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La Rencontre March 10, 2022
March 10, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
$15
During the month of March, which celebrates Francophonie, La Rencontre is scheduled for Thursday, March 10 with a 10 a.m. social time, followed by lunch at 11:30 a.m. Doors open at 9:30 a.m. Lunch will consist of corned beef, cabbage, potatoes, and carrots, accompanied by dinner rolls and dessert.
Entertainment following lunch will be provided by Present Company; members are three cousins from Lewiston: Lorna Jollymore, Diane Meservier, and Margaret Dix. They have been performing together in public as Present Company for almost 35 years. Their singing will be accompanied by Jollymore on the keyboards.
La Rencontre is not restricted to French-speakers or even those of Franco descent. All are welcome to attend the meal and event.
Tickets need to be purchased by noontime on March 7. The price of $15 includes meal and entertainment. For tickets, call the Gendron Franco Center box office at 207-689-2000 or make your ticket purchase online at Tickets will not be sold at the door.
The Franco Center is handicapped accessible and is at the corner of Cedar and Oxford streets in the Little Canada section of Lewiston, just across the Lown Peace Bridge from New Auburn.
Sponsor: TV5 Monde