The Museum of Work & Culture is excited to announce Salute to Spring, featuring the eagerly anticipated 5th Annual Poutine Indulgence & Competition.

Between Monday, March 15th, and Sunday, April 11th, event ticket holders will be able to sample poutine (a traditional Québecois dish of French fries smothered in gravy and cheese curds) from seven restaurants from across the state via curbside pickup and then vote online for their favorite. Restaurants include: Adelines: A Speakeasy Kitchen Bar in Cumberland, Bywater in Warren, Ciro’s Tavern in Woonsocket, Durk’s Bar-B-Q in Providence, Friskie Fries in Providence and Johnston, KG Kitchen Bar in Providence and Ming’s Asian Street Food in Pawtucket.

The Poutine Indulgence will culminate on Sunday, April 11 with Salute to Salute to Spring~Bonjours Printemps. The event will begin at 3pm with a live stream on Facebook featuring the announcement of the winning restaurant, as well as a live drawing of the Museum’s annual raffle.

Additional entertainment for ticket holders will include a 4pm live-streamed performance by Quebecois band Mélisande (Electrotrad), who fuses Quebec traditional song and instrumentation with complex electronic programming to create a sonic experience like no other.

Tickets for Salute to Spring, featuring one Poutine Passport and concert admission, are $30. Poutine Passports only are available for $15 and Concert only admission is available for $15. Tickets must be purchased in advance and are available at ShopMoWC.com.

Salute to Spring is made possible in part by the event’s generous sponsors: Délégation of Québec in Boston, The Brickle Group, Fournier & Fournier Funeral Home and Lepine Financial Advisors, Inc.; along with, Wright’s Dairy Farm & Bakery, Bourget & Associates, Councilman David Soucy; as well as, Esten & Richard Insurance and the Northern Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce.