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Vergennes French Heritage Day

Tuesday July 14, 2009

Vergennes French Heritage Day - Friday, July 17, 6:00-9:00 pm

 “Veillée” in Vergennes Opera House (VOH) Friday evening with traditional French Canadian supper (serving 6:00-7:00pm) and featuring Pete & Karen Sutherland with Jeremiah McLane and a Quebec step-dancer/caller/instructor  who promise a lively evening of dance with instruction and song!  Full cash bar available with French wine and beer.  Tickets available at Addison Outfitters and Linda’s Apparel & Gifts in Vergennes or by phone, mail or email.  See below to pre-order and for City-wide ticket discounts.

Saturday, July 18, 7:00 am-9:30 pm
Bathrooms in back of park and in the Vergennes Opera House

7:00-10:30    French Toast breakfast at Vergennes Fire Station
9:30        Parade
10:00-10:30    Opening Ceremonies---Bandstand--- Flag raising, City Band, speeches
10:00-  6:00    Lake Champlain Maritime Museum’s Lois McClure Schooner- public boarding at the docks on Otter Creek
            *note: the Lois McClure will be in Vergennes July16-19 and open for public boarding 10:00-6:00
10:00-  4:00    City Park:
            Traditional craft demonstrations
            Vermont French Canadian Genealogical Society
            Re-enactors- French Soldiers, Comte de Vergennes, Samuel de Champlain, & more
            Children’s educational activities, coloring table, hat making, games, marching drill, bubbles, stories
            French language groups:  Alliance Francaise of the Lake Champlain Region, Les Boulangers and
            Brandon French Group
            Exhibits—including the Addison County Sugarmakers - some exhibits are hands on!
            Fencing demonstrations on the green by members of the Vermont Fencing Alliance (in afternoon)
            Les Troupes de La Pointe a la Chevelure   (Crown Point Troops)  1755 French Reenactors
            Antique vehicles
            Green Mountain Fly wheelers Antique Gas & Steam Engine Club
            Buttons on sale for admission to Vergennes Opera House (VOH) performances from 6:30-9:30pm at Vergennes Area Chamber of Commerce (VACC) booth until 2:00 - $15   Pre-order info below. At VOH door tickets will be $20  (City-wide button discounts listed below)
            Book Signing with Margaret Langford, translator of Un Revenant/One Came Back and L'Innocente Victime/The Innocent Victim @ Alliance Francaise booth     
10:30        Bixby Library—Quadricentennial display, speaker TBA, 14’ birch bark canoe
10:30-11:00    Samuel de Champlain – historical interpretation told in 1st person using historical maps, trade goods, and navigational equipment to interact with people of all ages--by Don Thompson
10:30-12:00    Homemade ice cream-come help churn it!  Sponsored by Monument Farms Dairy & Mel Simmon
11:00-11:45    Mark Sustic Group TBA  -   Bandstand
11:00 - 4:00    Vergennes Lions Club Silent Auction  - 235 Main St. (next to EveryWear) - 40+ framed mirrors, transformed
11:00 - 2:00    Horse & carriage rides by Pat Palmer of Thornapple Farm – Free
11:45        Box Lunch Auction at Bandstand-highest bidders will eat lunch at noon with Samuel de Champlain, Comte de Vergennes, Captain of the Lois McClure, lunches provided by 3 Squares Café
12:00-12:30    French response songs—Prof. Barenbaum, Les Boulangers & Alliance Francaise - Venez chanter avec nous!
12:30-1:30    Bixby Library - 333 Vergennes resident's ideas about how to improve their city in the Art of  Action work, presented by the artist, Annemie Curlin.
12:30        Strolling Fiddler & Accordionist – Quebecois Style!  Lausanne LaBombarde & Rick Ceballos
12:45 - 1:00    Les Troupes de La Pointe a la Chevelure  (1755 Crown Point Troops)  drill
  1:00 - 4:00    St. Peter Catholic Church and Religious Store open for visitation – attendant will answer questions (church built by French Canadians with doors, etc. from Joseph Falardos’ mill by Otter Creek Falls!)
1:00 - 1:45    Roger Perrault & friend - fiddle & guitar – Bandstand
1:00 - 1:30    New England Ballet Conservatory –mostly children performing a French regional dance, French baroque dance and an Indian style dance w/possibility of dances illustrating different aspects of Samuel de Champlain's life. - VOH
1:00 - 2:30    Otter Creek boat tour - Carillon Cruises – (RSVP www.carilloncruises.com or 802-897-5331) $14 & $10  
1:30        Walking Tour with Bill Thiess, narrated in French & English—meet at white tent on Park St. – Free
1:30 - 2:30    Fencing demonstration by Vermont Fencing Alliance---in back of park
2:00 - 3:00    Story Teller -Marylyn Peringer is Canadian legend who is best known for her bi-lingual presentations of French Canadian folktales and legends full of fanciful creatures, adventure and danger!  For all ages!  Free - Opera House
1:45        Strolling Fiddler & Accordionist – Quebecois Style!  Lausanne LaBombarde & Rick Ceballos - Bandstand
2:30        Bastille Day Waiter’s Races – professional waiters, amateur adult waiters & children waiters- sponsored by the Black Sheep Bistro   -  (street in front of Information Booth)
3:00        Join in a Children’s Drill taught by les Troupes de la Pointe a la Chevelure
3:00-3:45    Erik & Ericka Andrus  -  Fiddle & accordion  -  Bandstand
3:15-4:15    Green Mountain Cloggers - performance & workshop – Free  -  Opera House
3:30        Strolling Fiddler & Accordionist – Quebecois Style!  Lausanne LaBombarde & Rick Ceballos  
5:00        French Mass at St. Peter Catholic Church---corner of King & Green St
Vergennes Opera House performances –Saturday evening
6:30        Les Bottes Sauvage  -   musicians from Quebec
7:30        Va-et-Vient   -   www.vaetvient.net                
8:30        La Famille Roy-Côté  -  musicians from Quebec

Admission Tickets & Buttons for VOH Performances
Button for admission to all 3 Saturday evening performances (listed above) - prior to event $15   (at door $20)
Pre-order buttons: $16 includes S/H.   
    “Veilleé” tickets for Friday evening:  $35 for 2,  Pre-order: $21 ea. or $36 for 2 includes S/H.  Order by phone:  800-733-8376 or 802-388-7951,  Email: [email protected],  Mail:  VACC,  POB 335,  Vergennes, VT 05491
    We accept Visa, Master Card or check made out to VACC (Vergennes Area Chamber of Commerce).
    Button & Ticket Discounts:  Present your button or ticket on July 17 or 18 to businesses displaying the “button logo” to receive a discount.  Participating businesses:
3 Squares Café:  10% discount
Addison Outfitters:  20% off regular priced items; take an additional 10% off all sale items
Classic Stitching:  25% off retail merchandise
Clock Shop:  save 25% on clock repairs until October 17, 2009
Daily Chocolate:  10% off              .
everyWEAR for everybody:  20% off summer wear
Linda’s Apparel:  20% off summer wear; take an additional 10% off sale items July 17 & 18
Vergennes Glass:  30% off screening until August 1, 2009

Recipes:  Share your favorite French recipes so we can make a cookbook.  This will be one of our fundraisers to help ensure the continuation of French Heritage Days which will help to keep the French culture alive!  Mail your typed recipe                  and its origin or meaning to you to:  Vergennes Area Chamber of Commerce,  POB 335, Vergennes, VT 05491 or email to:  [email protected]        

Sponsors: Addison County Chamber of Commerce, Addison Outfitters, American Legion, Black Sheep Bistro, City of Vergennes,  Classic Stitching, everyWEAR, Gaines Insurance Agency, Good Companion Bakery, Jackman Fuels, Inc., Linda’s Apparel and Gifts, Mel  Simmons, Merchants Bank, National Bank of Middlebury, Neat Repeats Resale Shop, Roland’s Place, Smart Communication, Inc.,  3 Squares Café, Tim Hodson, Vergennes Area Chamber of Commerce, VHB Pioneer
Come and visit; you won’t be disappointed!

Check for schedule updates at www.frenchheritageday.com



Schedule sponsored by Small City Market
Groceries-Deli-Beer
Best D_ _ _ Breakfast Sandwiches in the city
Mon-Sat 6a.m.
Sun. 7a.m.-9p.m.


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