For anyone who plans to be in the Halifax area this week: Halifax region celebrates national acadian day at Grand parade Halifax – August 12, 2004 – Join us in a celebration of National Acadian Day in Halifax on August 15. Conseil communautaire du Grand-Havre and Congrès mondial acadien 2004 in partnership with: Fédération acadienne de la Nouvelle-Écosse, Club Richelieu Métropolitain, Mission Sainte-Famille and Les Voix d’Acadie have planned a wide range of activities and surprises. The show begins at 4:00 pm and will go to 9:00 pm that evening at Grand Parade, corner of Duke and Barrington in Halifax Program includes: 4:00 pm Games, entertainment, food and music by Acadian group Feutchaque and percussion group Samba Nova. 4:30 pm Eucharistic Celebration (in French) at Saint Mary’s Basilica on Spring Garden Rd in Halifax by Most Rev. Terrence Pendergast, Archbishop of Halifax. 5:30 pm Welcome, blessings and flag raising ceremony 6:00 pm Tintamarre acadien (traditional Acadian “noise” parade) 7:00 pm Congrès mondial acadien 2004 presents: L’Acadie à l’infini, featuring, Lynn Belliveau, Ronald Bourgeois and Blou. Source and Information: Danielle LeBlanc Communications Director Congrès mondial acadien 2004 Telephone: (902) 424-2220 Email: dleblanc@cma2004.com Lucie LeBlanc Consentino Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home www.acadian-home.org <http://www.acadian-home.org/> Am-Can Gen Soc www.acgs.org <http://www.acgs.org/> CMA 2004 - www.cma2004.com Grand-Pré - http://www.grand-pre.com/ www.umoncton.ca/etudeacadiennes/centre/cea.html <http://www.umoncton.ca/etudeacadiennes> <http://www.grand-pre.com/>