Wednesday, 30 January 2013
May gathering
The temperatures dip, so let us prepare for spring!
In the spirit of our gatherings from the past two years, the Franco American program at UMaine invites you to join with other writers and artists in a weekend of reading, performance, presentation, and discussion.
We’re excited to create once more a space for meeting old friends and new, and for coming together around our creative expressions – whatever form they might take.
Our gathering will be held at the Darling Marine Center in Walpole, Maine, the weekend of May 17, 18, and 19, 2013.
We will begin Friday evening with dessert, an opening presentation, and a roundtable discussion.
Saturday will be devoted to you and your work. It is once again our hope that this gathering can be a safe space for participants to share their own projects and receive feedback. You’re invited to bring any kind of creative work you’re willing to share with the group. Everyone will have an opportunity to present for an equal, set amount of time. To give you an idea of our program, last year’s gathering was filled with poems and short fiction, storytelling and dramatic pieces, slideshow presentations, novel excerpts, music, short film, and the conversations they sparked.
A Saturday night soirée is not out of the question. Bring your instruments!
We’ll conclude on Sunday with breakfast and a wrap-up discussion.
The program is free for you. We will be paying for room and board for all of you who would like to join us and we will not be asking for money at the event. If you are able to spare, however, we ask that you consider sending a donation to help make our gathering an annual event. This will be our third consecutive year; we hope for many more.
All donations are tax-deductible and can be made through the Franco American Studies program website (http://umaine.edu/francoamericanstudies). Click on the “give now” button near the top; we can be found under the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Please let us know by Monday, April 15 if you will be joining us, and if you intend to present any of your work on Saturday. We would also like to know how long you will be staying, if you have a roommate preference, and any other information you’d like to share.
Hope to hear from you!
Monday, 5 March 2012
Le Party de Sucre 2012
THE SUGAR PARTY!
9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
St. Ann Church
215 West St.
Bristol, CT 06010
Cabane à Sucre brunch, Traditional French Folk and Country Music, & La Tire/ Maple taffy on snow!
Live Music by :
Josée Vachon
Daniel Boucher
Michel Grenier
MaryAnn Valentin
& and many musician friends from
Connecticut, Massachusetts, & Rhode Island!
Tickets
$25 Adults
$8 Ages 6 - 12
$5 Ages 5 and under
(price includes meal, coffee, tea, la Tire, & entertainment )
For Ticket information or questions contact:
jamfrancais@yahoo.com
860-614-9970 or
860-287-4931
Wednesday, 20 October 2010
Unnatural Deaths
The reading at 2 p.m. at the Centre in Crossland Hall is free and public.
Fuller, a resident of Winthrop, will be introduced by Augusta attorney Severin Beliveau, a Distinguished Professor of Franco American Studies at the University of Maine and Honorary Consul for France. One of Fuller's main characters in his novel, Larry Pelletier, is modeled after Beliveau, who is a native of Rumford, Maine.
Unnatural Deaths is about a tenacious police detective who finds, during the investigation of a murder of a local businessman at a hunting camp deep in the Maine woods, that the killing may be related to two others on the East Coast. The investigation leads to a complex international business plot the detective must figure out with help from a well-connected lawyer and brother of the murdered businessman.
Fuller practiced law in Maine for about 35 years and served in the Judge Advocate General's Corps of the United States Navy as a reserve officer. During his career, he developed extensive contacts among Maine trial lawyers and judges, law enforcement personnel, prosecutors and forensic analysts, all of which have contributed to the authentic flavor of this novel.
Additional information about Fuller and Unnatural Deaths is available on the website for the book at _www.unnaturaldeaths.com/
Wednesday, 29 September 2010
Quebecois harmonica
Monday, 27 September 2010
CBS program
Here is the link:
http://www.cbc.ca/cestlavie/
(the show ran on September 7, 2010)
Wednesday, 6 January 2010
Conference in Montreal about Franco Americans
Les Canadiens aux États-Unis : culture, économie et société des Rêveurs américains
Canadians in the United States:
American Dreamers in their Social and Economic Context
Colloque pluridisciplinaire, 12 et 13 mai 2010 / Montréal /
An interdisciplinary conference, 12-13 May 2010
(An English version follows.)
Les relations avec les États-Unis est un thème incontournable de la compréhension de l'histoire, de
la culture et de l'économie du Canada. Parce que le Canada au XXe siècle se comprend souvent
mieux dans son rapport avec les États-Unis que dans n’importe quel autre contexte. Et parce que
l'intelligentsia canadienne a longtemps expliqué son existence en fonction de ses différences avec
les États-Unis, et de l'imposante présence économique et culturelle de son voisin.
Cette présence a occasionné des flux migratoires entre les deux pays. Ainsi se pose la question de
la réalité de ces migrants et voyageurs qui, répondant à l'appel du Rêve américain, ont choisi les
États-Unis. Les historiens ont fort bien décrit et analysé l'exode de 900 000 Canadiens français vers
la Nouvelle-Angleterre entre 1840 et 1930. Cependant l'expérience des migrants après 1945 est
moins bien connue, alors même que les intellectuels s'alarment de plus en plus de l'influence
étatsunienne.
Alors que les relations entre les deux voisins semblent plus intenses et changeantes que jamais, il
apparaît nécessaire de réunir chercheurs, auteurs et étudiants autour de ce thème afin d'en faire
l'état des lieux. Comment l'expérience des Canadiens aux États-Unis nous informe-t-elle sur les
relations canado-américaines, sur la culture, l'économie, la société et la politique canadiennes? Qui
sont les Canadiens qui choisissent les États-Unis? Comment définissent-ils leur version du Rêve
américain, et la réalité dans laquelle leur choix se déploie? Que nous apprennent-ils sur la
formulation des différents imaginaires et projets collectifs des Canadiens? Quelles méthodes
d'enquête, quelles perspectives de recherche émergentes s'appliquent à ce thème?
Les organisateurs, en collaboration avec l'Association d'études canadiennes (AEC),
invitent chercheurs, auteurs et étudiants de toutes les disciplines, à un colloque sur
le thème de l'expérience étatsunienne des Canadiens. Ce colloque aura lieu à Montréal
les 12 et 13 mai 2010. Les propositions de communications ou de panels sont attendues au
plus tard le 10 février 2010, par courriel ou par la poste. Ces propositions devront
comprendre le titre de la communication ou du panel proposé, un court résumé (250 mots
maximum), ainsi que l'affiliation et les coordonnées actuelles du proposant (et des
communicants le cas échéant). Les questions peuvent être acheminées au secrétariat du
colloque, au centre Urbanisation, culture et société de l'Institut national de la recherche
scientifique (INRS-UCS), à Montréal.
Godefroy Desrosiers-Lauzon
INRS-UCS
385, rue Sherbrooke Est
Montréal (Québec)
H2X 1E3
Canada
cliogod@yahoo.com
Call for Papers
Canadians in the United States:
American Dreamers in their Social and Economic Context
An interdisciplinary Conference, 12-13 May 2010, Montréal.
Relations with the United States have been one of the foremost themes of Canadian economics,
history, and culture, if only because twentieth-century Canada is often better understood in its
continental context – better than in any other perspective. But also because the Canadian
intelligentsia has long explained its own existence in terms of Canadian-American differences, in
terms of a ponderous American economic and cultural influence.
This influence has fostered migration between the two countries, a fact that allows scholars to put
intellectual pronouncements in some perspective. What was, migrants seem to ask, the American
reality for migrating Canadians? Historians have finely documented and analyzed the exodus of
900 000 French Canadians to New England between 1840 and 1930. But less is known about the
migrant experience since 1945, when, paradoxically, Canadian intellectuals have been most vocally
alarmed at the character of American influence.
As Canada-U.S. relations are as intense, yet evolving, as ever, it appears necessary to gather
together scholars, writers and students, to explore this theme, to map its contours and nodes, to
analyze the practices and discourse attached to it, and especially to make sense of "ordinary"
Canadians' agency in it. How can the American journey of Canadians inform us on Canada-U.S.
relations, on Canada's culture, economics, society and politics? Who are those Canadians who
chose the United States? How did they define their own versions of the American Dream, and the
reality they encountered? What can they teach us about the different versions of Canadian values,
culture, and sense of community? What methods of inquiry, what new research can we see as
emerging around this theme?
The conference organizers, in collaboration with the Association for Canadian
Studies (ACS) wish to invite scholars, writers and students, from all disciplines, to a
two-day conference on the American experience of Canadians. This conference will be
held in Montreal, on the 12 and 13 of May 2010. Proposals for single papers and full panels
should arrive by 10 February 2010, either by email or regular mail. A proposal should
include the title of the presentation or panel, the coordinates and affiliation of the presenter
or panelists, and a summary of the paper or panel (250 words maximum). Questions may
be submitted to the conference's secretariat, at the Urbanization, Culture, and Society
Center of the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS-UCS), in Montreal.
Godefroy Desrosiers-Lauzon
INRS-UCS
385 Sherbrooke Street East
Montréal (Québec)
H2X 1E3
Canada
cliogod@yahoo.com
Free French books
Bonjour
J’aimerais premièrement vous souhaiter une belle et heureuse année 2010!
J’ai récemment été informé que la Fondation des parlementaires du Québec, qui recueille des livres français de toutes sortes pour expédition principalement en Afrique francophone (via son programme « Cultures à partager »), est prête à considérer des dons de livres en Nouvelle-Angleterre. La plupart des livres ne sont pas des livres neufs, mais bien des livres reconditionnés (offrant une durabilité que les couvertures normales n’offrent pas). Les livres sont en français, en très bonne condition et couvrent à peu près tous les sujets possibles et tous les niveaux (probablement davantage pour les jeunes du primaire et secondaire).
Les livres sont offerts gratuitement, seul le transport est à la charge du demandeur. Si vous êtes intéressés, on vous demande de compléter le formulaire de demande prévu sur leur site Web, cliquez ici. N’oubliez pas que le formulaire est généralement destiné pour des pays en développement ; certaines questions pourront peut-être vous sembler particulières…
Pour plus de détails sur le programme voir le site : http://www.culturesapartager.org/ Si vous avez des questions sur ce programme, prière de contacter directement Fondation des parlementaires du Québec : tél (514) 282-1550,
Bonne fin de journée!
** Prenez note que je serai à l'extérieur du bureau entre le 6 et le 8 janvier. ** Please note, I will be out of the office from Jan 6th to Jan 8th. **
Marc-Antoine BédardAttaché aux Affaires publiques / Public Affairs Attaché
Délégation du Québec à Boston / Quebec Government Office in Boston
One Boston Place, suite 1920
201 Washington Street
Boston, MA 02108
) 617.482.1193 ext. 59817
2 617.482.1195
8 marc-antoine.bedard@mri.gouv.qc.ca
www.Quebec-Boston.org
Thursday, 2 April 2009
Sing with Celine
Dear friends and members of the Alliance Francaise,
*This is amaizing !*
We just received a request from Rene Angelil producer and *Celine
Dion’ s*husband to present a concert with Celine as a French choral
group In June
in Boston for a private concert.
Someone from Celine’s team saw us July 2008 in Quebec as we were a part of
the big concert with 1400 other singers.
We already have received the musical sheets and the recordings to practice
the songs she will sing with us.
*WE NEED MORE SINGERS to join us for this wonderful adventure.*
Please let us know if you are interested as soon as possible.
*Experienced singers needed.*
Please, send us an email rapidly to confirm your interest as well as your
singing experience.
Pass the word and Hurry up ...
Thanks
Magali Boutiot
Alliance Française de Providence
401-272-6243
afprovidence@cox.net
http://www.afprovidence.org
Wednesday, 18 March 2009
French Canadian Genealogy
Get your fill of French Canadian information at the New England Regional
Genealogical Conference (NERGC) April 22-26, 2009 in Manchester, NH where an
entire track will be devoted to French Canadian Research!
Some of the talks include:
Discovering Family Treasures in Quebec: What you need to know - Sylvie
Tremblay
Beginning Acadian Research - Jessica Hacken
Franch-Canadian/Native American Connections - Patty Vigeant Locke
How to Tell if Your French Canadian Ancestors include Acadians - George
Findlen
Wandering (Canadian) Frenchmen: Tracing the Voyagers Back to Canada - James
L. Hansen
And much, much more!
NERGC features over 50 genealogical experts and 100 informative lectures,
workshops, the Ancestors Road Show, Librarians and Teachers Day and the
popular Special Interest Groups.
This year's national headline speakers are Megan Smolenyak, Thomas W. Jones,
FASG and James L. Hansen, FASG.
For more information or to register visit http://www.nergc.org/2009
NERGC is held only every other year. And each conference is held in a
different state. Don't miss the chance to attend in New Hampshire.
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Wednesday, 28 January 2009
Infolettre du portail francophoniecanadienne
Tuesday, 18 November 2008
Calendar of francophile events in New England
1/01-12/31 400e anniversaire de Quebec (1608-2008) (QC) (www.monquebec2008.com)
7/01-6/30 Exhibit: Le Louvre a Quebec @ Musee national des beaux-arts, Quebec, QC
Wednesday, 29 October 2008
Lucie Therrien
_*NOVEMBER CONCERT & READINGS AGENDA*_
*Book & CD Set "*DUAL CITIZEN" Launch (check it out on the website),
or consider our Christmas music, CD's, DVDs, & other publications for your HOLIDAY GIFTS.
View, listen & purchase on line website: http://www.LucieT.com
*Nov. 5 at 7 pm*
*Performance & Poetry*
*Portsmouth Laureate Program*
Free: Café Expresso Hannaford Plaza, 738 Islington Street
PORTSMOUTH, NH
http://www.pplp.org
*Nov. 6 at 1 pm*
*French Concert*
*University of New Hampshire Durham*
The Mub, French Club members only
Juliette.m.rogers@gmail.com
*Nov. 12 at 7:30 pm*
*French & English Concert Celebrating Quebec's 400th!*
*Concord City Auditorium*
2 Prince Street, Concord
*FREE: * rjosborne@comcast.net
*Nov. 13 at 7:30 pm*
*Book Reading & Performance*
*International Friendship Group*
members only
innal@comcast.net
*Nov. 20 at 7:00 pm*
*Book Reading & Performance*
*Le Club Boutique*
Vaughn Mall, Portsmouth
brazilianbeth@yahoo.com
____________________________________________________________________________________
*PURCHASE "*/*BOOK & CD Set*/* ONLINE"*/ credit cards accepted/
*View agenda* of all* FALL CONCERTs** &** READINGs* "ttp://www.LucieT.com
_TITLE:_* "DUAL CITIZEN* -/ Deux Citoyennetés/" Book + CD of 17 Songs & Poems.
_SUBTITLE:_* Mémoir Glimpses, Tradidions French-Canadian, Songs & Poems (CD enclosed)*
Lucie Therrien shares growing up on the province of Québec, her career in New England, her traditions, events, struggles, illness, cultural, relationship, traveling challenges, as she tours the world, as a single female entertainer. She carved a particular niche for her craft within other cultures, in an extremely competitive field. Written in prose and/or rhythmic poetry
_*OR purchase by mail*_*/*checks only $29.95 + $5.50 postage/handling = $35.45 total, made out to:
*F.A.M.E., P. O. Box 4721, Portsmouth, NH, 03802.*
/"//Once again, your efforts have allowed me to retain an incredible American treasure, a keepsake and a personal heritage both profound and dear to me."/
R. W. Harriman, a fan.
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Tuesday, 23 September 2008
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.
Monday, 22 September 2008
francophile calendar
1/01-12/31 400e anniversaire de Quebec (1608-2008) (QC) (www.monquebec2008.com)
5/21-11/01 Exhibit: Je t'aime Laconia @ Laconia Public Library, Laconia, NH