COMMUNITY CALENDAR of EVENTS 

Thursday, April 25 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. (in concert or concert/gala format) – Les Violons du Roy directed by Jonathan Cohen and virtuoso guitarist Miloš Karadaglić present an all-baroque program. For details about the concerts and the Violons du Roy evening fundraising gala, visit violonsduroy.com. 

Friday, April 26 at 7 p.m. – Classic Movie Night at Chalmers-Wesley United Church features the 1967 American neo-noir mystery drama film In the Heat of the Night starring Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger, directed by Norman Jewison. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with cartoons and newsreels of the day. Admission $5. Snack bar with popcorn, chocolate bars and soft drinks.

April 26 and 27 at 7:30 p.m. – Quebec High School performing arts students present Shrek the Musical. Tickets ($15 for adults, $10 for students and free for children under four) may be purchased from a QHS student, reserved by emailing Stacy Chriswell at stacymichelle.chriswell@cqsb.qc.ca or purchased at the door.  

Saturday, April 27 at 7:30 p.m. – The Musique des Voltigeurs de Québec band and the Ensemble Vocalys give their annual Brillant concert at the Manège Militaire Armoury, 805 Ave. Wilfrid-Laurier. Admission is free but space is limited; tickets must be reserved via Eventbrite eventbrite.com/e/billets-grands-concerts-du-manege-militaire-brillant. 

May 2 to 4 – Six French trampolinists of Le Plus petit cirque du monde defy gravity at Le Diamant as they present Esquive. Shows on Thursday and Friday at 7:30 p.m, Saturday at 3 p.m. For more details and tickets, visit lediamant.ca/en/programming/esquive. 

May 2 to 5 – Cultures en ville: A brand new festival of food and urban agriculture will take over Rue Saint-Jean from Rue d’Auteuil to the Côte du Palais. Meet farmers and restaurateurs, taste their products on the giant terrasse and enjoy an urban farming mini-market, exhibits, concerts, street performances, open-air dance parties, face painting and other activities for young children. Get a free basil plant while supplies last! Hours vary. Visit culturesenvile.ca to learn more.  

NEW DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED – Roméo Dallaire will speak about his latest book, The Peace, in conversation with the QCT’s Peter Black at La Maison Anglaise in Place de La Cité. This book talk, originally scheduled for May 3, has been postponed until further notice. 

Saturday, May 4 at 7:30 p.m. – Grammy Award-winning jazz duo Eliane Elias (voice and piano) and Marc Johnson (bass) perform at the Palais Montcalm. For details and tickets visit palaismontcalm.ca/concert-spectacle-quebec/eliane-elias-marc-johnson-4-mai-2024. 

May 4 & 5 – Chamber Music Festival at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity. Students of the Conservatoire de musique de Québec perform throughout the weekend at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity. Free admission. Donations welcome. For details, visit conservatoire.gouv.qc.ca/en. 

Sunday, May 5 at 3 p.m. – La Schola Cantorum choir presents Danse et romance! romantic German and French songs by Schubert, Hahn, Berlioz, Fauré and Brahms’ famous Liebeslieder, Opus 52, with pianists Rosemarie Dubal-Laplante and Jean-Michel Dubé at Chalmers-Wesley Church, 78 rue Ste-Ursule. For details and tickets ($25 in presale, $30 at the door), visit  lepointdevente.com/tickets/212240506001. 

Monday, May 6 at 7:30 p.m. – The Club Musical de Québec presents the Quatuor Brentano string quartet with bassist Joseph Conyers and pianist Jonathan Biss who will perform works by Beethoven and Schubert at the Palais Montcalm. For more details and tickets, visit clubmusicaldequebec.com.

Monday, May 6 at 8 p.m. – American country-pop guitarist Steven Cade presents his Giving Guitars concert at the Théâtre Capitole 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. 

Saturday, May 11 at 1:30 p.m. – The Morrin Centre is holding a symposium on The History of Emily Montague by Frances Brooke. Speakers include Donald Fyson, Linda M. Morra and Peter Sabor. The event will also feature theatrical readings and music. This activity is in celebration of Brooke’s 300th birthday as well as the LHSQ’s 200th anniversary. It is in partnership with the English literature program in the Département de littérature, théâtre et cinéma at Université Laval and with CEGEP Champlain-St. Lawrence. For more details and to register, visit morrin.org. 

May 11, 14, 16 at 7:30 p.m., and May 18 at 2 p.m. – Opéra de Québec presents La Chauve-Souris by Johann Strauss II at the Grand Théâtre, in French with French surtitles. A chauve-souris or “bald mouse” is a “bat” in English and a fledermaus or “flying mouse” in German. This opera is considered Strauss’ masterpiece and most popular Viennese operetta. For more details and tickets, visit operadequebec.com. 

Until May 12 – Generations: 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.  

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.