Envoye à Maison! Franco-American Heritage Festival Rhode Island

Please note: This event is taking place in two locations. These two locations are twenty minutes apart by car.

Craft demonstrations :
Will be located at the St. Ann Art and Culture Center in Woonsocket, RI from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm.

Evening Concert :
Will be held at Le Foyer in Pawtucket, RI from 5:30 pm to 11:00 pm.

Contact:
Winnie Lambrecht
Folk/Traditional & Community Arts Program
RISCA
(401) 222-6996
Winnie@arts.ri.gov

All events free unless otherwise noted

Schedule

September 27 , 2008

• 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm — Demonstrations by Quebecois Traditional Artists at the St. Ann Art and Culture Center
  Presenters: Sylvette Chanel (religious wax figures), France Hervieux (sash weaving), Richard Roy (French-Canadian dowser), Local craftspeople are also participating
  
• 5:30 pm – 11:00 pm — Dinner and Concert at Le Foyer
  Musicians: Daniel Boucher, Colette Fournier and friends; Les gens d'plaisir [Tess LeBlanc, Paul Marchand, Daniel Lemieux, Louis-Simon Lemieux, Stephane Landry and Denis Maheux].
  This is a ticketed event . Please call Le Foyer for reservations: (401) 728-8328.

francophile calendar

Un message de Stephen B. Johns:

Calendar of francophile events in New England :

Dimanche-Samedi L'Air du Temps, WUMB, Boston, MA (www.wumb.org)

Dimanche-Samedi Canal Academie, Paris, FR (www.canalacademie.com)

Dimanche-Samedi Couleur France, Paris, FR (www.couleurfrance.net)

Dimanche-Samedi Radio France Internationale, Paris, FR (www.rfi.fr)

Dimanche 08:30-09:30 Salut! Bonjour! WNRI 1380 AM, Woonsocket, RI (www.wnri.com)

Dimanche 09:00-11:00 La Revue Francaise, WEZR 1240 AM, Auburn, ME (www.cnn1240.com)

Dimanche 09:00-12:00 Chez Nous, WFEA 1370 AM, Manchester, NH (603-669-5777)

Dimanche 12:00-14:00 L'Echo Musical, WNRI 1380 AM, Woonsocket, RI (www.wnri.com)

Dimanche 17:00-18:00 L'Heure Francaise, WHTB 1400 AM, Fall River, MA (508-677-1400)

Dimanche 17:00-19:00 Your French Connection, WUML 91.5 FM, Lowell, MA (www.wuml.org)

Lundi 06:00-08:00 French Toast, WMBR 88.1 FM, Cambridge, MA (// wmbr.org )

Samedi 11:00-13:00 L'Echo Musical, WNRI 1380 AM, Woonsocket, RI (www.wnri.com)

Samedi 12:00-14:00 L'Heure Francaise, WCUW 91.3 FM, Worcester, MA (www.wcuw.com)

1/01-12/31 400e anniversaire de Quebec (1608-2008) (QC) (www.monquebec2008.com)

1/01-12/31 100e anniversaire de Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) (www.oliviermessiaen.org)
5/21-11/01 Exhibit: Je t'aime Laconia @ Laconia Public Library, Laconia, NH

5/24-10/31 Exhibit: Couture by Pierre Cardin @ Rosecliff, Newport, RI (www.newportmansions.org)

7/01-6/30 Exhibit: Le Louvre a Quebec @ Musee national des beaux-arts, Quebec, QC

7/23-11/09 Exhibit: Imperishable Beauty @ MFA, Boston, MA (www.mfa.org)

8/06-11/02 Absinthe & Desir @ Spiegeltent, New York, NY (www.spiegelworld.com)

8/23-11/16 Exhibit: Visions of the Stage @ Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, MA (www.clarkart.edu)

8/30-12/07 Exhibit: Mystic Masque: Georges Rouault @ BC, Chestnut Hill, MA (www.bc.edu)

8/31-9/30 Journees musulmanes de Ramadan (Ramadan)

9/01-5/31 Charles Dutoit @ Philadelphia Orchestra , Philadelphia, PA (www.philorch.org)

9/03-30 Exhibit: Pictures of Davis Stokle @ French Library, Boston, MA (www.frenchlib.org)

9/05-10/18 Exhibit: Isabelle Hayeur @ Silverstein Gallery, NYC (www.silversteinphotography.com)

9/05-10/05 Cirque du Soleil: Kooza @ Bayside Expo Center (www.cirquedusoleil.com)

9/05-30 Pawtucket Arts Festival @ Pawtucket, RI (www.pawtucketartsfestival.org)

9/10-10/10 Exhibit: Andree Putman: Beyond Style @ FCS, NYC, NY (www.frenchculture.org)

9/12-10/18 Exhibit: The Tongue of Shadows @ GASP, Brookline, MA (www.g-a-s-p.net)

9/14-1/25 Exhibit: Street Art, Street Life @ Bronx Museum, NYC, NY

9/15-11/15 French classes @ FAC, Manchester, NH (www.facnh.com)

9/16-10/05 Crossing the Line Festival @ FIAF, New York, NY (www.fiaf.org)

9/18-10/14 Festival de musique de Ambronay @ Ambronay, QC (www.ambronay.org)

9/19-10/26 Exhibit: Fabienne Lasserre @ South First Gallery, Brooklyn, NYC (www.southfirst.org)

9/19-25 Film: La Fille coupee en deux @ Criterion, New Haven, CT (www.bowtiecinema.com)

9/19-25 Film: La Fille coupee en deux @ Embassy, Waltham, MA (www.landmarktheatres.com)

9/19-25 Film: La Fille coupee en deux @ Cinema Village, NYC, NY (www.cinemavillage.com)

9/19-30 Film: The Gates @ Museum of Fine Art, Boston, MA (www.mfa.org)

9/19-25 Film: Man on Wire @ Amherst Cinema, Amherst, MA (www.amherstcinema.org)

9/19-25 Film: Man on Wire @ Criterion Cinema, New Haven, CT (www.bowtiecinema.com)

9/19-25 Film: Man on Wire @ Coolidge Theatre, Brookline, MA (www.coolidge.org)

9/19-25 Film: Man on Wire @ Embassy Theatre, Waltham, MA (www.landmarktheatres.com)

9/19-25 Film: Man on Wire @ Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA (www.landmarktheatres.com)

9/19-25 Film: Man on Wire @ Red River Theatres, Concord, NH (www.redrivertheatres.org)

9/19-25 Film: Man on Wire @ Sunshine Cinema, NYC, NY (www.landmarktheatres.com)

9/19-25 Film: Ne le dis a personne @ Amherst Cinema, Amherst, MA (www.amherstcinema.com)

9/19-20 Film: Ne le dis a personne @ Cinestudio, Hartford, CT (www.cinestudio.org)

9/19-25 Film: Ne le dis a personne @ Garden Cinemas, Norwalk, CT (www.fandango.com) ?

9/19-25 Film: Ne le dis a personne @ Lincoln Plaza Cinema, NYC (www.lincolnplazacinemas.com)

9/19-23 Film: Ne le dis a personne @ The Movies, Portland, ME (www.moviesonexchange.com)

9/19-25 Film: Ne le dis a personne @ Red River Theatres, Concord, NH (www.redrivertheatres.org)

9/19-25 Film: Ne le dis a personne @ Roxy Cinemas, Burlington, VT (www.merrilltheatres.com)

9/19-25 Film: Ne le dis a personne @ Sunshine Cinema, NYC, NY (www.landmarktheatres.com)

9/19-25 Film: Ne le dis a personne @ WNC, Newton, MA (www.westnewtoncinema.com)

9/19-25 Film: Un Secret @ Avon Theatre, Stamford, CT (www.avontheatre.org)

9/19-23 Film: Un Secret @ IFC Center, New York, NY (www.ifccenter.com)

9/19-25 Film: Un Secret @ Paris Theatre, New York, NY (www.theparistheatre.com)

9/19-23 Film: Une vieille maitresse @ The Movies, Portland, ME (www.moviesonexchange.com)

9/19-23 Film: Une vieille maitresse @ IFC Center, New York, NY (www.ifccenter.com)

9/19-25 Film: Up the Yangtze @ West Newton Cinema, Newton, MA (www.estnewtoncinema.com)

9/19-21 Raz-de-Maree @ Quebecois music weekend, Colrain, MA (www.tidalwavemusic.com)

9/20-21 Les Ballets Jazz de Montreal @ NYC Center, NYC, NY (www.nyccitycenter.org)

9/22-10/12 Augustin Dumay (violin) @ Canada & United States (www.kajimotomusic.com)

9/22-10/08 La Tournee quebecois des rendez-vous du cinema quebecois (www.rvcq.com)

9/22 Segregation in Paris @ 4:14 pm, Gunzburg Center, Cambridge, MA (www.ces.harvard.edu)

9/22 Bon Appetit! Chef Matt Gaudet @ 6:30 pm, French Library, Boston, MA (www.frenchri.org)

9/22 Jean-Philippe Tremblay @ 8 pm, Americas Society, NYC, NY (www.americas-society.org)

9/22 Tidawt (de Niger) @ 9 pm, Highline Ballroom, New York, NY (www.highlineballroom.com)

9/22 AFP: Cercle de lecture @ 6:30 pm, AFP, Providence, RI (www.frenchlib.org)

9/23-28 Film: Man on Wire @ Cinema 320, Worcester, MA (www.cinema320.com)

9/23 Club francophone @ 9:30 am, TBA, Meriden, CT (203-238-3538)

9/23 Cinematheque & Conversation @ 5 pm, Community Center, Woodbury, CT (www.afnwct.org)

9/23 Christo & Jeanne-Claude: Negotiation @ 2 pm, ICA, Boston, MA (www.pon.harvard.edu)

9/23 Club francophone @ 10 pm, Caprice, Boston, MA (www.french.meetup.com)

9/23 Film: Paris vu par ... @ Rose Cinemas, BAM, New York, NY (www.bam.org)

9/23 Patrice Terrone: Nicolas Bouvier @ 5:30 pm, Rochambeau House, Prov., RI (www.brown.edu)

9/24-10/29 Emilie Simon @ USA (www.myspace.com/emeliesimonmusic)

9/24 Emilie Simon @ 9:45 pm, The Cutting Room, NYC, NY (www.thecuttingroom.com)

9/24-xx Exhibit: Irene Nemirovsky @ Museum of Jewish Heritage, NYC, NY (www.mjhnyc.org)

9/24 Club francophone @ 12 noon, Senior Center, Storrs, CT (860-423-5463)

9/24 Club francophone @ 7 pm, Panera, West Hartford, CT (www.french.meetup.com/624)

9/24 Vernissage: Irene Nemirovsky @ Museum of Jewish Heritage, NYC, NY (www.mjhnyc.org)

9/24 Philharmonic w/Jean-Philippe Tremblay @ El Museo del Barrio, NYC (www.poamericas.org)

9/24 Club francophone @ 7 pm, Public Library, North Kingston, RI (www.nklibrary.org)

9/25-11/08 Manchester Celebrates 400th Anniversary of Quebec (www.manchesterhistoric.org)

9/25-10/08 Arielle de la tour d'Auvergne & Ron Katz @ USA (www.frenchteachers.org)

9/25-10/06 Dance: Rapture @ 7 pm, Fisher Center, Bard College, NYC (www.fishercenter.bard.edu)

9/25-28 United Nations Film Festival @ KSG, Harvard U., Cambridge, MA (www.harvard.edu)

9/25 AFB: Cafe Philo: Lacan @ 6:30 pm, French Library, Boston, MA (www.frenchlib.org)

9/25 Club francophone @ 7 pm, Nancy Chang's, Worcester, MA (www.french.meetup.com/487)

9/25 Taste of Quebec @ 6:30 pm, UNHM, Manchester, NH (www.unhm.unh.edu)

9/26-10/12 New York Film Festival @ Lincoln Center, New York, NY (www.filmlinc.com)

9/xx-10/xx Film: La Fille coupee en deux @ Avon Theatre, Stamford, CT (www.avontheatre.org)

9/xx-10/xx Film: Le Fils de l'epicier @ RSC, Waterville, ME (www.railroadsquarecinema.org)

9/26-10/02 Film: Man on Wire @ Cape Cinema, Dennis, MA (www.capecinema.com)

9/xx-10/xx Film: Une vieille maitresse @ Avon Cinema, Providence, RI (www.avoncinema.com)

9/26 Matt Haimovitz (cello) @ Nantucket, MA (www.oxingale.com)

9/26 Film: Entre les murs (The Class) @ 8 pm, Avery Fisher Hall, NYC, NY (www.filmlinc.com)

9/26 Film: Entre les murs (The Class) @ 9 pm, Ziegfeld Theatre, NYC, NY (www.filmlinc.com)

9/26-28 Newburyport Film Festival @ Newburyport, MA (www.newburyportfilmfestival.org)

9/26 Christine Capdeville @ 8 pm, Kitano Hotel, New York, NY (www.christinecapdeville.com)

9/27-28 Film: L'Atalante @ AFA, New York, NY (www.anthologyfilmarchives.org)

9/27 AFH: Cafe et Conversation @ 10:30 am, Cafe Mozzicato, Htfd, CT (www.alliancefrancehtfd.org)

9/27 River City Slim & Zydeco Hogs @ 4 pm, Brewfest, New Hartford, CT (www.skisundown.com)

9/27 AFBC: French classes (adults) @ French Library, Boston, MA (www.frenchlib.org)

9/27 Vieux Farka Toure @ 8 pm, Somerville Theatre, Somerville, MA (www.worldmusic.org)

9/27 Erica Brown @ Punkinfiddle Festival, Wells, ME (www.ericabrownonline.com)

9/27 AATF: Fall Conference @ Knight campus, CCRI, Warwick, RI (www.rifla.org)

9/27 Envoye a Maison: Quebec artisan cultural exchange: @ St. Anne's Center, Woonsocket, RI

9/27 French-Canadian dinner @ 6 pm, Le Foyer Club, Pawtucket, RI (www.lefoyer.org)

9/27 Les Gens d'plasirs @ 7:30 pm, Le Foyer Club, Pawtucket, RI (www.lefoyer.org)

9/28 AFNH: Ron Katz: French America @ 4 pm, Luce Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT

9/28 AFNH: Dinner @ 6:45 pm, Hot Tomato, 261 College St., New Haven, CT

9/28 Magnolia @ Working Waterfront Festival, New Bedford, MA(www.workingwaterfrontfestival.org)

9/28 River City Slim & Zydeco Hogs @ 5 pm, Elks Lodge, Arlington, MA (www.bostonzydeco.com)

9/28 Tour of St. Augustine Cemtery @ 1:30 pm, Manchester, NH (www.unhm.unh.edu)

9/29-30 Fete juive de nouvel an (Rosh Hashanah)

9/29 CineClub francophone @ 7 pm, Coolidge Theatre, Brookline,MA(www.french.meetup.com/598)

9/30-12/20 The Next Wave Festival @ BAM, Brooklyn, New York, NY (www.bam.org)

9/30-10/05 Film: Roman de Gare @ Cinema 320, Worcester, MA (www.cinema320.com)

9/30-10/01 Fete musulmane de fin du Ramadan (Id al-Fitr)

9/30-11/20 Eric Vincent en tour @ USA (www.eric-vincent.com)

9/30 Club francophone @ 9:30 pm, TBA, Meriden, CT (203-238-3538)

10/xx-xx Tournees Festival @ Connecticut College, New London, CT (www.conncoll.edu)

10/01-05 Festival Pop Montreal @ Montreal, QC (www.popmontreal.com)

10/01 Tournees Festival: applications for Spring 2009 @ FACE, NYC, NY (www.facecouncil.org)

10/01 Film: L'heure d'ete (Summer Hours) @ 6 pm, Ziegfeld Theatre, NYC, NY (www.filmlinc.com)

10/01 Emilie Simon @ 9:45 pm, The Cutting Room, NYC, NY (www.thecuttingroom.com)

10/01 CRD: Club Richelieu Dames du Rhode Island @ 6 pm, Woonsocket, RI (www.richelieu.org)

10/02-11/09 First Works Festival @ Providence, RI (www.first-works.org)

10/02-04 Charles Dutoit (conductor) @ Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, PA (www.philorch.org)

10/xx-xx Film: The Last Mistress @ Red River Theatre, Concord, NH (www.redrivertheatre.com)

10/02 AFN: Alliance Francaise de Newport: Pierre Cardin @ Rosecliff, Newport, RI

10/02 CRW: Club Richelieu de Woonsocket @ 6 pm, Woonsocket, RI (www.richelieu.org)

10/02 Club francophone @ 7 pm, Panera, Cranston, RI (www.french.meetup.com/785)

10/02 Film: L'heure d'ete (Summer Hours) @ 9 pm, Ziegfeld Theatre, NYC, NY (www.filmlinc.com)

10/02 Lo Cor de la Plana @ 8 pm, First Works Festival, RISD, Providence, RI (www.first-works.org)

10/03-09 Film: Ne le dis a personne @ Catamount Cinema, St.Johnsbury, VT (www.catamountarts.org)

10/03-05 Lucie Therrien @ 2:30 & 7:30 pm, West End Theatre, Portsmouth, NH (www.luciet.com)

10/03 AFB: Hot Club avec Minor Swing @ 7 pm, French Library, Boston, MA (www.frenchlib.org)

10/03 Lo Cor de la Plana @ 8 pm, Somerville Theatre, Somerville, MA (www.worldmusic.org)

10/03 La Rencontre @ 11 am, Fr.Am.Heritage Ctr, Lewiston, ME (www.francoamericanheritage.org)

10/03 Madeleine Peyroux @ Carnegie Hall, New York, NY (www.madeleinepeyroux.com)

10/03 Daniel Bernard Roumain @ 5:30 & 8 pm, Aud., RISD, Providence, RI (www.first-works.org)

10/04-11/25 Eric Vincent @ USA (www.eric-vincent.com)

10/04-05 Lionheart @ Hill & Hollow, Saranac, NY (www.hillandhollowmusic.com)

10/04-05 Festival Revelations @ Montreal, QC (www.galarevelations.com)

10/04 AFNW: Cafe & Conversation @ 10 am, Library, Southbury, CT (www.afnwct.org)

10/04 River City Slim & Zydeco Hogs @ Mum Festival, Bristol, CT (www.bristolmumfestival.org)

10/04 Donna Hebert @ TBA, Boston, MA (www.massculturalcouncil.org)

10/04 Madeleine Peyroux @ Orpheum Theatre, Boston, MA (www.madeleinepeyroux.com)

10/04 Magnolia @ 8 pm, German Club, Pawtucket, RI (www.magnoliacajunband.homestead.com)

10/05 Club francophone @ 11:30 am, Panera, Shrewsbury, MA (www.french.meetup.com/487)

10/05 Acadian Cultural Society @ Templeton Fish & Game Club, Templeton, MA

10/05 Josee Vachon @ Acadian Cultural Society, Templeton, MA (www.joseevachon.com)

10/05 Slippery Sneakers @ 5 pm, Springstep, Medford, MA (www.slipperysneakers.com)

10/05 La Bonne Chanson @ 2 pm, Millyard Museum, Manchester, NH (www.unhm.unh.edu)

10/05 Les Sans Culottes @ Atlantic Antic, Brooklyn, NYC, NY (www.lessansculottes.com)

10/05 Club Le Foyer: banquet et danse @ 1 pm, LeFoyer Club, Pawtucket, RI (www.lefoyer.org)

10/06 AFB: La Table Francaise @ 6:30 pm, Petit Robert, Cambridge, MA (www.frenchlib.org)

10/06 Film: La Chinoise @ 7 pm, Amherst Cinema, Amherst, MA (www.amherstcinema.com)

10/07 Pardon My French! @ 6:30 pm, UNHM, Manchester, NH (www.unhm.unh.edu)

10/07 Charles Dutoit (conductor) @ 8 pm, Stern Auditorium, NYC, NY (www.carnegiehall.org)

10/08-12/09 French @ 7 pm, Tu., Brown U., Providence, RI (www.brown.edu/continuingstudies)

10/08 Journee juive de atonement (Yom Kippur)

10/08 AFNW: John Merriman: "Aux marges de ville" @ Northwestern, CT (www.afnwct.org)

10/08 Club francophone @ 7 pm, Panera, West Hartford, CT (www.french.meetup.com/624)

10/08 Film: La Chinoise @ 2 pm, Amherst Cinema, Amherst, MA (www.amherstcinema.com)

10/08 Boreal Tordu @ 7 pm, Lakeside Theatre, Rangeley, ME (www.borealtordu.com)

10/08 Lucie Therrien @ 7 pm, River Run Bookstore, Portsmouth, NH (www.luciet.com)

10/08 Emilie Simon @ 9:45 pm, The Cutting Room, NYC, NY (www.thecuttingroom.com)

10/09-12/18 French Cinema (1930-1945) @ 7 pm, Th., Prov., RI (www.brown.edu/continuingstudies)

10/09 AFG: 125th Anniversary @ Greenwich, CT (www.afgreenwich.org)

10/09 Club francophone @ 7 pm, Public Library, Chelmsford, MA (www.chelmsfordlibrary.org)

10/09 Club francophone @ 7 pm, Harris Library, Woonsocket, RI (www.french.meetup.com/599)

10/10-16 Film: Man on Wire @ Catamount Arts Cinema, St.Johnsbury, VT (www.catamountarts.org)

10/10-16 Film: Hors de prix (Priceless) @ Roxy Cinema, Burlington, VT (www.merrilltheatres.com)

10/10-12 Festival interceltique de la viree @ Carleton-sur-Mer, QC

10/10-11 Charles Dutoit (conductor) @ Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, PA (www.philorch.org)

10/10 Jean-Michel Pilc @ 4 pm, Winter Garden, New York, NY (www.jmpilc.com)

10/10 Film: Un conte de Noel (A Christmas Tale) @ 6 pm, Ziegfeld Theatre, NY (www.filmlinc.com)

10/10 Les Charbonniers de l'Enfer @ Symphony Space, New York, NY (www.symphonyspace.org)

10/10 Film: Parlez-moi de la pluie (Let It Rain) @ 9 pm, Ziegfeld Theatre, NYC (www.filmlinc.com)

10/11 AFH: Cafe et Conversation @ 10:30 am, Cafe Mozzicato,Htfd,CT(www.alliancefrancehtfd.org)

10/11 River City Slim & Zydeco Hogs @ 1 pm, Harvest Moon Dance Party, Greenfield, MA

10/11 Springfield Symphony w/Matt Haimovitz @ 8 pm, Springfield, MA (www.oxingale.com)

10/11 Miles of Mills @ 9 am, Millyard Museum, Manchester, NH (www.unhm.unh.edu)

10/11 Arts, crafts & farmers market @ 10 am - 2 pm, FAC, Manchester, NH (www.facnh.com)

10/11 Film: Un conte de Noel (A Christmas Tale) @ 11 am, Ziegfeld Theatre, NY (www.filmlinc.com)

10/11 Grand Derangement @ Festival de a Viree, Carleton, QC (www.grandderangement.com)

10/11-12 Festivals acadiens de Lafayette @ Lafayette, LA (www.festivalsacadiens.com)

10/12 Film: Parlez-moi de la pluie (Let It Rain) @ 11 am, Ziegfeld Theatre, NYC (www.filmlinc.com)

10/12 Josee Vachon @ Autumnfest, Woonsocket, RI (www.autumnfest.org)

10/14-20 Fete juive des tentes (Sukkot)

10/14 AFB: Semaine de Gout: Les fromages @ 6:30 pm, Fr.Lib, Boston, MA (www.frenchlib.org)

10/15-25 Bowfire w/Ray Legere, Kelli Trottier & April Verch @ U.S.A. (www.bowfire.com)

10/15-18 Exhibit: Cold Fusion @ Fusion Arts Museum, New York, NY (www.fusionartsmuseum.org)

10/15 Emilie Simon @ 9:45 pm, The Cutting Room, NYC, NY (www.thecuttingroom.com)

10/16-21 Charles Dutoit (conductor) @ Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, PA (www.philorch.org)

10/16-17 Films of Mahamat Saleh-Haroun @ HFA, Cambridge, MA (www.hcl.harvard.edu)

10/16 AFG: Cine-Club @ 8 pm, Cole aud., Library, Greenwich, CT (www.afgreenwich.org)

10/16 West Hartford Film Festival @ West Hartford, CT (www.whps.org)

10/16 Film: L'audition @ WHFF, West Hartford, CT

10/16 Film: La belle empoisonneuse @ WHFF, West Hartford, CT

10/16 Film: Les invasions barbares @ WHFF, West Hartford, CT

10/16 AFB: Semaine de Gout: Le cognac @ 6:30 pm, Fr.Lib, Boston, MA (www.frenchlib.org)

10/16 Film: Daratt (Dry Season) @ 7:30 pm, HFA, Cambridge, MA (www.hcl.harvard.edu)

10/16 Bowfire @ North Shore Music Theatre, Beverly, MA (www.nsmt.org)

10/16 Lorraine Masure: Growing Up Franco-American @ 7 pm, Public Library, Laconia, NH

10/16 AFM: Margaret Langford book discussion @ FAC, Manchester, NH (www.facnh.com)

10/16 Lucie Therrien @ 7 pm, Press Room, Portsmouth, NH (www.luciet.com)

10/17-26 Williamstown Film Festival @ Williamstown, MA (www.williamstownfilmfestival.com)

10/17-23 Film: OSS 117 @ Catamount Cinema, St.Johnsbury, VT (www.catamountarts.org)

10/17-19 Summit de la Francophonie @ Quebec, QC (www.francophonie.org)

10/17 Film: Sexe, gombo et beurre sale @ 7 pm, HFA, Cambridge, MA (www.hcl.harvard.edu)

10/17 Bowfire @ Zeiterion Theatre, New Bedford, MA (www.zeiterion.org)

10/17 Christine Capdeville @ 7:30 pm, Zinc Bar, NYC, NY (www.christinecapdeville.com)

10/17 Bizet: Carmen @ 7:30 pm, Flynn Center, Burlington, VT (www.flynncenter.org)

10/18 AFNW: Cafe & Conversation @ 10 am, Library, Southbury, CT (www.afnwct.org)

10/18 Club francophone @ 1:30 pm, It's Only Natural, Middletown, CT (203-907-7031)

10/18 River City Sim & Zydeco Hogs @ 7:30 pm, Hadassah Hospital Benefit, Weston, CT

10/18 Slippery Sneakers @ 8 pm, American Legion Hall, Wethersfield, CT (www.hcdance.org)

10/18 AFB: Semaine de Gout: Pour enfants @ 11:30 am, Fr.Lib, Boston, MA (www.frenchlib.org)

10/18 Erica Brown @ One Longfellow Square, Portland, ME (www.ericabrownonline.com)

10/18 30th Anniversary of Amoskeag @ 10 am, Millyard, Manchester, NH (www.unhm.unh.edu)

10/18 Raz-de-Maree @ Fall Ball, Petersborough, NH (www.tidalwavemusic.com)

10/18 Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble @ 4 pm, German Club, Pawtucket, RI (www.salsrbclub.com)

10/19 River City Slim & Zydeco Hogs @ 2 pm, Apple Harvest Festival, Glastonbury, CT

10/19 AFH: Le Monde francophone: Morrocco @ 3 pm, AFH, Htfd, CT(www.alliancefrancehtfd.org)

10/19 AFH: Le Poesie de Jean-Yves Solinga @ 3 pm, AFH, Htfd, CT (www.alliancefrancehtfd.org)

10/19 Josee Vachon @ St. Laurent's Church, Meriden, CT (www.joseevachon.com)

10/19 Ensemble Caprice @ 3 pm, Town Hall, Clinton, CT (www.georgeflynnclassicalconcerts.com)

10/19 Durufle & Faure @ 7:30 pm, Sanders Theatre, Cambridge, MA(www.bostonchambermusic.org)

10/19 SCFSU: Reunion @ chez Betty, Saunderstown, RI

10/19 French contra dance @ 2 pm, LeFoyer Club, Pawtucket, RI (www.lefoyer.org)

10/20-21 Fete juive de la assemblee (Shmini Atzeret)

10/20 Club Richelieu de Fall River @ 6 pm, White's restaurant, Westport, MA (www.richelieu.org)

10/20 Compagnie Heddy Maalam: up-close @ 6 pm, tba, Providence, RI (www.first-works.org)

10/21-22 Fete juive de la loi (Simkat Torah)

10/21 Cinema mardi: Congorama @ 2 & 7 pm, FAC, Manchester, NH (www.facnh.com)

10/21 Compagnie Heddy Maalam @ 8 pm, PPAC, Providence, RI (www.first-works.org)

10/22-25 Federation of Alliance Francaise Convention @ Naples, FL (www.afusa.org)

10/22 Club francophone @ 7 pm, Panera, West Hartford, CT (www.french.meetup.com/624)

10/22 Bizet: Carmen @ 7:30 pm, Garde Theatre, New London, CT (www.gardearts.org)

10/22 River City Slim & Zydeco Hogs @ Maple Tree Cafe, Simsbury, CT (www.mapletreecafe.com)

10/22 Club Richelieu de New Bedford @ 6 pm, WamsuttaClub, NewBedford,MA(www.richelieu.org)

10/22 Emilie Simon @ 9:45 pm, The Cutting Room, NYC, NY (www.thecuttingroom.com)

10/23-11/02 Festival des musiques sacrees @ Quebec, QC (www.festivalmusiquesacree.ca)

10/23-26 Vermont International Film Festival @ Burlington, VT (www.vtiff.org)

10/23-25 BSO: Berlioz: Harold in Italy @ Symphony Hall, Boston, MA (www.bso.org)

10/23-25 BSO: Boulez: Notations I-IV @ Symphony Hall, Boston, MA (www.bso.org)

10/23-25 BSO: Messiaen: Et expecto resurrectionem @ Symphony Hall, Boston, MA(www.bso.org)

10/23 AFB: L'Apero: rendez-vous @ 6 pm, French Library, Boston, MA (www.frenchlib.org)

10/23 Lucie Therrien @ 6:30 pm, UNHM, Manchester, NH (www.unhm.unh.edu)

10/23 Neil Bissondath @ Americas Society, New York, NY (www.americas-society.org)

10/23 Compagnie Heddy Maalem @ 5 & 7:30 pm, Burlington, VT (www.flynncenter.org)

10/24-25 Black Pot Festival @ Lafayette, LA (www.blackpotfestival.com)

10/24 Daniel-Bernard Roumain & Emeline Michel @ 8 pm, Hartford Stage, Hartford, CT

10/25 AFH: Cafe et Conversation @ 10:30 am, Cafe Mozzicato, Htfd,CT(www.alliancefrancehtfd.org)

10/25 French-Canadian Festival @ 3 pm, Rotary Park, Putnam, CT

10/25 Josee Vachon @ 3 pm, Rotary Park, Putnam, CT (www.joseevachon.com)

10/25 Les Joyeux Copains @ 5 pm, Rotary Park, Putnam, CT

10/25 Raz-de-Maree @ Extravadance, Greenfield, MA (www.tidalwavemusic.com)

10/25 Dominica Merola @ 7 pm, FAC, Manchester, NH (www.facnh.com)

10/26 Renee Geofrion @ 7 pm, First Church, Cambridge, MA (www.bostonclavichord.org)

10/26 Dominica Merola @ 2 pm, FAHC, Lewiston, ME (www.francoamericanheritage.org)

10/28 AFB: Herve Kempf @ 6:30 pm, French Library, Boston, MA (www.frenchlib.org)

10/29 AFB: Un Mois, Un Livre: Anna Gavalda @ 2 pm, Fr.Lib., Boston, MA (www.frenchlib.org)

10/29 AFB: Les Contes de Hoffman @ 6:30 pm, French Library, Boston, MA (www.frenchlib.org)

10/29 Daniel-Bernard Roumain & Emeline Michel @ 7:30 pm, BAM, Brooklyn, NY(www.bam.org)

10/29 Emilie Simon @ 9:45 pm, The Cutting Room, NYC, NY (www.thecuttingroom.com)

10/29 Club francophone @ 7 pm, Public Library, North Kingston, RI (www.nklibrary.org)

10/30-1/04 Cirque du Soleil: Wintuk @ Madison Sq. Garden, NYC, NY (www.cirquedusoleil.com)

10/30-11/01 MAFLA: Fall Conference @ Sturbridge Host Hotel, Sturbridge, MA (www.mafla.org)

10/30 AFB: Cafe Philo: Derrida @ 6:30 pm, Goethe Institute, Boston, MA (www.frenchlib.org)

10/30 Marc-Andre Hamelin @ Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC, NY (www.metmuseum.org)

10/31-11/12 Dorado Schmitt @ USA (www.dorado.schmitt.free.fr)

10/31 Jean-Marie Hummel & Liselotte Hamm @ MAFLA, Sturbridge, MA (www.lamanivelle.org)

10/31 Daniel-Bernard Roumain & Emeline Michel @ 7:30 pm, BAM, Brooklyn, NY(www.bam.org)

11/xx-xx Tournees Festival @ University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA (www.umass.edu)

11/01 AFNW: Cafe & Conversation @ 10 am, Library, Southbury, CT (www.afnwct.org)

11/01 MSO: Poulenc & Saint-Saens @ Tuckerman Hall, Worcester, MA (www.masssymphony.org)

11/01 Troy "Dikki Du" & Zydeco Krew @ K of C, Arlington, MA (www.bostonzydeco.com)

11/01 Toumani Diabate @ 8 pm, Somerville Theatre, Somerville, MA (www.worldmusic.org)

11/01 Daniel-Bernard Roumain & Emeline Michel @ 7:30 pm, BAM, Brooklyn, NY(www.bam.org)

11/01 Angelique Kidjo @ 8:30 pm, Zankel Hall, New York, NY (www.carnegiehall.org)

11/01 Magnolia @ 8 pm, German Club, Pawtucket, RI (www.magnoliacajunband.homestead.com)

11/02-09 Caribbean Cajun & Zydeco Cruise @ New Orleans, LA

11/02-09 Geno Delafose & Fr.Rockin'Boogie @ Caribbean Cruise (www.genodelafose.net)

11/02-09 Steve Riley & Mamou Playboys @ Caribbean Cruise (www.mamouplayboys.com)

11/02-08 Northampton Independent Film Festival @ Northampton, MA (www.niff.org)

11/02 Eric Vincent @ 2 pm, Milton Academy, Milton, MA (www.eric-vincent.com)

11/02 Toumani Diabate @ Skirball Center, NYC, NY (www.concertedefforts.com)

11/02 Alliance Francaise de Newport: Edith Wharton @ 2 pm, Newport Art Museum, Newport, RI

11/05-16 Boston Jewish Film Festival @ MFA, Boston, MA (www.mfa.org)

11/05-11 Semaine du Francais (National French Week) (USA) (www.frenchteachers.org)

11/05-09 FrancoFete en Acadie @ Moncton, NB (www.francofete.com)

11/05 Lucie Therrien @ 3 pm, Cafe Francais, UNH, Durham, NH (www.luciet.com)

11/06-16 Coup de Coeur Francophone @ Canada (www.coupdecoeur.qc.ca)

11/06-09 Hartford International Film Festival @ Hartford, CT (www.capitolcinemacollective.org)

11/06 AFNW: Cecile Cohen: New French Authors @ Northwestern, CT (www.afnwct.org)

11/07-12/04 Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust @ Met.Opera, New York, NY (www.metopera.org)

11/07-18 Offenbach: Contes d'Hoffmann @ Cutler Majestic Theatre, Boston, MA (www.blo.org)

11/07 La Rencontre @ 11 am, Fr.Am.Heritage Ctr, Lewiston, ME (www.francoamericanheritage.org)

11/07 Josee Vachon @ 7 pm, Biddeford Middle School, Biddeford, ME (www.josevachon.com)

11/08 Josee Vachon @ Franco-American Center, Old Town, ME (www.josevachon.com)

11/08 Arts, crafts & farmers market @ 10 am - 2 pm, FAC, Manchester, NH (www.facnh.com)

11/08 Life & Work in American City @ 10:30 am, Millyard, Manchester, NH (www.unhm.unh.edu)

11/09 The Last Time I Saw Paris @ 4 pm, Andover, MA (www.andoverchambermusic.org)

11/09 Josee Vachon @ 2 pm, Cyr Hall, University of Maine, Fort Kent, ME (www.joseevachon.com)

11/12 Club francophone @ 7 pm, Panera, West Hartford, CT (www.french.meetup.com/624)

11/12 Frederique Hebrard @ 7 pm, Library, U.Mass., Dartmouth, MA (www.umass.edu/boivincenter)

11/12 Lucie Therrien @ 7:30 pm, Concord City Auditorium, Concord, NH (www.luciet.com)

11/13-1/09 Exhibit: Jose Ann Bernier @ Beliveau Galerie, FAC, Manchester, NH (www.facnh.com)

11/13-30 Author of Frederic Chopin @ Canada & United States (www.kajimotomusic.com)

11/13-16 Asteria @ Hill & Hollow, Saranac, NY (www.hillandhollowmusic.com)

11/13 AFBC: L'Apero: rendez-vous @ 6 pm, French Library, Boston, MA (www.frenchlib.org)

11/13 Club francophone @ 7 pm, Public Library, Chelmsford, MA (www.chelmsfordlibrary.org)

11/13 Club francophone @ 7 pm, Harris Library, Woonsocket, RI (www.french.meetup.com/599)

11/13 Lucie Therrien @ International Friendship Group, Durham, NH (www.luciet.com)

11/13 Vernissage: Jose Ann Bernier @ 5 pm, FAC, Manchester, NH (www.facnh.com)

11/13 Christine Capdeville @ 9:30 pm, Zinc Bar, NYC, NY (www.christinecapdeville.com)

11/15 AFNW: Cafe & Conversation @ 10 am, Library, Southbury, CT (www.afnwct.org)

11/15 Club francophone @ 1:30 pm, It's Only Natural, Middletown, CT (203-907-7031)

11/15 Dennis Stoughmatt & Creole Stomp @ 9 pm, Ossining, NY (www.creolestomp.com)

11/15 Slippery Sneakers @ Pawtucket, RI (www.slipperysneakers.com)

11/15 Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin @ 8 pm, VMA, Providence, RI (www.riphilharmonic.org)

11/16 French contra dance @ 2 pm, LeFoyer Club, Pawtucket, RI (www.lefoyer.org)

11/16 Dennis Stoughmatt & Creole Stomp @ 8 pm, Ger.Club, Pawtucket, RI (www.salsrbclub.com)

11/17 Club Richelieu de Fall River @ 6 pm, White's restaurant, Westport, MA (www.richelieu.org)

11/18-23 Film: Un Secret @ Cinema 320, Worcester, MA (www.cinema320.com)

11/18 Cinema mardi @ 2 & 7 pm, FAC, Manchester, NH (www.facnh.com)

11/19 Club Richelieu de New Bedford @ 6 pm, WamsuttaClub, NewBedford,MA(www.richelieu.org)

11/19 AFB: Un Mois, Un Livre: Irene Nemirovsky @ 2 pm, Fr.Lib., Boston, MA(www.frenchlib.org)

11/19 Annie Royer @ Nichols College, Dudley, MA (www.annieroyer.com)

11/xx Club francophone @ 7 pm, Public Library, North Kingston, RI (www.nklibrary.org)

11/20 AFG: Cine-Club @ 8 pm, Cole aud., Library, Greenwich, CT (www.afgreenwich.org)

11/20 AFB: Cafe Philo: Foucault @ 6:30 pm, French Library, Boston, MA (www.frenchlib.org)

11/20 AFM: Open House @ 5-8 pm, FAC, Manchester, NH (www.facnh.com)

11/20 Lucie Therrien @ Le Club Boutique, Portsmouth, NH (www.luciet.com)

11/22-12/10 Vadim Pepin (violin) @ Canada & United States (www.kajimotomusic.com)

11/22 AFNW: Fete des Beaujolais @ chez Norma & Tony, Northwestern, CT (www.afnwct.org)

11/22 Annie Royer @ Ryles Jazz Club, Cambridge, MA (www.ryles.com)

11/22 Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust (HDL) @ 1 pm, Met.Opera, NYC, NY (www.metopera.org)

11/23-25 Film: La Fille coupee en deux @ Cinestudio, Hartford, CT (www.cinestudio.org)

11/23 Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust (HDE) @ 1 pm, Met.Opera, NYC, NY (www.metopera.org)

11/25 Fete chretienne de Saint Catherine (Saint Catherine Day) (www.joyeuse-fete.com)

11/26 Club francophone @ 7 pm, Panera, West Hartford, CT (www.french.meetup.com/624)

11/28-12/14 New York African Diaspora Film Festival @ New York, NY (www.nyadff.org)

11/28-29 BSO: Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique @ Symphony Hall, Boston, MA (www.bso.org)

11/28-29 BSO: Messiaen: Trois Petites Litturgies @ Symphony Hall, Boston, MA (www.bso.org)

11/28-29 Concert: Jean-Michel Pilc @ 9 pm, Jazz Gallery, New York, NY (www.jmpilc.com)

11/29 Opera: Charpentier: Acteon @ Jordan Hall, NEC, Boston, MA (www.bemf.org)

11/29 Concert: Erica Brown @ Saco River Grange Hall, Bar Mills, ME (www.ericabrownonline.com)

11/29 Slippery Sneakers @ 8 pm, K of C Hall, Wakefield, MA (www.bostonzydeco.com)

11/29 Raz-de-Maree @ Contradance, Montpelier, VT (www.tidalwavemusic.com)

Hidden Franco American holdings

Dear colleagues,

Here (hopefully) pasted and attached is an important announcement. Those of you who are interested in what we are doing for and about Franco-Americans at Keene State College
can contact me directly. Please copy me at both my e-mails: mlangfor@keene.edu and mslang@sover.net.

I’ll compile the results for the WIF list.

Amitiés,

Margaret

“Franco-American” is now an official Library of Congress search term!

All new publications concerning the Franco-American will be catalogued under this heading in the future. Even casual browsers will be able to find works written by or about Franco-Americans. This was impossible in the past.

For those of you who are unfamiliar with the process of creating a new Library of Congress search term, here is a brief overview. There are very few US libraries that can help with such requests. And only certain librarians in these libraries can craft and forward the necessary documentation to the Library of Congress. Several years ago, my Librarian colleague Patrick O’Brien, and I (Margaret Langford) asked Manon Théroux, Yale Librarian, to do so. What transpired next is an exciting saga that would require more than this short note to tell in detail.

Thanks to the efforts of Rhéa Côté Robbins who created an electronic discussion list for the purpose, many Franco-Americans expressed their sentiments. I forwarded a distillation of these conversations to Manon. However, as some of you may know, the Library of Congress requires that all requests be based on a review of print materials. Manon undertook this task on our behalf, and this January we received the good news (see her letter on the next page.) Manon saw the process through to the end, even after her departure from Yale to become head of Cataloging and Media Services at George Mason University.

For all of you interested in the Franco-Americans, there is still much to be done. Many libraries contain precious hidden holdings: Franco-American writings dating back to the mid 1800’s. To uncover these treasures, here is what is needed: a willing Librarian and any information necessary to assist in this process. Some of the tools are easily available. You may be aware of Pierre Anctil’s excellent bibliography Anctil, Pierre. A Franco-American Bibliography: New England. Bedford, NH: National Material Development Center, 1979. It is still available through the Franco-American Centre in Manchester, New Hampshire, as are the reprints of number of Franco-American classics reprinted by the National Materials Development Center for French in the 1970s and 1980s. The link is: http://www.francoamericancentre.com My colleague Patrick and I would also be happy to be of assistance.

Margaret S. Langford, Professor of French and Franco-American Studies
Keene State College
Keene, NH 03431
mlangfor@keene.edu



Here is the announcement we received in January:

January 30, 2008

Dear Margaret and Patrick,

Well, it's been a long time in coming but I'm very happy to report that the Library of Congress has accepted our proposal. Their catalog now has an established subject authority record for "Franco-Americans" with a scope note that reads:

"Here are entered works on people of French-Canadian birth or ancestry who are permanent residents of the United States, including naturalized citizens. Works on French-Canadian aliens, students, etc. living in the United States on a temporary basis are entered under "French-Canadians--United States". Works on people of French birth or ancestry who are permanent residents of the United States, including naturalized citizens, are entered under "French Americans."

You can see the full authority record here: http://authorities.loc.gov/ . Just click "Search Authorities" and then search the term "Franco-Americans"

You can also search the subject in their catalog and see which works they have assigned the heading to: http://catalog.loc.gov/ . Just select "Subject Browse” and search the term "Franco-Americans"

Thank you so much for originally suggesting the term so long ago and for all your patience in seeing it through the long submission process! Tenacity wins the day!

A happy new year to you both,

Manon

Manon Théroux
Head, Cataloging & Metadata Services
George Mason University
Fenwick Library, MSN 2FL
4400 University Drive
Fairfax, VA 22030

Lucie Therrien Book and CD Set Launch

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Manchester Celebrates the 400th

Manchester Celebrates the 400th Anniversary of Quebec

Manchester, NH – On a rocky point high above the St. Lawrence River, French explorer Samuel Champlain founded the first permanent French settlement in North America on July 3, 1608. The Algonquin called it Québec, or "where the river narrows,". In 2008, Quebec City, Canada celebrates the 400th anniversary of Champlain's feat.

Many thousands of immigrants of French heritage from Quebec found new lives in Manchester, New Hampshire, particularly during the era of industrialization from the mid-19th Century into the early 20th Century. In celebration of the 400th anniversary of Quebec, UNH Manchester, the Millyard Museum and The Majestic Theatre have partnered to offer a series of community events.

Robert B. Perreault, instructor in the Department of Modern Languages and Literature at Saint Anselm College, said "The attention to and enthusiasm for all things French that the 400th anniversary of Québec City in 2008 is generating throughout North America offers Manchester's Franco-American community a unique opportunity to highlight its own history as well as its contributions toward making New Hampshire's Queen City a colorful patchwork of cultures and languages."

Thursday, September 25, 6:30– 8:00 PM
Taste of the Old Country in the New: The Franco-Americans of Manchester
Manchester is one example of the many industrial centers that attracted immigrants from Quebec in numbers large enough to warrant the creation and maintenance of an infrastructure of religious, educational, social, cultural, and commercial institutions that helped preserve this community's language and traditions. Discuss life in one of America's major Franco-American communities. To be held at UNH Manchester, 400 Commercial Street, in the third floor auditorium. Presented by Robert Perreault, Faculty, Modern Languages & Literature, Saint Anselm College. Funding Provided by the New Hampshire Humanities Council (free event)

Sunday, September 28, 1:30– 3:30 PM
Walking tour of St. Augustin Cemetery
Presented by the Manchester Historic Association
$10 general public, $5 members of the Manchester Historic Association
This walking tour, led by local historians Richard Duckoff and John Jordan, will explore the lives and times of Manchester's earliest French Canadian immigrants, many of whom were parishioners of St. Augustin church, the first Franco-American parish in the city. The tour will include the stories of leading figures in Manchester's Franco-American community, as well as those of ordinary folk. Pre-registration is required by calling (603) 622-7531.

Sunday, October 5, 2:00 PM
La Bonne Chanson: A Celebration of Franco-American Music
Presented by The Majestic Theatre in partnership with the Manchester Historic Association
$20 general public, $15 members of the Manchester Historic Association
This concert will showcase talented performers from The Majestic Theatre in a celebration of the popular music of the older generation of French-Canadians and Franco-Americans. Included will be delightful selection of songs sung in English – melodic, romantic, playful, and humorous. The concert will take place at the Millyard Museum at 200 Bedford Street in Manchester, NH. Light refreshments will be served.

Tuesday, October 7, 6:30 – 8:30 PM
Pardon My French! - A play with music by Susan Poulin & Gordon Carlisle
In the land of hyphenated identity, Susan Poulin sets out on the sometimes humorous, sometimes treacherous path to reconnect with her Franco-American heritage. Her rollercoaster ride of self-discovery leads her to some surprising places. From the origins of Franco-American Spaghetti to the textile mills of Skowhegan, from logging camps on the Canadian border to being hypnotized to find the French in her head, Susan is determined to reclaim her first language and in the process reclaims a whole lot more. She's doing the assimilation samba and it's not as easy as it looks. The play is performed in English with some French references. To be held at UNH Manchester, 400 Commercial Street, in the third floor auditorium. Funding provided by the Smyth Foundation (free event)

Saturday, October 11, 9:00 AM – 12: 30 PM
"Miles of Mills" Walk
Presented by the Manchester Historic Association
$20 general public, $15 members of the Manchester Historic Association
Walk the entire Amoskeag Manufacturing Company millyard with local historian Robert Perreault and Aurore Eaton, Interim Executive Director of the Manchester Historic Association. This program will honor the people who have lived and worked along the banks of the Merrimack River in Manchester. These include the Penacook Indians who fished at Amoskeag Falls, the early European settlers, and the many thousand of mill workers who toiled in the mile of brick factories along the river. This event will also celebrate Quebec 400 by honoring the Franco-Americans of Manchester, who made up a large proportion of the workers in the Millyard during the industrial era. Lunch will be provided at the Millyard Museum at the end of the walk. Pre-registration is required by calling (603) 622-7531.

Saturday, October 18, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
"Amoskeag" 30th Anniversary Celebration
Included with regular admission to the Millyard Museum
This all-day series of activities will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the publication of the ground-breaking book "Amoskeag – Life and Work in an American Factory City" by Tamara Hareven and Randolph Langenbach. Included will be dramatic readings from "Amoskeag," a tour of the Millyard Museum including the exhibit "Nous sommes ici! We are here! A Celebration of Manchester's Franco-American Heritage," and an interview with Robert B. Perreault, who worked on the project team for the "Amoskeag" book.

Thursday, October 23, 6:30 – 8:00 PM
French-Canadian Music and its Cross-Cultures
Learn more about the migration of French-Canadians and the evolution of their traditional music, its arrival in North America from France, its crossing with Indian culture during the evangelization of Acadia and Quebec, its growth alongside English culture after British colonization and its expansion from Acadia to Louisiana. Samples of traditional songs accompany the discussion. To be held at UNH Manchester, 400 Commercial Street, in the third floor auditorium. Presented by Lucie Therrien, writer and performer from Portsmouth, NH. Funding Provided by the New Hampshire Humanities Council (free event)

Saturday, November 8 – 10:30 AM
Book Discussion: "Amoskeag – Life and Work in an American Factory City"
by Tamara Hareven and Randolph Langenbach
FREE Admission
This book, published in 1978, speaks eloquently about the lives and times of Manchester's industrial workforce in the early 20th century. Participants are encouraged to read "Amoskeag" ahead of time, and to share their thoughts with the group. The discussion will be led by Robert B. Perreault, who conducted interviews of many former Amoskeag Manufacturing Company workers for this powerful book of oral histories. Pre-registration is required by calling (603) 622-7531.

Please visit www.unhm.unh.edu or www.manchesterhistoric.org for more information about upcoming events.

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