Estrie
Digital MEDIA Workshops, INternships, AND MENTORSHIP in the Performing & Literary Arts ACROSS the EASTERN TOWNSHIPS
Literacy in Action
The Piggery Theatre
The Townships Sun
The Thirsty Boot
Photo: Lil Andy's "The Complete Recordings of Hezekiah Procter", The Thirsty Boot, West-Bolton. Photo V. Rigaux
The Piggery Theatre
CDAH in the Regions is currently collaborating on a short documentary with the legendary summer theatre in North Hatley, which is celebrating its 60th year anniversay.
Internships
CDAH in the Regions supported the placement of 2 talented interns in social media, digital promotions and filmmaking.
The placements focused on campaigns for the Young Voices Awards Competition and also provided a forum to discuss documentary filmmaking with Township filmmaker Louise Abbott.
Townships Young Voices Awards competition
The competition closed January 31, 2025, and was open to anyone between the ages of 11 and 29 who resides in the historical Eastern Townships.
Prizes will be announced at a gala event in April 2025.
Categories: Poetry, Art, Fiction, Nonfiction, and Photography.
WHO: Young English and French speakers who write in English and have engaged creatively in their communities will continue to submit articles to a magazine, whose heritage will become theirs.
Migratory Roots Festival
The Thirsty Boot, East Bolton
PROMOTIONAL VIDEO: CDAH in the Regions visited the legendary Thirsty Boot music venue in the fall of 2023. The beloved Eastern Townships landmark recently celebrated 60 years of events and music programming. This video features a live performance by Lil Andy's "The Complete Recordings of Hezekiah Procter".
Literacy in Action
Podcast Workshop : How to record quality sound and interviewing techniques in Lennoxville March 21, 2025.
PROMOTIONAL CONTENT: Interview with Yolanda Weeks, Director of the Migratory Roots Festival, a project of Literacy in Action, which ran from 2021 to 2024 throughout Lennoxville Valley, Eaton Valley, and the Massawippi Valley.