Irish eyes weren’t smiling in Quebec City when it was announced that edition 2020 of the Défilé de la Saint-Patrick was cancelled due to COVID-19. The Quebec City St. Patrick’s…
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A look back at Shannon Irish Shows
There was no Shannon Irish Show this year, due to the COVID-19 restrictions, so we thought we’d treat you to a few favourite photos from past years.Bon courage, Shannon, the…
Magnificent last concert at the Grand Théâtre
On March 11, a full house was privileged – and fortunate – to attend what was likely the last concert to be held at the Grand Théâtre for the next…
Songs to See By looks at Canadian art in a new light
The Aurian Haller Band wants you never to look at Canadian art the same way again. The 12 tracks on the Quebec City quartet’s latest album, Songs to See By,…
La Galerie: more fondue than Happy Meal
The opening show by the homegrown Quebec-based acrobatic company Machine de Cirque took place in Quebec City on March 3 at the dazzling Diamant theatre. Seats at the evening performance…
Wait until you see Wait Until Dark!
Rehearsals are well underway for the latest Quebec Art Company production, the edge-of-your-seat thriller Wait Until Dark. Written by British mystery-master Frederick Knott, the play is the story of a…
Larry Hamilton to be honoured at the Shannon Irish Show
Irish culture and entertainment will be on tap on March 14 at the 54th Shannon Irish Show, with showtimes at 1 p.m. and 7:30 p.m at the Shannon Community Centre.UNFORTUNATELY,…
You Oughta Know! Alanis Morissette to headline FEQ
For music fans, it’s like Christmas morning on a February afternoon. That’s because the folks behind the Festival d’Été de Québec (FEQ) have ripped the wrapping off a huge pile…
Authors share their journeys at the Morrin Centre
The best books make readers travel along with the authors on journeys they won’t soon forget. On Feb. 27 at the Morrin Centre, authors Kaie Kellough and Rebecca Fisseha shared…
St. Lawrence theatre troupe flies over the cuckoo’s nest
From Feb. 27-29, the iA Financial Group Auditorium was transformed into a psychiatric ward. The CEGEP Champlain–St. Lawrence theatre troupe members were either patients or medical staff in Ken Kesey’s…