Events
Park Chill-out with VEQ – Mental Health Week
When:
May 8, 2024 @ 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Where:
Parc Victoria, 160 Rue du Cardinal-Maurice-Roy Québec QC G1K 8B3
Let’s unwind and prioritize our mental wellness together! In celebration of Mental Health Week, the Wellness Centre and Voice of English-speaking Québec (VEQ) invite you to a chilled-out gathering at Parc Victoria. Bring your blanket and your own picnic treats, and
Reading & Mental Health with Morrin Centre – Mental Health Week
When:
May 11, 2024 @ 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Where:
Morrin Centre, 44 Chaussée des Écossais
“Through fiction, you can escape into a world that isn’t your life, but can help you to deal with it.” -Matt Haig, author “We lose ourselves in what we read, only to return to
Reading & Mental Health with Morrin Centre – Mental Health Week
When:
May 8, 2024 @ 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Where:
Morrin Centre, 44 Chaussée des Écossais
“Through fiction, you can escape into a world that isn’t your life, but can help you to deal with it.” -Matt Haig, author “We lose ourselves in what we read, only to return to
Reading & Mental Health with Morrin Centre – Mental Health Week
When:
May 9, 2024 @ 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Where:
Morrin Centre, 44 Chaussée des Écossais
“Through fiction, you can escape into a world that isn’t your life, but can help you to deal with it.” -Matt Haig, author “We lose ourselves in what we read, only to return to
Pilates – Mental Health Week
When:
May 7, 2024 @ 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Where:
Wellness Centre at Jeffery Hale, 1270 Chemin Sainte-Foy G1S 2M4
Join us at the Wellness Centre during Mental Health Week for a Pilates session for all ages and levels. Energize your body and boost your mental health through the precise movements and breathing techniques of Pilates. Certified instructor Alexandra P.
Talk for Youth by Youth with Jack.org – Mental Health Week
When:
May 6, 2024 @ 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Where:
Online on Zoom
If you’re aged 13-25 years old, join us on Zoom during Mental Health Week for a Jack Talk. Help end the silence around mental health! Jack Talks are mental health presentations delivered by young people to young people. Trained and certified
Meditation and Mini Facial with LLL – Mental Health Week
When:
May 6, 2024 @ 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Where:
Québec City Reading Council, 3005 Rue William-Stuart G1W 1V4
This event is in partnership with Lifelong Learning, a program by Québec City Reading Council, and is open to all 50+ LLL members. Take a moment to pause as we carve out some essential time in our busy week. Let’s release the
Pixels & Pages: Book Club
When:
May 21, 2024 @ 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Where:
Morrin Centre, 44 Chaussée des Écossais
Interested in discussing literature with other book lovers? Missing connecting over books in the Library? Come join Pixels & Pages! Horse by Geraldine Brooks Horse is available on OverDrive in e-book format as part of the Morrin Centre’s digital collections HERE. Please note that this event
Symposium: “The History of Emily Montague”
When:
May 11, 2024 @ 1:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Where:
Morrin Centre, 44 Chausée des Écossais
Any way you read it…the novel is still able to instruct and delight. –Borealis Press Come learn about Canada’s first novel at our half-day symposium aimed to inform and delight. We ask: what value is there in reading Frances Brooke’s The
My Morrin: Imagining Hopeful Futures – Author Event with Jean-Louis Trudel
When:
May 5, 2024 @ 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Where:
Morrin Centre, 44 Chaussée des Écossais
How can we make sense of the world and maintain hope for the future? Come share your ideas, what you’re reading and writing, and how they help. Discover how Jean-Louis Trudel, a science fiction author and professor, and Michèle Thibeau,