Master magician and illusionist Luc Langevin gave a talk as part of the Quebec Magic Festival to shed light on the very unusual road that led him to enjoy success…
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QHS theatre students bring it home with Les Misérables
The high school musical adaptation of Victor Hugo’s novel Les Misérables, is a technically challenging work for any group of young students. This complicated story, beginning in 1815 and culminating…
The colour of salmon: an artist’s point of view
On May 18, 2014, after a heavy rainfall, the Donnacona dam broke. This dam, that was built in 1913 along with the Cap-Santé fish ladder, the Bird Dam and McDougall…
World class magic at the Festival de Magie de Québec
Quebec City’s seventh annual Magic Festival was opened on May 4 by none other than Hector Mancha, reigning champion of the Fédération Internationale des Sociétés Magiques (FISM). Every three years,…
Wine and spirits, cheese and chocolate and beer, oh my!
There was so much more than just wine and spirits at this year’s Salon International des vins et spiritueux de Québec held from April 28 to 30 at the Centre…
A night at the movies with Bon Cop Bad Cop 2
Anticipation was high at Quebec City’s premiere of Bon Cop Bad Cop 2 (BCBC2) on May 3 at the Cineplex Beauport. A long line of eager movie-goers wound along the…
Cabane à sucre party a sure sign of spring in Quebec
Spring can be appreciated in many ways but for me the best is at a cabane à sucre (sugar shack) “boiling off” party in a maple grove with warm sunshine,…
What The Heck “breaks the mold” of traditional school rock shows
On April 29, Champlain-St. Lawrence’s rock band What The Heck brought down the house with its recent show, Break The Mold.* During what is hopefully the final performance outside the…
The music world converges on Quebec City for FEQ’s 50th!
One of the greatest rock bands of all time, The Who, and the delightfully original Gorillaz virtual band members will be headlining the 50th Festival d’été de Québec (FEQ) along…
Jeans ’n Classics delight audience with ABBA tribute
After last year’s fantastic Jeans ’n Classics concert with the Orchestre symphonique de Québec, featuring the music of the Beatles, people flocked to the Grand Theatre last Friday and Saturday…