Celebrating Franco-American Culture With Poutine Competition & Music
(WOONSOCKET, R.I.) – The Museum of Work & Culture’s 21st annual Salute to Spring/Bonjour Printemps event will take place on Sunday, April 5, at 1:30pm, and will celebrate Franco-American culture.
The day will include the MoWC’s eagerly anticipated 4th Annual Poutine Indulgence. Restaurants and food trucks from across the state will offer their take on the traditional Québecois dish of French fries smothered in gravy and cheese curds. This year’s event will feature two-time champion, Adelines: A Speakeasy Kitchen Bar, as well as past champions, Friskie Fries and Ciro’s Tavern, and past competitor Bywater, along with new participant Rhody Roots.
Additional entertainment will include performances and called dances by four piece Franco-American band Fleur de Lis, who will offer concerts at 1:30pm and 3pm.
There will also be presentations on the history and cultural significance of poutine. In addition, the event will include pastries provided by Wright’s Dairy Farm & Bakery.
The day will conclude with the MoWCs annual raffle, with a grand prize of a trip for two to Québec City donated by Conway Tours.
Tickets remain for Salute to Spring/Bonjour Printemps: Admission is $20 for adults and $10 for children; children under 3 are free. Tickets must be purchased in advance and are available at ShopMoWC.com or by calling (401) 769-9675.
Salute to Spring/Bonjour Printemps is made possible in part by the event’s generous sponsors: Délégation of Québec in Boston, The Brickle Group, Conway Tours, and Lepine Financial Advisors, Inc.; along with Fournier & Fournier Funeral Home, Wright’s Dairy Farm & Bakery, Bourget & Associates, Councilman David Soucy, Soucy Insurance Agency, the Consul General of Canada and Villa at Saint Antoine; Esten & Richard Insurance, Mrs. Trudy Lamoureux, Rotary Club of Woonsocket, Northern Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce, The Friendly Home, Walsh, Brule, & Nault, and Lil’ General Convenience Store.
Salute to Spring/Bonjour Printemps at the Museum of Work & Culture
Sunday, April 5, 1:30 pm
Museum of Work & Culture, 42 S. Main St., Woonsocket, R.I.
$20 for adults and $10 for children; children under 3 are free. Tickets must be purchased in advance and are available at ShopMoWC.com or by calling (401) 769-9675.
About the Museum of Work & Culture
The interactive and educational Museum of Work & Culture shares the stories of the men, women, and children who came to find a better life in Rhode Island’s mill towns in the late 19th- and 20th centuries. It recently received a Rhode Island Monthly Best of Rhode Island Award for its SensAbilities Saturdays all-ability program.
About the Rhode Island Historical Society
Founded in 1822, the RIHS, a Smithsonian Affiliate, is the fourth-oldest historical society in the United States and is Rhode Island’s largest and oldest historical organization. In Providence, the RIHS owns and operates the John Brown House Museum, a designated National Historic Landmark, built in 1788; the Aldrich House, built in 1822 and used for administration and public programs; and the Mary Elizabeth Robinson Research Center, where archival, book, and image collections are housed. In Woonsocket, the RIHS manages the Museum of Work and Culture, a community museum examining the industrial history of northern Rhode Island and of the workers and settlers, especially French-Canadians, who made it one of the state’s most distinctive areas.