Community Calendar of Events – March 13, 2024

Community Calendar of Events 

Compiled by Shirley Nadeau

shirley@qctonline.com

Note: If there is a community event you would like to have publicized, please let us know by email at least two weeks in advance (editor@qctonline.com).

COMMUNITY CALENDAR of EVENTS 

  

Wednesday, March 13 at 7 p.m. – The Morrin Centre presents a historical Building Our Community talk that focuses on Health and Social Services in  Quebec City. Guest speakers Richard Walling, executive director of Jeffery Hale Community Partners; Michael Boden, executive director of the Jeffery Hale Foundation, Citadel Foundation and Saint Brigid’s Home Foundation; and members of the Quebec Art Company will present the evolution of the Jeffery Hale Hospital and partner organizations from the early 1800s to today. The event is free, but participants are encouraged to register in advance at eventbrite.ca/e/building-our-community-health-and-social-services.

 

Friday, March 15 at 8:30 a.m.  – Y4Y Youth Forum  at the Concordia Conference Centre in Montreal (John Molson Building, 1450 Rue Guy, ninth floor) or online. Youth from the English-speaking community of the Capitale-Nationale region are encouraged to participate. To register or learn more, visit y4yquebec.org/youth-forum-2024

 

Saturday, March 16 from 1 to 4 p.m. – Culinary Mosaic talk and workshop in French at the Morrin Centre. Catherine Ferland will present the culinary history of the local French-speaking community. During the workshop, which begins at 2:15 p.m., you can learn how to make pets de soeur (nun’s fart) pastries. The workshop is $9.85 for members, $14.11 for non-members. For details and to register, visit morrin.org/en/event/culinary-mosaic-a-delicious-history-07.

 

Saturday, March 16 at 1 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. – The 55th annual Shannon Irish Show, organized by the Catholic Women’s League of Shannon, takes place at the Shannon Community Centre, 75 Gosford Road. Doors open one hour before showtime. Tickets – $10 per adult, $5 per child aged 6-12, free for children five and under– are available at the door only and cash only. For information, contact Kerry King at 418-844-0033 (evening). See article on page 2. 

 

March 16 to 24 – 42nd Festival International des Films sur l’Art (FIFA) presents an eclectic selection of films dedicated to painting, dance, music and literary life at the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec. Obvious, hackers de l’art opens the festival on March 16, in the presence of director Thibaut Sève and members of the Obvious collective, which uses artificial intelligence as a creative tool. For details, visit lefifa.com/en.

 

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Sunday, March 17 is St. Patrick’s Day. To learn about the many Irish-themed activities planned for this year, visit qcpatrick.com/en/festivities. Here are just a few of the highlights: 

 

Sunday, March 17 at 9 a.m. – Raising of the Irish flag at City Hall  

 

Sunday, March 17 from noon to 4 p.m. – Leprechaun scavenger hunt (Rallye des farfadets) in Vieux-Québec.  

 

Monday, March 18 at 7:30 p.m. – Irish Heritage Quebec presents a talk on the Irish language with Steve Cameron and friends in McMahon Hall of St. Patrick’s Church on Ave. de Salaberry. The presentation will be trilingual, including English, French and Gaeilge, ensuring an enriching experience for all. Free parking in the Îlot St-Patrick (second underground level). All are welcome and admission is free. Friends and members are invited to attend. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The presentation begins at 7:30 p.m. Please arrive before 7:20. For more information phone Irish Heritage Quebec at 418-704-3404. (NOTE: An inaccurate date appeared in the March 13 print edition. The presentation is on Monday evening, not Tuesday).

 

Wednesday, March 20 at 7 p.m. – The Irish Presence in Ste-Catherine-de-Fossambault since 1820, a conference to celebrate the region’s 200th anniversary with music and Irish dancing, takes place at Église de Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier (2 Rue Jolicoeur). Admission is free but places are limited. For information call 418-875-2758 or email histoirecatherinoise@outlook.com

 

Saturday, March 23 at 2 p.m. – The 12th Défilé de la Saint-Patrick parade will make its way through the Montcalm district via Avenue Cartier and into the Old City via Grand Allée and Rue St-Louis. 

 

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Thursday, March 21, 5 – 7 p.m. – VEQ Spring Fest will be held at Les 3 Brasseurs in Place Laurier. Complimentary nibbles and appetizers will be served. Drinks may be purchased onsite. Please let VEQ know you’ll be there by contacting Maria Hoyt at info@veq.ca or 418-683-2366, ext. 221, by March 15.

 

Friday, March 22 at 7 p.m. – Professors of the Conservatoire de musique de Québec and guests hold a free recital at Chalmers-Wesley United Church. Come and hear Dominique Gagnon (organ), Catherine Dallaire (violin), Julie Bellavance (saxophone soprano), Marie-Claude Binet (saxophone alto), Benoît Plourde (saxophone tenor), Alain Couët (saxophone baritone) and Josée April (organ). On the program are works by Muffat, Sweelinck, Bach, Brahms, Bédard and Vierne. Note that the 2 p.m. rehearsal is also free and open to the public. (Please note that the Classic Movie Night previously scheduled for the same date and time as the event above at Chalmers-Wesley has been postponed until further notice.) 

 

Friday, March 22 at 7:30 p.m. – L’Harmonie des saisons ensemble (soloists, choir and orchestra playing period instruments) presents J.S. Bach’s Passion According to Saint John at Église St-Dominique on Grande Allée. For information and tickets ($40 general admission and other options), visit harmoniedessaisons.org.  

 

March 22 at 7:30 p.m. and March 23 at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Les As de Choeur theatre group presents the original English-language musical Little Women at LaScène Lebourgneuf, 815 Boul. Lebourgneuf. For details and tickets ($27 general admission, $22 for children 12 and under) visit lesasdechoeur.com

 

Saturday, March 23 at 7:30 p.m. – Les Rhapsodes choir presents Carl Orff’s majestic Carmina Burana in a version for two pianos and percussion. Soprano Guylaine Girard, tenor Louis-Charles Gagnon, baritone Hugo Laporte and the Maîtrise des Petits Chanteurs de Québec will join the choir, directed by David Rompré. Carmina Burana will be preceded by Pierre Mercure’s Cantate pour une joie, a lyrical masterpiece by a great Quebec composer. For details and tickets, visit lesrhapsodes.com.

Wednesday, March 27 at 6:00 PM – Voice of English-speaking Quebec hosts an online tax season information session in partnership with the Canada Revenue Agency. Topics covered will include how to file a tax return, the most common tax credits and deductions, the Disability Tax Credit and the Canada Workers Benefit, how to use CRA online services, how to be scam-aware and more. For more information, contact Jeanne Nivischiuk at jeannenivischiuk.veq@gmail.com or Maria Castro at newcomers@veq.ca.

Thursday, March 28 at 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.The Orchestre symphonique de Québec, directed by Clemens Schuldt and featuring American-German violinist Augustin Hadelich, plays Brahms Violin Concert. Also on the program are works by Beethoven, Lutoslawski and Strauss. For details and tickets, visit osq.org/concerts/augustin-hadelich-joue-brahms

Good Friday, March 29 starting at 6:30 p.m. – The bilingual and ecumenical Walk with the Cross takes place in Old Quebec. Starting at Chalmers-Wesley United Church on Rue Ste-Ursule, we process along the sidewalks to St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, then to Notre-Dame de Québec Roman Catholic Basilica-Cathedral and conclude at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity. The evening will include dramatic readings of the Passion according to St. John, contemplation and prayer, hymns accompanied by organist Benjamin Waterhouse and an ecumenical choir under the direction of Antoine Trépanier. All are welcome. 

Saturday, March 30 at 4:30 p.m. – Reading The History of Emily Montague, at the Morrin Centre. Discover Frances Brooke’s novel which some consider to be the “first Canadian novel.” We’ll discuss Part II of the novel on March 30 and continue with Parts III and IV on April 27. Learn more and register morrin.org/en/event/reading-the-history-of-emily-montague here. This activity is held in partnership with Université Laval.

Easter Sunday, March 31 – Celebratory services held at churches around the city. 

Sunday, March 31 at 3:30 p.m. – Welcome spring with the Ensemble Gospel de Québec at the Palais Montcalm. For details and tickets, visit gospelquebec.com. 

Until April 1 – Papillons en Fête – a unique experience with thousands of free-flying butterflies in a tropical atmosphere for young and old, at the Centre Jardin Hamel, 6029 Boul. Hamel.

Until April 28 Manif d’art 11 exhibit Forces du sommeil – cohabitations des vivants presents the work of over 100 international, national and local artists in locations in the Saint-Roch, Old Quebec and Saint-Jean-Baptiste districts of Quebec City. For details, visit manifdart.org.

May 6 at 8 p.m. – American country-pop guitarist Steven Cade gives his Giving Guitars concert at the Théâtre Capitol at Place D’Youville. Profits from the concert will be donated to the Maurice-Tanguay Foundation. For details and tickets, visit theatrecapitole.com/fr/spectacles/giving-guitars-tour-2024

Until May 12Generations: The Sobey Family and Canadian Art at the Musée national des Beaux-Arts du Québec. This new exhibit focuses on 150 works by renowned artists owned by three generations of the Sobey family. For details, visit mnbaq.org/en/exhibition/generations-1305.  

Until Aug. 4 – Réactives : Réveiller l’archive  As part of the 100th anniversary of the Ville de Quebec archives, Manif d’art presents an exhibition featuring the work of three Quebec artists at the Maison Hamel-Bruneau, 2608 Chemin St-Louis. Each artist breathes new life into historical documents and objects, reinventing them from a modern perspective. Open from Wednesday to Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m. Admission is free. 

 

Visit the Voice of English-speaking Québec website at veq.ca for information about events for all ages. 

Visit the Morrin Centre website at morrin.org for information about more literary, artistic and educational activities for everyone. 

 

Community Calendar of Events – March 13, 2024 was last modified: March 12th, 2024 by QCT Editor

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