Opéra de Québec stages audience favourite, Puccini’s Tosca
Giacomo Puccini saw Victorien Sardou’s 1887 French-language play La Tosca in 1889 when it was first performed in Rome. He immediately recognized the play’s melodramatic ingredients – love, intrigue, murder …
Bringing history to life … and death at the Citadelle
What does one do on the weekend at an active garrison in Quebec City? Fight, of course! Even though it was only play fighting, the soldier’s school and history buffs …
Little people make BIG noise!!
A cacophony of drums and various instruments, strollers and noisy people clowned along 3e Avenue in Old Limoilou a little after 10 a.m. on Sunday, May 17. The majority of the …
A chic picnic at the Musée des Beaux Arts
Put on your best “casually chic” outfit – hats for the ladies and ascot ties for the gentlemen are de rigeur. This elegant picnic to be held on the grounds …
Pierre Karl Péladeau new head of the Parti Québécois
Well, no surprises here. On the first ballot, Pierre Karl Péladeau was elected head of the Parti Québécois last Friday evening with almost 58 percent of the votes. Alexandre Cloutier …
A dust-up at St. Matthew’s Church
‘Tis the season, and members of the Quebec City Guild of Change Ringers did some spring cleaning in the bell tower at the former St. Matthew’s Church, now the Bibliothéque …
Paul LAMONDE
Paul Lamonde, age 95, passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones on February 16, 2015, in London, Ontario. He was the son of the late Elzear Lamonde and Ann Shea …
LGBT community come together to thank allies
Jean-François Perrier joined hundreds of people at Place d’Youville on Sunday afternoon, wearing their brightest clothes to celebrate the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia. But Perrier isn’t gay, bisexual …
Urbainculteurs want to paint the town green
Spring has sprung, and Quebec City’s urban gardeners are wasting no time. The urban gardening collective Les Urbainculteurs have been teaching Quebecers how to garden in the city since 2009. …
Invitation to VEQ’s Annual General Meeting
Voice of English-speaking Québec invites you to their Annual General Meeting on Thursday, May 28, 2015 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Coin Soleil Room (2nd floor) …