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Agora
Fantastic open-air rock shows are held here all summer. Night concerts are particularly special. The venue is scheduled for a major upgrade in 2007-08
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Chez Dagobert
Multi-floors, multi-bars, multi-screens - the captial's classic disco behemoth with everything from live rock to naughty DJs. The music may change, the young, randy crowd stays the same.
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Chez Son Père
One of the city's best loved boîte à chansons (a Québec folk music club) this spot boasts a great atmosphere and is probably the first place locals will send you if you're interested in seeing this rollicking kind of French folk music. You can catch some newcomers here, plus occasional big-name concerts. The cover charge varies; sometimes it's free.
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Cinéma Cartier
This huge building really was a former movie theatre until it was sliced up with a store on the bottom and retail space up top. The 2nd floor houses an independent video shop with a little movie theatre in the back showing independent films. It's deliciously old-world, completely pitch black except for the screen, and set up with big comfy chairs. Subtitles in French only.
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Galerie Rouje
This place is a mini cultural heaven. Downstairs is gallery space while upstairs you'll hear fantastic gigs ranging from electronic music performances to DJs.
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Kiosque Edwin-Bélanger
Thirty-five free concerts are staged each summer in the middle of Battlefields Park. Music covers everything from pop and jazz and world music to blues.
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L'Alterno
Regulars kept telling former Le Drague employee Benoît they wished there was another gay club in town to shake up the scene a little so finally he just went ahead and opened one, tucked away just inside Porte St-Jean. It's low-key during the day with people playing billiards or babyfoot, while it gets wilder at night after once the DJs come out. It's easy to miss this place - look for the pride flag and go up the stairs.
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L'Amour Sorcier
The tamer atmosphere at this café-bar is mainly enjoyed by lesbians, but gay men are welcome too. The gay community may be small in Québec City but the lesbian one is even smaller and this is the only horse in town.
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L'Inox
In the Old Port area, a hop, skip and a jump from the docks, this brewpub draws beer lovers to its pleasant outdoor patio where they slake their lager-starved thirsts.
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L'Oncle Antoine
Set clandestinely in the stone cave-cellar of one of the city's oldest surviving houses (dating from 1754), this great tavern pours out excellent Québec microbrews (try the Barberie Noir stout or the strong Belgian-style Fin du Monde), several drafts ( en fût ) and various European beers.
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Largo Resto-Club
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, the music-mad Largo owner lets the jazz club side of this resto shine, bringing in local bands, singers and musicians from as far away as Los Angeles. Upscale, ultra-relaxed, slightly swish vibe.
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Le Drague
Star player in a tiny gay scene, Le Drague is made up of several sections: a front outdoor terrace with bar; Zone 1, a two-level disco inside where drag shows are held; Zone 2, a laid-back space set up like a tavern; and then there's Base 3. The men-only Base 3 is...ummm... Let's just say it turns the capital's conservative reputation on its head and has seen-it-all, done-it-all Montrealers saying 'I didn't know they had that in Québec City.'
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Le Grand Théâtre De Québec
This is the city's main performing arts center with a steady diet of top quality classical concerts, dance and theater. The Opéra de Québec also often performs here.
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Le Sacrilège
It's been around for over 10 years, but this watering hole has taken off in a big way recently and night owls start or end their revelry here most weekends. Even on Monday night, when neighboring bars are empty, it's standing room only at this one. There's a popular terrace out back - get to it through the bar or the tiny brick alley next door. To find Le Sacrilège look for the sign with a laughing, dancing monk saucily flashing his knickers.
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Le Théâtre Capitole
A terrific, historic old theater that now stages everything from musicals to concerts. Check out the sumptuous attached hotel. This is where Hitchcock held his I confess premier.
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Les Gros Becs
Devoted to shows for children and young people, this is a brilliantly creative company. Even their website is stunning, full of animation and cartoons on how to get young people interested in live theatre. (Unfortunately, it's in French only). All shows listed in their schedules have labels with suggested age limits.
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Les Salons d'Edgar
The unofficial 'official' hangout for the city's theater community, the eavesdropping here is as much fun as the drinking - you'll be privy to conversations on roles lost, roles gained, and can watch new graduates from the drama conservatory mingling awkwardly to build their networks.
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Les Voûtes De Napoléon
Another massively popular boîte à chansons . Its impossible-to-find-on-your-own entrance means it will likely be just you and the locals - it's underneath the Restaurant Bonaparte. If you can't find the entrance, just ask a Quebecer to point you the rest of the way.
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Maurice
Set up in a gutted château-like mansion and cheekily named after hard-ass former Québec premier Maurice Duplessis, this entertainment complex has three separate partying spaces. There's a nightclub where DJs play Latin music on Wednesdays and music from the 80s and 90s on Friday for young things. There's a cigar lounge with 200 sorts to choose from. The 30-plus Charlotte UltraLounge has had major renovations of late, check out the plush new digs.
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Palais Montcalm
This place had been slowly falling off the radar ever since the Grand Théâtre was built in the 1970s. After heavy renovations, a new and improved model opened in March 2007, geared to carve out its place on the entertainment scene.
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Pub St-Alexandre
High ceilings and dark wood house a regular mix of tourists and loyal locals. Their pub-grub is fine, though generally unremarkable. It's the atmosphere and the near encyclopaedic-range of suds (250 sorts!) and over three dozen types of single malt that will keep you coming back. Occasional live music (Celtic to jazz) on Friday and Saturday.
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Scanner
A bit of a mystery this place. Its inside is unremarkable and the staff of below average enthusiasm but ask any local between the ages of 18 and 35 where's a cool place for a drink, this is one of the first places they'll send you. Come see if you can figure it out. Live rock bands every Saturday from September to May. Terrace outside in summer, babyfoot and pool inside year-round.
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Théâtre Periscope
A terrific place with a variety of spaces where you can see superb, creative and cutting edge contemporary theatre productions predominantly in French.
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Turf
Come in, grab a bowl and walk to the enormous peanut-filled barrel in the middle of the room. Swipe your fill from the barrel and settle in at one of the most popular pubs in the St-Jean-Baptiste neighborhood. Wi-fi is also available if you want to work or surf while you drink. Burgers and pizzas are also on the menu to cushion the blows. Hugely popular with everyone in the 18- to 25-year-old range from the students to the suits.
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