On top of Exhibiting & Face Painting…
French Bohemians Georges & Cerika will also be performing Live this coming Sunday (July 18th, 2010) at the Government Street Market in Victoria from 12H00 (noon) to 1 PM.
Vincent Evans
Chansonnier, Multi-Instrumentiste Extraordinaire
Thursday June 24th, 2010
8H30 PM
Tudor House Pub
533 Admirals Road
Esquimalt (Victoria), BC
V9A2N5
(250) 382-5625
Free - No Cover Charge
Popular annual celebrations in French Canada on 24 June (the feast day of St John the Baptist) or on the days before or after this date. Following a tradition the origin of which is lost in antiquity, many people, among them the Gauls, lit fires to celebrate the summer solstice. According to the Jesuit Relations and the Journal des Jésuites, this tradition was revived on the banks of the St Lawrence in 1636.
It is not known why St-Jean-Baptiste came to be considered the patron saint of French Canada. One legend has it that a great many French-Canadians bearing that given name persuaded the journalist and patriot Ludger Duvernay to adopt it as the name of the national society of French-Canadians which he founded in 1834. In any case that was the name he chose, and the St-Jean-Baptiste Association (St-Jean-Baptiste Society from 1914 on) of Montreal took the maple leaf and the beaver as its emblems. The founding was celebrated 24 Jun 1834 by a banquet to which 60 guests were invited - Irish, US, and Canadian.
Quebec City had its first official celebration in 1842. Twice the celebrations achieved exceptional dimensions. In 1874 60,000 visitors, half of them Franco-Americans, invaded Montreal to celebrate in grand style the 40th anniversary of the founding of the St-Jean-Baptiste Association and to join in a huge national convention of French-Canadians. The celebration in Quebec City in 1880 coincided with another national convention of French-Canadians. Band concerts in the public squares on the evening of 23 June drew enormous crowds. The next day a choir of more than 500 voices performed Gustave Gagnon’s arrangement of Du Mont’s Messe royale accompanied by the bands of the 9th Battalion and the Union musicale. Calixa Lavallée’s national song ‘O Canada’, composed for the occasion, was performed that day.
(Sources: The Canadian Encyclopedia - Author: Suzanne Thomas )
Listen to some of Georges & Cerika’s French Bohemians songs
Buy their latest CD
La Tendresse
(Tenderness - Caring)
Recorded Live in Victoria, BC at the James Bay Coffee & Books
on March 12th of 2010.
It is also our prayer for humanity:
May this world be blessed in a flood of tenderness & gentleness…
Because without caring, love itself would be meaningless…
Special thanks to our loving friend Marek without whom this clip would have never existed.
Blessed are you for caring for these 2 French Bohemians you once met at the Franco Fest in Victoria!
French Bohemians Georges & Cerika will be performing at the James Bay Coffee & Books, a cute & very cultural venue in Victoria, BC. A unique and interesting shop in a heritage building in the heart of James Bay village.
One of Victoria’s well kept secret. We discovered this little pearl while exploring Victoria for contacts & places to perform on out first tour of what they call here “The Big Island”, meaning Vancouver island. G&C
When
Friday, March 12th
About 20H00 (just after the open Mic event)
Where
James Bay Coffee & Books
(Conveniently located at “Five Corners” across Thrifty’s)
143 Menzies St
Victoria,British Columbia,
Contact: (250) 386-4700
French Bohemians Georges & Cerika will be performing at:
Spiral Cafe
418 Craigflower Road, Victoria, B.C.
(in between Pine & Raynor )
(250) 386-9303
Saturday March 6th
8 PM
The Spiral Cafe, located across from Banfield Park in Vic West, is a real community resource that showcases and highlights local artists and musicians, supports Victoria West community events like the annual corn roast, and in general serves as an unofficial community centre. (victoriadailyphoto.blogspot.com)
This is a great place to discover in Victoria!
Le 13ième Festival de la Francophonie de Victoria
13th edition of the Victoria French Fest
French Bohemians Georges & Cerika will be the featured musical act at the 13th Annual Victoria French Fest Grand Opening Event on Thursday March 4th.
Where:
The Sticky Wicket Pub & Restaurant of the Strathcona Hotel.
919 Douglas Street - Victoria, BC
Hours:
From 4 PM to 7 PM and most possibly later. This is a French style opening celebration after all, right?
French Bohemians Georges & Cerika will also give an other performance of their show during the festival:
Da Vinci Centre (195 Bay St. Victoria)
Saturday March 6th at 4 PM
Bohemian Art at the the 13th Annual Victoria French Fest !
Come browse Cérika’s magical collections of
Victoria French Fest Exhibition Hours & Location
Where:
Da Vinci Centre (195 Bay St. Victoria)
When:
Saturday March 6th - Hours: 11AM-6PM
Sunday March 7th - Hours: 11AM-5PM
Related links:
More info about the Franco Fest in Victoria
The French Association of Victoria
The Magical World of French Bohemians Georges & Cérika
French Bohemian duo Georges & Cerika presents
“A French Bohemian Night at the Sooke Harbour House Hotel”
Feb 5th 2010
17H30 - 22H00
at
Sooke Harbour House Hotel
(one of the top 25 hotels in the world)
1528 Whiffen Spit Road - Sooke (near Victoria)
250-642-3421
An evening of Live Music and Story Telling
with French Bohemians Georges & Cerika
+
Bohemian Art Exhibition
featuring
Cerika’s Unique ELF & Bohemian Talisman Collections
A Romantic - Magical - Uplifting Experience
in the unique decor and ambiance
of
The Sooke Harbour House Hotel
George & Cérika
French Bohemian
Acoustic Live Trance Music
at
Tree House
All photos by Photographer Extraordinaire Denis R. Ranger
Thank You Denis! Your Art & your awesome generosity made it possible to capture some of the magic & beauty of that evening.
This new self-produced CD Album is a mastered version of French Bohemians Georges & Cérika’s Live performance captured on the evening of June 20th 2009 at SideStreet Bistro in Florence, Oregon.
It can be ordered with a credit card directly through the following secured links . Payments made using a PayPal account are also welcome.
Thank you for supporting our music and our adventure!
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Georges & Cérika will be launching their 9th self-produced CD : “Summer Solstice - Live in Florence” Friday July 3rd at SideStreet Bistro.
The French Bohemians will be available to autograph CDs from 5 to 9 PM .
They will also perform Live a few songs from their repertoire & from their newly released CD.
The Album is a mastered version of their Live performance captured on the evening of June 20th 2009 at SideStreet Bistro.
Very special thanks to our friends Anthony & Emilia of SideStreet Bistro for their warm support & their trust as hosts that allowed us to create that magical evening on the front patio of their great Bistro place.
This is an open invitation to everyone & a farewell as this is going to be one of the last musical appearances of Georges & Cérika in Florence.
After their 4th of July week-end at Florence Old Town Market, they will be preparing for a trip up in Canada.
Florence & all the beauty they encountered through the great people they met here will remain forever in their Bohemian hearts .
Thank you Florence!
G & C
We are Georges & Cérika, 2 long time soul companions. We met in 1979 and just kept going from one experience to the other.
This blog is the story of our adventures, our initiatives, our passions, our ideas and our approach to art, music & technology.
We ‘re part of what we call the “ Bohemian Culture“.
Bohemian Culture Values
Freedom, love, kindness, truthfulness to one’s essence & the courage to become yourself the very change you want to see happening all this for the good of all living beings.
Lets also call it an ” extremely intense and dedicated self-development process” because it implies living a level of truthfulness and freedom more than just talking about it.
Mission Statement
Our mission statement is to live consciously & courageously, to resonate with love & compassion, to awaken the Great Spirit within others & to leave this planet in peace.
In this blog, we are sharing our passion for Life, Art, Music, Technology, Science and the Universe.
The Bohemian Culture
A culture where one truly travels the roads leading to True Oneness with the Universe. As we look at the “Old World” crumbling, we are also witnessing the emergence of this new consciousness: a fusion of all Arts, Sciences & Religions where every living organism is acknowledged, loved & cared for.
You may be part of It
You are welcome to come forward & share with us your own personal experiences , your own personal “angle” on Life . Needless to say that we’re also truly open to temporary or ongoing collaborations with other true “Life Traveler Companions”.
The Reason Why
Isn’t it true that Life wouldn’t have bother creating you if it wasn’t for the uniqueness that you are truly carrying deep within yourself , this magical imprinted password capable of opening effortlessly the secret code of your own meaningfulness along with one of the whole Universe. The Wisdom of this Universe is such that each & everyone of us is both carrier & guardian of a unique puzzle piece of the Universal Key.
Let go of the nightmare & embrace the best of yourself.
The nightmare was a bad dream, the best of yourself IS real forever. Easy choice once you know about it. Try it just for one day and see for yourself!
How Can You Help?
There’s many ways you can use to make a difference & show your support.
Among them lets mention: linking to our blog, making a donation, buying one of our CD, ordering some of our products or services. Even simple things like leaving a kind comment or praying for us does make a difference. In this often indifferent world, just a glimpse of Love goes a long way.
Show that you care!
Lets join our efforts to make this world a kinder one, a more caring one for ourselves & for all the children that will inherit it after us!
How to write to us
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This contact form is located on our website Pilgrims in America.
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Thanks for visiting us!
George & Cerika
