Joan of Arc Garden transformed into nightly light show Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com The National Battlefields Commission (NBC) is shedding light on the Joan of Arc Garden and proposing a panoply…
Sarah Blair (front
row, third from
right), who sings
in the choir of
the Cathedral of
the Holy Trinity,
sent this photo
to the QCT
recently, with
the intriguing
challenge, “Spot
the odd one out.”
The question
is, “Which one
of the animals
in the nativity
(crèche) scene
is not like the
others?” All of
them, except the
very relaxed dog
in front of Sarah,
are made of papier mâché. She explained, “Rosy is my dog who comes to church every Sunday. She is also our [Quebec High School] therapy dog. She’s a beloved part of the community!” (Photo by Yvan Breton) One of the crèche critters is not like the others…
First Morrin Centre Library Lecture explores local true crime Charles André Nadeau CANadeau@qctonline.com Donald Fyson, professor of history at Université Laval, inaugurated the Morrin Centre Library Lectures series with a…
Amanda Toperoff and Alex Culley were impressed with the interactive exhibition Below the Arctic Ice with Mario Cyr. (Photo by Danielle Burns) Below the Arctic Ice through the lens of Mario Cyr Danielle Burns danielle@qctonline.com he interactive experience Below the Arctic Ice with underwater cinematographer Mario Cyr was seen by over 56,000…
Irish Heritage Quebec holds in-person AGM…
David Rompré (on podium), musical and artistic director of Les Rhapsodes, thanks Antoine Malette-Chénier (seated at harp) for accompanying the 34-voice choir as well as playing many traditional Christmas melodies solo. The Noëls d’hier, Noëls d’aujourd’hui concert held at the Palais Montcalm on Dec. 19 marked the opening of the choir’s 60th anniversary season. It featured a mixture of both old and new French-language Christmas songs, some of which were blended with seasonal poetry by well-known French and Québécois poets, especially arranged for the choir by composer François Couture. The concert illustrated the continuing evolution of the way Christmas is celebrated, spanning nearly two millennia. (Photo by Shirley Nadeau) Les Rhapsodes present Noëls d’hier, Noëls d’aujourd’hui…
Setarist, singer and director Kiya Tabassian (centre) and (left) fellow Constantinople Ensemble musicians – Tanya LaPerrière (baroque violin), Patrick Graham (percussion) and Didem Başar (zither) – and (right) the A Filetta Corsican choir – Jean-Claude Acquaviva, François Aragni, Jean-Do Bianco, Petr’Antò Casta, Paul Giansily and Maxime Vuillamier – performed at the front of the Grand Théâtre stage with their backs to the concert hall where the audience would normally be seated. The audience was onstage with the musicians. (Photo by Shirley Nadeau) A fascinating Clair-Obscur performance at the Grand Théâtre Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com As part of its 20th anniversary celebrations, Montreal’s Constantinople Ensemble, led by artistic director, singer and setarist Kiya Tabassian,…
Flip Fabrique shows shoppers how to get warm Photos by Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com…
The photo of the Cold Moon setting in the north-north- western sky behind the Château Frontenac was taken from Lévis at 6:29 a.m. with a Nikon D800E f/4, 1/8 seconds, ISO 100, 400 mm focal length on a sturdy tripod. (Photo by Cassandra Kerwin) Cold Christmas Moon a photographer’s dream Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com Quebecers woke up on Dec. 18 to clear skies, giving ideal views of the Cold Christmas Moon. According to the Farmer’s…
Valcartier squadron pitches in for B.C. flood relief Ruby Pratka Local Journalism Initiative reporter Capt. Chad Rodriguez was flying over Sumas Prairie, a residential area east of Abbotsford, B.C. created…