Ode à l’Acadie, a new one-hour music special featuring a concert with the amazing Acadian performers of Ode à l’Acadie, premieres Saturday, July 18, at 10pm on CBC Maritimes. Produced by Halifax-based New Scotland Pictures Inc. in association with CBC Maritimes, the show features Isabelle Thériault, François Émond, Christian KIT Goguen, Benoit Picard, Monique Poirier,… Continue Reading
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Le Violon fantastique
From August 8th to 19th 2009 Caraquet’s Old Convent will host Le Violon fantastique, a grandiose multimedia presentation. Inspired by an Acadian legend from the Catherine Jolicoeur Collection, the storyline depicts a bewitched community, a blacksmith who plays music, his eldest daughter, and a stranger with one goal: corrupting them. The Violon fantastique scenario is… Continue Reading
2009 World Acadian Congress Launches World Map of Acadians
Thanks to a partnership with CapAcadie.com, the 2009 World Acadian Congress (WAC) invites Acadians from around the world to register on the new Map of Acadians made available today on the CapAcadie.com and cma2009.ca websites. As the 2009 WAC approaches, the Map of Acadians is a uniting project for the Acadian people. “Acadians are everywhere,… Continue Reading
Renowned Acadian band 1755 Announce Tour
The most renowned Acadian band, 1755, will tour across villages and towns in New Brunswick, plus a few shows in Québec and PEI, from May to October, presenting 21 shows. The tour, entitled Celebrate 2009, will mark New Brunswick’s 225th anniversary, Acadian flag’s 125th anniversary and the 40th year of existence of New Brunswick’s Official… Continue Reading
