Guy Lessard, the president of Tempêtes et Passions, announced the return of the troupe’s seasonal activities on March 11. Two concerts scheduled during the 2020-2021 season have been put back…
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Up and coming entertainment
• The Trio celtique presents The Craic Sessions, a series of online performances, from March 12 to 14. For details, see the article below. • The Shannon Irish Show 50th-anniversary…
Trio celtique presents The Craic Sessions for St. Patrick’s Day
Zita Bombardier-Touret and Vanessa Bergeron, whom some readers may remember as “the two Marys” in the Quebec Art Company’s 2018 production of Jesus Christ Superstar, along with guitarist Antoine Bensoussan,…
St. Patrick’s Day trivia
St. Patrick’s Day is one of those special days that, while celebrated across the country, doesn’t quite warrant public holiday status in Canada – except in Newfoundland and Labrador.St. Patrick’s…
Shannon and Valcartier St. Patrick’s Day festivities go virtual
This time last year, the town of Shannon was buzzing. Parents were sewing sequins onto dance dresses and rehearsal rooms were vibrating with the distinctive sound of hard shoes. The…
Sylvia Melanson launches her first book
Local author Sylvia Melanson had her first children’s book, Square-Eyed Raccoon: Home Sweet Home!, published in December 2020. Melanson is an anglophone who was born and raised in Quebec City…
Ludovica Miniland: creating worlds one block at a time
What do you do if you have a passion for construction and architecture, a creative imagination and a pile of plastic interlocking bricks? Gilles Maheux and his son Steven have…
Portneuf’s Irish “tambourines” have centuries-old resonance
Gaétan Morissette comes from a long line of musicians, and plays several instruments, including the harmonica, the fiddle and the accordion.In Portneuf, a rural municipality 50 kilometres southwest of Quebec…
The MCQ reopens with the magic of ‘Special Effects!’
Who hasn’t wondered how Keanu Reeves dodged bullets in The Matrix, or how Andy Serkis transformed into Gollum in The Lord of the Rings? How long have special effects been…
QAC brings back old-time radio dramas with a modern twist
Quebec Art Company (QAC), Quebec City’s foremost and longest-running English-language community theatre group, has taken a page from the glory days of radio to provide a unique form of entertainment…