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Chevery Festival of the Arts, Conference & Trade Show: JULY 26-31, 2010

Coasters, Come Home!: 2010... will be the year to come “home” again. Launched in 2008 with the LNS CoastFest, Chevery will be once again hosting a Chevery Festival of the Arts, Conference & Trade Show. How long has it been since you came “home”? Bring your children, grandchildren, other family members and friends for an unforgettable experience! Make this a special year. Join in the celebration with family, friends, classmates, teammates, and fishing buddies, etc. The Coast is a vibrant, thriving region, one that is certainly worth a reunion or a first time visit.

Chevery Festival of the Arts, Conference & Trade Show Brochure (NEW BROCHURE COMING SOON!) Link to brochure

For those of you that have yet to experience the Lower North Shore… 2010 will be the year to “Follow in the footsteps of the explorers” and, in doing so, discover a part of Quebec that you will not soon forget!

Festival of the Arts Most Coasters are multi talented and use traditional skills that have been passed down from one generation to the next over hundreds of years; skills which traditionally fulfilled both functional and creative purposes and that are still a part of daily Coast life. The Festival of the Arts will showcase and celebrate community heritage and culture; providing an opportunity to learn from local artisans or express your own creative talents while being immersed in and inspired by the pristine beauty of our natural environment. Guided tours of the community and surrounding area will permit artists and nature enthusiasts alike to explore and artistically chronicle the culture & area. Boat building, music, dance, poetry, story telling, painting, sculpture, drama, sewing, knitting, cooking, and so much more!

Conference A one-day conference will offer entrepreneurs and artisans the opportunity to learn about the business side of the arts through lectures, hands on workshops.

Trade Show Chevery was the site of a French fur trading and seal fishery post, which opened in the 1730s. A “Trading Post” will be reconstructed for artists and entrepreneurs in honour of this history as a symbolic and practical place of economic, cultural, and knowledge exchange.

Inquiries Welcome! Email us to sign up for a free festival brochure, events calendar or other information. Inquiries about how you or your organization may participate and/or become a sponsor are welcome and may be directed to: cheverytourism@hotmail.com or check out www.thelowernorthshore.com/chevery for more details!