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04 / 10 (advanced_event) Writing Workshop with Catherine Graham (all day) Start: 03/30/2008 - 14:00 End: 05/04/2008 - 16:00 Catherine Graham will be teaching, "Life Writing at Discovery Landing: Where imagination and the real world meet", at The Observatory at Burlington's Discovery Landing. Find out more about the workshop at the City of Burlington website. Catherine Graham's third collection of poetry The Red Element will be published by Insomniac Press in 2008. She is the author of Pupa (Insomniac Press, 2003) and The Watch (Abbey Press, 1998). Her poetry has appeared in literary journals in North America, the United Kingdom and Ireland and has been frequently anthologized. Her website is http://www.catherinegraham.com.... more info (advanced_event) The Royal Alexandra Portfolio - Photographs by Edward Burtynsky (all day) Start: 04/01/2008 - 10:00 End: 08/15/2008 - 18:00 The Royal ALexandra Portfolio: Photographs by Edward Burtynsky at David Mirvish Books On Art from April 1 to August 15. Monday to Wednesday - 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Thursday and Friday - 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday - 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The Royal Alexandra Portfolio by Edward Burtynsky was commissioned by David Mirvish to mark the theatre’s 100th anniversary in 2007. The photographs are included in The Royal Alexandra Theatre: A Celebration of 100 Years by Robert Brockhouse (McArthur & Company), and will be editioned strictly limited to photographs and portfolios ordered before May 31, 2008. Curated by Eleanor Johnston. Part of the CONTACT Toronto Photography Festival. more info (advanced_event) Influency 4: A Toronto Poetry Salon (all day) Start: 04/02/2008 - 19:00 End: 06/04/2008 - 21:30 Join other poetry aficionados for this flow-chart series of prepared talks by Toronto poets becoming fluent in the work of some of our contemporaries, combined with dynamic poetry readings and discussion. April 2 to June 4, 2008, Wednesday Evenings, 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. For writers and readers alike. Featuring the following 8 guest poets: Gary Barwin Allan Briesmaster Karen Connelly Kevin Connolly Dennis Lee M. NourbeSe Philip a.rawlings Rachel Vigier Facilitated by Margaret Christakos more info (advanced_event) Launch of PRECIPICe in St. Catharines* Start: 7:00 pm You are invited to the launch of PRECIPICe 15.2 including new writing by Richard Kostelanetz, Jay MillAr, Maureen Hynes, Kate Eichorn, Stephen Cain, Camille Martin, derek beaulieu, and more. Celebrate the launch of the new issue on Thursday, April 10 at 7:00 p.m. It will be an evening of readings and stories from a diverse selection of some of Canada's best contemporary writers in print and in person. Featured authors reading at the event include: Adam Getty, Keith Inman, Elizabeth Wood, Stan Dragland, and Domenico Capilongo. Where: The Niagara Artists' Centre: 354 St. Paul Street in Downtown St. Catharines (905) 641.0331 When: Thursday 10 April 2008 at 7:00pm Cost: None or by donation if you are feeling generous more info (advanced_event) Gail Scott and Rachel Levitsky Reading Start: 7:30 pm Gail Scott (co-editor of Biting the Error and author of Spare Parts Plus Two) and Rachel Levitsky (Under the Sun) read upstairs at the Gladstone Hotel Reception Gallery on Thursday, April 10 at 7:30 p.m. more info
04 / 11 (advanced_event) Writing Workshop with Catherine Graham (all day) Start: 03/30/2008 - 14:00 End: 05/04/2008 - 16:00 Catherine Graham will be teaching, "Life Writing at Discovery Landing: Where imagination and the real world meet", at The Observatory at Burlington's Discovery Landing. Find out more about the workshop at the City of Burlington website. Catherine Graham's third collection of poetry The Red Element will be published by Insomniac Press in 2008. She is the author of Pupa (Insomniac Press, 2003) and The Watch (Abbey Press, 1998). Her poetry has appeared in literary journals in North America, the United Kingdom and Ireland and has been frequently anthologized. Her website is http://www.catherinegraham.com.... more info (advanced_event) The Royal Alexandra Portfolio - Photographs by Edward Burtynsky (all day) Start: 04/01/2008 - 10:00 End: 08/15/2008 - 18:00 The Royal ALexandra Portfolio: Photographs by Edward Burtynsky at David Mirvish Books On Art from April 1 to August 15. Monday to Wednesday - 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Thursday and Friday - 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday - 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The Royal Alexandra Portfolio by Edward Burtynsky was commissioned by David Mirvish to mark the theatre’s 100th anniversary in 2007. The photographs are included in The Royal Alexandra Theatre: A Celebration of 100 Years by Robert Brockhouse (McArthur & Company), and will be editioned strictly limited to photographs and portfolios ordered before May 31, 2008. Curated by Eleanor Johnston. Part of the CONTACT Toronto Photography Festival. more info (advanced_event) Influency 4: A Toronto Poetry Salon (all day) Start: 04/02/2008 - 19:00 End: 06/04/2008 - 21:30 Join other poetry aficionados for this flow-chart series of prepared talks by Toronto poets becoming fluent in the work of some of our contemporaries, combined with dynamic poetry readings and discussion. April 2 to June 4, 2008, Wednesday Evenings, 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. For writers and readers alike. Featuring the following 8 guest poets: Gary Barwin Allan Briesmaster Karen Connelly Kevin Connolly Dennis Lee M. NourbeSe Philip a.rawlings Rachel Vigier Facilitated by Margaret Christakos more info (advanced_event) Queer Within These Walls - Readings by Debra Anderson, Farzana Doctor and Pat Capponi Start: 7:00 pm End: 9:00 pm Queer Within These Walls on Friday, April 11, 2008 (7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.). All are welcome to this FREE event! Featuring three local queer writers who will read from their novels on themes of working and living within mental health institutions. Come see Debra Anderson (Code White), Farzana Doctor (Stealing Nasreen) and Pat Capponi (Last Stop Sunnyside), at the Toronto Women's Bookstore (73 Harbord Street). Short Q & A & discussion afterwards. Books will be on sale and authors will be available to sign books. A 2008 LGBTQ Health Matters Week event. Co-sponsored by the Sherbourne Health Centre and the Toronto Women's Bookstore. For more info visit www.lgbtqhealthmatters.com call 416.324.4177 or email mclarke [at] sherbourne [dot] on [dot] ca more info (advanced_event) Stan Dragland, Heather Wood and Jaclyn Piudik at IV Lounge Reading Series Start: 8:00 pm Stan Dragland (The Drowned Lands, Pedlar Press), Heather Wood (Barbies, Breasts & Bathing suits) and Jaclyn Piudik (The Tao of Loathliness) are reading at the IV Lounge Reading Series, 326 Dundas Street West (across the street from the AGO) on April 11 at 8:00 p.m. The Drowned Lands moves like a river: muscular, graceful, full of force and depth. Here is a coming-of-age story of three young friends, set in a small Ontario town in the early 1900s. The characters are bristling with intelligence and charm; they are as real and true as can be. Dragland has Cormac McCarthy’s gentle humour and affinity for more info
04 / 12 (advanced_event) Writing Workshop with Catherine Graham (all day) Start: 03/30/2008 - 14:00 End: 05/04/2008 - 16:00 Catherine Graham will be teaching, "Life Writing at Discovery Landing: Where imagination and the real world meet", at The Observatory at Burlington's Discovery Landing. Find out more about the workshop at the City of Burlington website. Catherine Graham's third collection of poetry The Red Element will be published by Insomniac Press in 2008. She is the author of Pupa (Insomniac Press, 2003) and The Watch (Abbey Press, 1998). Her poetry has appeared in literary journals in North America, the United Kingdom and Ireland and has been frequently anthologized. Her website is http://www.catherinegraham.com.... more info (advanced_event) The Royal Alexandra Portfolio - Photographs by Edward Burtynsky (all day) Start: 04/01/2008 - 10:00 End: 08/15/2008 - 18:00 The Royal ALexandra Portfolio: Photographs by Edward Burtynsky at David Mirvish Books On Art from April 1 to August 15. Monday to Wednesday - 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Thursday and Friday - 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday - 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The Royal Alexandra Portfolio by Edward Burtynsky was commissioned by David Mirvish to mark the theatre’s 100th anniversary in 2007. The photographs are included in The Royal Alexandra Theatre: A Celebration of 100 Years by Robert Brockhouse (McArthur & Company), and will be editioned strictly limited to photographs and portfolios ordered before May 31, 2008. Curated by Eleanor Johnston. Part of the CONTACT Toronto Photography Festival. more info (advanced_event) Influency 4: A Toronto Poetry Salon (all day) Start: 04/02/2008 - 19:00 End: 06/04/2008 - 21:30 Join other poetry aficionados for this flow-chart series of prepared talks by Toronto poets becoming fluent in the work of some of our contemporaries, combined with dynamic poetry readings and discussion. April 2 to June 4, 2008, Wednesday Evenings, 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. For writers and readers alike. Featuring the following 8 guest poets: Gary Barwin Allan Briesmaster Karen Connelly Kevin Connolly Dennis Lee M. NourbeSe Philip a.rawlings Rachel Vigier Facilitated by Margaret Christakos more info (advanced_event) NFB Mediatheque Celebrates National Poetry Month Start: 10:30 am Start: 04/12/2008 - 10:30 End: 04/30/2008 - 00:00 The NFB Mediatheque in partnership with the League of Canadian Poets invite you to celebrate National Poetry Month! All month long we invite you to come and watch FOR FREE over 20 NFB films that celebrate the history, creativity, and language of poetry from across Canada. Come in and experience our digital viewing stations – where you will find films for every one of all ages. Inspired? Come and develop your own creative skills in on our special Poetry in Motion Animation Workshop. Let poetry be your inspiration as you create a stop-motion animated short using clay! more info (advanced_event) National Poetry Month Event: Blues and Poetry with Steve McCabe, Nik Beat and Nancy Bullis Start: 9:00 pm Join Steve McCabe, Nik Beat and Nancy Bullis for Blues & Poetry on Saturday, April 12 at 9:00 p.m. at The Rivoli, 334 Queen Street West, Toronto. Cover: $10 This event focuses primarily on poetry reading, but also includes music, dance and visual arts. This event will showcase poets and poetry to new audiences and expand and foster interest in poetry during National Poetry Month. The event will be comprised of readings from 3 poets, music and spoken word, dance and visual art in multi-disciplinary presentations. There will also be a musical set by Blue Room and an open mic, allowing poets form he audience to recite their original works. For more information, visit www.poets.ca or call Renu Mehta, publicist at 416-708-2537 or email renum [at] rogers [dot] com. more info
04 / 13 (advanced_event) Writing Workshop with Catherine Graham (all day) Start: 03/30/2008 - 14:00 End: 05/04/2008 - 16:00 Catherine Graham will be teaching, "Life Writing at Discovery Landing: Where imagination and the real world meet", at The Observatory at Burlington's Discovery Landing. Find out more about the workshop at the City of Burlington website. Catherine Graham's third collection of poetry The Red Element will be published by Insomniac Press in 2008. She is the author of Pupa (Insomniac Press, 2003) and The Watch (Abbey Press, 1998). Her poetry has appeared in literary journals in North America, the United Kingdom and Ireland and has been frequently anthologized. Her website is http://www.catherinegraham.com.... more info (advanced_event) The Royal Alexandra Portfolio - Photographs by Edward Burtynsky (all day) Start: 04/01/2008 - 10:00 End: 08/15/2008 - 18:00 The Royal ALexandra Portfolio: Photographs by Edward Burtynsky at David Mirvish Books On Art from April 1 to August 15. Monday to Wednesday - 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Thursday and Friday - 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday - 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The Royal Alexandra Portfolio by Edward Burtynsky was commissioned by David Mirvish to mark the theatre’s 100th anniversary in 2007. The photographs are included in The Royal Alexandra Theatre: A Celebration of 100 Years by Robert Brockhouse (McArthur & Company), and will be editioned strictly limited to photographs and portfolios ordered before May 31, 2008. Curated by Eleanor Johnston. Part of the CONTACT Toronto Photography Festival. more info (advanced_event) Influency 4: A Toronto Poetry Salon (all day) Start: 04/02/2008 - 19:00 End: 06/04/2008 - 21:30 Join other poetry aficionados for this flow-chart series of prepared talks by Toronto poets becoming fluent in the work of some of our contemporaries, combined with dynamic poetry readings and discussion. April 2 to June 4, 2008, Wednesday Evenings, 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. For writers and readers alike. Featuring the following 8 guest poets: Gary Barwin Allan Briesmaster Karen Connelly Kevin Connolly Dennis Lee M. NourbeSe Philip a.rawlings Rachel Vigier Facilitated by Margaret Christakos more info (advanced_event) NFB Mediatheque Celebrates National Poetry Month (all day) Start: 04/12/2008 - 10:30 End: 04/30/2008 - 00:00 The NFB Mediatheque in partnership with the League of Canadian Poets invite you to celebrate National Poetry Month! All month long we invite you to come and watch FOR FREE over 20 NFB films that celebrate the history, creativity, and language of poetry from across Canada. Come in and experience our digital viewing stations – where you will find films for every one of all ages. Inspired? Come and develop your own creative skills in on our special Poetry in Motion Animation Workshop. Let poetry be your inspiration as you create a stop-motion animated short using clay! more info (advanced_event) Rick Blechta at Indigo in Burlington Start: 1:00 pm End: 3:00 pm Rick Blechta will be signing copies of his latest book, A Case of You (RendezVous Press), at Indigo in Burlington on Sunday, April 13 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Rick Blechta is a crime novelist and musician living in Toronto and has twin passions in life: crime writing and music. He's had five novels published and the sixth, A Case of You, has just been released. His 2005 novel, Cemetery of the Nameless was a finalist for an Arthur Ellis Award for Best Crime Novel. He was also a recipient of the CWC's Derrick Murdoch Award in 2000. Rick's website is www.rickblechta.com. more info (advanced_event) National Poetry Month Event: Elana Wolff, John Oughton, Mary-Lou Soutar-Hynes, Sheila Stewart and Merle Nudelman Start: 2:00 pm Poetry meets painting in an unusual combined reading and exhibition on Sunday, April 13 at 2:00 p.m at the Women's Art Association at 23 Prince Arthur Ave. in Toronto. Five published poets -- Merle Nudelman, John Oughton, Mary Lou Soutar-Hynes, Sheila Stewart and Elana Wolff -- will reading works written in response, or resonant with, visual arts pieces by the studio members of the Association. The Association, which began in 1916, has promoted women's art for almost a century, and often hosted Emily Carr when she visited Toronto. Free admission. For more information, visit www.poets.ca or call Renu Mehta, publicist at 416-708-2537 or email renum [at] rogers [dot] com. more info (advanced_event) Don Truckey at TINARS Start: 7:30 pm Celebrated author Don Truckey provides young readers with a vibrant tale about Canada’s national pastime in *The Adventures of Caraway Kim…Right Wing* (Thistledown Press). Caraway Kim aspires to become the top goal scorer on his hockey team but lacks the physical prowess of his rival, Bradley Rooks. When the curved stick is introduced to the game, Caraway Kim adopts it as his "secret weapon." Come hear Truckey speak about the Caraway Kim series with Marc Glassman, journalist, editor and proprietor of Pages Books & Magazines. more info
04 / 14 (advanced_event) Writing Workshop with Catherine Graham (all day) Start: 03/30/2008 - 14:00 End: 05/04/2008 - 16:00 Catherine Graham will be teaching, "Life Writing at Discovery Landing: Where imagination and the real world meet", at The Observatory at Burlington's Discovery Landing. Find out more about the workshop at the City of Burlington website. Catherine Graham's third collection of poetry The Red Element will be published by Insomniac Press in 2008. She is the author of Pupa (Insomniac Press, 2003) and The Watch (Abbey Press, 1998). Her poetry has appeared in literary journals in North America, the United Kingdom and Ireland and has been frequently anthologized. Her website is http://www.catherinegraham.com.... more info (advanced_event) The Royal Alexandra Portfolio - Photographs by Edward Burtynsky (all day) Start: 04/01/2008 - 10:00 End: 08/15/2008 - 18:00 The Royal ALexandra Portfolio: Photographs by Edward Burtynsky at David Mirvish Books On Art from April 1 to August 15. Monday to Wednesday - 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Thursday and Friday - 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday - 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The Royal Alexandra Portfolio by Edward Burtynsky was commissioned by David Mirvish to mark the theatre’s 100th anniversary in 2007. The photographs are included in The Royal Alexandra Theatre: A Celebration of 100 Years by Robert Brockhouse (McArthur & Company), and will be editioned strictly limited to photographs and portfolios ordered before May 31, 2008. Curated by Eleanor Johnston. Part of the CONTACT Toronto Photography Festival. more info (advanced_event) Influency 4: A Toronto Poetry Salon (all day) Start: 04/02/2008 - 19:00 End: 06/04/2008 - 21:30 Join other poetry aficionados for this flow-chart series of prepared talks by Toronto poets becoming fluent in the work of some of our contemporaries, combined with dynamic poetry readings and discussion. April 2 to June 4, 2008, Wednesday Evenings, 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. For writers and readers alike. Featuring the following 8 guest poets: Gary Barwin Allan Briesmaster Karen Connelly Kevin Connolly Dennis Lee M. NourbeSe Philip a.rawlings Rachel Vigier Facilitated by Margaret Christakos more info (advanced_event) NFB Mediatheque Celebrates National Poetry Month (all day) Start: 04/12/2008 - 10:30 End: 04/30/2008 - 00:00 The NFB Mediatheque in partnership with the League of Canadian Poets invite you to celebrate National Poetry Month! All month long we invite you to come and watch FOR FREE over 20 NFB films that celebrate the history, creativity, and language of poetry from across Canada. Come in and experience our digital viewing stations – where you will find films for every one of all ages. Inspired? Come and develop your own creative skills in on our special Poetry in Motion Animation Workshop. Let poetry be your inspiration as you create a stop-motion animated short using clay! more info (advanced_event) Lecture by David Rayside: "A Scandal of Neglect: Canadian Public Schools and the Failure to Recognize Sexual Diversity" Start: 5:45 pm End: 8:00 pm Professor David Rayside will a give a talk "A Scandal of Neglect: Canadian Public Schools and the Failure to Recognize Sexual Diversity" at Ramada Plaza Toronto, 300 Jarvis Street. On Monday, April 14 from 5:45 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. David Rayside is a professor in the Department of Political Science and Director of the Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies at the University of Toronto. His book, Queer Inclusions, Continental Divisions: Public Recognition of Sexual Diversity in Canada and the United States, is being published in April with University of Toronto Press. more info (advanced_event) The Donut and the Making of Convenience: A lecture with Steve Penfold Start: 7:00 pm The Donut and the Making of Convenience: A lecture with Steve Penfold at Montgomery’s Inn Museum, 4709 Dundas Street West, Toronto. On Monday, April 14 at 7:00 p.m. $12 at the door. Free donuts Steve Penfold is an assistant professor in the Department of History at the University of Toronto. His book, The Donut: A Canadian History, is published by University of Toronto Press. more info (advanced_event) UofT Bookstore Reading Series - Jeffrey Alford & Naomi Duguid Start: 7:30 pm An evening of visual slides and conversation with Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid, authors of Beyond the Great Wall: Recipes and Travels in the Other China. Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid’s four previous books have all been major award-winners. Flatbreads & Flavors and Hot Sour Salty Sweet both won the James Beard Cookbook of the Year Award (in 1996 and 2001 respectively). Seductions of Rice and HomeBaking, their most recent book, each won a Cuisine Canada Cookbook Award (in 1999 and 2004). Naomi and Jeffrey have written for all the major food magazines in Canada and the U.S., including Gourmet and Food & Wine, and also for the National Post. more info (advanced_event) David Macfarlane, editor of Toronto: A City Becoming, at TINARS Start: 7:30 pm No one would dispute that Toronto is undergoing a major transformation. For award-winning author and editor David Macfarlane, the debate starts with the corollary question: Where is it headed? He asked ten of our city's leading writers, architects and academics to address this issue, then assembled the essays reflecting their divergent views in Toronto: A City Becoming (Key Porter Books). Macfarlane will moderate a town hall-style panel featuring such anthology contributors as Ian Brown, Meric Gertler, and John Von Nostrand. A This Is Not A Reading Series event presented by Pages Books & Magazines, Key Porter Books and EYE WEEKLY. At the Gladstone Hotel Ballroom, 1214 Queen St W, Toronto on Monday, April 14 at 7:30 p.m. (doors 7:00). Free. more info
04 / 15 (advanced_event) Writing Workshop with Catherine Graham (all day) Start: 03/30/2008 - 14:00 End: 05/04/2008 - 16:00 Catherine Graham will be teaching, "Life Writing at Discovery Landing: Where imagination and the real world meet", at The Observatory at Burlington's Discovery Landing. Find out more about the workshop at the City of Burlington website. Catherine Graham's third collection of poetry The Red Element will be published by Insomniac Press in 2008. She is the author of Pupa (Insomniac Press, 2003) and The Watch (Abbey Press, 1998). Her poetry has appeared in literary journals in North America, the United Kingdom and Ireland and has been frequently anthologized. Her website is http://www.catherinegraham.com.... more info (advanced_event) The Royal Alexandra Portfolio - Photographs by Edward Burtynsky (all day) Start: 04/01/2008 - 10:00 End: 08/15/2008 - 18:00 The Royal ALexandra Portfolio: Photographs by Edward Burtynsky at David Mirvish Books On Art from April 1 to August 15. Monday to Wednesday - 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Thursday and Friday - 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday - 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The Royal Alexandra Portfolio by Edward Burtynsky was commissioned by David Mirvish to mark the theatre’s 100th anniversary in 2007. The photographs are included in The Royal Alexandra Theatre: A Celebration of 100 Years by Robert Brockhouse (McArthur & Company), and will be editioned strictly limited to photographs and portfolios ordered before May 31, 2008. Curated by Eleanor Johnston. Part of the CONTACT Toronto Photography Festival. more info (advanced_event) Influency 4: A Toronto Poetry Salon (all day) Start: 04/02/2008 - 19:00 End: 06/04/2008 - 21:30 Join other poetry aficionados for this flow-chart series of prepared talks by Toronto poets becoming fluent in the work of some of our contemporaries, combined with dynamic poetry readings and discussion. April 2 to June 4, 2008, Wednesday Evenings, 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. For writers and readers alike. Featuring the following 8 guest poets: Gary Barwin Allan Briesmaster Karen Connelly Kevin Connolly Dennis Lee M. NourbeSe Philip a.rawlings Rachel Vigier Facilitated by Margaret Christakos more info (advanced_event) NFB Mediatheque Celebrates National Poetry Month (all day) Start: 04/12/2008 - 10:30 End: 04/30/2008 - 00:00 The NFB Mediatheque in partnership with the League of Canadian Poets invite you to celebrate National Poetry Month! All month long we invite you to come and watch FOR FREE over 20 NFB films that celebrate the history, creativity, and language of poetry from across Canada. Come in and experience our digital viewing stations – where you will find films for every one of all ages. Inspired? Come and develop your own creative skills in on our special Poetry in Motion Animation Workshop. Let poetry be your inspiration as you create a stop-motion animated short using clay! more info (advanced_event) Rick Blechta Lecture: "It's Not Whodunnit, it's Howhedunnit!" Start: 7:00 pm End: 9:00 pm Rick Blechta will give a lecture, "It's Not Whodunnit, it's Howhedunnit!", at the Runnymede Branch of the TPL (Central Branch) on April 21 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Free admission. Rick Blechta is a crime novelist and musician living in Toronto and has twin passions in life: crime writing and music. He's had five novels published and the sixth, A Case of You, has just been released. His 2005 novel, Cemetery of the Nameless was a finalist for an Arthur Ellis Award for Best Crime Novel. He was also a recipient of the CWC's Derrick Murdoch Award in 2000. Rick's website is www.rickblechta.com. more info (advanced_event) Johanna Skibsrud and Karen Houle at the Draft Reading Series Start: 8:00 pm Johanna Skibsrud, author of Late Nights With Wild Cowboys (Gaspereau Press), and Karen Houle, author of During (Gaspereau Press), are reading at the Draft Reading Series on April 15 at 8:00 p.m. at the Soma Restaurant & Lounge, 703 Queen Street East, Toronto. Johanna Skibsrud’s poetry has appeared in various journals, including The Antigonish Review, Prism International, Lichen and Exile. Originally from Meadowville, Nova Scotia, she currently lives in Toronto. more info
04 / 16 (advanced_event) Writing Workshop with Catherine Graham (all day) Start: 03/30/2008 - 14:00 End: 05/04/2008 - 16:00 Catherine Graham will be teaching, "Life Writing at Discovery Landing: Where imagination and the real world meet", at The Observatory at Burlington's Discovery Landing. Find out more about the workshop at the City of Burlington website. Catherine Graham's third collection of poetry The Red Element will be published by Insomniac Press in 2008. She is the author of Pupa (Insomniac Press, 2003) and The Watch (Abbey Press, 1998). Her poetry has appeared in literary journals in North America, the United Kingdom and Ireland and has been frequently anthologized. Her website is http://www.catherinegraham.com.... more info (advanced_event) The Royal Alexandra Portfolio - Photographs by Edward Burtynsky (all day) Start: 04/01/2008 - 10:00 End: 08/15/2008 - 18:00 The Royal ALexandra Portfolio: Photographs by Edward Burtynsky at David Mirvish Books On Art from April 1 to August 15. Monday to Wednesday - 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Thursday and Friday - 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday - 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The Royal Alexandra Portfolio by Edward Burtynsky was commissioned by David Mirvish to mark the theatre’s 100th anniversary in 2007. The photographs are included in The Royal Alexandra Theatre: A Celebration of 100 Years by Robert Brockhouse (McArthur & Company), and will be editioned strictly limited to photographs and portfolios ordered before May 31, 2008. Curated by Eleanor Johnston. Part of the CONTACT Toronto Photography Festival. more info (advanced_event) Influency 4: A Toronto Poetry Salon (all day) Start: 04/02/2008 - 19:00 End: 06/04/2008 - 21:30 Join other poetry aficionados for this flow-chart series of prepared talks by Toronto poets becoming fluent in the work of some of our contemporaries, combined with dynamic poetry readings and discussion. April 2 to June 4, 2008, Wednesday Evenings, 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. For writers and readers alike. Featuring the following 8 guest poets: Gary Barwin Allan Briesmaster Karen Connelly Kevin Connolly Dennis Lee M. NourbeSe Philip a.rawlings Rachel Vigier Facilitated by Margaret Christakos more info (advanced_event) NFB Mediatheque Celebrates National Poetry Month (all day) Start: 04/12/2008 - 10:30 End: 04/30/2008 - 00:00 The NFB Mediatheque in partnership with the League of Canadian Poets invite you to celebrate National Poetry Month! All month long we invite you to come and watch FOR FREE over 20 NFB films that celebrate the history, creativity, and language of poetry from across Canada. Come in and experience our digital viewing stations – where you will find films for every one of all ages. Inspired? Come and develop your own creative skills in on our special Poetry in Motion Animation Workshop. Let poetry be your inspiration as you create a stop-motion animated short using clay! more info (advanced_event) John McFetridge Reading at Just Us Cafe Start: 6:30 pm John McFetridge will be reading from his new mystery, Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere (ECW Press), on April 16 at 6:30 at Just Us Cafe in the Beaches (2010 Queen Street East). John McFetridge, author of Dirty Sweet and Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, became fascinated with crime when attending a murder trial at age twelve with his police officer brother. McFetridge has co-written a short story collection, Below the Line. He lives in Toronto with his family, and writes regular updates on his blog. more info (advanced_event) Nathan Whitlock - A Week Of This: A Novel in Seven Days at TINARS Start: 7:30 pm To celebrate the release of his widely anticipated first novel, A Week Of This: A Novel in Seven Days (ECW Press, 2008), Quill & Quire review editor Nathan Whitlock will deliver a comic mock lecture titled "Seven Steps To A Seven Day Novel". Also, musician Alex Lukashevsky — whom Kevin Drew of Broken Social Scene has called "one of the best songwriters Canada's ever been blessed with" — will perform songs inspired by Whitlock's tale about the lives of an extended family over seven increasingly desperate days. A This Is Not A Reading Series event presented by Pages Books & Magazines, ECW Press and EYE WEEKLY. more info (advanced_event) Don Domanski, Randall Maggs and Alison Pick at Harbourfront Start: 7:30 pm International Readings at Harbourfront presents readings by Don Domanski, author of All Our Wonder Unavenged (Brick Books), winner of 2007 Governor General Award’s for Poetry; Randall Maggs, author of Night Work: The Sawchuk Poems (Brick Books); and Alison Pick, author of The Dream World (McClelland & Stewart). In honour of National Poetry Month. Hosted by Jay MillAr. On Wednesday, April 16 at 7:30 p.m. at Harbourfront Centre in the Brigantine Room, 235 Queens Quay West, Toronto. more info
04 / 17 (advanced_event) Writing Workshop with Catherine Graham (all day) Start: 03/30/2008 - 14:00 End: 05/04/2008 - 16:00 Catherine Graham will be teaching, "Life Writing at Discovery Landing: Where imagination and the real world meet", at The Observatory at Burlington's Discovery Landing. Find out more about the workshop at the City of Burlington website. Catherine Graham's third collection of poetry The Red Element will be published by Insomniac Press in 2008. She is the author of Pupa (Insomniac Press, 2003) and The Watch (Abbey Press, 1998). Her poetry has appeared in literary journals in North America, the United Kingdom and Ireland and has been frequently anthologized. Her website is http://www.catherinegraham.com.... more info (advanced_event) The Royal Alexandra Portfolio - Photographs by Edward Burtynsky (all day) Start: 04/01/2008 - 10:00 End: 08/15/2008 - 18:00 The Royal ALexandra Portfolio: Photographs by Edward Burtynsky at David Mirvish Books On Art from April 1 to August 15. Monday to Wednesday - 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Thursday and Friday - 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday - 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The Royal Alexandra Portfolio by Edward Burtynsky was commissioned by David Mirvish to mark the theatre’s 100th anniversary in 2007. The photographs are included in The Royal Alexandra Theatre: A Celebration of 100 Years by Robert Brockhouse (McArthur & Company), and will be editioned strictly limited to photographs and portfolios ordered before May 31, 2008. Curated by Eleanor Johnston. Part of the CONTACT Toronto Photography Festival. more info (advanced_event) Influency 4: A Toronto Poetry Salon (all day) Start: 04/02/2008 - 19:00 End: 06/04/2008 - 21:30 Join other poetry aficionados for this flow-chart series of prepared talks by Toronto poets becoming fluent in the work of some of our contemporaries, combined with dynamic poetry readings and discussion. April 2 to June 4, 2008, Wednesday Evenings, 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. For writers and readers alike. Featuring the following 8 guest poets: Gary Barwin Allan Briesmaster Karen Connelly Kevin Connolly Dennis Lee M. NourbeSe Philip a.rawlings Rachel Vigier Facilitated by Margaret Christakos more info (advanced_event) NFB Mediatheque Celebrates National Poetry Month (all day) Start: 04/12/2008 - 10:30 End: 04/30/2008 - 00:00 The NFB Mediatheque in partnership with the League of Canadian Poets invite you to celebrate National Poetry Month! All month long we invite you to come and watch FOR FREE over 20 NFB films that celebrate the history, creativity, and language of poetry from across Canada. Come in and experience our digital viewing stations – where you will find films for every one of all ages. Inspired? Come and develop your own creative skills in on our special Poetry in Motion Animation Workshop. Let poetry be your inspiration as you create a stop-motion animated short using clay! more info (advanced_event) Anansi Poetry Bash Start: 6:00 pm End: 10:00 pm The Anansi Poetry Bash is on Thursday, April 17 at LeVack Block (88 Ossington Ave.). The press is celebrating the launch of Revolver by Kevin Connolly, The Sentinel by A.F. Moritz and Chameleon Hours by Elise Partridge. All three collections are available as part of Anansi's new Spring 2008 Poetry Package. Free shipping anywhere inside Canada. http://anansi.ca/subscriptions... more info (advanced_event) National Poetry Month Event: Centro Scuola Events Start: 7:00 pm End: 9:30 pm The National Poetry Month evening at the Columbus Centre, Toronto, will take place Thursday, April 17, from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m., in the Rotunda on the Main floor. Admission is free. The evening is hosted by Centro Scuola/Columbus Centre and the Dante Society of Toronto. The readers include Pier Giorgio Di Cicco, Gianna Patriarca, Joseph Maviglia, and Bruna Di Giuseppe-Bertoni. All four of these Italian Canadian poets have earned praise for their published works. As creative artists, they each describe their own experience of immigration, and their poems give voice to the thousands of other new arrivals in Canada. For more information, visit www.poets.ca or call Renu Mehta, publicist at 416-708-2537 or email renum [at] rogers [dot] com. more info (advanced_event) Launch for Desire for Development: Whiteness, Gender, and the Helping Imperative by Barbara Heron Start: 7:00 pm The launch for Desire for Development: Whiteness, Gender, and the Helping Imperative by Barbara Heron is on Thursday, April 17 at 7:00 p.m. at the Toronto Women's Bookstore. Guest Speakers: Sherene Razack, Barbara Heron more info
04 / 18 (advanced_event) Writing Workshop with Catherine Graham (all day) Start: 03/30/2008 - 14:00 End: 05/04/2008 - 16:00 Catherine Graham will be teaching, "Life Writing at Discovery Landing: Where imagination and the real world meet", at The Observatory at Burlington's Discovery Landing. Find out more about the workshop at the City of Burlington website. Catherine Graham's third collection of poetry The Red Element will be published by Insomniac Press in 2008. She is the author of Pupa (Insomniac Press, 2003) and The Watch (Abbey Press, 1998). Her poetry has appeared in literary journals in North America, the United Kingdom and Ireland and has been frequently anthologized. Her website is http://www.catherinegraham.com.... more info (advanced_event) The Royal Alexandra Portfolio - Photographs by Edward Burtynsky (all day) Start: 04/01/2008 - 10:00 End: 08/15/2008 - 18:00 The Royal ALexandra Portfolio: Photographs by Edward Burtynsky at David Mirvish Books On Art from April 1 to August 15. Monday to Wednesday - 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Thursday and Friday - 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday - 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The Royal Alexandra Portfolio by Edward Burtynsky was commissioned by David Mirvish to mark the theatre’s 100th anniversary in 2007. The photographs are included in The Royal Alexandra Theatre: A Celebration of 100 Years by Robert Brockhouse (McArthur & Company), and will be editioned strictly limited to photographs and portfolios ordered before May 31, 2008. Curated by Eleanor Johnston. Part of the CONTACT Toronto Photography Festival. more info (advanced_event) Influency 4: A Toronto Poetry Salon (all day) Start: 04/02/2008 - 19:00 End: 06/04/2008 - 21:30 Join other poetry aficionados for this flow-chart series of prepared talks by Toronto poets becoming fluent in the work of some of our contemporaries, combined with dynamic poetry readings and discussion. April 2 to June 4, 2008, Wednesday Evenings, 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. For writers and readers alike. Featuring the following 8 guest poets: Gary Barwin Allan Briesmaster Karen Connelly Kevin Connolly Dennis Lee M. NourbeSe Philip a.rawlings Rachel Vigier Facilitated by Margaret Christakos more info (advanced_event) NFB Mediatheque Celebrates National Poetry Month (all day) Start: 04/12/2008 - 10:30 End: 04/30/2008 - 00:00 The NFB Mediatheque in partnership with the League of Canadian Poets invite you to celebrate National Poetry Month! All month long we invite you to come and watch FOR FREE over 20 NFB films that celebrate the history, creativity, and language of poetry from across Canada. Come in and experience our digital viewing stations – where you will find films for every one of all ages. Inspired? Come and develop your own creative skills in on our special Poetry in Motion Animation Workshop. Let poetry be your inspiration as you create a stop-motion animated short using clay! more info
04 / 19 (advanced_event) Writing Workshop with Catherine Graham (all day) Start: 03/30/2008 - 14:00 End: 05/04/2008 - 16:00 Catherine Graham will be teaching, "Life Writing at Discovery Landing: Where imagination and the real world meet", at The Observatory at Burlington's Discovery Landing. Find out more about the workshop at the City of Burlington website. Catherine Graham's third collection of poetry The Red Element will be published by Insomniac Press in 2008. She is the author of Pupa (Insomniac Press, 2003) and The Watch (Abbey Press, 1998). Her poetry has appeared in literary journals in North America, the United Kingdom and Ireland and has been frequently anthologized. Her website is http://www.catherinegraham.com.... more info (advanced_event) The Royal Alexandra Portfolio - Photographs by Edward Burtynsky (all day) Start: 04/01/2008 - 10:00 End: 08/15/2008 - 18:00 The Royal ALexandra Portfolio: Photographs by Edward Burtynsky at David Mirvish Books On Art from April 1 to August 15. Monday to Wednesday - 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Thursday and Friday - 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday - 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The Royal Alexandra Portfolio by Edward Burtynsky was commissioned by David Mirvish to mark the theatre’s 100th anniversary in 2007. The photographs are included in The Royal Alexandra Theatre: A Celebration of 100 Years by Robert Brockhouse (McArthur & Company), and will be editioned strictly limited to photographs and portfolios ordered before May 31, 2008. Curated by Eleanor Johnston. Part of the CONTACT Toronto Photography Festival. more info (advanced_event) Influency 4: A Toronto Poetry Salon (all day) Start: 04/02/2008 - 19:00 End: 06/04/2008 - 21:30 Join other poetry aficionados for this flow-chart series of prepared talks by Toronto poets becoming fluent in the work of some of our contemporaries, combined with dynamic poetry readings and discussion. April 2 to June 4, 2008, Wednesday Evenings, 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. For writers and readers alike. Featuring the following 8 guest poets: Gary Barwin Allan Briesmaster Karen Connelly Kevin Connolly Dennis Lee M. NourbeSe Philip a.rawlings Rachel Vigier Facilitated by Margaret Christakos more info (advanced_event) NFB Mediatheque Celebrates National Poetry Month (all day) Start: 04/12/2008 - 10:30 End: 04/30/2008 - 00:00 The NFB Mediatheque in partnership with the League of Canadian Poets invite you to celebrate National Poetry Month! All month long we invite you to come and watch FOR FREE over 20 NFB films that celebrate the history, creativity, and language of poetry from across Canada. Come in and experience our digital viewing stations – where you will find films for every one of all ages. Inspired? Come and develop your own creative skills in on our special Poetry in Motion Animation Workshop. Let poetry be your inspiration as you create a stop-motion animated short using clay! more info (advanced_event) Words @ Work Workshop with Catherine Graham Start: 10:00 am End: 4:30 pm Catherine Graham will be leading her workshop, "The Creative Problem Solver" through the Spirituality at Work program, St. Michael's College, University of Toronto. Click here for more details. Catherine Graham's third collection of poetry The Red Element will be published by Insomniac Press in 2008. She is the author of Pupa (Insomniac Press, 2003) and The Watch (Abbey Press, 1998). Her poetry has appeared in literary journals in North America, the United Kingdom and Ireland and has been frequently anthologized. Her website is http://www.catherinegraham.com.... more info (advanced_event) Rick Blechta at Chapters in Barrie Start: 1:00 pm End: 3:00 pm Rick Blechta will be signing copies of his latest book, A Case of You (RendezVous Press), at Chapters in Barrie on Saturday, April 19 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m Rick Blechta is a crime novelist and musician living in Toronto and has twin passions in life: crime writing and music. He's had five novels published and the sixth, A Case of You, has just been released. His 2005 novel, Cemetery of the Nameless was a finalist for an Arthur Ellis Award for Best Crime Novel. He was also a recipient of the CWC's Derrick Murdoch Award in 2000. Rick's website is www.rickblechta.com. more info
04 / 20 (advanced_event) Writing Workshop with Catherine Graham (all day) Start: 03/30/2008 - 14:00 End: 05/04/2008 - 16:00 Catherine Graham will be teaching, "Life Writing at Discovery Landing: Where imagination and the real world meet", at The Observatory at Burlington's Discovery Landing. Find out more about the workshop at the City of Burlington website. Catherine Graham's third collection of poetry The Red Element will be published by Insomniac Press in 2008. She is the author of Pupa (Insomniac Press, 2003) and The Watch (Abbey Press, 1998). Her poetry has appeared in literary journals in North America, the United Kingdom and Ireland and has been frequently anthologized. Her website is http://www.catherinegraham.com.... more info (advanced_event) The Royal Alexandra Portfolio - Photographs by Edward Burtynsky (all day) Start: 04/01/2008 - 10:00 End: 08/15/2008 - 18:00 The Royal ALexandra Portfolio: Photographs by Edward Burtynsky at David Mirvish Books On Art from April 1 to August 15. Monday to Wednesday - 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Thursday and Friday - 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday - 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The Royal Alexandra Portfolio by Edward Burtynsky was commissioned by David Mirvish to mark the theatre’s 100th anniversary in 2007. The photographs are included in The Royal Alexandra Theatre: A Celebration of 100 Years by Robert Brockhouse (McArthur & Company), and will be editioned strictly limited to photographs and portfolios ordered before May 31, 2008. Curated by Eleanor Johnston. Part of the CONTACT Toronto Photography Festival. more info (advanced_event) Influency 4: A Toronto Poetry Salon (all day) Start: 04/02/2008 - 19:00 End: 06/04/2008 - 21:30 Join other poetry aficionados for this flow-chart series of prepared talks by Toronto poets becoming fluent in the work of some of our contemporaries, combined with dynamic poetry readings and discussion. April 2 to June 4, 2008, Wednesday Evenings, 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. For writers and readers alike. Featuring the following 8 guest poets: Gary Barwin Allan Briesmaster Karen Connelly Kevin Connolly Dennis Lee M. NourbeSe Philip a.rawlings Rachel Vigier Facilitated by Margaret Christakos more info (advanced_event) NFB Mediatheque Celebrates National Poetry Month (all day) Start: 04/12/2008 - 10:30 End: 04/30/2008 - 00:00 The NFB Mediatheque in partnership with the League of Canadian Poets invite you to celebrate National Poetry Month! All month long we invite you to come and watch FOR FREE over 20 NFB films that celebrate the history, creativity, and language of poetry from across Canada. Come in and experience our digital viewing stations – where you will find films for every one of all ages. Inspired? Come and develop your own creative skills in on our special Poetry in Motion Animation Workshop. Let poetry be your inspiration as you create a stop-motion animated short using clay! more info (advanced_event) Anne Simpson at Hoare's High Tea Start: 3:00 pm Nicholas Hoare's "Books and Afternoon Tea" event features Anne Simpson, author of Falling (McClelland & Stewart). The event also features Kristen den Hartog and Tracy Kasaboski (The Occupied Garden), Rex Wyler (Jesus Sayings) and Emma Donoghue (The Sealed Letter). Call Nicholas Hoare Books at 416.416.777.2665 for ticket info. On Sunday, April 20 at 3:00 p.m. at the King Edward Hotel. more info
04 / 21 (advanced_event) Writing Workshop with Catherine Graham (all day) Start: 03/30/2008 - 14:00 End: 05/04/2008 - 16:00 Catherine Graham will be teaching, "Life Writing at Discovery Landing: Where imagination and the real world meet", at The Observatory at Burlington's Discovery Landing. Find out more about the workshop at the City of Burlington website. Catherine Graham's third collection of poetry The Red Element will be published by Insomniac Press in 2008. She is the author of Pupa (Insomniac Press, 2003) and The Watch (Abbey Press, 1998). Her poetry has appeared in literary journals in North America, the United Kingdom and Ireland and has been frequently anthologized. Her website is http://www.catherinegraham.com.... more info (advanced_event) The Royal Alexandra Portfolio - Photographs by Edward Burtynsky (all day) Start: 04/01/2008 - 10:00 End: 08/15/2008 - 18:00 The Royal ALexandra Portfolio: Photographs by Edward Burtynsky at David Mirvish Books On Art from April 1 to August 15. Monday to Wednesday - 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Thursday and Friday - 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday - 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The Royal Alexandra Portfolio by Edward Burtynsky was commissioned by David Mirvish to mark the theatre’s 100th anniversary in 2007. The photographs are included in The Royal Alexandra Theatre: A Celebration of 100 Years by Robert Brockhouse (McArthur & Company), and will be editioned strictly limited to photographs and portfolios ordered before May 31, 2008. Curated by Eleanor Johnston. Part of the CONTACT Toronto Photography Festival. more info (advanced_event) Influency 4: A Toronto Poetry Salon (all day) Start: 04/02/2008 - 19:00 End: 06/04/2008 - 21:30 Join other poetry aficionados for this flow-chart series of prepared talks by Toronto poets becoming fluent in the work of some of our contemporaries, combined with dynamic poetry readings and discussion. April 2 to June 4, 2008, Wednesday Evenings, 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. For writers and readers alike. Featuring the following 8 guest poets: Gary Barwin Allan Briesmaster Karen Connelly Kevin Connolly Dennis Lee M. NourbeSe Philip a.rawlings Rachel Vigier Facilitated by Margaret Christakos more info (advanced_event) NFB Mediatheque Celebrates National Poetry Month (all day) Start: 04/12/2008 - 10:30 End: 04/30/2008 - 00:00 The NFB Mediatheque in partnership with the League of Canadian Poets invite you to celebrate National Poetry Month! All month long we invite you to come and watch FOR FREE over 20 NFB films that celebrate the history, creativity, and language of poetry from across Canada. Come in and experience our digital viewing stations – where you will find films for every one of all ages. Inspired? Come and develop your own creative skills in on our special Poetry in Motion Animation Workshop. Let poetry be your inspiration as you create a stop-motion animated short using clay! more info (advanced_event) National Poetry Month Event: Poetry Without Borders Start: 6:00 pm Join poets Souvankham Thammavongsa, Boonaa Mohammed, Patria Rivera and James Deahl for Poetry Without Borders on April 21 at 6:00 p.m. at Parliament Library, 269 Gerrard Street East, Toronto. Free admission. This eclectic event will feature excellent Canadian poets from diverse cultural backgrounds whose work addresses issues of identity, alienation and displacement. It will also stretch formal poetic boundaries, by including both spare poetry and hip-hop inspired spoken word art. For more information, visit www.poets.ca or call Renu Mehta, publicist at 416-708-2537 or email renum [at] rogers [dot] com. more info (advanced_event) GreenTOpia, BlueTOpia - The Future of Water in Toronto Start: 7:00 pm On Monday, April 21st, the Toronto Green Community presents a special evening discussion about the future of water in Toronto. Four contributors to Coach House Books' GreenTOpia: Towards a Sustainable Toronto look at water in the city -- its ravine system, changing water bodies and creeks -- and discuss ideas for improving Toronto's water future. The panel discussion will be moderated by Chris Hilkene, president of the Clean Water Foundation. more info (advanced_event) Rick Blechta Lecture: "It's Not Whodunnit, it's Howhedunnit!" Start: 7:00 pm End: 9:00 pm Rick Blechta will give a lecture, "It's Not Whodunnit, it's Howhedunnit!", at the Burlington Public Library (Central Branch) on April 21 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Free admission. Rick Blechta is a crime novelist and musician living in Toronto and has twin passions in life: crime writing and music. He's had five novels published and the sixth, A Case of You, has just been released. His 2005 novel, Cemetery of the Nameless was a finalist for an Arthur Ellis Award for Best Crime Novel. He was also a recipient of the CWC's Derrick Murdoch Award in 2000. Rick's website is www.rickblechta.com. more info
04 / 22 (advanced_event) Writing Workshop with Catherine Graham (all day) Start: 03/30/2008 - 14:00 End: 05/04/2008 - 16:00 Catherine Graham will be teaching, "Life Writing at Discovery Landing: Where imagination and the real world meet", at The Observatory at Burlington's Discovery Landing. Find out more about the workshop at the City of Burlington website. Catherine Graham's third collection of poetry The Red Element will be published by Insomniac Press in 2008. She is the author of Pupa (Insomniac Press, 2003) and The Watch (Abbey Press, 1998). Her poetry has appeared in literary journals in North America, the United Kingdom and Ireland and has been frequently anthologized. Her website is http://www.catherinegraham.com.... more info (advanced_event) The Royal Alexandra Portfolio - Photographs by Edward Burtynsky (all day) Start: 04/01/2008 - 10:00 End: 08/15/2008 - 18:00 The Royal ALexandra Portfolio: Photographs by Edward Burtynsky at David Mirvish Books On Art from April 1 to August 15. Monday to Wednesday - 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Thursday and Friday - 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday - 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The Royal Alexandra Portfolio by Edward Burtynsky was commissioned by David Mirvish to mark the theatre’s 100th anniversary in 2007. The photographs are included in The Royal Alexandra Theatre: A Celebration of 100 Years by Robert Brockhouse (McArthur & Company), and will be editioned strictly limited to photographs and portfolios ordered before May 31, 2008. Curated by Eleanor Johnston. Part of the CONTACT Toronto Photography Festival. more info (advanced_event) Influency 4: A Toronto Poetry Salon (all day) Start: 04/02/2008 - 19:00 End: 06/04/2008 - 21:30 Join other poetry aficionados for this flow-chart series of prepared talks by Toronto poets becoming fluent in the work of some of our contemporaries, combined with dynamic poetry readings and discussion. April 2 to June 4, 2008, Wednesday Evenings, 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. For writers and readers alike. Featuring the following 8 guest poets: Gary Barwin Allan Briesmaster Karen Connelly Kevin Connolly Dennis Lee M. NourbeSe Philip a.rawlings Rachel Vigier Facilitated by Margaret Christakos more info (advanced_event) NFB Mediatheque Celebrates National Poetry Month (all day) Start: 04/12/2008 - 10:30 End: 04/30/2008 - 00:00 The NFB Mediatheque in partnership with the League of Canadian Poets invite you to celebrate National Poetry Month! All month long we invite you to come and watch FOR FREE over 20 NFB films that celebrate the history, creativity, and language of poetry from across Canada. Come in and experience our digital viewing stations – where you will find films for every one of all ages. Inspired? Come and develop your own creative skills in on our special Poetry in Motion Animation Workshop.