PHOTOS: German Christmas Market gets Old Quebec into the holiday spirit Photos by Cassandra Kerwin…
Children are excited to see Père Noël.
Children are excited to see Père Noël. PHOTOS: German Christmas Market gets Old Quebec into the holiday spirit Photos by Cassandra Kerwin…
Giant lampshades on Avenue Cartier shed new light on works of art Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com Residents and shoppers in the Montcalm district of Quebec City probably noticed that just as…
Volunteers Lorna Gailis and Mary Robertson help assemble the hundreds of boxes to be filled with groceries for the Community Christmas Hamper Campaign in the gymnasium of the Eastern Québec Learning Centre on Dec. 14. (Photo by Shirley Nadeau) PHOTOS: Community Christmas Hamper Campaign volunteers deliver the goods!
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The Basilica-Cathedral Notre-Dame de Québec stood in ruins after a fire in December 1922. (Photo from Fonds J.E. Livernois Ltée via BAnQ) From the Archives: Marking 100 years since the destruction of the Notre-Dame-de-Québec Basilica-Cathedral Lorie Pierce lorie@qctonline.com The headlines of the Quebec Chronicle on Dec. 22, 1922 told the devastating news:…
The National Assembly building is lit in red, white and green for Christmas. The lights illuminating the roof, the statues and the clock faces alternate from red to green. It adds holiday magic to this iconic building. (Photo by Cassandra Kerwin) PHOTOS: The National Assembly is lit up for Christmas!…

In an unusual twist during the OSQ’s Noël en Choeur concert, tenor Éric Laporte and conductor Jean-Sébastien Vallée invited the audience to sing along with the choir and soloist for several of the songs, to everyone’s delight, singers and conductor included. The words were projected on the wall above the choir. (Photo by Myriam Labbé) REVIEW: Noël en Choeur gets Grand Théâtre crowd singing Myriam Labbé myriam@qctonline.com When tenor Éric Laporte invites the audience of the Grand Théâtre to sing “Adeste Fideles” (“Peuple Fidèle”) with…
Robert Lepage stars as the Marquis de Sade in Quills at Le Diamant from Jan. 11 to 28. (Photo by Christophe Manquillet courtesy of Le Diamant) Le Diamant announces a sparking spring 2023 season Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com Le Diamant highlighted the many facets of its upcoming winter-to-spring 2023 program at a press conference held at the…
The Orchestre symphonique de Québec has selected German conductor Clemens Schuldt as their 12th music director. (Photo courtesy of the OSQ) OSQ names Clemens Schuldt as new music director Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com After two years of searching, on Dec. 14 the Orchestre symphonique de Québec (OSQ) announced the arrival of Clemens…
People gathered in College Hall at the Morrin Centre to enjoy a Holiday Happy Hour hosted by Voice of English-speaking Québec on Dec. 13. It was a lovely occasion to get together and wish each other all the best for the holidays and the New Year. Profits from sales at the cash bar were donated to the Community Christmas Hamper Campaign. (Photo by Shirley Nadeau) VEQ holds Holiday Happy Hour at Morrin Centre…