Vieux-Québec Feis to highlight Irish music and dance
It seems that Quebec City is filled with all kinds of Celtic activities these days, not the least of which will be the next great event, Vieux-Québec Feis 2014, to …
The Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph: “Never dreamed I’d be on staff”
I grew up in Gros Pin (Charlesbourg) just west of First Avenue, below the train tracks. My first memory of the Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph was walking to the train station to …
The Drainville Plan
Bernard Drainville may be the next leader of the Parti Quebecois (PQ) With this in mind, he has a Plan. But let’s go back to the beginning… We first knew …
Gloria pour le nouveau monde at the Palais Montcalm
A gala performance of the Quebec International Sacred Music Festival took place at the Palais Montcalm on Friday evening, featuring the scintillating soprano voice of Karina Gauvin and Les Violons …
WWI Exhibit at Cégep Garneau: Life in the trenches from 1914 to 1918
You are invited to visit an exhibit to commemorate the Great War at Cégep Garneau, at 1660, boul. de l’Entente (local A-2090). The free exhibit is open to the public …
Jennifer Grout solidifies her status as a star of Arabic song
Considerable hype preceded Jennifer Grout’s appearance at the Quebec International Sacred Music Festival – the American famously placed third in the Lebanese talent competition Arabs Got Talent in 2013, singing …
Jireh Gospel Choir rocks Église Saint-Roch
Gospel music enthusiasts welcomed Montreal’s Jireh Gospel Choir to Église Saint-Roch last Saturday evening for the last of the Quebec International Sacred Music Festival performances. The choir sang in the …
Spinning down the Silk Road
From September 6 to 14, the 18th Quebec International Sacred Music Festival captivated music lovers with performances by musicians, singers and dancers in several venues around the city. On September …
Connecting through culture at the Morrin Centre
Historians generally agree that the first time Canada regarded itself as a country rather than a colony was after the Battle of Vimy Ridge in 1917. On Wednesday, September 24, …
Drawn to natural history and science through art
Last Thursday evening, artist and photojournalist Bethann G. Merkle gave a “sketchy” art lesson in the old chemistry lab of the Morrin Centre, as part of its Connecting through Culture …