All prices listed in this special Social Events Page are in American dollars. All details concerning these tours (price, information, reservation, etc) are available on the web site http://msc.rsvs.ulaval.ca/2002/2002.html We strongly recommend that you reserve your Wednesday Evening Social and your Tour option before July 6th, 2002. After this deadline, a charge of $20 may be applied.

Come enjoy a wonderful opening cocktail at the Quebec Museum of Civilization in the heart of the old port of the City. When you enter the foyer of the Museum, a quartet of musicians will play soft music to entertain you. Food and Drink stations will be located along the foyer. You will have access to all exhibit rooms of the museum, which will be open only to the M&M attendees. Buses will leave the Convention Center beginning at 6:00 pm and return beginning at 9:30 pm. One admission ticket is included with full registration. Additional tickets may be purchased at $50; tickets for children 3-11 years old are $15.

Join us for a gourmet meal at the Manoir Montmorency built on a historical site of natural beauty and furnished in the pure English style! As dessert, we offer you the splendid Grand Final of the Quebec City International Fireworks Festival where rockets explode on the same rhythm and sound modulations, the accompanying music suggests. Enjoy the maestria with which these specialists of renown take benefit of any artistic potential offered by the surrounding cliffs and the impressive waterfall cascading 270 feet into the St. Lawrence River. Even the River will glitter in the night as hundreds of crowded boats and canoes gather at the bottom of the waterfall to enjoy the show!

Busses will leave the Convention between 5:30 pm and 6:15 pm.

Cost: $75.00 per person

Including: Transportation Meal Fireworks Show

A dinner will be held in the chapel of the Amerique Francaise museum, located on the historic site of the Seminaire de Quebec, which dates back to 1663. The chapel, featuring "trompe-l'aeil" ornaments, is the only religious site in North America where receptions and dinners can be held.

We propose you a spectacular evening, with the best singers, a truly amazing pianist, an organist and light effects that people will remember. The concept goes between a real show onstage and a musical animation among the guests. Gorgeous costumes for the soprano, classic tuxedo for the singer, simple but efficient props and special stage direction for every song, will add to the treat.

The evening opens with a stunning number with highlights from the Phantom of the Opera musical, accompanied by the organ. The next part treats the ears with grand lyrics such as Caruzo and Don't Cry for Me Argentina. Finally, the last set brings spectators to the movies with songs and music from silver screen repertoire. Perfect high notes, perfect interpretation of the most successful songs ever.

Cost: $65.00 per person Pre-meeting registration only (minimum 100 people and maximum of 200)

Including: Meal, Half a bottle of wine per person Opera show

Note: Transportation is not included in the price; the Chapel is in a walking distance from the Convention Center. In the case that the minimum of 100 tickets is not sold, you will be fully reimbursed in advance.

This golf club has the best reputation in Quebec for the quality of its greens. It is located north of the city about 20 minutes in the Laurentian mountains, which makes it a very different and hilly course.

Rating: 68.5 Slope: 121 Distance of the course: BLUE 6010 Architect: Howard Watson

Cost: $75.00 per person (minimum 3 persons)

Including Green fee Cart Transportation round-trip

Walking City Tour

Quebec is the perfect city to tour on foot; that way you can get the real feeling of Quebec City's French culture.

The tour begins in the heart of the old city at Place Royale, followed by the upper city Place D'Armes, going through rue du Tresor, a street where artists display their many talents. Then see the Basilica Notre-Dame-de-Quebec and the City Hall, walk through the Ursuline Monastery and the City fortifications (walls). You will then see the Parliament Building and the famous Battlefield Park (Plains of Abraham). You will walk down the panoramic stairs to the Dufferin Terrace, walk on Rampart street, see the Quebec Seminary and the romantic Latin Quarter, followed by Saint-Paul street recognized for its numerous art galleries and antiques shops. The tour will end at Place Royale.

Quebec, Cradle of French America

You will discover the French charm while touring Quebec City with its diversified architecture, its color, and its "Joie de Vivre".

During your adventure, you will learn the history of Quebec by visiting the principal sites such as: the Plains of Abraham where a memorable battle occurred in 1759, the Parliament Hill and the National Assembly, the City fortifications (Walls) and the gates, the Citadel, the winding streets, and the romantic Latin Quarter. You will also be charmed by City Hall Square with the seminary Notre-Dame-de-Quebec. The Old Port, the antique shops and the oldest section of Quebec, Place Royale are also magnificent points of interest in this part of the tour.

The motor coach will end the tour at Place Royale to let the group do some shopping in the Petit Champlain street.

This magnificent site between the mountains and the majestic Saint-Lawrence river is the region where the early pioneers of New France settled down at the beginning of the 17th Century. You will see the original stone houses at the edge of the Chemin Royal and find out how people lived behind these walls. You will visit the Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupre Basilica, renowned as the most important pilgrimage center of North America. Next will be a stop to admire the magnificent Montmorency waterfall, which is higher than the Niagara Falls. You will admire the waterfall from every angle as you ride the gondola to the Montmorency Manor, for a short visit.

We will direct our coach to the Island of Orleans to visit the picturesque village of Sainte-Petronille, site chosen by General Wolfe when he installed his encampment and his troops during the war of 1759. From the tip of the Island you will have a breathtaking view of the old Capital and its port.

Founders of the Church in New France

This tour includes a presentation of three personages who marked the history of the New France: Marie-de-l'Incarnation, Catherine-de-Saint-Augustin, and Francois-de-Laval. You will visit the sites where they lived and worked. You will make a return to the New France and feel their work and spirituality. The guide will provide you with some terminology explanations and will talk about religious symbols in the buildings and artwork.

This tour includes a visit to the Basilica Cathedrale Notre-Dame-de-Quebec including the tomb of the Bishop of Laval, the Ursulines Monastery, the centre Marie-de-l'Incarnation, the Augustines de la Misericorde de Jesus Monastery, and the centre Catherine de Saint-Augustin.

To complete this beautiful tour you will attend, you will assist to "Act of Faith", a stunning sound and light show inside the Basilica Notre-Dame-de-Quebec. You will live a multimedia adventure inside this unique cathedral.

Guided Tour of the Island of Orleans

The tour begins with a visit to the smallest parish of the island, Sainte-Petronille, founded in 1870. General Wolf chose this strategic site in 1759, to establish his troops, waiting for the right moment to attack the city of Quebec. At the end of the 19th Century, Sainte-Petronille became one of the most popular resorts around Quebec. We will make a stop at the Vineyard Sainte-Petronille for a wine tasting.

The following stop is in Saint-Laurent. Along the Chemin Royal, you will admire, on both sides of the way, farms and woods characteristic of this village. Founded in 1679, Saint-Laurent is distinguished by its maritime activities. Around 1830, about twenty rowboat shops and some family boat building sites were active in the village. You will make a stop at the economuseum "La Forge ˆ Pique Assaut". This forge was transformed into a museum and presents a permanent exhibition on the traditional crafts related to the forge. A demonstration can also be presented to demystify the work of the blacksmith. This will be following by a lunch at the Moulin Saint-Laurent.

In the old days, Saint-Jean was a village of pilots and navigators. This place possesses great architectural elements and, in the middle of the village, many pilot's houses have been preserved (1825-1860). You will see many potato fields on the way and make a stop at the Vannerie l'elyme where you will see an artist manufacturing hats, baskets, and decoration articles made of products grown in its fields.

Sainte-Famille, founded in 1661, is the oldest parish of the island. You will have a superb view over the Saint-Lawrence River, the Beaupre Coast, the orchards spread from the road to the river, and Mont Sainte-Anne.

The last stop will be at Saint-Pierre where Felix Leclerc, pioneer of all folk singers in Quebec, was buried. In the middle of this village is the oldest church of the province. This church, which is also the oldest where masses are still celebrated on the island, was built in 1717 by the mason Antoine Carpentier.

Option A: Behind the church you will have the opportunity to visit a handicraft boutique

Option B: Visit to the Mona farm (handicraft blackcurrant wine producer). Mr Mona will guide you in a 30 minutes tour where he will explain how to make blackcurrant wine and liquor.

The tour begins as we leave the Convention Centre of Quebec for our destination, Tadoussac (an Indian word meaning Dog House). Discover the splendid countryside of Charlevoix. This region has become very popular over the years because of the whales living in the area where the Saguenay and the St. Lawrence Rivers merge. Admire these huge and magnificent mammals aboard a cruise ship, or, for the more adventurous, suit up and board a spacious Zodiac-type vessel (which meets Canadian Coast Guard safety regulations), a different way to see the whales up close! Bring along your cameras and experience the thrill of a fascinating encounter with these giant nomads.

All prices listed in this special Social Events Page are in American dollars.

All details concerning these tours (price, information, reservation, etc) are available on the web site http://msc.rsvs.ulaval.ca/2002/2002.html

We strongly recommend that you reserve your Wednesday Evening Social and your Tour option before July 6th, 2002. After this deadline, a charge of $20 may be applied.