been selected to move into the newly-opened McGreevy Manor. …
Memorials and Things of Fame
1866 The Morning Chronicle About a month ago, Detective O’Neil received a warrant for the arrest of a man named Louis Maguire. The said warrant set forth that Louis Maguire …
The story behind Rue Nassau
Rue Nassau is named after the capital city of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, an archipelagic state consisting of over 700 islands, cays and islets in the Atlantic Ocean, southeast …
MNBAQ gets to work with interactive exhibit
The Musée nationale des Beaux-Arts du Québec (MNBAQ) is encouraging the public to work for their art this summer with an interactive event called Se mettre à l’oeuvre (loosely translated …
A spirited photography exhibit on Île d’Orléans
Genius Loci – Spirit of Place, a spirited photography exhibit by Arthur Plumpton, is currently open to the public at the Maison de nos Aïeux historical centre on Île d’Orléans. …
Will ye no come back again?
The 78th Fraser Highlanders’ Pipe Major Alan Stairs and drummer Don Neilson gave a stirring performance at Chalmers-Wesley Church on Wednesday, July 20. They played marches, slow airs, jigs and …
Duelling fountains in Lévis
The new fountains in Lévis are certainly getting their share of use in the summer heat; however, the city might consider that they are getting a little overused. One fountain …
Hunting season at the Villa Bagatelle
This summer the Villa Bagatelle in Sillery is featuring an exhibit with Hunters or Chasseurs as its theme. The Hunters exhibition is an exploration of the imaginary centred on the …
Sizable installations at the MNBAQ
When the Musée national des Beaux-Arts du Québec (MNBAQ) inaugurated the Pierre Lassonde Pavilion in June, the idea was to have a large impact with its sleek and modern style. …