On Wednesday, February 17, the Morrin Centre, with the collaboration of Heritage Canada, hosted a two-hour Elemental Theatre workshop led by Quebec Art Company (QAC) members Cheryl Rimmer and Mark…
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Shannon preparing for 50th anniversary Irish Show
The Pride of Shannon were perfecting their “Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral (That’s An Irish Lullaby)” and the Shannon Dancers were tapping their toes to the beat of a bodhran last Saturday morning as…
Pee-Wees play in a professional hockey environment
This year’s Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament will no doubt be the most memorable one for the organizers, teams, and fans who, for the first time, enthusiastically supported their players…
Suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst speaks in Quebec in 1916
In the early evening of March 1, 1912, four years before her visit to Quebec City, Emmeline Pankhurst led 148 suffragettes who threw stones and used hammers to smash plate…
Huff: a show that takes your breath away
From February 16 to 20, Cree writer and actor Cliff Cardinal performed his one-man play, Huff, at the Théâtre Périscope. The show was surprisingly, for Quebec City, in English, with French surtitles projected…
Bye Bye Bonhomme! See you next year!
The 62nd Winter Carnival ended on Valentine’s Day with the much-loved Bonhomme returning the Keys to the City to Deputy-Mayor Michelle Morin-Doyle. The Queen and the Duchesses were on hand…
St-Hubert Derby on Valentine’s Day
Cold hands, warm heart” – this is what the spectators at the St-Hubert Derby must have been thinking on this extremely cold St. Valentine’s Day. But judging by the size…
Grosse Île: Une histoire chorale preparing for Palais Montcalm
The auditorium of St. Patrick’s High School was buzzing with activity last Saturday morning as the cast of Grosse Île: Une histoire chorale gathered to rehearse the historical musical about…
Memorials and Things of Fame
1866The Morning ChronicleOn Saturday morning, a country woman on the market sold a large quantity of puddings partially filled with boiled rice in order to make up for the total…
A rough ride on the Anthem of the Seas
Keep calm and make lemonade!Looking forward to a relaxing cruise and a family trip to Disney World far from the snowy cold of Quebec City, Mary Robertson boarded the Royal…