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05 / 21
(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.

(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

(all day)
Start: 05/01/2008 - 10:00
End: 08/03/2008 - 18:00

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.

Start: 6:00 pm

Nicholas Hoare and Biblioasis are pleased to present an evening with Charles Foran and Stephen Henighan.

Head to Nicholas Hoare bookstore for food, drink, and a remorseless assault on the literary status quo. Novelists, travel writers, critics, Governor General Award nominees, and disputatious freethinkers Foran and Henighan will read from their highly anticipated essay collections, Join the Revolution, Comrade, and A Report on the Afterlife of Culture.

Readings will be followed by a Q&A and a book signing.

At Nicholas Hoare Books, 45 Front Street East on May 21 from 6:00 p.m. until after 8:00 p.m.

Start: 6:30 pm

Join author and former CBC journalist John Scully and Sadia Zaman, Executive Director of Women in Film and Television-Toronto, for an evening of dialogue on War Zone Journalism

The book launch for Am I Dead Yet? is on Wednesday May 21 at 6:30 p.m., Ben McNally Books, 366 Bay Street, Toronto (www.benmcnallybooks.com).

***Admission Free - Complimentary Wine and Cheese will be served***

Start: 7:00 pm

The Insomniac Press Spring Poetry Launch is at Dora Keogh Traditional Irish Pub, 141 Danforth Avenue, Toronto on Wednesday, May 21 at 7:00 p.m.

Celebrate the launch of three new books of poetry:
The Debaucher by Jason Camlot (Insomniac Press),
The Red Element by Catherine Graham (Insomniac Press)
and Dead Cars in Managua by Stuart Ross (DC Books / Punchy Writers Series).

05 / 22
(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.

(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

(all day)
Start: 05/01/2008 - 10:00
End: 08/03/2008 - 18:00

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.

Start: 5:30 pm

Head to The Sustainability Network on May 22 for a book launch and discussion of Some Like It Cold: The Politics of Climate Change in Canada. Bob Paehlke will speak about the politics of climate change in Canada. The event will be moderated by Nicola Ross, Executive Editor of Alternatives Journal. $10 at the door (entry includes a voucher for $10 off the list price of the book, when purchased at this event)

Start: 7:00 pm

Celebrate the launch of Kathleen McDonnell’s novel The Songweavers (Second Story Press) and the completion of The Notherland Journeys Trilogy on May 22 at 7:00 p.m. at The Imperial Pub, 54 Dundas Street East, Toronto (across from Dundas Square).

*Book signing Cash bar*

Musical performances by: The Sandbar Sisters Ivy Mairi Me, Mom and Martha Trio Kundzuli

RSVP: The Songweavers page on Facebook or mcdonnellkath [at] gmail [dot] com

05 / 23
(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.

(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

(all day)
Start: 05/01/2008 - 10:00
End: 08/03/2008 - 18:00

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.

Start: 10:21 am

RM Vaughan (Troubled, Coach House Books), Emma Donoghue (The Sealed Letter, HarperCollins Canada) and John Miller (A Sharp Intake of Breath, Simon & Pierre) are reading at Gallery on the Bay (231 Bay Street North) in Hamilton for Hamilton Pride 2008. The readings are on on June 9 from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. Admission $5.

For further information contact Bryan Prince, Bookseller 905.528.4508, or staff [at] princebooks [dot] net.

Start: 8:00 pm

Kurt Zubatiuk (Ekstasis), Domenico Capilongo (I Thought Elvis was Italian) and Jacob McArthur Mooney (The New Layman’s Almanac) are reading at the IV Lounge Reading Series, at 326 Dundas Street West, across from the Art Gallery of Ontario. Friday, May 23 at 8:00 p.m.

05 / 24
(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.

(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

(all day)
Start: 05/01/2008 - 10:00
End: 08/03/2008 - 18:00

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.

Start: 10:00 am
Start: 05/24/2008 - 10:00
End: 05/25/2008 - 17:00

Doors Open Toronto is on the weekend of May 24 to 25. Stop by Coach House Books on bpNichol Lane to check out the press's linotype machine and bindery equipment and to get some good deals on books. Coach House is open on Saturday the 24 and Sunday the 25 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

For more information, go to the Coach House Books website.

05 / 25
(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.

(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

(all day)
Start: 05/01/2008 - 10:00
End: 08/03/2008 - 18:00

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.

End: 5:00 pm
Start: 05/24/2008 - 10:00
End: 05/25/2008 - 17:00

Doors Open Toronto is on the weekend of May 24 to 25. Stop by Coach House Books on bpNichol Lane to check out the press's linotype machine and bindery equipment and to get some good deals on books. Coach House is open on Saturday the 24 and Sunday the 25 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

For more information, go to the Coach House Books website.

Start: 2:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm

Artist Shary Boyle will be signing copies of her book, Otherworld Uprisings (Conundrom Press), at David Mirvish Books on Sunday, May 25 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Start: 7:00 pm

The Music Gallery and zoilus.com present CONCRETE TORONTO MUSIC
As part of the soundaXis Festival

*** Toronto indie and contemporary musicians get brutalist on iconic city buildings ***

Two concerts in two special *concrete* locations:

Sunday May 25 @ Polish Combatants Hall, 206 Beverley St.
Doors 7:00 p.m., concert 8:00 p.m.
Tickets: $20 regular/$15 member + senior/$10 student

Sunday June 1 @ Ontario Science Centre, 770 Don Mills Rd.
2-5pm • FREE with admission to OSC — OR purchase tickets: $20 regular/$15 member + student INCLUDING SCHOOL BUS RIDE from Music Gallery (meet at 12:45pm)

Advance tickets available at www.ticketweb.ca
More info: www.musicgallery.org

05 / 26
(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.

(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

(all day)
Start: 05/01/2008 - 10:00
End: 08/03/2008 - 18:00

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.

05 / 27
(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.

(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

(all day)
Start: 05/01/2008 - 10:00
End: 08/03/2008 - 18:00

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.

Start: 7:30 pm

Jordan Scott (Blert, Coach House Books) takes part in Toronto's Free Speech Reading Series for its season finale on May 27. Scott is joined by novelist Shyam Selvadurai, comedian Nikki Payne and souljazz chanteuse Elizabeth Shepherd.

Free Speech Reading Series is at Tinto Coffee House, 89 Roncesvalles, Toronto. Tuesday, May 27 at 7:30 p.m.

Start: 7:30 pm

Renowned author Barbara Kingsolver and her family spent a year eating only food that was produced locally or that they grew themselves. To celebrate the trade paperback edition of her bestselling memoir, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life, Kingsolver will present a multimedia update about her family's ongoing project. Wayne Roberts of Toronto Food Network will host and moderate a Q&A session. — A This Is Not A Reading Series event presented by Pages Books & Magazines, HarperCollins Canada, and EYE WEEKLY.

At the MacMillan Theatre, Faculty Of Music
Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen's Park, Toronto
Tues, May 27; 7:30 pm (doors 7:00pm)
Advance tickets $10, at Pages Books & Magazines, 256 Queen St W

Start: 8:00 pm

Carmine Starnino (With English Subtitles, Gaspereau Press), George Elliott Clarke (Quebecite, Gaspereau Press) and Kevin Fortnum are reading at the Art Bar Poetry Series at Clinton's, 693 Bloor Street West, Toronto (by Christie subway station) on Tuesday, May 27 at 8:00 p.m. Admission is free, but donations are welcome.

05 / 28
(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.

(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

(all day)
Start: 05/01/2008 - 10:00
End: 08/03/2008 - 18:00

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.

Start: 7:00 pm

Jan Rehner, author of On Pain of Death (Sumach Press, 2007), will be giving a talk at the Bayview Community Branch of the Toronto Public Library, Bayview Village Shopping Centre, 2901 Bayview Ave, Toronto. On Wednesday, May 28 at 7:00 p.m.

Jan Rehner teaches academic and professional writing at York University. She has travelled to France many times, and visited many local French Resistance museums. Her previous publications include poetry and academic works as well as her first mystery, Just Murder, which won the 2004 Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Crime Novel.

Start: 7:30 pm

Pasha Malla! This is YOUR life! At the launch of his debut short fiction collection, The Withdrawal Method (Anansi), Malla will have a revealing on-stage conversation with Globe & Mail editor, music critic, and author Carl Wilson about the path of a writer, from a boy obsessed with Stephen King to one of the McSweeney's tribe. The evening will begin with performances by regular contributors to the highly popular series, Grownups Reading Things They Wrote as Kids. — A This Is Not A Reading Series event presented by Pages Books & Magazines, House of Anansi Press and EYE WEEKLY.

Gladstone Hotel Ballroom, 1214 Queen Street W, Toronto

Start: 7:30 pm

Jill Culiner, author of Finding Home: In The Footsteps of the Jewish Fusgeyers (Sumach Press), will be giving a talk at the Jewish Genealogical Society of Toronto on May 28th, 7:30 p.m.

Jill Culiner is a professional photographer and consummate traveller who divides her time between Toronto, Hungary and France. In 2004 she presented an exhibition (with texts) about the Hungarian Holocaust — the ghettos and the vanished synagogues — in Budapest at the Holocaust Museum.

05 / 29
(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.

(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

(all day)
Start: 05/01/2008 - 10:00
End: 08/03/2008 - 18:00

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.

Start: 7:00 pm

Morley Torgov, author of such Canadian classics as The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick and St. Farb's Day, and a recipient of the Order of Mariposa by the Leacock Society for lifetime achievement, has begun a new series of historical mysteries, based on the lives of famous composers of the mid 19th century.

The first in the series is officially launching on May 29th at 7:00 p.m. at the Gladstone Hotel in Toronto. The novel is called Murder in A-Major and the plot revolves around a mysterious off-key A on the piano of Clara and Robert Schumann. With a deft touch, Torgov follows the vagaries of their temptuous lives to reinvent the underlying reasons for Robert Schumann's eventual descent into madness.

Start: 7:00 pm

The much-anticipated I.V. Lounge Nights (Tightrope Books) will launch Thursday, May 29 at The Tranzac Club, 292 Brunswick Ave, in Toronto. Doors at 7p.m.

The I.V. Lounge Nights anthology gathers twenty-nine talented writers together to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the series, including Goran Simic, Catherine Graham, Molly Peacock, Shaun Smith, Emily Schultz, Andrew Daley, Jessica Westhead, Stacey May Fowles, Moez Surani and many more.

Start: 7:30 pm

The BookThug Spring Launch features two new books of poetry by Kate Eichhorn (Fond) and Meredith Quartermain (Matter). The launch is at Cervejaria, 842 College Street, Toronto, on Thursday, May 29 at 7:30 p.m.

Go to BookThug's event listing on Facebook for further details.

05 / 30
(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.

(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

(all day)
Start: 05/01/2008 - 10:00
End: 08/03/2008 - 18:00

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.

05 / 31
(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.

(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

(all day)
Start: 05/01/2008 - 10:00
End: 08/03/2008 - 18:00

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.

06 / 1
(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.

(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

(all day)
Start: 05/01/2008 - 10:00
End: 08/03/2008 - 18:00

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.

Start: 10:00 am
Start: 06/01/2008 - 10:00
End: 06/30/2008 - 18:00

Karen Patkau, author and illustrator of Creatures Yesterday and Today (Tundra Books, 2008) and Creatures Great and Small (Tundra Books, 2006), will have her illustrations from the two books on exhibit at the Yorkville branch of the Toronto Public Library, 22 Yorkville Avenue, for the month of June.

Start: 1:00 pm

Jacob McArthur Mooney (The New Layman's Almanac, McClelland & Stewart) reads as part of the Elora Writers' Festival. The readings will be followed by a dinner at the Drew House, Mill St. East, Elora. Also reading are Diane Flacks, Laurie Gough, Helen Humphreys, Edeet Ravel and Rio Youers.

Readings: $15.00 per person
Readings & Dinner: $50.00 per person (tax & gratuity included)

For more information: http://www.artscouncil.elora.o...

Start: 2:00 pm

The Music Gallery and zoilus.com present CONCRETE TORONTO MUSIC
As part of the soundaXis Festival

*** Toronto indie and contemporary musicians get brutalist on iconic city buildings ***

Two concerts in two special *concrete* locations:

Sunday May 25 @ Polish Combatants Hall, 206 Beverley St.
Doors 7:00 p.m., concert 8:00 p.m.
Tickets: $20 regular/$15 member + senior/$10 student

Sunday June 1 @ Ontario Science Centre, 770 Don Mills Rd.
2:00 to 5:00 p.m. • FREE with admission to OSC — OR purchase tickets: $20 regular/$15 member + student INCLUDING SCHOOL BUS RIDE from Music Gallery (meet at 12:45pm)

Advance tickets available at www.ticketweb.ca
More info: www.musicgallery.org

Start: 4:00 pm

Tina Grimberg, author of Out of Line: Growing Up Soviet, will be at the Mosaic Festival at the Bathurst Jewish Community Centre, 4588 Bathurst Street, Room 206, Toronto. June 1 at 4:00 p.m.

06 / 2
(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.

(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

(all day)
Start: 05/01/2008 - 10:00
End: 08/03/2008 - 18:00

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.

(all day)
Start: 06/01/2008 - 10:00
End: 06/30/2008 - 18:00

Karen Patkau, author and illustrator of Creatures Yesterday and Today (Tundra Books, 2008) and Creatures Great and Small (Tundra Books, 2006), will have her illustrations from the two books on exhibit at the Yorkville branch of the Toronto Public Library, 22 Yorkville Avenue, for the month of June.

06 / 3
(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.

(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

(all day)
Start: 05/01/2008 - 10:00
End: 08/03/2008 - 18:00

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.

(all day)
Start: 06/01/2008 - 10:00
End: 06/30/2008 - 18:00

Karen Patkau, author and illustrator of Creatures Yesterday and Today (Tundra Books, 2008) and Creatures Great and Small (Tundra Books, 2006), will have her illustrations from the two books on exhibit at the Yorkville branch of the Toronto Public Library, 22 Yorkville Avenue, for the month of June.

Start: 6:30 pm

Fiction readings by Glen Dresser (Correction Road, Oberon Press) and Theanna Bischoff (Cleavage, NeWest Press) at Type Books (883 Queen Street West) on Tuesday, June 3 at 6:30 p.m. Free.

Start: 7:30 pm

Gregory Betts (Lawren Harris: In the Ward, Exile Editions), Nathan Whitlock (A Week of This, ECW Press), Joe Rosenblatt (Lunatic Muse, Exile), Tanya Runyen (Arithmetic of Surrender), Zoe Whittall (Bottle Rocket Hearts, Cormorant Books) and Norman Snider (The Roaring Eighties and Other Good Times,

Start: 7:30 pm

The seven finalists for the Griffin Poetry Prize will be reading in Toronto at the MacMillan Theatre on Tuesday, June 3 at 7:30 p.m.

Start: 8:00 pm

Esther Mazakian (All the Lifters, Signature Editions), Katia Grubisic (What if red ran out, Goose Lane Editions) and Rocco de Giacomo (Catching Dawn's Breath, LyricalMyrical Press) are reading at the Art Bar Poetry Series at Clinton's, 693 Bloor Street West, Toronto (by Christie subway station) on Tuesday, June 3 at 8:00 p.m. Admission is free, but donations are welcome.

06 / 4
(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.

End: 9:30 pm
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

(all day)
Start: 05/01/2008 - 10:00
End: 08/03/2008 - 18:00

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.

(all day)
Start: 06/01/2008 - 10:00
End: 06/30/2008 - 18:00

Karen Patkau, author and illustrator of Creatures Yesterday and Today (Tundra Books, 2008) and Creatures Great and Small (Tundra Books, 2006), will have her illustrations from the two books on exhibit at the Yorkville branch of the Toronto Public Library, 22 Yorkville Avenue, for the month of June.

Start: 2:00 pm

Karen Patkau, author and illustrator of Creatures Yesterday and Today (Tundra Books, 2008), will be reading and signing as part of the Canadian Family Magazine author event at the North York Central Library at 2:00 p.m. on June 4.

Start: 8:00 pm

The award ceremony for the Helen and Stan Vine Canadian Jewish Book Awards is on June 4 at 8:00 p.m at the Leah Posluns Theatre (4588 Bathurst Street, Toronto). Admission free.

06 / 5
(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.