The story behind Côte de Sillery
Côte de Sillery is named in honour of Noël Brulart de Sillery (1577-1640), a French diplomat who, upon renouncing worldly things and taking holy orders, donated his fortune to found …
Piquing curiosities at the MNBAQ
The Family Gallery that opened in the central pavilion of the Musée national des Beaux-Arts du Québec (MNBAQ) on June 24 this year had what executive director Line Ouellet referred …
The circus comes to the symphony
The circus was definitely “in town” last weekend. While the Cirque du Soleil kept folks amused with its giant egg at the Videotron Centre last week, the Orchestre symphonique de …
OVO, an eggcellent Cirque du Soleil
The Cirque du Soleil’s OVO celebrates the natural world, a world teeming with insect life in all its glorious colours and shapes. OVO delighted its audience on opening night, November …
Roméo Dallaire launches \Waiting for First Light\””
Have you ever had recurring nightmares so terrible that you wished morning would come so you could wake up and never have those dreams again? This is the reason for …
Snow White, the Russian ballerina and the Quebec pianist
The Grand Théâtre was filled with young families and little girls dressed as princesses and fairies. Magic sparkled throughout the building on November 27, even before the Ballet de Québec …
Local filmmakers screen their first movie
The Clap Cinéma was the place to be on November 25 when it showed the black and white movie Harry: Portrait d’un détective privé. In this film, director Maxime Desruisseaux, …
Kwahiatonhk! A journey along the indigenous writing trail
Wendake’s fifth First Nations Book Fair, Kwahiatonhk!, dominated the events calendar in the community last weekend. Kwahiatonhk‘s official opening was held on November 25 at the Maison de la …
Yard Clean Up and tribute in memory of former staff member
On Wednesday November 9, 2016, Ste-Foy Elementary School held our yearly yard clean up. Students and staff also gathered to have a memorial to celebrate SFE school psychologist, Mr. Roger …
World War II veteran Sir Joe Sutcliffe
Sir Joseph Patrick “Joe” Sutcliffe, whose interview with Irish Heritage Quebec was covered in our November 16, 2016, edition, was among the Canadians who landed on the beaches of Normandy …