Join CPF QCNU for free monthly virtual cultural events on Wednesday nights! Together with partners from across our vast territory, we have an exciting line-up of activities ranging from hands-on cooking classes, to museum tours, to a magic show – all presented in French and adapted specifically for language-learners.
PAST CULTURAL EVENTS
APRIL | Family Movie Night
Wednesday, April 17, 2024 at 6:00PM Eastern Time
In partnership with the Association des francophones du Nunavut
In celebration of the tenth Anniversary of REEL CANADA’s National Canadian Film Day, join us for a film viewing en français with English subtitles. Be a part of this coast-to-coast-to-coast celebration of Canadian cinema!
La Légende du papillon (Butterfly Tale)
The monarch butterfly Patrick wants more than anything to take part in the migration of his swarm, but as he cannot fly because one wing is smaller than the other, he is kept apart from the group.
Target age group: elementary school
March | Sports Tour of Montreal
Wednesday, March 13, 2024 at 6:00 PM Eastern Time (in French and in English)
Wednesday, March 20, 2024 at 6:00PM Eastern Time (in French only)
In partnership with The Coasters Association
Go Habs Go!! From the old Forum to the Bell Center, with a stop for food at the Atwater Market, this tour will help you discover the south west area of Montréal. We’ll see some murals, discuss jazz and Nelson Mandela and have a special guided tour of the Olympic Stadium. Come join us!
Target age group: 10 years +
FEBRUARY | My Francophonie by the Belly
Wednesday, February 7, 2024 at 6:30 PM Eastern Time
In partnership with the South Shore English Network
In Canada, like everywhere, traditional cuisine reflects the encounters between the different communities that have shaped the land. This participatory workshop en français invites you to discover Canada’s Francophone history through some of the country’s most iconic dishes. You’ll come away with a wealth of popular history, activities and ready-to-use learning resources… And you’ll want to start cooking Canadian recipes!
Target age group: 10 years and older
JANUARY | Family Fun Game Night
Wednesday, January 31, 2024 at 7:00 PM Eastern Time
In partnership with Townshippers’ Association
Join us for a Family-friendly Kahoot! learning experience about Famous Canadians! Challenge friends and family to test their French skills and win exciting prizes!
Participants can play along via the Kahoot! app or their favorite internet browser using their phone, mobile device, or laptop.
Target age group: All people who are children at heart!
DECEMBER | Museum Tour
Wednesday, December 6, 2023 at 5:00PM ET
In partnership with the Regional Association of West Quebecers and the Museum of Vancouver
Join us for a bilingual virtual guided tour of c̓əsnaʔəm: the city before the city exhibition led by a museum educator at the Museum of Vancouver, British Columbia!
Learn about the impact of colonization on the Musqueam community, how they resisted assimilative policies, and the Museum’s role in the reconciliation process.
NOVEMBER | Family Fun Game Night
Wednesday, November 22, 2023 at 7:00PM ET
In partnership with the Voice of English-speaking Québec
Join us for a Family-friendly Kahoot! learning experience about natural phenomenons! Challenge friends and family to test their French skills and win exciting prizes!
Participants can play along via the Kahoot! app or their favorite internet browser using their phone, mobile device, or laptop.
Target age group: All people who are children at heart!
OCTOBER | Illustration Workshop
Wednesday, October 25, 2023 at 6:00PM ET
In partnership with Les 400 coups
Join CPF and Éditions Les 400 coups for a monster illustration workshop (!!!) with Maylee Keo, illustrator of the album Alakazoum! written by Jean Leroy and published by Les 400 coups. A reading of the book will be followed by a drawing workshop! Don’t forget to bring paper and the drawing tools you’d like to create with. We also invite you to dress up for the occasion: it’ll be Halloween in no time!
Target age group: 5-10 years old
OCTOBER | Cooking Workshop
Wednesday, October 5, 2022 at 5:00PM ET
In partnership with the Regional Association of West Quebecers
FREE EVENT (for residents of Québec and Nunavut)
Join “C’est moi le Chef” for a hands-on cooking experience en français!
You will receive a list of ingredients and cooking utensils to prepare in advance. Parents are asked to be present and ready to assist their children as super-assistants.
This session will feature a healthy after-school snack recipe. Register today for this opportunity for your child to learn to cook while developing their curiosity and their confidence in French.
Target age group: 7-13 years old
NOVEMBER | Family Fun Game Night
Wednesday, November 16, 2022 at 6:00PM ET
In partnership with the South Shore English Network.
FREE EVENT
Join us for a Family-friendly Kahoot! learning experience! Challenge friends and family to test their French skills and win exciting prizes!
Enjoy an evening of interactive and engaging questions about Canada’s 10 provinces and 3 territories.
Participants can play along via the Kahoot! app or their favorite internet browser using their phone, mobile device, or laptop.
Target age group: All people who are children at heart!
DECEMBER | Bilingual Story Time
Wednesday, December 7, 2022 at 7:00PM ET
In partnership with LEARN Quebec
FREE EVENT
JANUARY | Family Fun Game Night
Wednesday, January 18, 2023 at 6:00 PM Eastern Time
In partnership with Townshippers’ Association
FREE EVENT
Join us for a Family-friendly Kahoot! learning experience! Challenge friends and family to test their French skills and win exciting prizes!
Enjoy an evening of interactive and engaging questions about Winter Fun! Test your vocabulary on the topic of Winter sports, clothing, activities, and weather.
Participants can play along via the Kahoot! app or their favorite internet browser using their phone, mobile device, or laptop.
Target age group: All people who are children at heart!
FEBRUARY | The Magic of Canada
Wednesday, February 15, 2023 at 6:00PM ET
In partnership with Voice of English-Speaking Québec
FREE EVENT
MARCH | Virtual Tour
Montreal Plateau (Mile-End)
Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at 6PM Eastern Time (in French)
Wednesday, March 22, 2023 at 8PM Eastern Time (in French and in English)
Follow the guide through the maze of narrow streets of Mile-End, a charming district of Plateau-Mont-Royal. Discover the origin of the typical Montreal outside staircases and taste its emblematic fresh bagels. What’s the explanation of the name Mile-End? Why are there so many murals and urban art in this section of Montreal? What places do its inhabitants come from? Your five senses will be satisfied!
March 15th at 6:00PM Eastern Time
This tour will take place entirely in French for more intermediate learners.
March 22nd at 8:00PM Eastern Time
This tour will take place in both French and English for increased accessibility to beginning French language learners.
APRIL | Movie Night
Wednesday, April 19, 2023 at 5:30PM ET and 7:30PM ET
In partnership with the English Parents’ Committee Association
In celebration of the tenth Anniversary of REEL CANADA’s National Canadian Film Day, join us for a film viewing en français with English subtitles, games, and activities. Be a part of this coast-to-coast-to-coast celebration of Canadian cinema!
April 19 at 5:30 PM Eastern Time, join us to watch “Le Coq de St-Victor”.
The mayor of St-Victor is proud of the orderliness of his village and he gives full credit for the village’s vigorous success to one individual, his valiant rooster; an astonishingly loud and punctual rooster that awakens all the villagers at precisely 4 o’clock in the morning – every day of the week, be it a work day, a Saturday, a Sunday or a holiday. But some of the villagers have had quite enough of the rooster’s relentless early morning crowing…
-10e Ave Productions
Target age group: 5-11 years old
The movie will be played in French with English subtitles.
April 19 at 7:30PM Eastern Time, join us to watch “The Time Thief” or in French, “l’Arracheuse du Temps”!
Set in 1927, this is the story of how the inhabitants of the village of Saint-Élie-de-Caxton managed to eliminate the grim reaper, after a flash of lightning struck the apple tree of the church, foreshadowing misfortune.
Taget age group: age 12-18
The movie will be played in French with English subtitles.
JUNE | Cooking Workshop
Wednesday, June 28 at 4:30PM ET
In partnership with Phelps Helps
Join us for a hands-on cooking experience en français!
This workshop will feature an ice cream sandwich recipe. You will learn how to make both the cookies and the accompanying sauce! Register today for this opportunity for your child to learn to cook while developing their curiosity and their confidence in French.
This recipe was used by our home baker Genevieve to move on to the second round of the Wall of Bakers Competition on the Food Network!
Target age group: 7-12 years old
JULY | Bilingual Storytime
Wednesday in July 12 at 7:00PM ET
In Partnership with LEARN
Join authors from across Canada read their work en français and in English in celebration of linguistic duality!
Featured authors:
- Douglas Vandor, reading his book “I Hate Bouillabaise”
- Julie Corriveau Wilson, reading her book “Captain Donut Loses his Crumbs”
- Inna Figotina, reading her book “Trilingual Me! Moi, trilingue!”
Target age group: 3-9 years old
AUGUST | Cooking Workshop
Wednesday, August 2 at 5:30PM ET
Join “C’est moi le Chef” for a hands-on cooking experience en français!
You will receive a list of ingredients and cooking utensils to prepare in advance. Parents are asked to be present and ready to assist their children as super-assistants.
Register today for this opportunity for your child to learn to cook while developing their curiosity and their confidence in French.
Target age group: 7-13 years old
