Blueberry Sunday will be performing their very first live show at the restaurant Les Bleuets du Vire-Crêpes, located on a blueberry farm at 975 Chemin Vire-Crêpes in the Saint-Nicolas sector …
Monthly Archives: August 2020
What makes us human?
Mathieu Gotti, an artist-sculptor from France who has lived in Quebec since 2006, was busy chipping away at small blocks of wood in front of the Musée National des Beaux-Arts …
Machine de Cirque navigates COVID-19 on the FLEUVE
The Machine de Cirque (MDC) has been dealing with COVID-19 challenges that have forced the group to cancel or postpone tour dates. In direct response to the pandemic, this local …
Quebec’s pride, Cirque du Soleil, falls into ‘foreign’ hands
It’s hard to think of any one thing or person that’s put Quebec “on the map” in a positive way in recent years more than the Cirque du Soleil. Fellow …
Twenty-year restoration plan for Old Quebec (1970-1990)
Municipal officials have been thinking about the value of tourism to Quebec City since the late 1800s, prompted by the success of Dufferin Terrace and the Château Frontenac.A major step …
Turner will bring the Sublime to the MNBAQ this fall
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 …
The story behind Parc Henri-Casault
This park is named in honour of Henri Casault (1922-2006), the mayor of Charlesbourg from 1968 to 1974 and from 1975 to 1980. Casault was born in Saint-Pierre-de-Montmagny in the …
MEMORIALS AND THINGS OF FAME
August 27, 1870 – The Morning ChroniclePullman’s Cars – Travelling may now be undertaken at any season of the year, by the most delicate of mortals, without fear of consequences, …
Success comes in cans, not cannots
Tucked away on Highway 293 between Trois-Pistoles and Lac Témiscouata is the municipality of Saint-Jean-de-Dieu, with a population of 1,600. This is the town where award-winning French-Canadian novelist, playwright and …
COVID-19: Back-to-school 2020 – “Many concerns remain”
On Aug. 23, the eve of teachers’ return to school and only a few days before the students’ return, parents, students and school staff held a rally in front of …