UNITED WE STAND, Screenwriting Workshops and More Set for Arts & Culture Fest in Knowlton

Since the inception of Arts Alive! Québec (AAQ) in 2015, Knowlton's participation has grown in leaps and bounds. This year Knowlton has pulled out all the stops to create a festival of cultural performances and activities that stretches from June 25 until July 8, 2017!

Local organizer, Danny McAuley of Brome Lake Books, said, "I love how AAQ pulls the entire community together. This year we're collaborating with the Brome Country Historical Society, Theatre Lac-Brome, Pettes Memorial Library, the Knowlton Players, the Celtic Harmonies Festival, Coldbrook and Lion's Parks, and more. The artists are making a special effort to showcase not only our region through art but Canada's diversity as well."

Highlights of the festival include United We Stand, an original play with comedy and song, written by Roger de la Mare, and the Gemini Award-winning Jefferson Lewis (French Immersion (2011), Emotional Arithmetic (2007), Mon amie Max (1994)), is giving a two-part screenwriting workshop followed by a film workshop and a public screening of the final product on July 8th. Directly following the film premiere, Celtic flautist Dave Gossage closes the two-week festival with a concert featuring an eclectic line-up of musical guests such as the up-and-coming Quebec fiddler, Alexis Chartrand, renowned step-dancer Pierre Chartrand, Inuit throat-singers Nina Segalowitz and Taqralik Partridge and in honour of recent immigrants, Tabla player, Shawn Mativetsky.

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Programming details follow:

SUNDAY, JUNE 25

Old Court House
15 rue St. Paul
Screenplay writing part 1
9:30-12:30 (break) 2:30-5:30

SATURDAY, JULY 1

Brome County Historical Society
130 rue Lakeside
United We Stand - Theatre
11am

Honeysuckle Sisters Concert
12:30pm

Lion's Park
41 rue Centre
Kid's Art Tent
1:30-5:30 pm

Drumming
2-3pm

Line Dancing
3-4pm

Visual Art
4-5pm

Theatre Lac Brome
9 rue Mont Echo

Arts Alive reception
6 :00 - 8 :00

Vintage Wine concert
8:00

SUNDAY, JULY 2

Old Court House
15 rue St. Paul

Screenplay writing part 2
12:00-5:00pm

Brome County Historical Society
130 rue Lakeside
United We Stand- Theatre
7pm

TUESDAY, JULY 4

Old Courthouse
15 rue St. Paul
Film workshop
10am-5pm

THURSDAY, JULY 6

Pettes Memorial Library lawn
276 ch. Knowlton Road
Kite Making
6-8pm

FRIDAY, JULY 7

Brome County Historical Society
130 rue Lakeside
United We Stand - Theatre
7pm

Knowlton United Church
234 rue Knowlton
Flower Arranging
7-9pm

SATURDAY, JULY 8

Coldbrook Park
32 rue Lakeside

Bodhran Drumming
1-3pm

Lantern Making
3-5pm

Brome County Historical Society
130 rue Lakeside
United We Stand - Theatre
7pm

Knowlton United Church
234 rue Knowlton

Film premiere
7pm

Dave Gossage & Friends
8pm

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About Arts Alive! Quebec

ARTS ALIVE! QUEBEC is a moveable feast of music, theatre, dance, visual arts, film and so much more. Initiated by ELAN (English-language Arts Network) in 2015, six dynamic regions-Knowlton, Quebec City, Hudson, Huntingdon, Wakefield and the West Island-produce six individual festivals to showcase Quebec's diverse cultural communities and innovative artists with activities and performances for the entire family! Visit the AAQ web site for details: www.arts-alive-quebec.ca.

About ELAN

ELAN (English-Language Arts Network) is a not-for-profit organization that connects, supports, and promotes Quebec's English-speaking artists and arts communities. Its members include artists and organizations representing a multitude of artistic disciplines and regions of Quebec. ELAN's philosophy is inclusive, encouraging an evolving Quebec identity that recognizes French as the public language and celebrates social, cultural, and artistic diversity. To find out more about ELAN's various programs, visit www.quebec-elan.org.

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