Join the Museum of Work & Culture for an afternoon-long event celebrating French-Canadian music, food, and culture. Enjoy a concert by Montreal musicians Seán and Maia Dagher, with performances at 1:30pm and 3pm. Seán Dagher is a folk singer and multi-instrumentalist from Montreal whose blend of Celtic, French-Canadian, Baroque, Medieval, Arabic, and Maritime musical styles offers a unique, robust, and energetic performance. He is best known for his sea shanties and recordings for the Assassin's Creed video game series, which have garnered over 70 million streams. His daughter Maia is a fiddle player who blends Québécois roots with Appalachian, bluegrass, and Cajun influences to create a rich and easygoing sound.
Additional entertainment will include local author Joseph Bolton, who will present on French-Canadian heritage and how it inspired his collection of folktales, Old Grandmother’s Tree, as well as craft-making for children and adults by the Creative Wonderings Mobile Art Studio. The day will also feature poutine samples from Friskie Fries and pastries from Wright’s Dairy Farm & Bakery.
The afternoon will conclude with the museum’s annual raffle.
Doors will open at 1 pm
Salute to Spring is made possible in part by the event’s generous sponsors: The Quebec Delegation in Boston, Brule, Nault & Hainley, Attorneys at Law, Lepine Financial Advisors, The Brickle Group, Bourget & Associates, Paul and Denise Bourget, the American-French Genealogical Society, and Wright’s Dairy Farm & Bakery; along with RI AFL-CIO, David Soucy, National Education Association of RI, Renee Darling and Ron Miller, and the Rotary Club of Woonsocket; as well as, the Consulate General of Canada; Woonsocket City Council President Daniel Gendron, Northern RI Chamber of Commerce, Sheahan Printing, Wealth Management Resources, Inc, Hunter Insurance Company, and L’il General Stores.
The Rhode Island Historical Society, the state's oldest and only statewide historical organization, is dedicated to honoring, interpreting and sharing Rhode Island's past to enrich the present and inspire the future. Founded in 1822, the RIHS is an advocate for history as a means to develop empathy and 21st -century skills, using its historical materials and knowledge to explore topics of timeless relevance and public interest. As a Smithsonian Affiliate, it is dedicated to providing high-quality, accessible public programming and educational opportunities for all Rhode Islanders through its four sites: the John Brown House Museum, the Museum of Work & Culture, the Mary Elizabeth Robinson Research Center and the Aldrich House.
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