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Originally scheduled for Saturday, November 3 at City Theater Biddeford, ME, PARDON MY FRENCH!, was canceled due to weather. It has been rescheduled. The new date is a matinée, so please note the time change. Sunday, December 9, 2:00 pm City Theater Biddeford, ME 207-282-0849See the original post for details.Susan Poulin Poolyle Productions 24 Brattle Street South Berwick, ME 03908 207-384-4526

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Saturday, November 3 - 8:00pm City Theater Biddeford, ME 207-282-0849 An original play with music Join Susan Poulin as she sets out on the sometimes humorous, sometimes treacherous journey to reconnect with her Franco-American heritage. Her roller coaster ride of self-discovery leads her to some surprising places. From the origins of Franco-American Spaghetti to the textile mills of Skowhegan,

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Portland Press Herald By JULIANA L'HEUREUX October 18, 2007 Van McLeod, New Hampshire's commissioner for cultural resources, supports activities planned in 2008 to promote the 400th anniversary of the founding of Quebec, because the state is connected to its northern neighbor by a shared Franco- American culture. "We want to remember our shared traditions with French-Canada," said McLeod,

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Dear Friends & Colleagues, Our new book, Voyages: A Maine Franco-American Reader, has just hit the streets. Several years in production, it's a ground-breaking anthology of over seventy contributors from all around Maine that covers 500 years of a French presence in the state. This book will go a long way towards illustrating the richness and diversity of experiences in Maine - the way life

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French Soirée - Harvest Dance October 20, 2007 151 Fountain Street Pawtucket, Rhode Island Doors open at 6:30 – Sandwhich Buffet at 7:00 followed by live orchestral music by Fleur de Lis. Quadrille dancing and instructions by caller George Ménard, Chansons à Répondre by members of Les Gais Chanteurs and the cammaraderie of members from various French organizations will make for a memorable

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Soirée Canadienne with Boréal Tordu Sat., Sept. 22, 2007 - 5:30 PM The Franco-American Heritage Center is preparing for another Soirée Canadienne with music, food, and good fun on September 22nd at 5:30 PM. This month, patrons will feast to another traditional meal which will include minestrone soup, Canadian baked beans, American chop suey, cole slaw and beverages. For music, Maine

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Saco native and French-Acadian descendant Richard Thibodeau found the land his colonial ancestors once lived on in Poplar Grove, Nova Scotia. Thibodeau's documentary film about the Acadian expulsion and his reunion with the land his ancestors once lived on will be featured in a Canadian Broadcasting Corp. documentary at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday September 18 at the Dyer Library in Saco. Thibodeau

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Join the Maine Humanities Council off the beaten path as we travel by chartered bus through deep woods and along river roads, from the Beauce Region of Québec to Bath, Maine, along the Chaudière and Kennebec Rivers. These rivers were used for centuries by Native Americans to travel between the St. Lawrence River and the Gulf of Maine. In the 17th century, the Kennebec was a border between the

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The Dedication and Grand Re-Opening of the Androscoggin Swinging Bridge took place this past Saturday September 8 on Bridge Street in Topsham, Maine. The bridge was originally designed and built in 1892 by the John A. Roebling’s Sons Co. , the same company that designed and built the Brooklyn Bridge. Kathryn G. Dodge, PH.D, and Linda McDonald, great, great, great granddaughters of John A.

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Portland Press Herald August 16, 2007 By Juliana L'Heureux Le Forum's summer edition is packed with 55 pages of cultural information about Franco-Americans and Acadians. If you're fortunate enough to subscribe, the latest edition is already in your mailbox. Published by Le Centre Franco-Amricain, Universit du Maine, in Orono, the magazine-style quarterly newspaper is sent to 4,500 subscribers,

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A SOIREE CANADIENNE will be held at the Franco-American Heritage Center in Lewiston on August 24th - 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. There will be great food and good old toe tapping music. On va chanter, on va dancer, on va rigoler et sa va sauter. La Famille Leblanc and other popular French singers will be entertaining us and a full course meal will be served. The price is $8.00 seniors and $10.00

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VISIONS DE KEROUAC Celebrating Kerouac in French and English Montreal Jazz Ensemble to Perform in Lowell, Mass. Thursday, September 6, 2007 at 7 pm A Concert with Normand Guilbeault & Friends at the McDonough Arts Magnet School Theater, 40 Paige Street in Lowell. French-Canadian jazz bassist Norman Guilbeault sets Kerouac's text to music. This show has been presented at the Montreal Literary

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Portland Press Herald August 9, 2007 By Juliana L'Heureux Jack Kerouac's spirit is back at home in Lowell, Mass., with the national touring scroll exhibit of his "On the Road" manuscript. It's worth the drive down Route 495, to see historic Lowell and witness this antique classic piece of American literature, up- close and Kerouac-personal. Through Sept. 14 (now October 14), Kerouac's original

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Bonjour a tous: The Franco-American Heritage Center is proud and pleased to be presenting the second annual Festival FrancoFun for the celebration of our cultural heritage. The FrancoFun Festival is made possible through the generosity of our many sponsors and I want to take this opportunity to thank all of them at this time. TV5MONDE has been a great source of support for this festival as

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June 21, 2007 By Juliana L’Heureux Although Franco-Americans share a common history and cultural heritage rooted in their French ancestry, there's actually diversity within the society. For example, the Acadians' history, with roots in Nova Scotia (Acadie), differentiates them from the Quebecois in Canada. This difference oftentimes surprises people who consider themselves Franco-Americans,

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In Tourist News, Southern Maine’s Leading Arts and Entertainment Publication, John L. McGee writes: Third Historical Novel Continues Enthralling Tale of French Family in Eastern Canada Good historical fiction serves history perhaps better than academic historical accounts and textbooks. The development of believable characters embroiled in any particular period of history makes absorbing

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Boréal Tordu is back with a new lineup, new songs and a new raison d'être. This music is just plain fun. Come up to the St. John's River Valley this weekend and you'll find out why Acadians are all about joie de vivre. Madawaska's Festival Acadien starts Thursday, June 28th. Boréal Tordu plays from 7-9 pm. For more details see http://www.acadianfestival.com Mark July 7th now, especially

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Madawaska will again be the site of Maine's largest cultural Festival. Though we have lost our lovely Acadia, we will never forget her. We will continue to speak her language, sing her songs, and celebrate her traditions;for the spirit of those first Acadians lives on in all of us. As we do each year, in conjunction with the Acadian Festival, a family reunion is held, celebrating one of the

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The Franco-American Kermesse Festival of Biddeford Maine celebrates its 25th anniversary this year from June 22 - 24, featuring Canadian and Acadian musical group performances, family entertainment events, an 18th-century French military encampment, Franco-American crafts, writers and composers, genealogical resources, other cultural events, and ethnic food. For more details, see http:/Publish

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The recently published Franco-American anthology Canuck and Other Stories will be the focus of a free public program scheduled for 3:30 p.m. today, May 22, in Callahan Hall of the Lewiston Public Library. The book's editor Rhea Côté Robbins and translators Sylvie Charron, Jeannine Bacon Roy and Madeleine Roy will discuss and present selected readings from the three works included in the book:

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Michele Choiniere, a Franco-American singer and songwriter, has won this year's Governor's Heritage Award, an annual honor presented by the Vermont Folklife Center and Vermont Life Magazine. Michele won for her work as an "outstanding traditional artist in her role as a master musician." Jane Beck, Executive Director of the Folklife Center said that Michele's application stood out for her

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"Canuck and Other Stories" -- Readings and Discussion Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at 03:00 PM Callahan Hall Lewiston Public Library Selected readings from and discussion about the newly published Franco-American anthology Canuck and Other Stories, featuring its editor Rhea Côté Robbins and translators Sylvie Charron, Jeannine Bacon Roy, and Madeleine Roy. Free admission. For more information link

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Franco-American Heritage Center Lewiston, Maine The event is being sponsored by Maine Family Federal Credit Union and promises to be a wonderful and entertaining evening or afternoon. This play (monologue en scene) is based on the book by Norman Beaupré and the part of La Souillonne will be played my Marie Cormier. Since this is in French, you may also want to pass this along to any French

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Portland Press Herald - Maine Sunday Edition Thursday, March 29, 2007 By Juliana L'Heureux Maine's Franco-American Hall of Fame inducted Norman Beaupre of Biddeford at ceremonies held at the State House in Augusta during last week's La Semaine de la Francophonie, or "The Week of the Francophone." Cleo Ouellette of Frenchville also received the Hall of Fame award, presented to her and Beaupre by

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Please find below information on a special event taking place in Maine from April 1-4, 2007, "Le Rendez-vous de Franco-Amérique," or in English, "Rendez-vous of Franco-America." The three day event is from April 1 to April 3, and takes place largely in the Lewiston-Auburn area of Maine, under the auspices of the University of Southern Maine. The first event is called Poesie de Franco-Amerique (

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