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June 3rd to Septembre 28th 2008
Espace 400e, the official site of the 2008 festivities!
Bassin Louise in Quebec City's Old Port.
A real whirlwind of shows, entertainment, and free activities for the whole family will be on offer every day as artists, singers, musicians, dancers, acrobats, historians, and conference speakers light up Grande Place, the wharves, the Ephemeral Gardens, Petite Place, and all around the pavilion for 17 uninterrupted weeks.
LE PAVILLON DU 400e
This brand-new building will showcase the PASSAGERS/PASSENGERS exhibition, designed and produced by Patrice Sauvé. An interactive virtual tour of people's comings and goings, the exhibition is touching and accessible to all. The exhibition - the site's only paid activity - will run until October 19th.
LA GRANDE PLACE
Grande Place will welcome a procession of musicians, comedians, and singers all summer long, including Émilie-Claire Barlow, Ima, Marco Calliari, José Gonzalez, We are Wolves, Tokyo Police Club, Marie-Thérèse Fortin, Les Zappartistes, Maurane, Thomas Dutronc, Daran, Roland Martel Orchestra, Bob Walsh, Jamil, Yves Lambert and the Bébert Orchestra, and many more!
Artists from America, Sweden, France, Belgium, Indonesia, and Egypt will all be performing at Espace 400e this summer.
Every Monday, Dynamite Cabaret will bring together all kinds of artists to wow crowds-with a dash of humor thrown in.
On Stage - La Grande place
Monday to Saturday at 20 h
On Monday at 20h : le Cabaret Dynamique
Every Sunday at 15 h : A Family Show
June 21st, 2008
Jérôme Minière
June 25th, 2008
Jose Gonzalez
July 9th, 2008
Tokyo Police Club
July 10th, 2008
Maurane, Zoé et Philippe Lafontaine
July 18th, 2008
Michel Faubert
July 20th 2008
L'orchestre de Roland Martel
July 23rd 2008
Daran
July 31st, 2008
Jamie Lidell
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August 2nd, 2008
Yelle
August 3rd 2008
Thomas Dutronc
September 12th,2008
Bob Walsh en grande formation
et invitée spéciale Kim Richardson
September 19th, 2008
Jamil
September 20th, 2008
Yves Lambert et le Bébert Orchestra
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LES GRANDES RENCONTRES
Grande Place will also be the venue for the Meetings That Matter series. The meetings will be held throughout the summer, taking the form of conferences, master classes, and round tables. Conference speakers of all stripes will include Jean Provencher, Jean Soulard, Marie Laberge, Réjean Lemoine, and Denis Vaugeois. Master classes and round tables will also be held by equally talented speakers on a host of different themes.
LES PREMIÈRES NATIONS (The First Nations)
A modern program of Amerindian, Métis, and Inuit creations and activities. A series of fascinating encounters awaits this summer.
LES QUAIS (WHARVES)
Street arts on the wharves!
Young and old will marvel at original and fun numbers by the likes of Théâtre de l'Aubergine, La Tête de Pioche, Poupées (K)rinkées, Artefacts et artifices, Toxique Trottoir, and many more. Laughs and craziness guaranteed!
LES JARDINS ÉPHÉMÈRES
THE EPHEMERAL GARDENS. Eleven gardens created by eleven different artists from Canada, France, the United States, and the United Kingdom will intrigue and appeal to visitors between the Old Port Market and Espace 400e
And kids games and workshops led by Boîte à science and Rêves en
stock will explore science, sports, and Quebec City's history.
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June 5 to October 26, 2008
Le Louvre à Québec
www.mnba.qc.ca
Through this unprecedented collaboration of the Musée du Louvre, which has agreed to a loan of exceptional scope, the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec will present masterworks from the Musée du Louvre's eight departments: Egyptian Antiquity, Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquity, Oriental Antiquity, Islamic Art, Art objects, Paintings, Sculptures and Graphic Arts. Visitors will have the privilege of admiring this outstanding selection under four main themes: "Loving and Dying", "Learning and Working", "Inhabiting and Embellishing", "Celebrating and Entertaining".
Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, Plains of Abraham
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June 20th to July 29th, 2008
The Image Mill - Robert Lepage & Ex Machina
lacaserne.net
During 40 minutes, much more than an historical panorama, the Moulin à Images will offer a playful 3-D show about the city's past, present, and future. It will be a mosaic of icons, sounds, and ideas organized around four great ages of Quebec City: the age of waterways and exploration; the age of roadways and settlement; the age of railways and development; and the age of airways and communication.
Espace 400e, Vieux-Port de Québec/ surface of the Bunge grain elevator
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June 21st, 2008
National Aboriginal Day
www.tourismewendake.com
On June 21, you are invited to take part in the many activities planned for National Aboriginal Day. In Wendake, during this year of celebrations for the 400th anniversary of Quebec City, you won't want to miss: A hunting canoe race, A Lacrosse match, First Nations films (NFB), Talks by Serge Bouchard, Shows (including Florent Vollant) and activities at the outdoor amphitheatre, Fireworks And more!
Wendake
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June 21st till July 1st, 2008
Domagaya
www.sat.qc.ca
This event has three facets and reveals the contemporary face of Aboriginal cultures where a rich cultural heritage co-exists with achievements permeated with the current artistic realities and the digital arts.
SAT osphère immersion projection device
is a true techno-Circus that can be used either as a performance hall, a conference hall.
Bassin Louise du Vieux-Port de Québec.
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June 23th - June 24th, 2008
La Saint-Jean - Quebec Day
www.fetenationale.qc.ca
Great Show from 7:00pm until next morning at Plains of Abrahan
Happy Quebec Day
With Daniel Bélanger, Ariane Moffatt, Stefie Shock, Pierre
Lapointe, Kevin Parent, Andrée Watters,
Mauvais Sort, Trois Accords, Mimosa and Pépé et son orchestre.
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Too Late !!!
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May 1st to May 18th, 2008
2008 IIHF World Championship
www.hockeycanada.ca
This Championship will be presented at the same time in two host cities, Quebec City and Halifax. 26 games will be played at the Halifax Metro Centre and 30 games including two semi-finals and two finals (the Bronze and Gold medal championship) will be played at the Colisee Pepsi in Quebec.
Colisée Pepsi
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May 20-22, 2008
Futurallia 2008
www.futuralliaquebec2008.com
Futurallia is an annual International Small Business Forum. SMEs can participate to two days of high-level meetings in a warm and inviting atmosphere. Futurallia is an ideal forum for meeting prospective business partners from around the world.
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May 14th to May 31st, 2008
Carrefour international de théâtre
www.carrefourtheatre.qc.ca
Since 1992, Carrefour presents a biennial festival of international scale showcasing the diversity of contemporary theatre. Since 1997, Carrefour also presents Théâtres d'Ailleurs, a prestigious miniseries ensuring the presentation of foreign plays in Quebec City.
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May 1st to June 15th, 2008
Manif d'art 4
www.manifdart.org
Located in the heart of the national capital, the Manif d'art is held every two years in May and June. A thematic event devoted to the promotion and dissemination of contemporary art, the biennial is distributed among various locations in the Saint-Roch quarter and rallies numerous collaborators from the cultural and artistic sectors.
Saint-Roch District
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June 13th to June 15th, 2008
Wonders in the Sky Quebec 2008
www.spectacleaerien.qc.ca
This thrilling air show offers a one-of-a-kind sundown experience. It will be held during the opening ceremony and feature planes from France and England (a North American first) as well as choreographed skydiving, aerial demonstrations, a large-scale musical event, and fireworks that showcase Quebec City's founding peoples.
Quebec City Airport Đ Jean-Lesage International Airport
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