What is a movie without music? Little more than a series of words, actions and scenes. But even in the era of silent movies, music was indispensable to the success …
Daily Archives: 9 January 2019
Memorials and Things of Fame
January 7, 1869 – The Morning ChronicleQuebec ClubA club is about to be formed called “The Quebec,” where Billiard, Recreation, Reading and Amusement Rooms, will be attached, together with other …
Community Calendar
Friday, Jan. 11 at 9:45 a.m. – Senior Technology Workshops at Quebec High School, 945 Ave. Belvédère, with tech-savvy students who look forward to teaching you everything they know! Come …
Looking at both sides of Justin Trudeau’s election clouds
Please, dear reader, permit your scribe to start the new year by joining the mob of political prognosticators in the usual year-end crystal ball gazing. The main fixation this time …
You are invited to a Burns supper, for auld lang syne
Should auld acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgot, and auld lang syne?”Most people will recognize the opening lines to “Auld Lang Syne” but …
Real estate tips: Staging your home for prospective buyers
Tip #1: Let there be light The more natural light that comes into your house, the easier it will be to sell, especially in zones where the sun sets much …
DDO School hosts a Money Fair in Shannon
The entrepreneurial spirit is reaching Quebec City! The first Canadian Money Fair of the 2018-2019 school year took place at Dollard-des-Ormeaux School in Shannon on Dec. 8. Nicholas Keats, who …
Meet Andrew Johnson: principal percussion with the OSQ
As many of you know, I sing with the choir of the Orchestre symphonique de Québec (OSQ). At our last two concerts – La Symphonie du Jeu Vidéo and Hollywood …
Québec Remparts’ Patrick Roy cleans house over Christmas
Patrick Roy, the Quebec Remparts’ general manager and head coach, didn’t like the attitude in his team’s locker room, so when the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) trading period …
A New Year’s homage to Vienna at the Grand Théâtre
As 2018 ticked its way to 2019, the Orchestre Strauss du Québec, directed by Andreas Spörri from Vienna, presented their traditional New Year’s concert at the Grand Théâtre on the …