Foreigner and Def Leppard rock down memory lane
After their concert for the Festival d’Été on Saturday, July 13, it is easy to understand why Foreigner have had ten multi-platinum albums, 16 Top-30 hits, album sales exceeding 75 …
Heritage houses of Quebec City offer cultural discoveries
The network of heritage houses of the City of Quebec has been renamed Maisons du patrimoine, espaces muséaux de la Ville de Québec. The new name better describes the mission …
Stranded in Natashquan
(Photo by Lise Lafond) A frequent contributor to the QCT, Lise Lafond, and her family travelled to the Côte-Nord a few weeks ago on a camping trip. Her husband, …
Mysterious creatures invade Montcalm
A large mythical beast and other strange little animals have been created for the pleasure of passersby in the Montcalm district of Quebec City. The fanciful assemblage is a collaboration …
Cirque du Soleil delivers best performance yet
For six years now, Quebec City residents and visitors have been spoiled with free summer Cirque du Soleil shows five days a week (Tuesday to Saturday) until September 1st. …
Letter to the Editor – Northern lights
The northern lights article (by Bethann Merkle, July 10, 2013) was awesome!! I dragged my husband out in the middle of the night last year and he was glad I …
Québec-Lévis ferry’s vehicle ramp damaged
July 26, 2013 – The damaged ferry ramp has now been repaired and service for vehicles has been restored. – July 26, 2013 ——— …
See, hear and experience Quebec’s extraordinary opera festival
Soloist John Relyea (Mephistopheles) with dancers and acrobats in rehearsal for La Damnation de Faust. (Photo by Shirley Nadeau) Grégoire Legendre, Robert Lepage and Mayor Régis Labeaume, at the Grand …
QCT Mystery Photo Contest – July 24
Bethann Merkle, Shirley Nadeau and Danielle Burns have been scouting out people, places and objects around the city for you to try and identify over the summer months. Every week, …
Lumières marks 350 years of history at the Séminaire de Québec
The premiere performance of Lumières, l’étonnant Destinée du Séminaire de Québec, took place in the seminary courtyard in Old Quebec last Monday evening. Lumières is a sound-and-light show produced by …