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For the 25^th edition of the Literary Teas, 6 meetings with 11 great voices of literature in Quebec and the musicians who will accompany them are offered to the population from June 21 to September 14 at the Jardins de Métis.

Sunday, September 14, at 4 p.m.: Élise Turcotte and Louise Bombardier
Animation: Annie Landreville
Music: Lydia Clapperton, piano

Although the theme is grief, our two authors won't make you cry. With titles like Pourquoi faire une maison avec ses morts or Le parfum de la tubérose, Élise Turcotte explores the themes of grief and loss. Her latest title, Autoportrait d’une autre, takes the form of an investigation into the life and circumstances that led her aunt to suicide, an event that marked her childhood. Actress and playwright Louise Bombardier, has published two collections of poetry on aging, Dans le giron vert de l’été (In the Green Girth of Summer) and Brûler l’hiver (Burning Winter).
 

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Registration is required.

The 4 p.m. Literary Tea ticket includes iced tea service and provides access to the Reford Gardens starting at 3 p.m.

$5 Member Discount Promotion

Promotional code applies to online ticket purchases for CLAC members, and refunds at the door for members of Les Amis des Jardins de Métis and of Salon du livre de Rimouski.

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The public is also invited to discover the literary exhibition "Fleuve en mémoire" (River in Memory), produced by the CLAC in collaboration with the Laboratoire Onirique at UQAR. Visitors will be able to discover the spoken word and sound poetry created by artists Élise Argouarc'h and Olivier Garot in the form of a sound work by Guillaume Lévesque. These narratives will be presented alongside visual works in mixed media and collages by artist Luce Dumont.

"Fleuve en mémoire" (River in Memory) will be presented from June 29 to October 5 in the "Pré fleuri" (Meadow) of the Jardins de Métis and at the Maison de la culture du Château Landry.