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Second Library Getaway Festival of Pointe-Claire: French-speaking Belgium and its culture
From October 17 to 22, the Pointe-Claire Public Library invites citizens to its second Library Getaway Festival.
For this second edition, in collaboration with the General Delegation of Wallonia-Brussels in Quebec and as part of its 40th anniversary, children and adults are invited to the Central Library for a journey to the heart of Belgian culture and traditions through fun and educational activities, lectures and tastings.
Read, listen, discover, taste: this is what this event will offer for a festival packed with emotions.
Read: exhibition on the Boule et Bill, 60 ans de bonheur au quotidien, comic strip; lecture with Jean-Luc Cornette, cartoonist of the work La Reine Garçon.
Listen: interpretation of Jacques Brel’s songs by Pierrot Fournier; magnificent stories by storyteller Anne Borlée.
Discover: a mussels and fries cooking workshop with Chef Anthony Bardier; lecture with Vincent Arseneau on Brussels and its museums; guided tour of Brussels via videoconference with Brussels By Foot; crafts.
Taste: lecture and chocolate tasting with Marlain Chocolatier as well as a lecture and beer tasting with Patrice Schoune from Microbrasserie Schoune; waffle tastings with Bar à Gaufre – Waffle Bar.
In addition to these activities, special activities have been planned for children: crafts, Dungeon and Dragons club, or even the storytelling hour.
Visit the exhibition of the famous comic book Boule et Bill, 60 ans de bonheur au quotidien, for a chance to win an album by a Belgian cartoonist.
The Library Getaway Festival plans to put forward a program that will showcase a different region, tradition, culture or theme every year.
Consult and download the full program here.
About the General Delegation of Wallonia-Brussels in Quebec
The General Delegation of Wallonia-Brussels in Quebec is the diplomatic representative of the Walloon Region, the Wallonia-Brussels Federation and the French Community Commission (COCOF) of Belgium in Quebec and Canada.
Inaugurated in Quebec in 1982, the General Delegation also has an office in Montreal, and, this year, is celebrating 40 years of cooperation and presence in Quebec.
The General Delegation ensures the defence of the interests of Wallonia-Brussels in Quebec and Canada and plays the role of interlocutor for the authorities and government partners.
It is also responsible for promoting the outreach of Wallonia-Brussels in all its components across Canada by organizing cultural events, gatherings of professionals and participation in trade fairs and conferences. Finally, it works to promote partnerships between the actors on both sides of the Atlantic.
For more information, visit wallonie-bruxelles.ca
