Arts & Entertainment
Les Chercheurs d’Or relaunch Caballero
Published: September 23, 2020
Photo: Cassandra Kerwin
After six months of confinement, indie-folk-bluegrass band Les Chercheurs d’Or found themselves onstage at Le Studio of the Grand Théâtre for two exclusive concerts on Sept. 17 and 18 to relaunch their latest album, Caballero, which was initially launched during a blizzard in February.
'Imelda 2: Le Notaire' and 'Nadia, Butterfly' launch 10th QCFF
[Note from the Editor: This headline, text and photo captions have been corrected. ONLY 'Imelda 2: Le Notaire' was shown at the opening event.]
Published: September 23, 2020
Photo: Cassandra Kerwin
The 10th Quebec City Film Festival (QCFF) opened at the Cinéplex Odéon in Sainte-Foy on Sept. 16 with Martin Villeneuve’s short film Imelda 2: Le Notaire starring Robert Lepage and Pascal Plante’s full-length feature film, Nadia, Butterfly.
Due to the second wave of COVID-19, the five-day festival went virtual, pleasing cinephiles across the province.
Les Violons du Roy reveal their fall program
Published: September 16, 2020
Photo: Shirley Nadeau
A few dozen people had an exceptional treat on Sept. 10 when they heard Les Violons du Roy perform live onstage in the Salle Raoul-Jobin of the Palais Montcalm. The occasion was the presentation of the new fall program of the Violons and La Chapelle de Québec, who will perform both in Quebec City and in Montreal.
Blueberry Sunday launch their first album
Published: September 1, 2020
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Photo: Mika Dopheide
Blueberry Sunday will be performing their very first live
Turner will bring the Sublime to the MNBAQ this fall
Published: August 26, 2020
Photo: Wikimedia Commons - Public Domain
Now that the Frida Kahlo/Diego Rivera show is winding down, the art-loving public will be glad to know that the Musée national des Beaux-Arts du Québec (MNBAQ) has something sublime in store for this fall. It will be presenting a Canadian exclusive of the international exhibition called Turner and the Sublime.
OSQ returns to the stage at the Grand Théâtre
Published: August 12, 2020
Photo: Shirley Nadeau
After almost six months of not performing in public, the musicians of the Orchestre Symphonique de Québec (OSQ) were thrilled to be back onstage at the Grand Théâtre on Aug. 14 to play for a sold-out, live audience.
Baseball movies to watch while the major leagues are on hold
Published: May 20, 2020
Photo: imdb.com
Normally, at this time of year, Major League Baseball is almost two months into the season, and fans have started to fill in the ballots for the upcoming All-Star game in mid-July.
QHS Trivia Night held online this year
Published: April 29, 2020
Photo: Shirley Nadeau from QCT archives
So, this is what the pandemic has led us to. Playing trivia games online instead of in the comfort of the Quebec High School gymnasium. And on an app called Kahoot, of all things!
Lights, camera, movies? Maybe!
Published: April 29, 2020
Photo: Rachel Collet from QCT archives
When Mayor Régis Labeaume proposed the possibility of free drive-in movies at three sites around Quebec City at a press conference on April 22 (see Peter Black’s article on page 2), the city’s entertainment-starved press and public jumped on the idea. However, the business community and public health authorities still have some reservations.
Unimaginable: COVID-19 kills FEQ 2020, Fête nationale on Plains
Published: April 15, 2020
Photo: Halsey Facebook page
When Premier François Legault took a stroll on the Plains of Abraham a few Saturdays ago, the possibility – perhaps inevitability – of a summer deprived of public gatherings in the city’s spectacular park must have been on his mind.
