Upcoming Events and Activities

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				1 Culinary Mosaic 7:00 PM Culinary Mosaic Feb 1 @ 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM Tickets Culinary Mosaic – Chop Suey Through the Ages This cooking workshop will be given in French and will teach how to make chop suey. From scones to chicken fricassee, the Culinary Mosaic series of workshops at the Morrin Centre offer a wonderful	2 Parents and Petits Get-together: Learn about the services from JHCS 9:30 AM Parents and Petits Get-together: Learn about the services from JHCS Feb 2 @ 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM Tickets Guest speaker edition of the Parents and Petits Get-together Join us at this get-together featuring a guest speaker from the Jeffery Hale Community Services team. Learn about many of the CLSC-type health and social services offered in English through Jeffery Hale Community Services and	3 Guided visit to the Civilisation Museum for Newcomers 10:00 AM Guided visit to the Civilisation Museum for Newcomers Feb 3 @ 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Tickets Meeting people in a new city where the official language is probably not one you are fluent in can be challenging. VEQ has organised a FREE self-guided visit to the Civilisation Museum, where you will surely not lack conversation topics!
4 Buddy Up: Basketball 7:30 PM Buddy Up: Basketball Feb 4 @ 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM Tickets Are you looking for a way to stay active, meet new people, and improve your mental well-being? Look no further! Join Buddy-Up: Basketball, weekly drop-in games for men. If you have a basketball, please bring it! For more information about	5 In Stitches 1:00 PM In Stitches Feb 5 @ 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Tickets Join us every Monday afternoon to work on your knitting, crocheting or other needlework projects! Want to learn? We will be happy to show you! No registration necessary. Contact Catherine with any questions at 418-683-2366 x 228 or at catherine.baboudjian@veq.ca	6 Brain Power Drop-In 10:00 AM Brain Power Drop-In Feb 6 @ 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Tickets Are you an English-speaking adult 50 years of age or older and want to keep your mind strong and healthy? Join us to play fun and challenging games to strengthen your mind and connect with others. Train your brain; Connect with others; Wellness Yoga 7:00 PM Wellness Yoga Feb 6 @ 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM Tickets Join us at the Wellness Centre for a series of 6 yoga sessions this Winter. 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	7 50+ Fun Yoga 10:00 AM 50+ Fun Yoga Feb 7 @ 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Tickets Discover our Fun Yoga class for ages 50 and above, to harmonize your mental, physical and emotional dimensions, and cultivate inner tranquility. Through a balanced blend of postures and breathing exercises, this class releases tension, enhances flexibility and works the LOCAL VOCALS – English Language Singing Ensemble 2:00 PM LOCAL VOCALS – English Language Singing Ensemble Feb 7 @ 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Tickets OverDrive Virtual Workshop: Getting Started with Libby 2:00 PM OverDrive Virtual Workshop: Getting Started with Libby Feb 7 @ 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Tickets 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 The Grief Recovery Method Course 7:00 PM The Grief Recovery Method Course Feb 7 @ 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM Tickets For eight weeks, come together over Zoom with CMA Medeiros, a trained and certified specialist in the Grief Recovery Method. In this Grief Recovery Method course, she will guide you through the following: Meet, discuss grief, reactions, and responses to	8 Prenatal Information Meetings 6:30 PM Prenatal Information Meetings Feb 8 @ 6:30 PM – 8:45 PM Tickets Birthing a child is an historic family occasion. It can be a very emotional, awesome and even stressful time for parents-to-be. The Wellness Centre is here to support you, especially in this unusual time. Pandemic or not, everyone needs to	9 TTT at SSEN 9:30 AM TTT at SSEN Feb 9 @ 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM Tickets Who We Are Travellin’ Toddler Time (TTT) is free activity in English for children 3 and 4 years old and their parents/caregivers or grandparents. Participants sing songs, hear stories, make crafts and enjoy a snack. This activity is run by	10
11 Reading Poetry Workshop 5:00 PM Reading Poetry Workshop Feb 11 @ 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Tickets Library Workshop: Reading Poetry Reading poetry can seem like a daunting exercise, but it doesn’t have to be! Join us for the fifth instalment of our Reading Poetry workshops. We’ll be answering two simples questions: What are poems made of and Buddy Up: Basketball 7:30 PM Buddy Up: Basketball Feb 11 @ 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM Tickets Are you looking for a way to stay active, meet new people, and improve your mental well-being? Look no further! Join Buddy-Up: Basketball, weekly drop-in games for men. If you have a basketball, please bring it! For more information about	12 In Stitches 1:00 PM In Stitches Feb 12 @ 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Tickets Join us every Monday afternoon to work on your knitting, crocheting or other needlework projects! Want to learn? We will be happy to show you! No registration necessary. Contact Catherine with any questions at 418-683-2366 x 228 or at catherine.baboudjian@veq.ca CDAH – VEQ Podcast Mentorship Circle Orientation 6:00 PM CDAH – VEQ Podcast Mentorship Circle Orientation Feb 12 @ 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Tickets Please note: The COURSE is FULL. We’ve had an extraordinary response to the Podcast Course and we cannot accept any more participants at this time. We’ve created a waiting list in case of last minute-cancellations. If you’d like to be	13 Wellness Yoga 7:00 PM Wellness Yoga Feb 13 @ 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM Tickets Join us at the Wellness Centre for a series of 6 yoga sessions this Winter. 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	14 50+ Fun Yoga 10:00 AM 50+ Fun Yoga Feb 14 @ 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Tickets Discover our Fun Yoga class for ages 50 and above, to harmonize your mental, physical and emotional dimensions, and cultivate inner tranquility. Through a balanced blend of postures and breathing exercises, this class releases tension, enhances flexibility and works the Heartful Living 1:30 PM Heartful Living Feb 14 @ 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM Tickets Your heart matters, and so does your understanding of how to keep it healthy. With that in mind, join nurse Louise Fortin this Valentine’s day to explore the basics of cardiovascular health, learning about key conditions, preventive measures, and crucial LOCAL VOCALS – English Language Singing Ensemble 2:00 PM LOCAL VOCALS – English Language Singing Ensemble Feb 14 @ 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Tickets The Grief Recovery Method Course 7:00 PM The Grief Recovery Method Course Feb 14 @ 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM Tickets For eight weeks, come together over Zoom with CMA Medeiros, a trained and certified specialist in the Grief Recovery Method. In this Grief Recovery Method course, she will guide you through the following: Meet, discuss grief, reactions, and responses to	15 Prenatal Information Meetings 6:30 PM Prenatal Information Meetings Feb 15 @ 6:30 PM – 8:45 PM Tickets Birthing a child is an historic family occasion. It can be a very emotional, awesome and even stressful time for parents-to-be. The Wellness Centre is here to support you, especially in this unusual time. Pandemic or not, everyone needs to Culinary Mosaic 7:00 PM Culinary Mosaic Feb 15 @ 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM Tickets Culinary Mosaic – Salmon pie & egg sauce This cooking workshop will be given in English and will teach how to make Salmon pie & egg sauce. From scones to chicken fricassee, the Culinary Mosaic series of workshops at the Morrin	16 Parents and Petits Get-together 9:30 AM Parents and Petits Get-together Feb 16 @ 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM Tickets 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 children a chance to play	17
18 Buddy Up: Basketball 7:30 PM Buddy Up: Basketball Feb 18 @ 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM Tickets Are you looking for a way to stay active, meet new people, and improve your mental well-being? Look no further! Join Buddy-Up: Basketball, weekly drop-in games for men. If you have a basketball, please bring it! For more information about	19 In Stitches 1:00 PM In Stitches Feb 19 @ 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Tickets Join us every Monday afternoon to work on your knitting, crocheting or other needlework projects! Want to learn? We will be happy to show you! No registration necessary. Contact Catherine with any questions at 418-683-2366 x 228 or at catherine.baboudjian@veq.ca	20 Brain Power Drop-In 10:00 AM Brain Power Drop-In Feb 20 @ 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Tickets Are you an English-speaking adult 50 years of age or older and want to keep your mind strong and healthy? Join us to play fun and challenging games to strengthen your mind and connect with others. Train your brain; Connect with others; Pixels & Pages: The Morrin Centre’s Book Club 7:00 PM Pixels & Pages: The Morrin Centre’s Book Club Feb 20 @ 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM Tickets Pixels & Pages: Book Club Interested in discussing literature with other book lovers? Missing connecting over books in the Library? Come join Pixels & Pages! Selection for February: The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton The Luminaries is available on OverDrive in e-book formats as part of the Wellness Yoga 7:00 PM Wellness Yoga Feb 20 @ 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM Tickets Join us at the Wellness Centre for a series of 6 yoga sessions this Winter. 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	21 50+ Fun Yoga 10:00 AM 50+ Fun Yoga Feb 21 @ 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Tickets Discover our Fun Yoga class for ages 50 and above, to harmonize your mental, physical and emotional dimensions, and cultivate inner tranquility. Through a balanced blend of postures and breathing exercises, this class releases tension, enhances flexibility and works the SHARP Information Session 10:00 AM SHARP Information Session Feb 21 @ 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Tickets 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 LOCAL VOCALS – English Language Singing Ensemble 2:00 PM LOCAL VOCALS – English Language Singing Ensemble Feb 21 @ 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Tickets Revenu Québec Information Session for Newcomers 6:00 PM Revenu Québec Information Session for Newcomers Feb 21 @ 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Tickets New to the province and never had to file provincial taxes? New to Québec City and still struggling with your tax declarations? VEQ’s Newcomers Program has the honour of inviting you to this important information session with a representative from Revenu The Grief Recovery Method Course 7:00 PM The Grief Recovery Method Course Feb 21 @ 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM Tickets For eight weeks, come together over Zoom with CMA Medeiros, a trained and certified specialist in the Grief Recovery Method. In this Grief Recovery Method course, she will guide you through the following: Meet, discuss grief, reactions, and responses to	22 Prenatal Information Meetings 6:30 PM Prenatal Information Meetings Feb 22 @ 6:30 PM – 8:45 PM Tickets Birthing a child is an historic family occasion. It can be a very emotional, awesome and even stressful time for parents-to-be. The Wellness Centre is here to support you, especially in this unusual time. Pandemic or not, everyone needs to Building Our Community: Architecture 7:00 PM Building Our Community: Architecture Feb 22 @ 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Tickets 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	23 Parents and Petits Get-together with onsite breastfeeding support 9:30 AM Parents and Petits Get-together with onsite breastfeeding support Feb 23 @ 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM Tickets 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	24 Village Vacances Valcartier for Newcomers 9:00 AM Village Vacances Valcartier for Newcomers Feb 24 @ 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM Tickets *Given that this event will be subsidized, only participants who moved to the Greater Québec city region in the past 5 years are eligible for this activity. * Participants must register using the designated method (Eventbrite). Saturday, February
25 Buddy Up: Basketball 7:30 PM Buddy Up: Basketball Feb 25 @ 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM Tickets Are you looking for a way to stay active, meet new people, and improve your mental well-being? Look no further! Join Buddy-Up: Basketball, weekly drop-in games for men. If you have a basketball, please bring it! For more information about	26 In Stitches 1:00 PM In Stitches Feb 26 @ 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Tickets Join us every Monday afternoon to work on your knitting, crocheting or other needlework projects! Want to learn? We will be happy to show you! No registration necessary. Contact Catherine with any questions at 418-683-2366 x 228 or at catherine.baboudjian@veq.ca Morrin Mystery Mondays Book Club 1:30 PM Morrin Mystery Mondays Book Club Feb 26 @ 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM Tickets Come join us for a cozy afternoon chat about books at 1:30 p.m. every last Monday of the month. We have a new daytime book club at the Morrin Centre: Morrin Mystery Mondays! We’ll be reading mysteries and other cozies. The	27 Wellness Yoga 7:00 PM Wellness Yoga Feb 27 @ 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM Tickets Join us at the Wellness Centre for a series of 6 yoga sessions this Winter. 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	28 50+ Fun Yoga 10:00 AM 50+ Fun Yoga Feb 28 @ 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Tickets Discover our Fun Yoga class for ages 50 and above, to harmonize your mental, physical and emotional dimensions, and cultivate inner tranquility. Through a balanced blend of postures and breathing exercises, this class releases tension, enhances flexibility and works the LOCAL VOCALS – English Language Singing Ensemble 2:00 PM LOCAL VOCALS – English Language Singing Ensemble Feb 28 @ 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Tickets Winds of Change Workshop 6:15 PM Winds of Change Workshop Feb 28 @ 6:15 PM – 8:00 PM Tickets Moving to another city, country, or even culture can be exciting and challenging both at the same time! Two social workers from the Jeffery Hale Community Services will walk us through the stages of change as well as advise us The Grief Recovery Method Course 7:00 PM The Grief Recovery Method Course Feb 28 @ 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM Tickets For eight weeks, come together over Zoom with CMA Medeiros, a trained and certified specialist in the Grief Recovery Method. In this Grief Recovery Method course, she will guide you through the following: Meet, discuss grief, reactions, and responses to Understanding Your Child’s Challenging Behaviors 7:00 PM Understanding Your Child’s Challenging Behaviors Feb 28 @ 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM Tickets Why does my child misbehave? Come and join this online, interactive workshop for parents who want to better understand their children’s challenging behaviours. We will look at what is behind oppositional behaviour, violence, lack of attention and self-control.	29 Prenatal Information Meetings 6:30 PM Prenatal Information Meetings Feb 29 @ 6:30 PM – 8:45 PM Tickets Birthing a child is an historic family occasion. It can be a very emotional, awesome and even stressful time for parents-to-be. The Wellness Centre is here to support you, especially in this unusual time. Pandemic or not, everyone needs to Culinary Mosaic 7:00 PM Culinary Mosaic Feb 29 @ 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM Tickets Culinary Mosaic – Cabbage cigar rolls with corned beef and apples This cooking workshop will be given in French and will teach how to make Cabbage cigar rolls with corned beef and apples. From scones to chicken fricassee, the Culinary

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