Ès Trad led group dances, storytelling and a singing hike during Les journées Givrées at the Domaine Maizerets. (Photo by Danielle Burns) Les Journées Givrées at Domaine Maizerets “still too early” Danielle Burns danielle@qctonline.com Journées Givrées, a frosty, family-friendly winter sports festival at the Domaine Maizerets, were missing a crucial element –…
This interactive Advent calendar told a holiday tale to anyone who stopped and listened. (Photo by Myriam Labbé) German Christmas Market extends the holidays with Kaléïdoscopes Myriam Labbé myriam@qctonline.com There’s an odd, liminal space in the days that follow Christmas, with many people still on vacation, in slow-building…
Director George Daugherty and the members of the FILMharmonique Orchestra receive the accolades of the audience at the end of the Bugs Bunny at the Symphony concert at the Grand Théâtre on Jan. 6. (Photo by Shirley Nadeau) REVIEW: Bugs Bunny and friends join forces for a symphony of cartoon music Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com The Grand Théâtre was filled with a rather unusual audience on Jan. 6. It…
Figure skaters entertained people who lined the rink at Place D’Youville while waiting for Le Chemin de Noël to begin inside the Palais Montcalm. The lights of the German Christmas Market, Le Diamant and La Capitole theatres made for a magical evening as the sun was just setting in the west. (Photo by Shirley Nadeau) REVIEW: Le Chemin de Noël lights the way to Christmas Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com On Dec. 23, the eve of Christmas Eve, hundreds of people gathered at Place D’Youville for Le…
Members of Les Rhapsodes choir and soloists Carole-Anne Roussel, Clotilde Moretti, Luce Vachon, Louis-Charles Gagnon and Maxence Lasserre-Engberts, accompanied by organist Marc D’Anjou and a music ensemble directed by David Rompré (far right), presented Marc-Antoine Charpentier’s renowned Te Deum and Messe de minuit pour Noël (Midnight Mass for Christmas), composed from Christmas tunes that were popular in the 17th century. The choristers and musicians captured Charpentier’s Christmas magic, presenting a memorable and moving work at the Palais Montcalm on Dec. 20. (SN) (Photo by Shirley Nadeau) REVIEW: Les Rhapsodes give a magical Christmas concert…
My three-year-old poinsettia needs a rest after the Christmas holidays. In the summer it goes out and stays in the garden. This poinsettia has given me beautiful red leaves for Christmas year after year. (Photo by Lise Lafond) SAVING THE PLANET ONE WEEK AT A TIME: Don’t dump your poinsettias! Lise Lafond lise@qctonline.com “A symbol of hope and goodwill, the poinsettia is a wonderful plant to have in…
Quebec painter Joseph Légaré painted Montmorency Falls in Winter in 1850. (Image from Wikimedia Commons, Creative Commons licence) FROM THE ARCHIVES: The Montmorency Falls ice cone through the years Lorie Pierce lorie@qctonline.com Before the first Quebec Winter Carnival commenced in 1894, there were several earlier attempts to stage…
Danielle Thériault loves all three of her pigs, but Murdoch is her little boy. They are pictured at their home outside of Saint-Raymond. (Photo by Danielle Burns) Three little pigs with faces only a mother could love Danielle Burns danielle@qctonline.com Danielle Thériault is a country girl, born in Nova Scotia. She came to Quebec City with her…
Luc Robitaille, president of the Los Angeles Kings, will have his team in town for the end of their 2024 training camp on Oct. 2. The two games the Kings will play are some of the major sporting events the city will see in 2024. (Photo by Luc Lang) 2024 promises to be a busy year in sports Luc Lang luc@qctonline.com Quebec sports fans will be in for a treat on the local, national and international front in 2024….
Benjamin Chabot and Justin Mongeon were part of the RSEQ Division 1 all-star team that defeated the RSEQ second-division university squad on Dec. 16. Head coach Pierre-Cédric Labrie was also selected for the all-star team coaching staff. (Photo courtesy of St. Lawrence Lions via Facebook) Lions try to build on three-game winning streak Luc Lang luc@qctonline.com The CEGEP Champlain- St. Lawrence hockey team will be the first Lions sports team in action in 2024, with…