What to do this weekend: 10 low-cost shows in Quebec and its surrounding areas for the weekend of April 10

Emerging artists, humor, theater and opera; several low-cost shows are being presented in the Quebec region this weekend.

1. Geneviève Jodoin, intimate show

Geneviève Jodoin

Archive photo, Stevens Leblanc

Crowned during the 2019 edition of the television competition The voiceGeneviève Jodoin comes to Quebec for an intimate performance, where she will present her folk and country ballads from recent years.

Place : Telus Studio at the Grand Théâtre de Québec, 269, boul. René-Lévesque East, Quebec
When : Friday, 8 p.m.
Price : $25

2. ComediHa Fridays! Club

Alex Levesque

Photo provided by Studio Café noir

For this edition of this classic kick-off to the weekend, Rolly Assal welcomes Alex Lévesque, Nicolas Gabriele, Steve Biko and Julie Fortin. Alex Lévesque is particularly known for his absurd comic strips on social networks, Draw Bandagedbefore launching into the world of stage, in 2020.

Place : ComediHa! Club, 2360, chemin Sainte-Foy, Quebec (in the pyramid)
When : Friday, 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
Price : $17

3. The next generation of jazz in Quebec

Students from the jazz profile of the Cégep de Sainte-Foy music program as well as members of the Stage Band ensemble offer an event that combines all styles of jazz, but also pop and Latin sounds that they have put to their hand.

Place : Théâtre de la Cité universitaire, 2325, rue de la Terrasse, Quebec
When : Friday, 7:30 p.m.
Price : from $10

4. Tribute to Guns N’ Roses

Tributes, a winning recipe from Quartier de Lune. This week, the walls of the establishment will shake to the sound of Paradise City, a group whose mandate is to honor Guns N’ Roses. The band will be preceded by Monsters of Rock, which specializes in rock and heavy metal from the 1980s.

Place : Bar Show Le Quartier de Lune, 1096, 3^e avenue, Quebec
When : Friday, 9 p.m.
Price : from $15

5. A musical theater choir

The choir Les Voix de La Haute-Saint-Charles is launching into the theme of musicals as part of its annual show. Titled From Quebec to Broadwaythis performance will offer songs taken from the greatest sung theater pieces in the world.

Place : Théâtre de la Cité universitaire, 2325, rue de la Terrasse, Quebec
When : Saturday, 7:30 p.m.
Price : $25

6. Charles Deschamps

Co-owner of the Bordel Comédie Club de Montréal and creator of the popular web series The gong showcomedian Charles Deschamps arrives in Quebec with a new show that he describes as “sensitive and impactful, like a butterfly in a windshield “.

Place : 2360, ch. Sainte-Foy, Quebec (in the pyramid)
When : Saturday, 8 p.m.
Price : $24

7. Launch of Annie-Claude Deschênes

Multidisciplinary artist Annie-Claude Deschênes officially launches Table manners, his first career album released on April 5. Across the nine tracks on this project, she offers sounds that can go from psychedelic rock to disco and electro.

Place : Le Pantoum, 76, rue Saint-Vallier Ouest, Quebec
When : Saturday, 8:30 p.m.
Price : $24.14

8. Tribute to Offenbach and Gerry Boulet

The Ayoye group invites you to come celebrate Quebec jazz and blues from the 1970s and 1980s by singing to the sound of the Offenbach group and its late singer, Gerry Boulet.

Place : Bar Show Le Quartier de Lune, 1096, 3^e avenue, Quebec
When : Saturday, 9 p.m.
Price : from $18.76

9. A morning of opera at the Grand Théâtre

Hugo Laporte

Photo provided by Louise Leblanc

The voice of Hugo Laporte and the piano of Jean-François Mailloux come together to sign this first collaboration between the Opéra de Québec and the Croissants-Musique series of the Grand Théâtre. A question of starting your Sunday melodiously.

Place : Foyer of the Louis-Fréchette room, Grand Théâtre de Québec, 269, boul. René-Lévesque East, Quebec
When : Sunday, 11 a.m.
Price : free

10. Theater for and by young people

As part of Scriptarium 2024, around twenty high school students wrote about engagement in society. These texts were then assembled to create a professional play, which tells the story of a teenager caught between her desire to withdraw into herself and that of being heard.