A summer wedding in the Old Town
A charming wedding took place at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church on Saturday, July 7, as Kenneth Gunn and Virginia Rosca were joined in marriage by the Rev. Katherine Burgess. Ken …
A not-so-secret garden at Domaine Cataraqui
Although the site had been cultivated since the 1850s, it has been four decades since the soil at Domaine Cataraqui yielded edible produce. Thanks to a partnership between Domaine Cataraqui …
Just how far is a marathon?
I have competed in four marathons in my life. The first one was in Paris where there were over 18,000 of us in the event and it took me seven …
Sea Shanties and stories of life behind bars
World renowned bass baritone Douglas Renfroe will be performing a number of sea shanties during a concert to be held on Sunday, July 15th at 1.30 pm at the Morrin …
Chalmers-Wesley’s 30th annual summer organ concert series
Over the past 30 years, a long list of performers, composers and musical groups have presented concerts to entertain audiences in the beautiful sanctuary of Quebec City’s Chalmers-Wesley United Church, …
Lightning Storm! Kaboom!
On Saturday, June 30, at 2:00 p.m. a sudden, violent lightning storm passed over Quebec City. The powerful wind brought sheets of rain with hailstones. Trees were knocked down and …
Winners of the June 2012 Mystery Photo Contest
We are pleased to announce the five winners of the June Mystery Photo Contest which began with the first photo published in the Wednesday, May 30, 2012, edition. Photo #1 …
Surrealism: Crossing the Atlantic to the New World
Surrealism is a post World War I cultural movement that at first concerned literature but soon encompassed the visual arts. Having lived through the devastation of the war, writers and …
Surrealism in Mexico
In the early 20th century, Paris, was considered the artistic capital of the western world where art had become more a product of the mind and less the representation of …
News Digest for July 4, 2012
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