Upcoming Events and Activities

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			1 OverDrive Virtual Workshop: Getting Started with Libby 2:00 PM OverDrive Virtual Workshop: Getting Started with Libby Mar 1 @ 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Tickets 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 the Stress & Anxiety – Supporting our children through their primary school years 7:00 PM Stress & Anxiety – Supporting our children through their primary school years Mar 1 @ 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM Tickets Feeling stressed and anxious is very common in day-to-day life for children in primary school. It could be related to school work, tests, social situations, sports, family changes, sickness, conflicts with friends or family, and more. Parents and caregivers, join	2 EPIQ Informal Chat Session: Getting Through It Together 8:00 PM EPIQ Informal Chat Session: Getting Through It Together Mar 2 @ 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM Tickets Join our EPIQ hosts for an Informal Chat Session: Getting Through It Together. Getting Through It Together wishes to create a familiar place to allow parents to be heard, feel connected and maybe have a laugh. If you choose, come	3	4
5	6	7	8 Eat Well to Age Well 10:00 AM Eat Well to Age Well Mar 8 @ 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Tickets 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	9 Northern Perimeter Community Solutions: Transportation and Home Services 10:30 AM Northern Perimeter Community Solutions: Transportation and Home Services Mar 9 @ 10:30 AM – 2:00 PM Tickets Join VEQ and SEEnet to discuss transportation and home services for community members in Shannon and Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier. We’ll hear from experts and discuss potential nonprofit and cooperative solutions. DATE: Thursday, March 9 TIME: 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. LOCATION: Valcartier Art Session for Newcomers 6:30 PM Art Session for Newcomers Mar 9 @ 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM Tickets Sign up now!!! There are only 12 spots per session! According to last year’s survey, most newcomers wanted us to offer Art workshops! Well, this series of Art therapy AND workshops are designed for you! Art therapist Sophie Lessard-Latendresse EPIQ Informal Chat Session: Getting Through It Together 8:00 PM EPIQ Informal Chat Session: Getting Through It Together Mar 9 @ 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM Tickets Join our EPIQ hosts for an Informal Chat Session: Getting Through It Together. Getting Through It Together wishes to create a familiar place to allow parents to be heard, feel connected and maybe have a laugh. If you choose, come	10	11 Shannon Irish Show 1:00 PM Shannon Irish Show Mar 11 @ 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Tickets You are cordially invited to the 54th 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 1:00pm and Shannon Irish Show 7:30 PM Shannon Irish Show Mar 11 @ 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM Tickets You are cordially invited to the 54th 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 1:00pm and
12	13	14	15 Événements Emploi Éclair – English-speaking Event 9:00 AM Événements Emploi Éclair – English-speaking Event Mar 15 @ 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Tickets Événements Emploi Éclair, FORT Program and VEQ are glad to present you this special activity for English-speaking / bilingual workers! To participate, nothing could be easier! Fill out the form below: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScWJ53XL0GV58p7_zly0An55I0-LKjCZMcoQMFSqs-KR4WGNQ/viewform You will then receive a call for a	16 EPIQ Informal Chat Session: Getting Through It Together 8:00 PM EPIQ Informal Chat Session: Getting Through It Together Mar 16 @ 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM Tickets Join our EPIQ hosts for an Informal Chat Session: Getting Through It Together. Getting Through It Together wishes to create a familiar place to allow parents to be heard, feel connected and maybe have a laugh. If you choose, come	17 Chit Chat Club 9:30 AM Chit Chat Club Mar 17 @ 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM Tickets English and French-speakers get together once a month to work to a variety of tasks while practicing their second-language in small groups. It’s fun, informal and a great way to make new friends. Francophones, Anglophones and Allophones (people who speak Take-A-Break: Nutritional snacks and meals for kids and the whole family 9:30 AM Take-A-Break: Nutritional snacks and meals for kids and the whole family Mar 17 @ 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM Tickets Take-A-Break is back at the Wellness Centre! A great chance to meet and chat with other English-speaking parents of preschool-aged children. Hear guest speakers on topics of interest to parents. Talk about being a parent and get support. Exchange ideas St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Irish Stew Lunch (Valcartier) 11:15 AM St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Irish Stew Lunch (Valcartier) Mar 17 @ 11:15 AM – 2:30 PM Tickets Come watch and enjoy Valcartier Elementary School students march and parade in green to the Valcartier municipality. After the parade, people are invited to partake in the St Patrick’s Day festivities in the Valcartier Community Center to enjoy live music	18
19	20	21 Baby Chat Café: Nutrition and your baby: Introducing solids 10:00 AM Baby Chat Café: Nutrition and your baby: Introducing solids Mar 21 @ 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Tickets Baby Chat is… A great chance to meet and chat with other English-speaking parents of babies under one year of age. Guest speakers on subjects of interest to new parents You do not have to register to participate and it Pixels & Pages: The Morrin Centre’s Book Club 7:00 PM Pixels & Pages: The Morrin Centre’s Book Club Mar 21 @ 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Tickets Come join Pixels & Pages, the Morrin Centre’s online book club! At our next meeting, we’ll be discussing Anthony Doerr’s novel Cloud Cuckoo Land. Please note that this event will be hybrid: the book club will meet in the Library, but it	22 Definitely Spring (ish) Fest 2023! 5:00 PM Definitely Spring (ish) Fest 2023! Mar 22 @ 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Tickets An excuse to get social! Do you think winter is way too long? VEQ cordially invites you to bring the spirit of spring alive at a 5@7 at 3 Brasseurs Laurier on March 22. Come one, come all! Meet and	23 POSTPONED Fun Felting!!! 6:30 PM POSTPONED Fun Felting!!! Mar 23 @ 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM Tickets Due to the weather, this event has been postponed, but will be rescheduled. All registered participants will be notified. Thanks for understanding! Off-Imagination – Playwriting Workshop 7:00 PM Off-Imagination – Playwriting Workshop Mar 23 @ 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM Tickets To whet your appetite for literary presentations before the Imagination Festival, the Morrin Centre is delighted to present an Off-Imagination Playwriting Workshop with author, playwright, and poet Anna Fuerstenberg! Registration necessary Join us on March 23, at 7:00 p.m., for EPIQ Informal Chat Session: Getting Through It Together 8:00 PM EPIQ Informal Chat Session: Getting Through It Together Mar 23 @ 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM Tickets Join our EPIQ hosts for an Informal Chat Session: Getting Through It Together. Getting Through It Together wishes to create a familiar place to allow parents to be heard, feel connected and maybe have a laugh. If you choose, come	24 Travellin’ Toddler Time: Pirates 9:30 AM Travellin’ Toddler Time: Pirates Mar 24 @ 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 a great	25 Sugar Shack Brunch (for NEWCOMERS) 10:00 AM Sugar Shack Brunch (for NEWCOMERS) Mar 25 @ 10:00 AM – 1:30 PM Tickets Don’t ruin your appetite! We are going to Sucrerie Blouin to savour a scrumptious québecois brunch! VEQ will provide transportation from its offices to the sugar shack (in Île d’Orléans) and back to the office. We are scheduled to St. Patrick’s Day Parade 12:00 PM St. Patrick’s Day Parade Mar 25 @ 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Tickets The 11th edition of the Québec City St. Patrick’s Day Parade will be taking place on Saturday, March 25th. More details to come!
26	27	28 Café au Lait Crew: Feeding challenges 1:30 PM Café au Lait Crew: Feeding challenges Mar 28 @ 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM Tickets Join us and benefit from parent-to-parent contact, encouragement, valuable information including breastfeeding support from our Allaitement Québec certified breastfeeding support volunteer Camille Nadeau. Connect with other English-speaking parents Support provided by our breastfeeding coach Scale available to check baby’s growth	29	30 EPIQ Informal Chat Session: Getting Through It Together 8:00 PM EPIQ Informal Chat Session: Getting Through It Together Mar 30 @ 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM Tickets Join our EPIQ hosts for an Informal Chat Session: Getting Through It Together. Getting Through It Together wishes to create a familiar place to allow parents to be heard, feel connected and maybe have a laugh. If you choose, come	31

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