QAC’s \Self-Help\” – How actors see characters”
One of the wonders of community theatre is how it brings together people from very different backgrounds, compels them to put their talents and vulnerabilities on display and become another …
Luc Langevin invites people to the 7th Quebec Magic Festival
From May 4 to 7, magicians from around the world are coming to Quebec City to apply their art and skills, to present illusions and tricks at the 7th Magic …
Ambient music selected for every customer
There are few things more charming than walking down the streets of Quartier Petit Champlain with the welcoming storefronts and cobblestone roads, and listening to the continuous stream of music …
Valcartier Elementary School celebrating its 70th anniversary
A bit of history: When the school was built in 1947 it was called the Valcartier Intermediate School. Sixty-six students attended the first year. In 1965, the Grade 8 and …
Québec Exquis! offers a gourmet film event with Theatre of Life
The award-winning documentary film Theater of Life (Théâtre de la vie), by Montreal director Peter Svatek was shown at Le Clap cinema last weekend in conjunction with Québec Exquis! The …
Stroller traffic at the Parents and Kids Fair
ExpoCité’s parking lot was filled with minivans and family cars last weekend for the 4th annual Parents and Kids Fair in Quebec City. The fair, founded in 1993, just celebrated …
From the Himalayas to Quebec City: Adam Sherlip’s hockey journey
It’s an oft-told tale, how sports can open doors to career opportunities, to self-realization, to redemption. In some cases, involvement in sports can take you places you never could have …
They’re back… again!
Last week a flock of Canada geese landed on our partly frozen lake and I was anxious to see if “my” geese were with this group. These geese stayed for …
Legal pot? Are we tripping, or what?
“Far out, man!” That’s likely what teenaged me would have said if a visitor from the future had said Prime Minister Trudeau had legalized marijuana in 2018. Then I might …
Memorials and Things of Fame
1867 The Morning Chronicle A dilapidated, but philosophical looking specimen of humanity, who had suddenly succumbed to some prostrating influence the night before last and had been found by the …