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 Name: Jacques L'Heureux Location: Columbia, MD Retired scientist with interests in science, Franco-Americans, genealogy, information technology and in web design and the owner of HappyWebCreationsView my complete profile
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Professor Emeritus Norman Beaupré receives French Medal of Honor for his literary contributions
BIDDEFORD, MaineUniversity of New England Professor Emeritus Norman Beaupré was decorated with the Medal of the Order of Arts and Literature, Grade Officier by the French Ministry of Culture and Communications. The Order is one of the principal decorations conferred by the French Republic to honor individuals who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to the influence of the arts and literature internationally. With celebrities from Céline Dion and George Clooney to William Faulkner and Rudolf Nureyev having also received this award, Beaupré is in good company. The Consul General of France in Boston, Monsieur François Gauthier, presented the medal to Beaupré at this year's La Kermesse celebration on June 29, an appropriate venue, as Beaupré was the festival’s first president. As a French-speaking Biddeford native, Beaupré’s subject matter frequently comes from his personal experiences as a Franco-American. Having taught Francophone and World Literature at the University of New England for 30 years, Beaupré spent two sabbaticals in Europe where he got the inspiration for several of his books. He has written nine books thus far, with several of them drawing on the Franco-American experience. In March 2007, Beaupre was inducted in Maine's Franco-American Hall of Fame by the Maine Legislature during Francophone Week.Beaupré’s most recent work is the sequel to his successful play La Souillonne, a one-woman story about the Franco-American experience. La Souillone, Deusse, Monologue sur Scène was published this spring by LLumina Press of Florida. Beaupré decided to write the sequel after having seen the original play performed at the Franco-American Heritage Center in Lewiston and this past summer in Lamèque, New Brunswick to a sell-out crowd. La Souillone, Deusse focuses on vignettes about the Acadian way of life and is written entirely in the Franco-American dialect, the “language of the people,” a challenge for Beaupré since this dialect is essentially an oral language and he had to replicate the sounds into written form.Beaupré is already at work on his tenth project, a novel based on the artistic life of Vincent Van Gogh in Arles.For more information about Norman Beaupré and his writings, view http://www.nrbeaupre.com/.
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PARDON MY FRENCH! - Rescheduled for December 9
Originally scheduled for Saturday, November 3 at City Theater Biddeford, ME, PARDON MY FRENCH!, was canceled due to weather. It has been rescheduled. The new date is a matinée, so please note the time change.Sunday, December 9, 2:00 pmCity TheaterBiddeford, ME207-282-0849See the original post for details.Susan PoulinPoolyle Productions24 Brattle StreetSouth Berwick, ME 03908207-384-4526info@poolyle.comhttp://www.poolyle.com
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PARDON MY FRENCH! - City Theater, Biddeford, ME - November 3
Saturday, November 3 - 8:00pmCity TheaterBiddeford, ME207-282-0849An original play with music Join Susan Poulin as she sets out on the sometimes humorous, sometimes treacherous journey to reconnect with her Franco-American heritage. Her roller coaster ride of self-discovery leads her to some surprising places. From the origins of Franco-American Spaghetti to the textile mills of Skowhegan, from logging camps on the Canadian border to being hypnotized to find the French in her head, Susan is determined to reclaim her first language. In the process, discovers a whole lot more.Pardon My French! explores a search for identity familiar to all, addressing the pain and rewards of coming to terms with ones' own cultural identity, Franco or otherwise.Tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for students and seniors.Susan PinetteDirector of Franco American Studies, University of Maine
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New Hampshire promotes Franco connection
Portland Press HeraldBy JULIANA L'HEUREUXOctober 18, 2007Van McLeod, New Hampshire's commissioner for cultural resources, supports activities planned in 2008 to promote the 400th anniversary of the founding of Quebec, because the state is connected to its northern neighbor by a shared Franco- American culture. "We want to remember our shared traditions with French-Canada," said McLeod, commissioner for 16 years. "We also want to support the Quebec of today, which is a world class center of culture and industry," he added. New Hampshire's Franco-American community is aware of maintaining their special heritage with roots in Quebec, said McLeod. "It's important to remember how nearly a third of the state's population is Franco-American. They have been the dominant culture in New Hampshire with ancestors who are French-Canadian from Quebec." McLeod and the cultural resources staff are advising organizations throughout the state to develop a variety of programs to support their northern neighbors during the historic birthday celebrations beginning in 2008 with Quebec Carnival and continuing throughout the year. "Let's remember, it was less than 300 years ago when the dominant culture of the New Hampshire area was all French," explained McLeod. "About 150 of those years, in areas where the state's border is now shared with Quebec, were absolutely dominated by the French. The English came later." New Hampshire attracted the French colonials, aligning themselves with the region's American Indians, who helped them earn money as trappers and traders. French missionaries came to Quebec and the New Hampshire area to spread Christianity. Many of the colonial French intended to return to France. On the other hand, the English came to settle the area. French and the English settlers became involved in a series of bloody colonial conflagrations, called the King Philips Wars of the 17th and early 18th centuries, often known as the French and Indian Wars. French-Canadian communities in New Hampshire prospered wherever the railroad lines from Quebec took travelers, explained McLeod. A sizable number of French-Canadians settled in the Manchester area because of employment opportunities in the area's textile mills. Travel back home to visit families in Quebec was supported by access to the railroad. It's perfectly natural for McLeod to promote French-Canada and the Franco-Americans' long history with Quebec. Since 1986, the state has shared an agreement on cultural cooperation with Quebec. In 2001, the agreement was renewed. It formalizes the connections between New Hampshire and Quebec whereby both parties agree to foster and stimulate cooperation in areas of library science, the arts and heritage. They do this by giving priority to opportunities for exchanging information and know-how. Moreover, they agree to organize training and take part in mutual cultural events organized in both territories included in the agreement. New Hampshire's Quebec 400 programs are slightly different from the travel and tourism activities planned in other New England states to promote Quebec's 400th anniversary. New Hampshire's emphasis will create and encourage a variety of statewide historic and cultural events consistent with the agreement on cultural cooperation. McLeod pointed out an interesting day trip for history enthusiasts curious to see the restoration of a New Hampshire French and Indian War settlement at The Fort at No. 4 in Charlestown, located on the Connecticut River. Check the Web site, http://www.fortat4.com/history.php for more information. Juliana L'HeureuxJuliana@MaineWriter.com
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Voyages: A Maine Franco-American Reader - Book Launching - October 20
 Dear Friends & Colleagues,Our new book, Voyages: A Maine Franco-American Reader, has just hit the streets. Several years in production, it's a ground-breaking anthology of over seventy contributors from all around Maine that covers 500 years of a French presence in the state. This book will go a long way towards illustrating the richness and diversity of experiences in Maine - the way life should be, eh!So, this Saturday (October 20th) we have a great book-launching event to which you are all invited (announcement attached). It will run from 9:30 AM to 2:45 PM at USM/L-A. Invite family, friends, and neighbors, bring a tourtière for the third International Tourtière Bake-Off, and - more importantly - come, enjoy all the entertainment, and celebrate with us!À tantôt, -BarryDr. Barry H. Rodrigue, Ph.D.Associate Professor & Scholar,Franco-American Collection,51 Westminster StreetLewiston, Maine 04240 USATelephone (207)-753-6574FAX (207)-753-6555
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