Take your pick: adrenaline packed or slow and contemplative?
Published on Nov 13, 2018
Our suggestions for the weekend? Get a head start on your preparations for Christmas, participate in a fund-raising drive for Magog’s wetlands, let your imagination roam during a story-telling session and discover the culinary and musical culture of Japan.
Why wait until the last minute to buy stuff for the festive season? Several Christmas markets are already in full swing and they offer shoppers a slew of gift ideas and gourmet delights. Opening this weekend are the markets in St-Catherine de Hatley, Waterloo and at the Poudrière de Windsor (the Windsor Powder Mill). To help you plan your trip, take a look at the section on Christmas markets in the region.
Meet local food producers and sample their products during the 6th edition of the Journée dégustation - Avant-goût de Noël. The sommelier Catherine Bourassa will be on hand with samplings of regional wines and pastry chef Christophe Corville is offering tastings of his yummy Yule log. Other gourmet producers, such as Mille Bois, Mishka Tisanes Fruitées and L'Arbre à Sucre, will also be on site. This ‘tasty’ gourmet event is guaranteed to put you in the mood for the festive season!
Saturday, November 17, 11am-5pm at Comptoir gourmand du Centro
Be prepared to fork out some moola for the annual Marais de la Rivière aux Cerises fundraiser in Magog and learn something about beer in the process. Hosted by Todd Pouliot, owner of the microbrasserie La Memphré, a microbrewery and Sébastien Lefebvre, a chef and co-owner of La Retenue, this workshop/lunch showcasing the world of beer, includes the sampling of eight beers brewed in Quebec, along with a selection of tasty appetizers.
Friday, November 16 at 5pm and Saturday, November 17 at 2pm. Tickets are on sale at the Centre d’interprétation du Marais (the interpretation centre), the Microbrasserie La Memphré and at O’Taberna Frigibière.
Not keen on beer but would like to donate to the fund-raising campaign anyway? You can do so by signing up for the workshop/lunch entitled À tire-d’ailes with Sophie Thibault who will entertain you with images and stories about her photographic journey.
Sunday, November 18, at 10am - Centre d’interprétation du Marais. Reservations required.
Five storytellers from around the Eastern Townships are presenting “reinvented” versions of the beloved fairytales of our childhood. On the menu are Les trois coupes sorcières (an adaptation of Snow White); Le chat doré (inspired by Puss in Boots); L'homme laid (Little Red Riding Hood); Le roi des corbeaux (Beauty and the Beast) and Les trois poils du diable (The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs).
Saturday, November 17 at 8pm. Maison des arts de la parole, Sherbrooke.
For music lovers and gourmets. Orford Musique is staging a Japanese gastronomy evening featuring a four-course menu and a saké workshop, accompanied by the sweet strains of traditional flute music, performed by Yuki Isami.
Saturday, November 17 at 6pm. Orford Musique.
