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Book Review: Is This Who We Are? Fourteen Questions about Québec – ISBN 9781553804673
Quebec Literature Reviews

Book Review: Is This Who We Are? Fourteen Questions about Québec – ISBN 9781553804673

Is This Who We Are? Fourteen Questions about Québec By Alain Dubuc Translated by Nigel Spencer ISBN: 9781553804673 Price: $21.95 Publisher: Ronsdale Press Review by Job Patstone This book was

Book Review: Road Through Time – 9780889774773
Quebec Literature Reviews

Book Review: Road Through Time – 9780889774773

Road Through Time: The Story of Humanity on the Move By Mary Soderstrom ISBN: 9780889774773 Price: $22.95 Publisher: University of Toronto Press Review by Job Patstone Many of us drive

How about taking the kids on a ‘Spring Break’ movie spree at the FCEQ?
Arts & Culture News

How about taking the kids on a ‘Spring Break’ movie spree at the FCEQ?

By Job Patstone You could call it the QCFFF, (Quebec City Family Film Festival) but its real name is Le Festival de Cinema en Famille de Quebec (FCEQ) and its

Book Review: Baloney – ISBN 9781552453391
News Quebec Literature Reviews

Book Review: Baloney – ISBN 9781552453391

Title: Baloney Author: Maxime Raymond Bock Translated by Pablo Strauss ISBN: 9781552453391 Price: $18.95 Publisher: Coach House Books Review by Job Patstone Baloney, a short, snappy story that can be devoured

Nourcy and La Ferme de Quatre-Temps join hands in Quebec City
Food & Drink News Reviews

Nourcy and La Ferme de Quatre-Temps join hands in Quebec City

Life in Quebec was invited back to the Commissariat restaurant in Quebec City for a wine and aperitif event to announce that two big names in the food industry here in

The spirit of Christmas arrives at the Grand Théatre in Quebec City
Arts & Culture Reviews

The spirit of Christmas arrives at the Grand Théatre in Quebec City

By Job Patstone It’s now official; the Christmas season has been launched in Quebec City. Last night we were invited to assist at a Christmas variety show which brought together

Notre Dame de Paris coming to Quebec – August 2018
Arts & Culture Reviews

Notre Dame de Paris coming to Quebec – August 2018

By Job Patstone Wednesday November 1st we were invited to a promotional presentation for the new production of one of Quebec’s most famous and most successful musicals, Notre Dame de

‘Edgar et ses Fantômes’ is back
Arts & Culture

‘Edgar et ses Fantômes’ is back

We were invited to the dress rehearsal of ‘Edgar 2 et ses Fantômes’, so Job Patstone went along for Life in Québec. When a play has a successful run like

New cruise ship Silver Muse drops anchor in Quebec City
Arts & Culture Reviews

New cruise ship Silver Muse drops anchor in Quebec City

Review and photos by Job Patstone There are cruise-ship lines, and then there are exceptional cruise-ship lines and Life in Quebec had a chance this week to visit one of

REVIEW: Les Trois Ténors – A play adapted from (A Comedy of Tenors) by Ken Ludwig
Arts & Culture Reviews

REVIEW: Les Trois Ténors – A play adapted from (A Comedy of Tenors) by Ken Ludwig

Review by Job Patstone Translation and adaptation by: Benoît Brière, Luc Guèrin, et Martin Drainville LifeinQuebec was invited to the premiere of Les Trois Ténors at the ‘Salle Albert-Rousseau’ theater

Café Krieghoff celebrates 40 years in business
Business

Café Krieghoff celebrates 40 years in business

Article and photos by Job Patstone We were invited to help Café Krieghoff celebrate its 40th anniversary on Saturday August 26, and as it turned out the birthday party was

Le Concierge – A Summer Play by Theatre Beaumont, St. Michel, QC
Arts & Culture Reviews

Le Concierge – A Summer Play by Theatre Beaumont, St. Michel, QC

Review by Job Patstone If you like summer theater and feel like taking a little jaunt to the south shore of Quebec City, Theatre Beaumont in St. Michel, (about a

Book Review: The Prophetic Anti-Gallic Letters ISBN 9781771860918
Life in Quebec Magazine Quebec Literature Reviews

Book Review: The Prophetic Anti-Gallic Letters ISBN 9781771860918

This book review first appeared in the March 2017 issue of Life in Québec Magazine. Life in Quebec Magazine is a lifestyle publication covering Quebec and is published 4 times

Review: Soirée masculine – Four guys and four guitars at Palais Montcalm
Arts & Culture Reviews

Review: Soirée masculine – Four guys and four guitars at Palais Montcalm

By Job Patstone On the evening of March 18 at Palais Montcalm, in downtown Quebec City, we were treated to a show which is part of a series entitled ‘Vitrines