The story behind Avenue du Pont-Scott
Avenue du Pont-Scott leads to and over Pont Scott, the bridge crossing the St. Charles River between Rue Marie-de-l’Incarnation and Avenue Saint-Sacrement. The street and the bridge were opened in …
Jeffery Hale – Saint Brigid’s Friends’ Foundation Golf Tournament
The 26th annual Jeffery Hale – Saint Brigid’s Friends’ Foundation Golf Tournament was held at the Cap-Rouge golf course on Friday, September 16, and was followed by a dinner at …
Quebec City Women’s Club kicking off their 79th year!
The Quebec City Women’s Club will be kicking off their 79th year on Wednesday, September 28, at 6:30 p.m. with a dinner at Le Petit Coin Breton restaurant in Place …
Les Amis de l’Orgue launch 50th season
A rousing concert was held at the Église Saints-Martyrs-canadiens last Saturday evening to mark the opening of the 2016-2017 season of Les Amis de l’Orgue. Thirty-five musicians of the Musique du …
A clever disguise for the dogwood sawfly
Walking through the woods, I noticed a cluster of leaves that were full of holes, and I wondered what was nibbling on them. I turned over a couple of leaves …
Domaine Maizerets hosts first Festival de Marionnettes de Québec
It may have been the first puppet festival in Quebec City but it won’t be the last. With a reported attendance of nearly 4,000, organizers were more than satisfied with …
A rare performance of Winterreise embraces concert-goers
From the moment pianist Leslie De’Ath placed his fingers on the keys and bass-baritone Daniel Lichti closed his eyes, the audience was transported to an alternate realm where they were …
Saint-Roch Expérience puts the “rock” in Saint-Roch
What do you get when you combine 40 food kiosques, three days of musical line-ups (September 15-17) and a handful of visual and performing arts? You get the Saint-Roch Expérience, …
Coupe Banque Nationale full of drama
After a three-year absence, local favourite Eugénie Bouchard, the face of the Coupe Banque Nationale women’s tennis championship, made her first singles appearance against Mandy Minella of Luxembourg in a …
Filles du Roy honoured with a commemorative plaque
In the late afternoon of September 16, the Société d’histoire des Filles du Roy hosted a cocktail to celebrate the unveiling of a commemorative plaque honouring the first Filles du …