Four seasons are apparently not enough when it comes to expressing love.

That is one of the messages Emmanuel H茅rique will deliver through the production of his third French cabaret in Victoria on Thursday at the Leonardo Da Vinci Centre in Vic West.

With so many French songs to draw from for the show, the Six Seasons of Love, H茅rique and his cast decided to take the audience on an extended journey through spring, summer, fall, winter and another spring and summer.

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Having produced two previous cabarets in 2007 and 2009 in Victoria, H茅rique says this event has become an important part of the roster of French events that celebrate a culture dating back to VictoriaB次元官网网址檚 early days.

The shows have proven popular with francophones, whose first language is French, and francophiles, who are anglophones who enjoy experiencing French culture.

The cabaret, says H茅rique, fills a niche in Greater Victoria, where an estimated 7,000 Francophones and 30,000 Francophiles live, according to the Soci茅t茅 Francophone de Victoria.

H茅rique puts on his shows to share French culture with a wider audience in order to educate and increase understanding between cultures. The cash-bar event will feature dancing, and spectators are invited to sing along to lyrics projected on the wall.

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The cabaret lineup includes Saanich singer/actor Cam Culham, Saanich singer and guitarist R茅jean Bussi猫res, Vancouver comedian and accordion player Fran莽ois Laberge, Victoria vocalist Val Vanille and Saanich singer/actor St茅phanie Geehan. They will perform songs from Quebec and France.

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emccracken@vicnews.com

Six Seasons of Love

B次元官网网址� When: Thursday (Nov. 24) from 7:30 to 9:20 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m.

B次元官网网址� Where: Leonardo Da Vinci Centre, 195 Bay St.

B次元官网网址� Tickets: $18 at the door, or $15 in advance from the Soci茅t茅 Francophone de Victoria, #200-535 Yates St. or at ticketrocket.org. To reserve a table for six to 10 people, email eherique@hotmail.com or call 250-595-2544.