Tchaikovsky and the Russians full of storm and passion
Tempêtes & Passions put legendary Russian composer Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky and several of his lesser-known compatriots in the spotlight during the Festival d’Opéra de Québec on Aug. 5. Jessica Latouche …
Kids enjoy Arts Alive! music workshop
Children gather around singer-songwriter and children’s book author Lp Camozzi during the Arts Alive! Québec festival at the Morrin Centre on Aug. 4. He entertained them with songs such as …
Les Grands Feux Loto-Québec open with a little bit of country
People wearing cowboy hats, boots, jeans and plaid shirts danced their way through the evening of Aug. 2, as the 24th Grands Feux Loto-Québec (GFLQ) marked its opening. Country music …
New France festivities bring history to life in Lower Town
Elegantly dressed noblemen and noblewomen in 17th- and 18th-century attire, members of the bourgeoisie and simple peasants appeared throughout Quebec City’s Lower Town during the 22nd annual Fêtes de la …
Mozart’s Magic Flute enchants audiences
The major production of this year’s Festival d’Opéra de Québec was La Flûte Enchantée or The Magic Flute, one of Mozart’s final compositions, which premiered in Vienna in 1791, just …
NCAA competition for Rouge et Or
It’s becoming a preseason tradition for the Université Laval men’s basketball program. For the past 10 years, they have hosted a series of NCAA basketball teams at different levels every …
Community Calendar
July 31 to Aug. 12 – Plein Art, le Salon des métiers d’art de Québec. Over 100 professional artisans display their wares at Quebec’s largest summer arts and crafts show, …
Hockey lovers get a chance to see NHL players at annual Boot Camp
Any keen hockey fan will recognize the names Jonathan Audy-Marchessault, David Perron, Jonathan Drouin, Alex Chiasson and Jonathan Huberdeau. These National Hockey League players, who are all from Quebec, headline …
OBITUARY: William Lynn HICKS June 27, 1934 – July 30, 2018
Lynn passed away at St. Joseph’s Health Centre in Toronto, Ont. with family by his side. He leaves to mourn his children Scott (Shelly) Hicks and Elaine (Rob) Reaper, grandchildren …
OBITUARY: Elsie Alexis PREVOST (née Thomson) 1920-2018
Mrs. Elsie Alexis Prevost (née Thomson), wife of the late John Reginald Prevost, died peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, at the Jeffery Hale Hospital on July 11, 2018, at …