Patrick McSweeney played the uilleann pipes beside the Irish Cemetery on Grosse Île during the 175th com- memoration of”Black ‘47,” the worst summer of the Great Potato Famine in Ireland. (Photo by Cassandra Kerwin) 
On July 7, less than three weeks before Pope Francis is expected to arrive, city officials and church leaders held a joint press conference to discuss logistics. Benoit Thibault, head of the Quebec City co-ordination committee of the papal visit; Cardinal Gérald Cyprien Lacroix, Archbishop of Quebec; Mayor Bruno Marchand and assistant director of the papal visit for the Ville de Québec Isabelle Dubois spoke. (Screenshot by Cassandra Kerwin from YouTube) 
Rue de la Bastille is a short, tree-lined residential street in the Limoilou district of Quebec City near the Videotron Centre. It runs north to south between Boulevard Wilfrid-Hamel and Avenue Eugène-Lamontagne. (Screenshot from Google Maps) 
American country star Luke Combs said he was proud to play before the “beautiful” FEQ crowd. Guitarist Kurt Ozan (left) backs up that statement. (Photo by Sébastien Dion courtesy of FEQ) 
Maroon 5 gives a memorable performance on the Plains of Abraham on July 9 with Matt Flynn on drums, Adam Levine on lead vocals and James Valentine on lead guitar. (Photo by Cassandra Kerwin)