Manoir Mauvide-Genest: the ideal place to charge your cultural and historical batteries. Our dynamic animation team is eager to make you discover the multiple aspects of this unique place. Our interesting and diverse 2009 calendar is sure to make your visit in Saint-Jean an unforgettable one.

2009 calendar

May 15 to October 12:
Open every day. Please reserve for groups.

May 30 &31:
Official opening. Open doors on Sunday: animation by the In Memoriam group.

June 11:
Fundraising Cocktail between 5 and 7 pm. Theater animation by Christian Vézina

June 12 at night & June 14 in the morning:
Show with Christian Vézina, patchwork of writings taken from tales and stories by Philippe Aubert de Gaspé « La sorcière avait tout bu (The witch drank it all) »

June 20:
Official launch of cultural equipments’ activities and vernissage of Fondation des Seigneuries de l’Île d’Orléans’ photo exposition “l’île d’Orléans , il y a 30 ans (Île d’Orléans, 30 years ago)”

June 24:
St-Jean-Baptiste (Quebec’s national holiday), presented with the municipality. Open doors.

July & August:
Animation on Nouvelle-France’s nourishment habits every Sunday, at the lord’s table.

July 18 & 19 :
Manoir’s big annual sale

August 15 & 16:
Visual art Symposium

September 19:
Public market, historical animation

September 19 at night:
Nouvelle-France themed Fundraising mechoui

September 26 & 27:
Journées de la culture (Culture days), open doors and historical animation at the Manoir

October 10-11-12:
Thanksgiving, historical animation at the Manoir