As soon as they stepped into the theatre at CFB Valcartier, audience members knew they were in for a magical afternoon of Christmas music. The stage was decorated with red…
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Around the Anglosphere: Living in English on the Magdalen Islands
The English-speaking community in the Magdalen Islands, an archipelago in the Gulf of St. Lawrence off the coast of the Gaspé Peninsula, was built up through a succession of accidents…
Community Calendar
Until Dec. 23 – Quebec City German Christmas Market / Marché du Noël allemand around Quebec City Hall in the heart of the Old City. For details, visit noelallemandquebec.com. Thursday, Dec. 13…
Oh, Christmas trees!
“Oh, Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, how lovely are thy branches.” This friendly group of Christmas trees is decorated to resemble a choir singing carols, directed by the larger tree…
WELCOME TO MY KITCHEN
Submitted by Joanne Kyvetos, joanne@qctonline.comminimalism one wordone word that can define so muchminimalism is a movement that promotes a simpler life there are no leaders, and no rules to live…
A gritty streetcar ride through New Orleans
I don’t want realism. I want magic!” – Blanche DuboisThe Quebec Art Company (QAC) brings to life a dynamic and relevant production of Tennessee Williams’ classic theatre piece A Streetcar…
The weather outside is frightful, but is it the apocalypse?
If you’ve gone outside in the past few weeks, you’ll have noticed something very weird is going on. Even though the calendar clearly indicates it’s the first week of December,…
QCT journalist Ruby Pratka is off on another African adventure
Ruby Pratka, who has been writing for the QCT since January 2013, is off to Africa on another humanitarian mission. We felt we should let our readers know why she…
Memorials and Things of Fame
December 9, 1818 – The Quebec Gazette WreckSt. John’s, Nfd. – The Brig Neptune, from Quebec bound to London with staves, timber etc., was cast away at St. Shores, near…
La Grande Migration brings Émilie Clepper back to her roots
Émilie Clepper is closer to home than she has been in a long time – and yet, her latest album, Émilie Clepper et la Grande Migration, takes listeners on a…