Welcome to our Townships Happenings page. We are pleased to provide a public bulletin board, at no charge, to local and expatriate Townshippers. Please feel free to submit your event (please no classifieds or garage sales) by clicking on “submit a new event”. Examples of events are festivals, reunions, fairs, art exhibits etc.

Bienvenue à notre page d’Événements des Cantons. Il nous fait plaisir de vous offrir un tableau d’affichage public afin de publiciser vos événements, et ceci sans frais. Il s’agit de cliquez sur le bouton « soumettre un événement » (S.V.P. pas de ventes de garages ou d’annonces classées). Des exemples d’événements sont les festivals, les réunions familiales, les expositions.

• Heritage Georgeville
  Georgeville, Quebec
  
  

  Beginning June 26 and running until July 18, Studio Georgeville will present “Heritage Georgeville,” a special exhibit of photographs of Georgeville taken in the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century by an amateur photographer in the Murray family. These photographs are giclé prints made from high-resolution digital scans of the original glass-plate negatives from a private collection. The “Heritage Georgeville” exhibition will also showcase scenes of Georgeville and surroundings by Studio Georgeville co-op members, including clips from a video-in-progress by Louise Abbott about the heritage architecture of the village. There will also be new works by Townships artists Anthony Hobbs and Stefan Starenkyj. Come to the vernissage on Saturday, June 26, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Studio Georgeville, 20 Carré Copp, Georgeville, is open Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Beginning June 29, Studio Georgeville will be open Tuesday through Sunday from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. For more information about the exhibition and on other upcoming events, please call 819-843-9992 or visit www.studiogeorgeville.com.

  
  

• Old Time Hymn Sing
  Historical Museum, Eaton Corner
  
  

  Join us for this annual event at the Historical Museum in Eaton Corner on Sunday, July 18th, at 7 p.m.. Light refreshments will be available. There is no charge for this event. Note that the Museum is open for the summer, Wednesday through Sunday, 1 to 5 pm. Come see our unique and interesting collections of objects and photographs showing life in Eaton Corner and the surrounding rural region dating back to the early 1800s. The first settlers, who were English speaking, came to this area from New England and from the British Isles. For more information about the Hymn Sing, or about the Museum, call 819-875-5256.

  
  

• Festival des Arts Georgeville-Fitch Bay
  Georgeville & Fitch Bay
  
  

  Mark your calendars. The annual GEORGEVILLE-FITCH BAY ART FESTIVAL will be underway on Saturday, July 24. This year a new venue—the Nitsche Gallery in Georgeville—has been added to the other three sites—Georgeville’s Murray Memorial Hall, the Town Hall in Fitch Bay, and, along the route between the villages—the landmark Elephant Barn. The Festival is an eclectic feast of art: paintings, etchings, photographs, Chinese calligraphy, mixed media, sculptures, cabinet-making, wearable art and stained glass—the best work of the most talented artists in an area abounding with artists of all descriptions. The Festival runs until Sunday the first of August. All venues are open every day from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The vernissages will be held Friday July 23rd from 6:00 until 9:00 p.m. We look forward to seeing you. For more information about the artists and a map of the route, please check our website at triple w.festivaldesarts.net

  
  

For more information on the Eastern Townships, visit Townshippers Association's website Pour avoir plus d'information sur les Cantons de l'Est, visitez le site de l'Association des Townshippers www.townshippers.qc.ca