La Nuit sur l'étang

La Nuit sur l'étang is a Canadian music festival, held annually in Sudbury, Ontario.[1]

Established in 1973 by Fernand Dorais and a group of students from Laurentian University who were established as the Coopérative des artistes du Nouvel-Ontario, the festival presents a concert program of francophone musical artists over a night.[2] Franco-Ontarian poets and authors may also give short readings between musical performances.[3]

The festival also stages an annual competition for new and emerging Franco-Ontarian bands, La Brunante. The winner of each year's La Brunante is given a slot on the Nuit sur l'étang bill.[4]

References
  1. "La Nuit returns to roots: Francophone festival to be held March 25". Sudbury Star, December 16, 2005.
  2. "Culture proclaimed with pride from a lily pad in Northern Ontario". The Globe and Mail, December 22, 1982.
  3. "Franco-Ontarians celebrate language in night of laughter, song and satire". Montreal Gazette, July 6, 1989.
  4. "Annual francophone festival encompasses folk, country, pop and jazz music". Sudbury Star, September 29, 2000.
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