Festibière draws 65,000 to the Old Port
They had only a few months to prepare and some potential participants were skeptical. Still, the first edition of Le Festibière de Québec was, by all accounts, a rousing success. …
Travel writer Batting on the Bosphorous
Quebec High School will be scene of a rare appearance by Angus Bell on Tuesday, Oct. 21. The event has been arranged by AngloStore.com. Bell, a travel writer from Montreal …
Envol et Macadam festival – Roster Reflects 15 Years of Music & Passion
For the past 15 years, the city of Quebec has rocked to the rhythms of alternative music thanks to Envol et Macadam. The organizers of the Envol et Macadam festival …
The Big Band of Roland Martel and the Royal 22nd Regiment at the Agora, Port of Québec
More than 10,000 people have attended concerts at the Agora Port de Quebc since July 18. The new program seems to please lovers of classical music as well as lyrical …
Summer Notes activities and events August 4, 2010
Prepared And Compiled By Shirley Nadeau August 4 to 8: Les Fêtes de la Nouvelle-France – Discover the History of New France. A four-day festival which starts with an Opening …
Festival jazzes up Lévis next weekend
The festival scene moves south across the river next weekend with the fourth edition of the Festival du Jazz Etcetera Lévis. The event will take place on several stages in …
Cartier-Brébeuf National Historic Site of Canada: A Garden Through Three Ages
Iroquoians who pre-dated the arrival of Jacques Cartier grew their crops, among them tobacco and corn, in circles. “It was always in a circle,” said Jacinthe Coté, co-ordinator at Parc …
Great Water Pistol Battle on the Plains of Abraham
This past Sunday afternoon, for the second year in a row, a local radio station put out the call to stage a Water Pistol Battle on the playing field in …
Second Annual Free Jazz Concert
The Jeffery Hale Friends’ Foundation invites you to our second annual free Jazz Concert, Sunday, August 22, 2010, 2:00 – 3:30 on the Jeffery Hale Terrace (behind the hospital) featuring …
Festibière heads downtown in August
Alex Caron has been trying for several years to stage a festival featuring micro-brewed beer in the city, but with all the celebrations – the 400th anniversary in 2008, the …