What French events are happening in New England?

[Daniel Boucher]

Share any French events that you are aware of in your area!

[John Guay]

Vonnie and I are attending the first Franco-American to be held this weekend in St. Albans, Vt. There's going to be some great music! We can only be there for Fri nite and most of Sat. If anyone else is going to be there, we'd love to have a chat, share a meal or play some music (all three would be better yet!)
John

[John Guay]

almost forgot - the Old Songs Festival june 27,8 & 9 in Altamount, N.Y. includes several great "Quebecois" acts: Le Vent du Nord and Danny will be there with the Beaudoin Legacy. We're playing a wedding fri. nite and a dance at Fort Ticonderoga sat. nite. but catch you all at the finale on Sunday!
John

[John Guay]

Kudos to Benoit for tell us about the festivities in St. Albans.Vt. Had great fun w/Benoit & Nick from F.I.N.E. and some folks from the Trad Quebec Blog who we hope will join here also. Didn't get to jam but got to chat and eat and eat and eat. Nick, you owe me a few fiddle tunes!

This series, Envoye a Maison," has more venues with similar shows upcoming in Vt.,R.I. and N.Y. just check out their web site. I do want to mention the one to be held in Cambridge N.Y. on October 4 & 5, 2oo8. Great Quebecois Music and Dance only 10 minutes from my house. hope some of you can come!
John

[R Bonin]

Envoye a maison - Sept 27, 2008

[John Guay]

'Envoye a Maison' activities in Cambridge, NY this coming weekend (October 2-5, 2008):
Club Carrefour - Raynald Ouellet, Bruno Gendron, Pierre Schryer, Benoit and Normand Legault - concert (along with locals Bernie Ouimet and Catherine Charron - Memere) Saturday evening and during Sunday's farmer's market along with George Wilson and friends. Dance featuring Club Carrefour on Sunday afternoon.
Starting on Thursday, Oct. 2 a community outdoor oven construction workshop will occur with Jean Laberge in the Freight Yard. On Friday from 4-6pm local Irish step dancers will podorhythmie mix the straw into the clay with the help of local musicians.
Saturday, the 8pm Hubbard Hall concert will follow a 6:30 potluck dinner at the Beacon Feed art studio.
Sunday from 10am to 2pm the aforementioned music stage will occur along with Quebecoise eats from Spoonful Catering, dowsing by Richard Roy, basketry by Adrien Landry, snowshoes by Rejean Boisvert and rag rug making by Francoise Ouimet. Then a step dancing workshop at 3pm and the community dance at 4pm. Dinner in the Beacon Feed at 6pm features split pea soup, bread from the new clay oven, apple pie and homemade maple ice cream. Tickets for the dance and dinner are available at the door.
See www.hubbardhall.org for more information.

[Rhea Cote Robbins]

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[R Bonin]

Christmas Soiree at Le Foyer, Pawtucket. Dec 7, 2008

Tickets can be ordered online through the website or call Roger at 401-728-8328 to make reservations.

Merci
Roger

[Jon Normandin]

Rivard Rendezvous 2009

This Year the Rivard Cousins will meet in Beautiful Burlington, Vermont on July 10, 11 and 12, in conjunction with the festivities for Celebrating Champlain.

On Friday the 10th, we will meet at the Pavilion at North Beach starting at 10:00 AM. Come rain or shine. The annual meeting of the Association of Rivard Cousins will take place at _2:00
There will be games and music along with the usual beach activities. Hot dogs and soda for lunch and at 5:00, there will be a catered chicken bar-b-q. Cost will be $25 per person plus parking of $5/$6 per car for residents/nonresidents.

On Saturday the 12th, the program will center on the Waterfront and the 251 parade, entertainment provided by each of Vermont's 251 communities. In the evening, we will enjoy a boat ride on the Ethan Allen III for a dinner buffet and fire works. The cost will be $65 per person for the boat ride and buffet. Breakfast and lunch are on your own.

On Sunday the 13th, a tour of Shelburn Farms is planned with breakfast at the Shelburn House for those who wish to eat there. The tour will be $10 plus your own breakfast check.(breakfast will be paid for by you when your bill is presented).

Hotel rooms are reserved as Rivard Cousins up to one month before the event. The hotel is the Burlington Harbor Courtyard Marriott. Water view rooms are $209 per night, and city view rooms are $199 per night. 1-802-864-4700 Please reserve by June 1.

Camping is available at North beach, and the campground will reopen April 4th. 60 Institute Rd. Burlington, VT 05408
[phone] Please reserve as soon as you can after April 4th ........................ sites are limited.

Without knowing I will state there will probably be a silent auction and the yearly T-Shirt sale.
These plans are in development and there will be more to come as the plans unfold for Celebrating Champlain.

Please contact [e-mail] for information or Ann Loranger [e-mail] Please send reservations with funds to cover cost to: Ann M. Loranger 11 Miles Avenue Old Orchard Beach, ME 04064 Hotel and camping reservations should be made with the hotel and with the campground.

Come meet your cousins and celebrate you heritage. Develop a taste for your French-Canadian Heritage.

Thanks.

Jon Normandin
Burlington, Vermont

[John Guay]

www.danceflurry.org. Close to New England, but not quite, the Saratoga Springs, New York Dance Flurry Feb. 13-15, 2009 features Reveillons as the Quebecois band at this year's festival. An eclectic mixture of dance and music styles are featured at the Flurry. Check out their website.

[JEANETTE LAZLO]

Hi John & Vonnie,
Will this Feb. 13-15 event be based on dancing? I am more instested in just listening to the music. Kind of a rough time of the year to travel by car. Keep us informed, however, of any French/Quebec music that you hear of.
My brother Joe said that you folks have set up your own web site for French/Quebec as well?
Jeanette

[John Guay]

Bonjour, Jeanette! The Dance Flurry is a mixture of concert and dance events. Many styles of traditional and some contemporary music will be represented. Yes it is a difficult time of year to plan travel. We will be going to Chantez-Vous Bien Chez Nous the weekend after the Flurry. We hope that the weather will be cooperative!!!
No, John and I have not set up a separate website. We don't have computer savvy enough for that anyway. We recently joined Joseph Theriault's 'Chez Yankois' blog. He is now a member of this forum as well.
We hope to meet you in person soon!

[John Guay]

The St. Albans Franco-American Heritage Festival is the first of four Vermont Quadricential Signature Events taking place this summer at St. Albans Bay and in Taylor Park in St. Albans City on June 18-20, 2009. We hope you can join us for this family-friendly and free event!

The Lois McClure ->>>
will be in St. Albans Bay!

The Festival will be a large event, focusing on the cultural heritage of the Lake Champlain basin, including a focus on Champlain’s 1609 exploration of our region, as well as on French and Native American history. Planned events include musical performances by Michele Choiniere, Don Roy, Benoit Bourque, the Fiddleheads, Josee Vachon, and the Cajun band Yankee Chank, among others. Other activities include a visit to St. Albans bay by the Lois McClure canal schooner and other exhibits from the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, a living history performance from Chambly, QC, an art show, genealogy, crafters, traditional food, a dinner soirée, a school workshop on traditional culture, an historical walking tour, a scavenger hunt, and dancing, among other activities.