Quebec Band Final State Highlights Arts Alive! Quebec Festival This July

Quebec City's Morrin Centre holds its Arts Alive! Québec (AAQ) festival on Canada's birthday weekend, July 2nd & 3rd.

Interim Executive Director, Elizabeth Perreault, shared, "For our third annual participation in Arts Alive! Québec, we want to showcase local talent and offer a fresh new sound in a historic setting. Like our building which has had so many functions, from prison, to college, to library and cultural centre, our festival isn't just an English-language music event; it's a smorgasbord of music, arts, and culture all mixed together."

Sunday, July 2
During the day the Morrin Centre is offering free workshops for all ages. Later that evening, local musicians take to the stage beginning with Sam Jones at 6:30pm, followed by Patrick Krief, former guitarist for the Montreal band, The Dears, and special guests, Final State, who top off the evening with their latest hit "Fever" and more.

10am - 12pm: Workshop for children with Book Quest Coordinator | FREE
10am - 12pm: Word After Word Workshop with Carmelita McGrath (Adults) | FREE
1pm - 3pm: Word After Word Workshop with Carmelita McGrath (Young Adults | FREE
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6:00pm: Doors open
6:30pm: Sam Jones cover band
7:30pm: Patrick Krief
9:00pm: Final State indie rock band

Monday July 3

From noon to 4pm, the chaussée des Écossais will be transformed into an outdoor fair, free of charge and open to all, enlivening the street for Canada Day revelers. Artists and their wares as well as various organizations will be on hand giving out information and meeting the public, while a different musical group will perform on the outdoor stage every hour.

12:00pm: Vibrant Voices interactive choir
1:00pm: Dave Parker Saxophonist and Groove Quartet
2:00pm: Arythmetic cover band
3:00pm: Jay Sewall jazz & blues harmonicist

About the Morrin Centre
The Morrin Centre is an English-language cultural centre that promotes the heritage of the English-speaking community of Quebec City, fosters cultural exchange and offers a wide range of activities including library services, guided tours, readings by prominent authors, writing workshops, a writers' festival and much more. The 200 year-old building, listed as a National Historic Site, is managed by the Literary and Historical Society of Quebec.

About Arts Alive! Québec
Arts Alive! Québec is a moveable feast of music, theatre, dance, visual arts, film and so much more. Initiated by ELAN (English-language Arts Network) in 2015, six dynamic regions-Knowlton, Quebec City, Hudson, Huntingdon, Wakefield and the West Island-produce six individual festivals to showcase Quebec's diverse cultural communities and innovative artists with activities and performances for the entire family! Visit the AAQ web site for details: www.arts-alive-quebec.ca.

About ELAN
ELAN (English-Language Arts Network) is a not-for-profit organization that connects, supports, and promotes Quebec's English-speaking artists and arts communities. Its members include artists and organizations representing a multitude of artistic disciplines and regions of Quebec. ELAN's philosophy is inclusive, encouraging an evolving Quebec identity that recognizes French as the public language and celebrates social, cultural, and artistic diversity. To find out more about ELAN's various programs, visit www.quebec-elan.org.

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