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The Royal Alexandra Portfolio - Photographs by Edward Burtynsky
Start: 10:00 am
End: 6:00 pm

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.

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Influency 4: A Toronto Poetry Salon
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:30 pm

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

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Toronto: A City Becoming - Photographs by Michael Awad, Scott Johnston and David Kaufman
Start: 10:00 am
End: 6:00 pm

Toronto: A City Becoming - Photographs by Michael Awad, Scott Johnston and David Kaufman at David Mirvish Books On Art from May 1 to August 3.
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.

An exhibition mounted in conjunction with the publication of Toronto: A City Becoming (Key Porter Books), edited by David Macfarlane. Curated by Eleanor Johnston.

Part of the CONTACT Toronto Photography Festival.

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Four Author Launch in Guelph*
Start: 7:00 pm

On May 20 The Bookshelf in Guelph will host a four-author book launch for Maggie Helwig (Girls Fall Down, Coach House), Claudia Dey (Stunt, Coach House), Pasha Malla (The Withdrawal Method, Anansi) and Stephen Henighan (A Report on the Afterlife of Culture, Biblioasis). The launch will include short readings and a panel discussion on Canadian writing. Free.

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Taras Grescoe in conversation with Jian Ghomeshi at TINARS
Start: 7:30 pm

What are the epicurean and ethical dimensions of a perfect seafood dish? Bestselling author Taras Grescoe traveled the globe looking for an answer to this age-old riddle and chronicles his findings in Bottomfeeder: A Seafood Lover's Journey to the End of the Food Chain. Come hear Grescoe discuss the social, political and ecological costs of the global fishery industry with Jian Ghomeshi of CBC Radio's "Q". — A This Is Not A Reading Series event presented by Pages Books & Magazines, HarperCollins Canada, and EYE WEEKLY.

At the Gladstone Hotel Ballroom, 1214 Queen Street West, Toronto. On Tuesday, May 20 at 8:00 p.m. (doors 7:30 p.m.) free
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