An insider’s view of Guys and Dolls
When approached last summer by Cheryl Rimmer, director of the then upcoming musical Guys and Dolls, to consider playing one of the two essentially non-singing male roles, I was reluctant. …
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Memorials and Things of Fame
1861 The Morning Chronicle Barbarous Attempt at Murder by a Wife: A man named Priat, about forty-five years of age, rather more than a year ago married a young …
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Cathedral Turkey Dinner
The turkey didn’t stand a chance with the crowds of hungry people who attended the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity’s annual Turkey Dinner on the evening of Saturday, November 26. …
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Cegep Sainte-Foy celebrates American Thanksgiving
The scent of roasted turkey wafted across the campus of Cegep Sainte-Foy last week as the Language Department hosted an American Thanksgiving celebration. Nearly 100 students and staff members gathered …
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The Morrin Centre receives a special award
Nominated in the recent Architectural Merit Competition for buildings in the Ville de Québec, the Morrin Centre received the Prix special du Jury for the overall restoration work which has …
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Storybook town
Three hours up the road from Quebec City, a forest fit for Alice shelters fluorescent toadstools and mad grouses that long jump out of hiding. Rainy slate glistens in the …
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The hockey t-shirt of Quebec City
Roch Carrier’s classic The Hockey Sweater (1980), sets rich textures of childhood memory: pure love of sport, the idea of hero, and an introduction to bitter-sweet rivalry. The pride and …
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News Digest for November 30, 2011
**Unable to view photos or links? view online English News Serving Quebec City since 1764 since 1764, North America’s Oldest Newspaper *TMusing the most advanced news distribution method in over …
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James Blunt brings Some Kind of Trouble to town
Polarizing is a term that has been linked to James Blunt since his breakout song, “You’re Beautiful,” hit the airwaves in 2004. Nearly eight years later, the love-it or hate-it …
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Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow . . .
Snowboarders and skiers are waxing up their equipment as Mont-Sainte-Anne and Stoneham Mountain are busy grooming their trails in preparation for this year’s ski season. Both ski hills are now …
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