Voice of English-speaking Québec

Lifelong Learning - Emergency Preparedness
2024-03-20 17:30 - 19:00 (America/Toronto) | QC
FACILITATOR: Alexandra HenriquesA dynamic interactive multimedia presentation for adults or seniors. The basics and more to consider and plan ahead for everything from a simple hydro outage to an eventual disaster.
Includes:
– why think about this
– types of disasters
– the past and the present
– which ones could happen here
– how to prepare
– your family plan and your emergency kit
– personalizing your preparations
– resources
TO REGISTER: email Catherine at info@lifelonglearningquebec.org, or call 418.681.1258. Space is limited. Sign up for the Lifelong Learning mailing list for updates on activities. Questions or concerns? Contact Catherine at 418.681.1258.

Pixels & Pages: Book Club
2024-03-19 23:00 - 2024-03-20 00:30 | Hybrid format: Morrin Centre & Zoom, 44 chaussée des Écossais, Québec City, Quebec, G1R 4H3, Canada
Interested in discussing literature with other book lovers?
Missing connecting over books in the Library? Come join Pixels & Pages!

Selection for March: Haven by Emma Donoghue
Haven will be available on OverDrive in e-book format as part of the Morrin Centre’s digital collection.
Please note that this event will be hybrid: the book club will meet in the Library, but it is also possible to participate online via Zoom.
Please email library@morrin.org to learn more or to sign up!

This project is in partnership with La Maison Anglaise.

Wellness Yoga
2024-03-19 23:00 - 2024-03-20 00:00 | Wellness Centre at Jeffery Hale, 1270, chemin Sainte-Foy, Québec City, Quebec, G1S 2M4, Canada
Join us at the Wellness Centre for a series of 6 yoga sessions this Spring. We will be using breath work and guided meditation to enhance relaxation while stretching and finding inner calmness.
Open to all ages and levels; instructor Susa Bernard will show you how to adapt the exercises to your ability. She is a certified yoga instructor at Susa Sparkle Yoga and has been teaching for over five years.
Things to bring with you:

A yoga mat or towel
A bottle of water

Due to space constraints, we require you to register for this activity.
Register here.
Questions?
For more information, please contact Verity, WE Mind Mental Health Program Coordinator, by email or phone at 418-684-5333, ext. 11932.

The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views of the Public Health Agency of Canada.

S.T.E.A.M. Club - Morrin Centre
2024-03-19 22:00 - 23:00 | Morrin Centre, 44 Chaussée des Écossais, Québec City, Quebec, G1R 4H3, Canada
S.T.E.A.M: Texture and Abstract lines Art

This week, we will be making abstract art with texture.

The S.T.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) Club welcomes children ages 7 to 12 who love to experiment, create, and learn more about the world around them. Each week, we will explore different science or artistic themes. This program aims to promote creativity, critical thinking, and perseverance each session.
The Morrin Centre Book Quest S.T.E.A.M. Club, for children ages 7 to 12, will take place every Tuesday from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.
To sign up or for further information, please contact Education Coordinator Manuela Flores Denti at manuelafloresdenti@morrin.org

Shannon Irish Show
2024-03-16 23:30 - 2024-03-17 02:00 | Shannon Community Center, 75 Chemin de Gosford, Shannon, Quebec, G0A 4N0, Canada
You are cordially invited to the 55th edition of the “Shannon Irish Show” sponsored by the Catholic Women’s League of Shannon, the show will be held at the Shannon Community Centre, at 75 Gosford Road in Shannon at 7:30pm. VEQ will be providing a bus from St. Gabriel-de-Valcartier to the Shannon Community Centre for all those that would like to watch the show.
Please confirm your interest in taking the provided transportation by 8 March to Jeanne Nivischiuk at jeannenivischiuk.veq@gmail.com or 418-682-2366 ext 228 .
Tickets are cash only and can be bought at the door:
Adults $10
Children 6-12 yrs $5
Children 5 and under FREE

Culinary Mosaic - Talk & Cooking Workshop
2024-03-16 17:00 - 20:00 | Morrin Centre, 44 Chaussée des Écossais, Québec City, Quebec, G1R 4H3, Canada
Join us for this culinary afternoon and enjoy both a talk and a cooking workshop! Both activities will be given in French.

From scones to chicken fricassee, the Culinary Mosaic series of events at the Morrin Centre offers a wonderful opportunity to prepare dishes and learn about the history of the English and French Canadian food traditions.
You may attend either one or both of the following sessions.
Register here!
Culinary Presentation by Catherine Ferland
Saturday, March 16, at 1 p.m.
This talk will present the culinary history of the local French-speaking community and will explore how the traditions of English and French Canada have influenced each other into becoming what they are now in the Quebec culinary world.
Cooking Workshop
Saturday, March 16, at 2:15 p.m.
This workshop will teach you how to make Nun’s farts. It will be given by the Morrin Centre team, in French, following a recipe created specifically for the project by La Touche Héloïse.

Please note:
– The hands-on workshops cover the preparation of the dishes, but the Nun’s farts will still need to be baked in the oven at home before eating.
–Children aged 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult and the adult must book tickets for both themselves and their child(ren).

Bus Transportation to Shannon Irish Show
2024-03-16 15:45 - 20:30 | Jeffery Hale Pavilion, 1270, chemin Sainte-Foy, Québec City, Quebec, G1S 2M4, Canada
VEQ is providing free transportation from Québec City to the afternoon show of the Shannon Irish Show!
The bus will leave at 11:45 a.m. from the Jeffery Hale Pavilion (1270 chemin Ste-Foy) and return after the show.
The show starts at 1 p.m. and costs $10 cash payable at the door. Light refreshments are also for sale.
Reserve your seat now by contacting Maria Hoyt at 418-683-2366 x221 or info@veq.ca

Winter Storytime - Morrin Centre
2024-03-16 14:30 - 15:30 | Morrin Centre, 44 Chaussée des Écossais, Québec City, Quebec, G1R 4H3, Canada
Storytime: Goodbye Winter, Hello Spring

This Saturday, we will be reading Goodbye Winter, Hello Spring – in a simple, cheerful conversation with nature, a young boy observes how the season changes from winter to spring.

Storytime is a literacy program for children ages 3 to 7. Each activity begins with the reading of a story followed by a craft inspired by its themes. Our objective is to foster children’s love of reading by providing fun, interactive activities that will encourage them to continue reading after each session.
All sessions are free and take place in the Library every Saturday from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
To sign up or for further information, please contact Education Coordinator Manuela Flores Denti at manuelafloresdenti@morrin.org.

WE Dads Activity: Make a Healthy Meal With Your Kids
2024-03-16 13:30 - 16:30 | Wellness Centre at Jeffery Hale, 1270, chemin Sainte-Foy, Québec City, Quebec, G1S 2M4, Canada
Dads! We’ve organized an activity for you and your kiddos to get messy in the kitchen with us while making a healthy meal together. Join us on Saturday, March 16 at 9:30 a.m. at the Wellness Centre at Jeffery Hale for a culinary activity with your little ones.
A dietician from the CIUSSS will show us how to make the recipes on site, then we will sit down for a meal together and you can take home any leftovers.
What we will be making: Chilli and corn muffins.
Allergy allert! Please let us know when you register of any dietary restrictions or allergies. The recipes can be adapted if you have a specific allergy or intolerance.
Materials required: Bring one container with you to bring home left overs.
Who can attend: This activity is for dads or father figures and their children ages 0-5. Note to be prepared to adapt based on the age of your child. E.g.: Bring a baby carrier or stroller with you if you have a baby with you as you will need to have your hands free.
Parking: Free parking on site.
Registration required. We have a limited number of spaces for this activity so reserve your place quickly!
For more details, please email Jarryd Smith, WE Dads Community Animator at jsmith@jhpartners.net

VEQ Game Night
2024-03-15 23:00 - 2024-03-16 01:00 | Jeffery Hale Pavilion (Rm 1135-Daycentre), 1270, chemin Sainte-Foy, Québec City, Quebec, G1S 2M4, Canada
Don’t miss the return of VEQ Game Nights on March 15th. Hosted at the Jeffery Hale Pavilion (Daycentre -Rm 1135) from 7 to 9 pm, you can join other members of the English-speaking community for a fun, social evening with light refreshments provided. Explore new board games or bring your own that you would like to share! Register below or contact Jeanne Nivischiuk at jeannenivischiuk.veq@gmail.com for more information:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf5_6aK22Mrd7rMXww0w-p30vWZPGBCxkhaCA7JlNGINhde6g/viewform?usp=pp_url

Out & About - Valcartier Elementary School Parade & Community Lunch
2024-03-15 13:30 - 18:00 | Valcartier Elementary School, Quebec, Canada
Out & About offers English speakers (50+) free transportation to various community activities while providing the opportunity to get out, socialize, and bond with others.
Come celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a festive parade presented by the students of Valcartier Elementary School followed by a community lunch of traditional Irish Stew and music. Lunch is a minumum suggested donation of $5.
To register and for more information about transportation, please contact Maria at: (418) 683-2366 ext. 221, or at: maria.hoyt@veq.ca

Parents and Petits Get-together with onsite breastfeeding support
2024-03-15 13:30 - 15:30 | Community Wellness Centre, 1270, chemin Sainte-Foy, Québec City, Quebec, G1S 2M4, Canada
Breastfeeding support edition of the Parents and Petits Get-together
Breastfeeding support featured this time
Join us to benefit from parent-to-parent contact, encouragement, and valuable information. This time, we will welcome Shelley Dupuis, a certified breastfeeding support volunteer with Allaitement Québec who will be present to provide breastfeeding support once a month.

Connect with other English-speaking parents
Support provided by breastfeeding support volunteer
Scale available to check baby’s growth
Everyone is welcome including expectant moms, moms who have breastfed before, those who are breastfeeding now, as well as those who have chosen another feeding option.

Parents and Petits is an activity for English-speaking families with babies and pre-school aged children that combines our former Take-a-Break, Baby Chat and Café au lait.

The space is set up to give English-speaking pre-school aged kids a chance to play and interact.
Parents must stay on-site.
Vouchers provided to cover the cost of parking
Drop-in, no registration required. Hope to see you there!

For more information and events to come
Please visit our Parents and Petits Get-together home page, or send an email to Jessica Price, Family Matters Program Coordinator: jprice@jhpartners.net

Improve Your Well-Being with Positive Psychology
2024-03-14 23:00 - 2024-03-15 00:30 | Online via Zoom, Quebec, Canada
Improve Your Well-being With Positive Psychology is a 5-week course to promote mental health and empower you to live a life filled with meaning. Given in English by the Association canadienne pour la santé mentale filiale de Québec, this course centres on the strengths in character and behaviours that can help you thrive in your everyday life.
Positive psychology is defined as “the scientific study of positive human functioning and flourishing on multiple levels.” Each 1.5-hour long session of this course in positive psychology will address one of the following aspects of the PERMA mode:

Positive emotions
Engagement
Relationships
Meaning
Achievement

Registration for this course is required because there is a limit of 15 participants. You also must be willing to commit to attending the course from start to finish. It will take place at 7:00 p.m. on five Thursdays between March 14 and April 11, 2024.
Are you ready to sign up? If so, register here
Questions?
For more information about this Improve Your Well-being With Positive Psychology course, please contact Verity, WE Mind Mental Health Program Coordinator, by email or phone at 418-684-5333, ext. 11932.

The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views of the Public Health Agency of Canada.

NEW DATE: Immigration Info Session for Newcomers
2024-03-14 22:00 - 2024-03-15 00:00 | Multipurpose Room, Jeffery Hale Pavilion, 1270, chemin Sainte-Foy, Québec City, Quebec, G1S 2M4, Canada
For the first time ever, VEQ will host an information session about immigration. The session will be conducted by Brenda Pizano, a regulated immigration consultant.

To attend in person:
1270, chemin Sainte-Foy, Jeffery Hale Pavilion.

To join the TEAMS meeting:
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Lifelong Learning - 'When Irish Eyes...'
2024-03-14 17:30 - 19:00 | QC
This event is open to all adults age 50+ in the Quebec City area.
FACILITATOR: Meb Reisner
Beside being hailed as the Emerald Isle, Ireland is known as the Land of Saints and Scholars. The Irish themselves are celebrated, too, for their ebullient story-telling, beautiful verse, mystical spirituality and love of music.
Join us for an afternoon of all the above led by MEB Reisner.
TO REGISTER: email Catherine at info@lifelonglearningquebec.org, or call 418.681.1258. Space is limited.
Sign up for the Lifelong Learning mailing list for updates on activities. Questions or concerns? Contact Catherine at 418.681.1258.

Building our Community - Health & Social Services
2024-03-13 23:00 - 2024-03-14 00:00 | Morrin Centre, 44 Chaussée des Écossais, Québec City, Quebec, G1R 4H3, Canada
Come enjoy our historical talk series Building our Community, where we will take a look at the past, present and, in some cases, future of the English-language community institutions that have contributed to the development of Quebec city. From our past educational institutions to our modern medical institutions and so much more, our community has a lot of history to share! Come one and all to meet our specialists and learn more about how our community evolved and came to be.
Health and Social Services
Register here!
Our guests
Richard Walling is the Executive Director of the Jeffery Hale Community Partners, an organization focused on the development of health and social services for the English-speaking minority community in the Quebec City region. He is President of the Jeffery Hale – Saint Brigid’s Advisory Committee. co-Chair of the “L’équipe de recherche en partenariat sur la diversité culturelle et l’immigration dans la région de Québec”, and co-author of ‘The Holland Centre Experience – A Community Development Model for Minorities – I dream’.
Michael Boden was born and raised in Quebec City. Michael graduated from Acadia University with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. He joined the Foundations’ Office in 2022 and is the Executive Director of The Jeffery Hale Foundation, Citadel Foundation, and St. Brigid’s Home Foundation. Michael, in collaboration with the QAC, wrote and produced a multi-media theatre presentation “The Philanthropist”, the life story of Jeffery Hale.
– and members from the Quebec Art Company

Michael Boden, Richard Walling and a few special guests, will present the historic journey of Jeffery Hale “The Philanthropist “and the evolution of the Jeffery Hale Hospital and partner organizations, from the early 1800’s to today’s reality and beyond. As a true humanitarian, Jeffery Hale’s legacy has and continues to inspire leaders of the community working to ensure its vitality 160 years after his death.

Click here for the full programming

Savour More, Stress Less!
2024-03-13 22:30 - 2024-03-14 00:30 | Wellness Centre at Jeffery Hale, 1270, chemin Sainte-Foy, Québec City, Quebec, G1S 2M4, Canada
When we do our best to live a healthy lifestyle, it can become a source of stress to make meals that are both budget-friendly and good for us. Join this workshop with Inès Auclair Mangliar, a registered dietitian, to discover a stress-free approach to nutritious eating. The workshop will cover the following points:

How diet affects your mood and overall mental well-being.
Tips to achieve healthy eating.
How to simplify meal planning with budget-friendly ideas.

We will also enjoy making healthy granola bars together that you can take home with you. Hope to see you there!
You must register to attend.
Register for this event here
Questions?
Discover a stress-free approach to nutritious eating in this workshop with Inès Auclair Mangliar, registered dietician. For more information, please contact Verity, WE Mind Mental Health Program Coordinator, by email or phone at 418-684-5333, ext. 11932.

Baking "Green Irish" cookies
2024-03-13 19:30 - 21:00 | Valcartier Military Family Resource Centre, Edifice 93 C.P. 1000, Succursale Forces, Courcelette, Quebec, G0A 4Z0, Canada
Come join us to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and bake delicious green cookies! In partnership with the ValcartierMilitary Family Resource Centre, the activity is open to kindergarteners, elementary students, families – and anyone with a sweet tooth!
FREE ACTIVITY – Baking items and decoration materials provided for.
TO REGISTER OR FOR QUESTIONS :
Please contact Dominique Paddack at VEQ Shannon office by Tuesday March 12th at noon.

Eat Well to Age Well
2024-03-13 17:30 - 19:00 | Jeffery Hale Pavilion OR Online, 1270, chemin Sainte-Foy, Québec City, Quebec, Canada
Our bodies tend to change with age, and so does our lifestyle! Your schedule, your pace, your environment: all of these factors influence your food and water intake. Through the meals and snacks we eat each day, how can we help our bodies function properly and age well?
Join Inès Auclair Mangliar, registered dietitian, as she informs us about the nutritional aspects of aging. This information session will be interactive, so bring your questions, concerns, and curiosity!
Everyone must register
You can attend this event in person at the community Wellness Centre or attend on Zoom. Register here to join online or fill up this form to attend in-person at the Wellness Centre.

Lifelong Learning - ABC Workshop #5 - QR Codes
2024-03-13 17:30 - 19:00 | QC
This event is open to all adults age 50+ in the Quebec City area.
In partnership with ABC Life Literacy Canada

FACILITATOR: Catherine Hawker and Lucie LeBlanc
***More details to come***
TO REGISTER: email Catherine at info@lifelonglearningquebec.org, or call 418.681.1258. Space is limited.
Sign up for the Lifelong Learning mailing list for updates on activities. Questions or concerns? Contact Catherine at 418.681.1258.

SHARP Information Session
2024-03-13 14:00 - 15:30 | Virtual meeting via Zoom, Quebec, Canada
SERVICES FOR HEALTHY AGING IN THE RIGHT PLACE (SHARP)
Providing tools and resources to support English-speaking
older adults to age and live where they choose
TOPIC:
Thinking about supports and services…What can the CLSC offer to help me maintain my independence as I age?
Presenter: Magdalena Blaise, Gestionnaire, CIUSSS ODIM

Événements Emploi Éclair - Bilingual/English-speaking 2nd Edition
2024-03-13 13:00 - 16:00 | From the comfort of your home, Quebec, Canada
Événements Emploi Éclair, FORT program (Valcartier Military Family Resource Centre) and Voice of English-Speaking Québec are glad to present this special activity for English-speaking / bilingual workers!
Register & receive a GUARANTEED phone interview (5 to 7 minutes) on the day of the event.
Employers include: Momentum Technologies, Pomerleau, GFS Québec, CAA-Québec, Fromagerie Victoria, and Laurentian Bank.
To view job postings, or to register, go to: https://tinyurl.com/4z3cr4pc
Questions? Contact Caroline eee@libreemploi.qc.ca

S.T.E.A.M. Club - Morrin Centre
2024-03-12 22:00 - 23:00 | Morrin Centre, 44 Chaussée des Écossais, Québec City, Quebec, G1R 4H3, Canada
S.T.E.A.M: Cup Challenge

This week, we will be doing a cup challenge! Kids will be asked to stack up the cups without touching them.

The S.T.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) Club welcomes children ages 7 to 12 who love to experiment, create, and learn more about the world around them. Each week, we will explore different science or artistic themes. This program aims to promote creativity, critical thinking, and perseverance each session.
The Morrin Centre Book Quest S.T.E.A.M. Club, for children ages 7 to 12, will take place every Tuesday from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.
To sign up or for further information, please contact Education Coordinator Manuela Flores Denti at manuelafloresdenti@morrin.org

"A Hundred Hydrangeas:" Poetrey Soirée and Launch of "Citronella"
2024-03-11 23:30 - 2024-03-12 01:00 | Morrin Centre, 44 Chaussée des Écossais, Québec City, Quebec, G1R 4H3, Canada
Join us on March 11 for an evening of poetry at the Morrin Centre!

We will be celebrating the launch of Loch Baillie’s debut chapbook Citronella. Loch will be joined by Vanessa Bell and Sierra Duffey as well as other local poets for a reading. An open mic will follow: all are welcome!
Unable to make it in person? This activity will be offered in a hybrid form so you can join from the comfort of your own home too!
Register HERE!

Originally from Worcester, Massachusetts, Loch Baillie is a poet and writer based in Lévis. In 2023, he was mentored by ReLit Award-winning poet Simina Banu as part of the Quebec Writers’ Federation mentorship program. Loch’s writing has appeared in various magazines, including pixie, Maybe Magazine, Society Pages, yolk literary, and Maclean’s. Loch’s debut poetry chapbook Citronellawas published by Anstruther Press on February 1, 2024. When he is not writing, Loch can be found teaching English, reading a book, or submerged in a body of water. Find him online @lochbaillie.

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Poet, performer, artist, curator and literary activist Vanessa Bell is co-director of CONTOURS and director of the poetry collection at Éditions du Quartz. She is the author of two collections, an anthology on women’s poetry in Quebec and an essay on cold-water swimming. Her vivid, trenchant writing and commitment have earned her several grants and awards in Quebec and abroad.

Sierra Duffey is a queer writer and photographer in Montreal, Quebec. Through sassy poetry and colourful photographs, Sierra explores topics such as psychology, relationships, cults, and nature. Sierra strives to create connection through art and writing, which she views as a spiritual practice and a form of community-building. She is the author of Lemon Drop Lyrics a zesty chapbook with Montreal’s Cactus Press. Her work has also been published in PACE Magazine, Lantern Magazine, flo. and displayed at the School of Photographic Arts Ottawa (SPAO) and the Morrin Centre of Québec.

This event is part of the Morrin in Verse project, which is made possible thanks to the Government of Canada.

Winter Storytime - Morrin Centre
2024-03-09 15:30 - 16:30 | Morrin Centre, 44 Chaussée des Écossais, Québec City, Quebec, G1R 4H3, Canada
Storytime: Ohana Means Family

This Saturday, we will be reading Ohana Means Family – join the family, or ohana, as they farm taro for poi to prepare for a traditional luau celebration with a poetic text in the style of The House That Jack Built.

Storytime is a literacy program for children ages 3 to 7. Each activity begins with the reading of a story followed by a craft inspired by its themes. Our objective is to foster children’s love of reading by providing fun, interactive activities that will encourage them to continue reading after each session.
All sessions are free and take place in the Library every Saturday from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
To sign up or for further information, please contact Education Coordinator Manuela Flores Denti at manuelafloresdenti@morrin.org.

VEQ Game Night
2024-03-06 23:00 - 2024-03-07 01:00 | Jeffery Hale Pavilion (Rm 1135-Daycentre), 1270, chemin Sainte-Foy, Québec City, Quebec, G1S 2M4, Canada
Don’t miss the return of VEQ Game Nights on February 22nd, March 1st, 6th and 22nd. Hosted at the Jeffery Hale Pavilion from 6 to 8pm, you can join other members of the English-speaking community for a fun, social evening with light refreshments provided. Explore new board games or bring your own that you would like to share! Register below or contact Jeanne Nivischiuk at jeannenivischiuk.veq@gmail.com for more information:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf5_6aK22Mrd7rMXww0w-p30vWZPGBCxkhaCA7JlNGINhde6g/viewform?usp=pp_url

OverDrive Virtual Workshop: Getting Started with Libby
2024-03-06 19:00 - 20:00 | Morrin Centre – virtual webinar, Quebec, Canada
OverDrive Workshop:
Getting Started with Libby

Do you have questions about accessing and using the Morrin Centre’s e-books and audiobooks on OverDrive? If so, here is the perfect activity for you!

Join the OverDrive team for a one-hour “Getting Started with Libby” webinar, and learn Libby with the Experts! This webinar will show you everything you need to know to get started with Libby—from downloading the app & signing in, to searching & borrowing titles, placing holds, adjusting reading settings, and more, Libby experts are here to get you started. The session will close with a mini-quiz and live Q&A.
To sign up, click HERE.
If you have any questions, please contact library@morrin.org

S.T.E.A.M. Club - Morrin Centre
2024-03-05 23:00 - 2024-03-06 00:00 | Morrin Centre, 44 Chaussée des Écossais, Québec City, Quebec, G1R 4H3, Canada
S.T.E.A.M: Bean Art

This week, we will be making art with beans!

The S.T.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) Club welcomes children ages 7 to 12 who love to experiment, create, and learn more about the world around them. Each week, we will explore different science or artistic themes. This program aims to promote creativity, critical thinking, and perseverance each session.
The Morrin Centre Book Quest S.T.E.A.M. Club, for children ages 7 to 12, will take place every Tuesday from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.
To sign up or for further information, please contact Education Coordinator Manuela Flores Denti at manuelafloresdenti@morrin.org

Ballooning to Safety - Mixed-Media Art Workshop
2024-03-05 00:00 - 02:00 | Morrin Centre, 44 Chaussée des Écossais, Québec City, Quebec, G1R 4H3, Canada
Join Montreal artist Billy Mavreas in a mixed-media exploration inspired by prompts from English-language writing from Quebec, combining words and images to create unique visual poetry that is both read and appreciated as visual art.
You can attend either or both sessions, no previous experience required:
– Register here for the workshop on Monday, March 4, at 7 p.m.
– Register here for the workshop on Wednesday, March 6, at 7 p.m.

Billy Mavreas is a multidisciplinary artist and creativity workshop leader specializing in jumpstarting inspiration through collaborative creative play. The author of four graphic novels and director of gallery boutique Monastiraki (1998 – 2021), he has been involved in the Montreal arts community since the 1980s.
Billy is also a gifted teacher who has done writing and art activities for Atwater Writers Exhibition with seniors, kids, and adults, people with a range of past experience or none at all. His artwork often includes text. He has published Mutations: The Posters Of Billy Mavreas (Conundrum Press), The Overlords Of Glee (Conundrum Press & Crunchy Comics), Inside Outside Overlap (Timeless Books), and Next Time Around (Conundrum Press).

Photo credit: Jen MacIntyre
Brought to the Morrin Centre by the Atwater Library with funding from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
The Atwater Library and Computer Centre is located on the traditional and unceded territory of the Kanien’keha:ka.

Reading "The History of Emily Montague"
2024-03-02 21:30 - 23:00 | Morrin Centre, 44 Chaussée des Écossais, Québec City, Quebec, G1R 4H3, Canada
Come discover the “first Canadian novel”!

Frances Brooke’s The History of Emily Montague (1769) has been described as “the first Canadian novel.” Written in epistolary form, the fascinating story depicts life in eighteenth-century Quebec City from the perspectives of British heroine Emily Montague and her friends. The novel sheds light on the relationship between French, English, and Indigenous cultures, changing gender roles, and the differences between North America and England. “Any way you read it…the novel is still able to instruct and delight.” (Borealis Press).

The novel will be read and discussed in parts over three sessions:

Part I:
Saturday, March 2 at 4:30 p.m.

Part II:
Saturday, March 30 at 4:30 p.m.

Parts III & IV:
Saturday, April 27 at 4:30 p.m.

This activity is in partnership with the English literature program in the Département de littérature, théâtre et cinéma at Université Laval. Copies of The History of Emily Montague can be purchased through the bookstore La Maison Anglaise. An e-book version is also available for Morrin Centre members through OverDrive HERE.
To register for the event, please write to library@morrin.org. *NOTE: If you can’t make a session, that is fine! You’re still welcome to attend the other sessions.
Stay tuned for a special event on The History of Emily Montague on May 11, 2024!
