St. Albans Franco-American Heritage Festival
June 20, 2008 – June 21, 2008

Taylor Park St. Albans, VT

Contact: Karen Bresnahan: 802-524-1500

Rain location: Methodist Church, 11 Church Street, St. Albans, VT (802) 524-5632

All events free unless otherwise noted

 

Schedule

June 20, 2008

• 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm — Performance
  Musicians: Michèle Choinière, with Benoit Bourque, Sabin Jacques and Rachel Aucoin
• 7:15 pm – 8:45 pm — Performance
  Musicians: Don Roy, with Benoit Bourque

 

June 21, 2008

• 11:30 – 12:00 — Performance
  Musicians: Fiddleheads
• 12:00 – 4:00 — Demonstrations by Quebecois Traditional Artists
  Presenters: Yves Gagnon (wood carving), Danielle Potvin (rug braiding)
• 12:15 – 12:45 — Demonstration
  Presenter: Richard Roy, French-Canadian dowser
• 1:00 – 1:45 — Performance
  Musician: Don Roy
• 2:00 – 4:00 — Performance
  Musicians: Les Gens d'Plaisir
• 3:00 – 4:00 — Lecture — 1609: The French Flag comes to Vermont
  Presenter: Fred Wiseman
  Location: St. Albans Historical Museum
     Corner of Church & Bishop Streets
     St. Albans, VT
     (802) 527-7933
  
• 6:00 – 11:00 — Traditional Franco–American Meal and Dance Location: Knights of Columbus Hall, St. Albans, VT
     Knights of Columbus
     242 S. Main Street
     St. Albans, VT
     (802) 524-1492
  Cost: $20.00 a person

This event is brought to you in part by our collaborating partners, which include: Handy's Toyota, The Vermont Folklife Center, The Vermont Arts Council, the National Endowment for the Arts, the St. Albans Knights of Columbus, the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce, Saint Albans for the Future and the City of St. Albans. Additional support provided by the Merchant's Bank, Steeltraders Shipping, LTD, Ben and Jerry's, Union St. Jean Baptiste Insurance and Rene J. Fournier Farm Equipment, Inc.