Arts & Entertainment
Défilé de la Saint-Patrick de Québec 2020 cancelled
Published: March 18, 2020
Photo: Cassandra Kerwin
Irish eyes weren’t smiling in Quebec City when it was announced that edition 2020 of the Défilé de la Saint-Patrick was cancelled due to COVID-19. The Quebec City St. Patrick’s parade isn’t alone in being cancelled, however. In Montreal and a number of cities in the United States, and even in Ireland, parades won’t be held this year.
A look back at Shannon Irish Shows
Published: March 18, 2020
Photo: Cassandra Kerwin
There was no Shannon Irish Show this year, due to the COVID-19 restrictions, so we thought we’d treat you to a few favourite photos from past years.
Bon courage, Shannon, the Irish Show will “rise again!”
Magnificent last concert at the Grand Théâtre
Published: March 18, 2020
Photo: Shirley Nadeau
On March 11, a full house was privileged – and fortunate – to attend what was likely the last concert to be held at the Grand Théâtre for the next 30 days, possibly longer, depending on the duration of the COVID-19 closures.
Songs to See By looks at Canadian art in a new light
Published: March 18, 2020
Photo: Aurian Haller
The Aurian Haller Band wants you never to look at Canadian art the same way again.
The 12 tracks on the Quebec City quartet’s latest album, Songs to See By, due out in late spring, were all inspired by famous works by Canadian artists.
La Galerie: more fondue than Happy Meal
Published: March 18, 2020
Photo: Danielle Burns
The opening show by the homegrown Quebec-based acrobatic company Machine de Cirque took place in Quebec City on March 3 at the dazzling Diamant theatre.
Wait until you see Wait Until Dark!
Published: March 18, 2020
Photo: Quebec Art Company
Rehearsals are well underway for the latest Quebec Art Company production, the edge-of-your-seat thriller Wait Until Dark. Written by British mystery-master Frederick Knott, the play is the story of a young blind woman matching wits against a trio of thugs plotting to get their hands on a doll stuffed with heroin hidden in her apartment.
Larry Hamilton to be honoured at the Shannon Irish Show
Published: March 12, 2020
Photo: Allison Kirkwood
Irish culture and entertainment will be on tap on March 14 at the 54th Shannon Irish Show, with showtimes at 1 p.m. and 7:30 p.m at the Shannon Community Centre.
UNFORTUNATELY, due to the government of Québec's announcement on March 12, to restrict the potential spread of the COVID-19 coronoavirus, the Shannon Irish Show has been CANCELLED.
You Oughta Know! Alanis Morissette to headline FEQ
Published: March 4, 2020
Photo: FEQ
For music fans, it’s like Christmas morning on a February afternoon.
That’s because the folks behind the Festival d’Été de Québec (FEQ) have ripped the wrapping off a huge pile of gifts to thrill fans of just about every type of popular music.
Authors share their journeys at the Morrin Centre
Published: March 4, 2020
Photo: Ruby Pratka
The best books make readers travel along with the authors on journeys they won’t soon forget. On Feb. 27 at the Morrin Centre, authors Kaie Kellough and Rebecca Fisseha shared the journeys that led to their recent books, as part of the Morrin Centre’s Open Book discussion series.
St. Lawrence theatre troupe flies over the cuckoo’s nest
Published: March 4, 2020
Photo: Cassandra Kerwin
From Feb. 27-29, the iA Financial Group Auditorium was transformed into a psychiatric ward. The CEGEP Champlain–St. Lawrence theatre troupe members were either patients or medical staff in Ken Kesey’s classic psychological thriller One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.
