ÉquiMobilité program has “hidden users,” advocates say Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter editor@qctonline.com Advocates for people living in poverty say the city’s ÉquiMobilité bus pass program may be unintentionally…
Indigenous leaders skeptical of museum project Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter editor@qctonline.com Representatives of Indigenous communities across the province have added their voices to the chorus of skepticism surrounding…
On May 11, to celebrate writer Frances Brooke’s 300th birthday, Renée-Loup Caron portrayed both the author and her character Emily Montague. (Photo by Cassandra Kerwin) The Morrin Centre celebrates Frances Brooke and the Literary and Historical Society of Quebec Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com On May 11, the Morrin Centre hosted a symposium in honour of the…
The cast of La Chauve-souris take a bow during the dress rehearsal held at the Grand Théâtre on May 9. (Photo by Shirley Nadeau) PREVIEW: Opéra de Québec’s La Chauve-souris saved by Batman! Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com May 9 was the final evening of dress rehearsals at the Grand Théâtre of the Opéra de Québec…
MENTAL HEALTH WEEK: Mindfulness workshop brings peace of mind during Mental Health Week Danielle Burns danielle@qctonline.com A mindfulness workshop was held at the Jeffery Hale Wellness Centre on May 9…
PREVIEW: Afro-descendant culture takes centre stage at AfriCa Fest for Victoria Day long weekend Sarah Elworthy sarah@qctonline.com Quebec City’s second annual AfriCa Fest will kick off the outdoor music festival…
Voltigeurs de Québec give a Brilliant! concert at Manège Militaire Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com It was a perfect night for a rousing military band to give a concert . . ….
Les Violons du Roy and the guitar of MILOŠ present a baroque fantasy Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com Acclaimed classic guitarist Miloš Karadaglić, popularly known by his mononym MILOŠ, gave an outstanding…
Concert pianist Jean-Philippe Sylvestre and conductor and composer Airat Ichmouratov (left of the piano) and the musicians of the Orchestre symphonique de Québec receive a standing ovation from the audience at the Palais Montcalm after they completed the Piano Concerto, op. 40, written by Ichmouratov with input from Sylvestre. (Photo by Shirley Nadeau) REVIEW: OSQ presents Tchaikovsky’s 4th Symphony at Palais Montcalm Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com The Salle Raoul-Jobin at the Palais Montcalm was packed to the rafters for the Orchestre symphonique de Québec…
When the renovations are completed in 2028, the Stade Canac exterior will have a new look, shown in this architect’s rendering. (Image from Ville de Québec) City to invest $20 million in Stade Canac renovations Luc Lang luc@qctonline.com Québec Capitales president Michel Laplante has said for years that the Stade Canac needs a lot of love…