As the Winter Carnival celebrated the first weekend of its annual activities, so too did the Quebec Art Company (QAC). On Sunday, January 30th, the QAC held its Annual General Meeting as well as the auditions for their first play of 2011 - "The Prisoner of Second Avenue."

Photo: Graphic Design: Ladd Johnson

This spring the Quebec Art Company will be performing “Deathtrap”, a thriller written by Ira Levin, and is holding auditions for the play on Sunday, January 30 (see details in the Community Calendar or visit www.quebecartcompany.com).

Photo: Morrin Centre

As part of its “Arts Matters” programme, the Morrin Centre, in collaboration with the OSQ, is pleased to present a series of intimate talks with internationally renowned artists.

In 1989 the Quebec comedy troupe Rock et Belles Oreilles came out with an album called ‘Pourquoi Chanter?’ (Why Sing?). It was a compilation of original compositions sung by members of the troupe, poking fun at a variety of political and social issues which were raging at that time.

Photo: Photo credit: La Petite église 2, St-Eustache, 02/12/10, George Dutil

Le Vent du Nord - winners of the Ensemble of the year award at Canadian Folk Music Awards 2010 - perform at the the Théâtre Petit Champlain and presenting their new album, LA PART DU FEU, on Thursday, December 16.

"Absolutely superb. In my view, when it comes to Quebecois music, this lot are top of the pile". LIVING TRADITION, FALL 2010 (Scotland)

Under the musical and artistic direction of Marie Coulombe, the Chœur de la Colline and the Chœur de l'Isle d'Orléans will be uniting their passion and talents on December 10 and 12, 2010, for a wonderful Christmas concert.

Quebec author Isabelle Soucy Chartier and La Maison Anglaise proudly present Thoughts Gone Wrong, a multi-layered fiction novel with a skillfully crafted plot of scientific breakthroughs, self-discovery, and the struggle to learn the truth.

Triggering the explosion of a new scientific era, a breakthrough in the contemporary history of technology is made public.

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L'ASSOCIATION DES CRÉATEURS ET ARTISANS DE SILLERY is holding its annual Christmas Exhibition and Sale at the Bibliothèque Charles-H-Blais, 1445 Maguire Avenue, Sillery, from Saturday, November 20th to Sunday, December 5th, 2010.Thirty-six artists and artisans representing numerous disciplines will exhibit their recent work.

Photo: J. Martineau

In 2009, a small book illustrated by Jacques Martineau was published depicting picturesque neighbourhoods of Quebec; the historical district, of course, St. Roch, St.

On Saturday, November 20, at 7:00 pm, the St. Patrick's High School Music Program
will play host to a Coffee House in the school cafeteria to help with fundraising for the music program and dance department.

Photo: Paul Murphy

Skaters started gliding across the fresh ice at the Place d'Youville skating rink in front of Palais Montcalm and just outside the St. Jean Gate entrance to Old Quebec last weekend as winter waits at the city's doorstep.

Ouverture Baroque: Friday, October 8 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. at the Palais Montcalm, Les Violons du Roy will wind up their 25th anniversary in style with the Ouverture baroque, as Bach, Handel, and Telemann - three of the most renowned masters of the baroque era - are united in an overture showcasing the sonic richness of Les Violons du Roy under the direction of Bernard Labadie.