Les Rendez-vous de la Francophonie
Francophonie month in Kamloops
The month of March is an opportunity to celebrate Francophonie across the country. By visiting the Rendez-vous de la Francophonie website, you will have access, starting March 1, to all kinds of games and contests presented by the Language Portal of Canada, to editorials and videos from the RVF internet journal, to free films offered by the National Film Board, Just for Laughs comedy shows and the calendar of all the activities offered across Canada, many of which will be online.
In Kamloops, the Francophone Association joins forces with local partners to offer you a series of events to celebrate the beauty of the Canadian Francophonie in all its richness and inclusiveness:
Conversation club “Café Jasette”
What? The conversation club of the Kamloops Francophone Association invites you to special sessions to enjoy the program of this years’s Francophonie month.
When? Every Thursday in March from 6pm to 7pm
Where? At the Association Francophone de Kamloops, 348 Fortune Drive
How much? Free but registration required by following this link
#What’stheStory reading challenge
Thompson-Nicola Regional Library’s reading challenge
What? Read a book about anything French. Your book could be set in France/Quebec, feature French cooking, be written by a French author or even be written in French – the skies the limit! Tell us what you liked (or didn’t like) about by joining the Facebook Group or at your local TNRL branch and take a chance to win a prize.
Check out our book club’s selection for books in French, and #whatsthestorymarch collection list for books in French or in English to get you started.
When? Throughout the month of March
Where? Join the Facebook group file your book review at your local TNRL branch
How much? Free
“Benedetta” at Kamloops Film Festival
In partnership with Kamloops Film Society
What? “Benedetta” by Paul Verhoeven, in French with English subtitles
A 17th-century nun in Italy suffers from disturbing religious and erotic visions. She is assisted by a companion, and the relationship between the two women develops into a romantic love affair. Based on Judith C. Brown’s Immodest Acts: The Life of a Lesbian Nun in Renaissance Italy.
When? Tuesday, March 8 at 7pm (followed by a wine tasting, more info by following this link)
Where? The Paramount Theater, 503 Victoria Street
How much? $12-$7, tickets available by following this link. It is possible to buy festival passes by following this link.
“Les Chiclettes” at The Effie Arts Collective
In partnership with Musication Foundation, le Réseau des Grands Espaces and the Francophone Arts Council of British Columbia.
What? Les Chiclettes, a musical comedy show (more information by following this link).
Les Chiclettes is a Franco-Ontarian vocal trio that offers a show where rich and powerful voices with solid vocal harmonies and jazz music, evoking the sound of the Andrews Sisters, support humorous texts.
When? Saturday, March 12 at 8 pm (doors open at 7 pm)
Where? The Effie Arts Collective, 422 Tranquille Road
How much? $20, ticket office accessible by following this link.
An audio correspondence in British Columbia
In partnership with Thompson-Nicola Regional Library
What? Listening station for sound postcards produced by Francophone organizations in the province participating in the project “An audio correspondence in British Columbia”. Members of Kamloops Francophone Association present “4 seasons in Kamloops” (more information by following this link).
When? From Monday, March 14 to Thursday 31 during library opening hours
Where? At the Kamloops Library, 465 Victoria Street (timetables follow this link)
and from North Kamloops, 693 Tranquille Road (schedules follow this link)
How much? Free
Storytime en français
In partnership with Thompson-Nicola Regional Library
What? Reading of stories in French for children aged 3 to 5 and their caregivers.
When? Friday, March 25 from 10:30am to 11am
Where? Kamloops library, 465 Victoria Street
How much? Free but registration required by following this link
Qu’est-ce qu’on mijote ? (special sugar shack)
What? Online cooking workshop
Quand ? Tuesday, March 29 at 5:30pm
Where? Online, on Zoom
How much? Free but registration required by following this link
