The Carroll Odyssey Celebratory Events

Press release

2016 Program:

Friday, July 8

• 6.00 PM: Ribot’s High School Parade in St Jean Chapel – rue Valbelle in Saint-Omer

• 6.30 PM: Preview of the exhibit: “Charles Caroll, from St Omer to the Independence Declaration of the United States: A Quest for Liberty” and slide show of the Yorktown’s fight battle in Saint-Omer’s St Jean Chapel.

• 8.30 PM: Convention and round-table meeting to discuss of the School of English Jesuits and the Carroll at Saint-Omer’s Library of Agglomeration- rue Gambetta.

Saturday, July 9

• 10.30 AM: Parade Ribot’s High School in St Jean Chapel.

• 2.30 PM: Musical and historical visit of Orpheon sur la ville organized by the Pays d’Art et d’Histoire, Saint-Omer Tourism office, and la Clique sur Mer.

Sunday, July 10

• 2.30 PM : Musical and historical visit of Orpheon sur la ville organized by the Pays d’Art et d’Histoire, the St Omer Tourism office, and la Clique sur Mer. From July 8 to August 31

• 2.00 PM - 6.00 PM : Exhibit “Charles Caroll, from St Omer to the Independence Declaration of the United States: A Quest for Liberty” and slide show of the Yorktown’s fight battle.

2017 Program:

Saturday, October 14

Save the date for the official opening of the Jesuits’ Chapel in St Omer and Nuit Blanche.

Evening with the American partners: entertainments and circus performance acts at the Chapel.

Around the official opening there will be seminars about changes of the use of religious heritage, visits and conferences about building settlements and musical programming. Moreover, there will be an American exhibit with photos of students from RIBOT’s High School with American students’ clothes from the XVIIIth century

Contact

Katia BRETON
Nord-Pas de Calais Tourisme
La Maison du Tourisme
3 rue du Palais Rihour
59026 Lille
France
+33 3 20 14 57 59