Run away with the Jours de cirque
If you have ever dreamed of running away with the circus, the Jours de cirque performances put on every year in spring by the École de cirque de Québec are …
The maniacal Machine de Cirque
The Machine de Cirque opened to a sold-out audience at the Théâtre de la Bordée last week. The audience had a lot to look at while waiting for the first …
Où tu vas quand tu dors … about small celebrations
Last year’s edition of Où tu vas quand tu dors en marchant…? raised somewhat disturbing questions about death. This year’s edition is about life, and about enjoying the little things …
Cool Jazz evening at the Morrin Centre
Though the rain and the blowing wind outside made us think of a cool autumn night rather than a warm spring evening, music aficionados were nice and cozy last Thursday, …
Cultural Interlude
The Jeffery Hale Friends’ Foundation and Saint Brigid’s Foundation are busy preparing for the fourth edition of the Cultural Interlude, which will take place at the beautiful Domaine Cataraqui …
News Digest May 20 2015
Issue May 20, 2015 English News Serving Quebec City since 1764 since 1764, North America’s Oldest Newspaper *TM using the most advanced news distribution method in over …
Book about Jewish heritage in Quebec aims to turn heads
The notion that Quebec City’s history is mainly the story of French settlers and their offspring is prevalent, even among those who are not descended from coureurs de bois and …
Amphibious airplane fishing trip
I have accumulated over 500 hours flying time as a passenger in over 20 different aircraft: the Tiger Moth, Cessna, Norseman, Beaver, Bellanca, DC-3, Canso, F-27, Constellation, DC-4, over a half …
A trip down an Irish memory lane
At a recent meeting of Irish Heritage Quebec (IHQ), Ann Power led members down memory lane, or was it down Champlain Street? Illustrating her talk with photos, Power described day-to-day …
Memorials and Things of Fame
1865 The Morning Chronicle There are two reasons why a loyal and law-abiding people should keep holiday to-day. First, because we love to remember that the “only Ruler of Princes” …