Rachelle Solomon
Thursday May 24, 2012
Quebeckers on stage with Queen Extravaganza
The Queen Extravaganza tour starts in Quebec City on Saturday, rather appropriate, given the number of musicians from this province who will be on stage. The tribute band was put together by Queen drummer Roger Taylor after a North American competition for spots. With the final production rehearsals underway, our Rachelle Solomon caught up with two of the three Quebeckers who are heading out on tour: Sept-Iles' Yvan Pedneault and Quebec City's Francois-Olivier Doyon.
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Categories: Rachelle Solomon, Quebec City, Sept Iles
Thursday May 3, 2012
Photo project for Baie-Comeau's 75th
Baie-Comeau artist Richard Ferron is working on a photography project as part of that community's 75th anniversary celebration. It brings the city and its residents' past and present together, in one image. When Breakaway was in Baie-Comeau, our Rachelle Solomon discovered that the project was inspired by a photo taken in 1953, on the steps of the Sainte-Amélie Church...
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Categories: Baie Comeau, Rachelle Solomon
Friday April 27, 2012
BookFest on Breakaway
BookFest events celebrate reading along the Gaspé Coast and the Magdalen Islands, and this year, Breakaway is taking part by hosting our own on-air activity. Every afternoon this week, guests with a connection to that part of the province will join us to share some of their favourite books and to talk about why they love to read.
Monday, April 23, 2012: To get things started, our Rachelle Solomon spoke with Lisa Mosher, a literacy consultant who represents the anglophone community on the BookFest executive.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012: The Bishop of Quebec, Dennis Drainville, keeps a home in Barachois. Bishop Drainvile shares Louise Penny's A Trick of the Light.
Wednesday, April 25, 2012: Cora Tsouflidou, the founder of the Chez Cora restaurant franchise, was born in Caplan. Cora Tsouflidou shares Jim Collins' Good to Great and explains how books lead to big business, with breakfasts.
Thursday, April 26, 2012: Singer-songwriter Bonnie Ste-Croix traveled the whole country recording her latest album, Canadian Girl, but she always finds her way home to Gaspé. Bonnie shares a book that was a childhood favourite, Samantha's Secret Room, by Lyn Cook.
Friday, April 27, 2012: Paul Almond After a 40-year career in television and film, Paul Almond is now novelist, and he spends summers writing and reading at the family homestead in Shigawake. Paul Almond shares "The Blooding of Jack Absolute" by Chris Humphreys.
Monday, April 23, 2012: To get things started, our Rachelle Solomon spoke with Lisa Mosher, a literacy consultant who represents the anglophone community on the BookFest executive.
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Tuesday, April 24, 2012: The Bishop of Quebec, Dennis Drainville, keeps a home in Barachois. Bishop Drainvile shares Louise Penny's A Trick of the Light.
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012: Cora Tsouflidou, the founder of the Chez Cora restaurant franchise, was born in Caplan. Cora Tsouflidou shares Jim Collins' Good to Great and explains how books lead to big business, with breakfasts.
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Thursday, April 26, 2012: Singer-songwriter Bonnie Ste-Croix traveled the whole country recording her latest album, Canadian Girl, but she always finds her way home to Gaspé. Bonnie shares a book that was a childhood favourite, Samantha's Secret Room, by Lyn Cook.
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Friday, April 27, 2012: Paul Almond After a 40-year career in television and film, Paul Almond is now novelist, and he spends summers writing and reading at the family homestead in Shigawake. Paul Almond shares "The Blooding of Jack Absolute" by Chris Humphreys.
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Categories: Gaspésie, Magdalen Islands, Rachelle Solomon
- May 2012
- Thu., 24 – Quebeckers on stage with Queen Extravaganza
- Thu., 3 – Photo project for Baie-Comeau's 75th
- April 2012
- Fri., 27 – BookFest on Breakaway
- Mon., 16 – Life ring from the Titanic on Île d'Orléans
- Mon., 2 – Adam Blanshay: From Quebec to Broadway
- March 2012
- Thu., 22 – A creative space for artists in Baie-Comeau
- Fri., 16 – Cruising down the Crashed Ice course
- Tue., 13 – Sport Études hockey program at BCHS
- Mon., 12 – Student enrollment challenges at BCHS
- February 2012
- Fri., 10 – Pianist Tigran Hamasyan back in Quebec
- Tue., 7 – Madonna to play the Plains of Abraham
- January 2012
- December 2011
- Tue., 20 – Sherbrooke's record-setting Christmas tree
- Mon., 19 – HUGS campaign in the Eastern Townships
- November 2011
- Fri., 25 – Quebec City musicians channel Queen
- Mon., 21 – Quebec Art Company presents Guys and Dolls
- Fri., 18 – Discovering Quebec City in a new board game
- Tue., 8 – Playing hockey, en anglais
- October 2011
- Mon., 31 – Halloween house in Sherbrooke
- Wed., 5 – The American Singer Canary in Quebec
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- Thu., 26 – Les Chemins Invisibles: Le Royaume de Tôle
- Wed., 11 – ROME: From the Origins to Italy's Capital
- Wed., 4 – The Place Where I Live
- April 2011
- Thu., 28 – Celebrating the Royal Wedding
- Wed., 20 – Yoga for all ages in the Laurentians
- Wed., 13 – Roch Carrier in Quebec City
- Mon., 11 – Oncology Unit in Gaspé gets a make-over
- Thu., 7 – The Border Theatre Project
- Wed., 6 – Revitalizing Stanstead
- Mon., 4 – Demolition begins at Monastery site
- March 2011
- Fri., 18 – An eye on Japan from Lennoxville
- Fri., 4 – Hockey happy in Saint-Raymond
- February 2011
- Thu., 24 – Down the rabbit hole...
- Tue., 22 – The ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final
- Wed., 16 – The old and the new arena in Stanstead
- Mon., 14 – Arcade Fire at the Grammy Awards
- January 2011
- Fri., 28 – Youth in the Eastern Townships
- Thu., 6 – What's on your plate and in your fridge?
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