The annual Showcase Folquébec at festival La Grande Rencontre will take place at the Centre Culturel Calixa-Lavallée in Montréal’s Parc Lafontaine on Saturday and Sunday, August 15-16, 2009. The Showcase provides an opportunity for jury-selected Québec artists to show their stuff to both festival audiences and presenters from North America and Europe, in an effort to develop new cultural markets. Vist the Showcase page for more information, or the festival website at http://granderencontre.com.

Saturday, August 15

13h30 La Giroflée
14h30 Alise Marlane
15h30 Baqqhus
16h30 The Echo Hunters

Sunday, August 16

13h30 Arisaig
14h30 Jason Lang
15h30 Purgatoire
16h30 L’Ensemble Dave Gossage