There we were, jammed into a tight space backstage, a small huddled mass of actors dressed as poor villagers, about to go out and perform a scene in which cold-blooded …
Daily Archives: 26 November 2019
Philanthropy Takes Flight – now boarding!
This coming January, Jeffery Hale–Saint Brigid’s Friends’ Foundation will launch an exciting new fundraising event to take place at the glamorous Complexe Capitale Helicoptère in Sainte-Foy. For the past several …
Fiddler on the Roof story still current a century later
The Quebec Art Company (QAC) was keen to present Fiddler on the Roof, one of the best-known musicals in the world, after learning actor Michel Blackburn (who portrayed Jesus in …
The story behind Rue Escoffier
Georges-Auguste Escoffier (1846-1935), was a French culinary artist known as the “king of chefs and the chef of kings.” He earned a worldwide reputation as director of the kitchens at …
MEMORIALS AND THINGS OF FAME
November 24, 1869 – The Morning ChronicleLadies’ Protestant Home – The Committee beg to acknowledge with many thanks, twenty-five bushels of Swedish turnips, one bushel and a half of onions, …
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Dear Editor, The Quebec Art Company has been on my radar for many years through my subscription to the Chronicle-Telegraph and from the rave reviews I’ve heard from my father, …
12th German Christmas Market opens
Willkommen! For the 12th consecutive year, the Marché de Noël Allemand / German Christmas Market is back in Old Quebec.This year, it is bigger than ever and has grown from …
Prepared food vs. homemade … A little more thought and time, a lot less waste
There’s no getting around it, we have to eat, and going to the grocery store is a daily or weekly necessity (or chore, depending on how you look at it …
EQLC International Lunch kicks off fundraising for 2019 Community Christmas Hamper Campaign
The Christmas Hamper fundraising campaign kicked off on Nov. 20 at Eastern Québec Learning Centre (EQLC) with the annual International Lunch. This year it featured Venezuelan cuisine, prepared by the …
Dennis Rioux discusses war memorabilia collection at IHQ meeting
Dennis Rioux was the guest speaker at a recent meeting of Irish Heritage Quebec (IHQ). He brought with him a small part of his large collection of war memorabilia and …