Franco-American
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DVD Update: Thoughts on Completion
I’m happy to announce that, after almost 9 months of planning, fundraising, rehearsing, filming, and editing, the DVD of Piecework: When We Were French has finally been sent off for duplication. In just a few weeks, the duplicated copies will be in my hands and ready to be distributed to donors, supporters, and eager audiences…
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At Long Last, A DVD Production Update
Two months ago, I wrapped up a weekend of performances at Lost Nation Theater and the filming of the DVD of my solo show, Piecework: When We Were French. Since then, I’ve hardly uttered a peep about the project here, in large part because the filming was just the beginning of the work! But I…
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One Week To Show Time!
Just one week until the curtain rises on the Montpelier revival of my solo show, Piecework: When We Were French! I’m gearing up to return to Montpelier’s Lost Nation Theater for four performances, March 28-30. Do you have your tickets yet? Piecework: When We Were French Lost Nation Theater – City Hall Arts Center, Montpelier,…
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The Genetic History of French Canada
With less than one week left in the on-line fundraising campaign to support the DVD production of my solo show, Piecework: When We Were French, I’m continuing my series of posts on topics related to Franco-American history and heritage. Genetics has been on my mind a lot in the last few years. I was told…
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Who Says This Is A One-Woman Show? (Part 4)
One week ahead of deadline, my Indiegogo fundraising campaign has reached its original goal! Some time last night, the donation came through that put us over the top and assures that the DVD production of Piecework: When We Were French will move forward. Fundraising does not come naturally to me. I love to listen to…
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Waking Up French
March is the International Month of Francophonie, celebrating French language and culture throughout the world. I wonder whether the very idea makes some Americans of French descent quake in their boots. Many Franco-Americans have, at best, an ambivalent relationship to the French language. During my research for Piecework: When We Were French, I spoke with…
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DVD Fundraising Update: The Final Countdown
I hope the francophiles among you will forgive that I have fallen a bit behind in my posts on Franco-American topics. The fundraising campaign to support the DVD production of Piecework: When We Were French is now in its final days. I have been busy shoring up the final bits of support to help us…
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“Piecework” Returns to Lost Nation Theater
Tickets are on sale now for upcoming performances of Piecework: When We Were French at Lost Nation Theater in Montpelier, Vermont. Thursday, March 28 at 7:30pm* Friday, March 29 at 7:30pm** Saturday, March 30 at 2pm and 7:30pm Lost Nation Theater, City Hall Arts Center, 39 Main Street in Montpelier * The Thursday night performance…
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The Martha Pellerin Collection of Franco-American Song
I’ve already written about the Vermont Folklife Center and their important work documenting the history and folkways of Vermont. But today I wanted to highlight one initiative of theirs that was especially ambitious and especially important to the preservation of Franco-American heritage. Martha Pellerin was a folk musician active in Vermont in the 1980s and…
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DVD Fundraising Update: Just 2 Weeks To Go!
With our fundraising deadline fast approaching, I thought I would pause today to update you on our progress. As you likely know by now, in January I launched a fundraising campaign to support the production of a high-quality DVD of my solo show, Piecework: When We Were French. The response has been humbling. In just…
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