The Morrin Centre held its fifth annual Arts Alive! Québec festival on Aug. 2 and 3. The Old Town was absolutely crawling with visitors and residents alike as the Nouvelle-France …
Daily Archives: 6 August 2019
A Night in the Library to remember
The Morrin Centre’s Arts Alive! Québec festival “A Night in the Library” event and Ghostly Kisses concert took place on Aug. 2. After an introduction from Vivianne Carrier, the centre’s …
Summertime grab-bag of time-sensitive musings
This article is what is called a “bagger” in the jargon of journalism. A bagger is a report, article or column prepared in advance to give editors and producers some …
Grands Feux Loto-Québec: Dancing at the Roxbury
As the sun set over Quebec City and Lévis on July 31, thousands of people crowded the dance floors at Place des Canotiers and Quai Paquet for the opening of …
The story behind Rue Curie
This street is named after French physicist Pierre Curie (1859-1906), a pioneer in crystallography, magnetism, piezoelectricity and radioactivity. Pierre and his wife Marie Sklodowska-Curie (1867-1934) are best known for their …
MEMORIALS AND THINGS OF FAME
August 6, 1819 – The Quebec GazetteThe HarvestOur accounts from Upper Canada and the adjacent parts of the United States represent the harvest which had commenced as unusually abundant. The …
Quebecers celebrate their rich heritage during spectacular Fêtes de la Nouvelle-France
Quebecers and the Old Town went back to their origins for four days at the 23rd edition of the Fêtes de la Nouvelle-France (FNF). From Aug. 1 to 4, locals …
Quai Paquet the perfect setting for Dîner en Blanc
A wave of 2,200 elegantly dressed diners washed up onto Quai Paquet in Lévis on Aug. 2 for the ninth annual Dîner en Blanc. White dresses, white suits and hats, …
Delicious Viennoiseries served up at Holy Trinity Cathedral
The final event of the Festival d’Opéra de Québec took place on Aug. 4, as members of Tempêtes & Passions presented a nosegay of excerpts from eight different operas and …
Jealous lovers duke it out at the MNBAQ
Saturday afternoon, Aug. 3, and the Sandra and Alain Bouchard auditorium of the Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Québec is sold out. The audience are there to see a humorous …