Quebec’s Cirque du Soleil at home in Hollywood
How do you impress the richest, hottest, biggest celebrities in the world? Invite Quebec’s Cirque du Soleil to give a performance at the 2012 Academy Awards in Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre. …
“Echoes of Erin” in Shannon
The Comhaltas Irish show last Wednesday evening, October 17, was an unqualified success. It certainly came through with all that was promised by local media and played to an enthusiastic …
Memorials and Things of Fame
1862 The Morning Chronicle We observe that the ornamental fountain has been removed from the basin in the Place D’Armes and put into winter quarters. This will leave a policeman …
Local insight into Admiral Nelson’s romantic mystery
A war hero, a rumoured love affair while said hero was still a young ‘nobody,’ and no hard evidence – sounds like a Hollywood script. In the case of British …
Pastoral Care Workshop
The Anglican Diocese of Quebec has recently hired the Reverend Darla Sloan to coordinate a team that offers pastoral services to English-speaking patients who come to Quebec City for medical …
La Traviata – triumph in tragedy
Last Thursday’s dress rehearsal of the Opera de Québec’s La Traviata seemed a bit surreal: we were surrounded by hundreds of high school students (not your usual opera crowd!), who …
Interview with the accused Charles Chambers, Part 1
For a fifth year, the National Battlefield Commission is delighted to invite the public to attend the Chambers Gang trial, an animated, interactive historical presentation set in the exact location …
The Swingle Singers at the Palais Montcalm
The renowned a capella singing group The Swingle Singers performed at the Palais Montcalm last Saturday evening to an enthralled audience. It was sometimes hard to believe that the sounds …
News Digest for October 24, 2012
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Smiles and surprises at the CWL Christmas Sale
The Catholic Women’s League hosted its charming annual Christmas Sale at St. Patrick’s Church on Saturday afternoon, October 20 and after mass on Sunday, October 21, the same Sunday …