News Digest October 23, 2013
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Welcome to Mr. Hyde’s strange laboratory
The Morrin Centre is hosting an exciting new Halloween activity – The Laboratory of Mr. Hyde. This year’s theme is based on Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic The Strange Case of …
Honouring the best in Anglophone community service
Leaders of Quebec’s English-speaking community gathered to honour three exceptional Anglophones at the fifth annual Sheila and Victor Goldbloom Distinguished Community Service Awards gala held in Montreal on October 17. …
IHQ highlights International Uilleann Piping Day
On the evening of October 19, Irish Heritage Quebec hosted a concert performance of the newly founded Quebec Uilleann Piping Club at McMahon Hall. The Irish have created the International …
Widows in black and a black-hearted lady in white
As is apparent in the chilling Halloween exhibits currently on display in the Joan of Arc Garden, being a woman, especially a widow, in Quebec City was not easy throughout …
Playoff action for the Fighting Irish football teams
The St. Patrick’s High School Fighting Irish Senior football team crushed the Sainte Anne of La Pocatiere College Wisigoths 49-0 last Friday night to assure themselves third position and a …
Madama Butterfly wings into Quebec
Puccini’s classic opera, Madama Butterfly arrived in Quebec City over the weekend, and will be in town all week. The performances boast a top-notch cast headlined by Korean soprano Yunah …
Frederick C. Wurtele photos at the Villa Bagatelle
The cottage at the corner of St. Louis Road and James-Lemoine Avenue presents an exhibition of works by photographer Fred C. Wurtele. Conserved by archivists of the city, the province …
A taste of fine French wines
Local wine, beer and spirits merchant, Kenneth Gunn, invited the QCT to a private wine-tasting on October 17, presided over by Brice Lamouroux, Secretary General of the Château Larose Trintaudon, …
Birth Announcement
The Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph extends sincere congratulations to writer Juanita Craig and Jimmy Lambert on the birth of their son Étienne Patuone Lambert on Saturday, October 12. The proud grandparents are …