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05 / 25 (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) Toronto: A City Becoming - Photographs by Michael Awad, Scott Johnston and David Kaufman (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. more info (advanced_event) Doors Open Toronto - Coach House Books 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. more info (advanced_event) Otherworld Uprising by Shary Boyle - Book Signing at DM Books 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. more info (advanced_event) Concrete Toronto Music 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 more info
05 / 26 (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) Toronto: A City Becoming - Photographs by Michael Awad, Scott Johnston and David Kaufman (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. more info
05 / 27 (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) Toronto: A City Becoming - Photographs by Michael Awad, Scott Johnston and David Kaufman (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. more info (advanced_event) Jordan Scott at the Free Speech Reading Series 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. more info (advanced_event) Barbara Kingsolver at TINARS 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 more info (advanced_event) Carmine Starnino, George Elliott Clarke and Kevin Fortnum Reading at Clinton's 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. more info
05 / 28 (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) Toronto: A City Becoming - Photographs by Michael Awad, Scott Johnston and David Kaufman (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. more info (advanced_event) Jan Rehner at Bayview Community Branch of TPL 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. more info (advanced_event) Pasha Malla at TINARS 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 more info (advanced_event) Jill Culiner at the Jewish Genealogical Society of 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. more info
05 / 29 (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) Toronto: A City Becoming - Photographs by Michael Awad, Scott Johnston and David Kaufman (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. more info (advanced_event) Launch for Murder in A-Major by Morley Torgov 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. more info (advanced_event) The Launch of I.V. Lounge Nights 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. more info (advanced_event) BookThug Spring Launch 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. more info
05 / 30 (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) Toronto: A City Becoming - Photographs by Michael Awad, Scott Johnston and David Kaufman (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. more info
05 / 31 (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) Toronto: A City Becoming - Photographs by Michael Awad, Scott Johnston and David Kaufman (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. more info
06 / 1 (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) Toronto: A City Becoming - Photographs by Michael Awad, Scott Johnston and David Kaufman (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. more info (advanced_event) Illustrations by Karen Patkau on Exhibit at the Yorkville Branch of the TPL 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. more info (advanced_event) Jacob McArthur Mooney at Elora Writers' Festival* 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... more info (advanced_event) Concrete Toronto Music 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 more info (advanced_event) Tina Grimberg at the Mosaic Festival 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. more info
06 / 2 (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) Toronto: A City Becoming - Photographs by Michael Awad, Scott Johnston and David Kaufman (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. more info (advanced_event) Illustrations by Karen Patkau on Exhibit at the Yorkville Branch of the TPL (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. more info
06 / 3 (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) Toronto: A City Becoming - Photographs by Michael Awad, Scott Johnston and David Kaufman (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. more info (advanced_event) Illustrations by Karen Patkau on Exhibit at the Yorkville Branch of the TPL (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. more info (advanced_event) Readings by Glen Dresser and Theanna Bischoff 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. more info (advanced_event) Exile Launch Featuring Gregory Betts, Nathan Whitlock, Joe Rosenblatt, Tanya Runyen, Zoe Whittall and Norman Snider 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, more info (advanced_event) Griffin Poetry Prize Shortlist Readings 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. more info (advanced_event) Esther Mazakian, Katia Grubisic and Rocco de Giacomo Reading at Clinton's 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. more info
06 / 4 (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 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 more info (advanced_event) Toronto: A City Becoming - Photographs by Michael Awad, Scott Johnston and David Kaufman (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. more info (advanced_event) Illustrations by Karen Patkau on Exhibit at the Yorkville Branch of the TPL (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. more info (advanced_event) Karen Patkau at the North York Branch of the TPL 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. more info (advanced_event) Canadian Jewish Book Awards 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. more info
06 / 5 (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) Toronto: A City Becoming - Photographs by Michael Awad, Scott Johnston and David Kaufman (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. more info (advanced_event) Illustrations by Karen Patkau on Exhibit at the Yorkville Branch of the TPL (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. more info (advanced_event) Cary Fagan Reading at Davenport Branch of TPL Start: 2:00 pm Cary Fagan, author of My New Shirt (Tundra Books), will be at the Davenport Branch of the Public Library on June 5 at 2:00 p.m. He will be reading and signing as part of the Canadian Family Magazine’s author event. more info (advanced_event) Launch for Branding Miss G__: Third Wave Feminists & The Media by Michelle Miller Start: 6:30 pm End: 9:00 pm The book launch for Branding Miss G__: Third Wave Feminists & The Media (Sumach Press) by Michelle Miller is on Thursday, June 5th from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. At the Free Times Cafe, 320 College Street, Toronto. Head to the launch to meet the author. The launch will feature musical guests, a panel discussion & refreshments. Michelle Miller earned her Master of Education from the University of Western Ontario and is currently a graduate student at the University of British Columbia where she is working on a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing. She has been a member of the Miss G__ project since 2004. more info (advanced_event) Launch for Karen Mac Cormack and Steve McCaffery Start: 7:00 pm The Chax Press launch for Slightly Left of Thinking by Steve McCaffery and Implexures by Karen Mac Cormack is at the Cameron House, (back room) 408 Queen Street West, Toronto. June 6, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. The event is hosted by BookThug. more info (advanced_event) Readings by Jaap Blonk, Adeena Karasick, Gary Barwin and Gregory Betts* Start: 7:30 pm The Grey Borders Reading Series presents a very special evening of theatrical, performative, political, andrevolutionary readings featuring an allstar international cast: Jaap Blonk (Netherlands) Adeena Karasick (New York) Gary Barwin and Gregory Betts (Hamilton and St. Catharines) Thursday 5 June 2008No cover, donations encouraged. Doors open at 7:30. Performances start at 8:00 sharp. Please join us for a very special literary evening at St. Catharines' centre of avant-garde activity, Niagara Artists' Centre, 354 St.Paul Street, St.Catharines. www.nac.org www.greyborders.blogspot.com For more on Jaap Blonk: http://www.jaapblonk.com/ For more on Adeena Karasick: http://www.adeenakarasick.com/ For more on Gary Barwin: http://hsclink.hillstrath.on.c... more info
06 / 6 (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) Toronto: A City Becoming - Photographs by Michael Awad, Scott Johnston and David Kaufman (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. more info (advanced_event) Illustrations by Karen Patkau on Exhibit at the Yorkville Branch of the TPL (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. more info (advanced_event) Bloody Words VIII Start: 2:00 pm Start: 06/06/2008 - 14:00 End: 06/08/2008 - 14:00 Bloody Words VIII, Canada’s largest gathering of mystery readers and writers, is on June 6 to 8 at the Eaton Centre Downtown Marriott Hotel. Guests of Honour at the event are Rosemary Aubert and Carolyn Hart. The MC is Anthony Bidulka. The winner of the Hammett Award will be announced at the Bloody Words Banquet. Visit the Bloody Words website for ticket information and for the conference schedule. more info (advanced_event) Toronto Noir: The Big Event Start: 7:00 pm Toronto Noir co-editor Nathaniel G. Moore hosts a night of readings with Peter Robinson, RM Vaughan and Andrew Pyper at the World's Biggest Book Store (20 Edward Street, Toronto). Andrew Pyper's fourth and latest novel, The Killing Circle, is slated for publication in August, 2008. Peter Robinson's next book is the nineteenth Inspector Banks novel, All the Colours of Darkness, set for an August, 2008 release. RM Vaughan's latest book is Troubled, published this spring by Coach House Books. The official Toronto Noir trailer is by Toronto artist Geoffrey Pugen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v... more info (advanced_event) Maxianne Berger, Jason Camlot and Alessandro Porco at the IV Lounge Reading Series Start: 8:00 pm Maxianne Berger (Dismantled Secrets, Wolsak and Wynn), Jason Camlot (The Debaucher, Insomniac Press) and Alessandro Porco (Augustine in Carthage, and Other Poems, ECW Press) are reading at the IV Lounge Reading Series, 326 Dundas Street West, across from the AGO, on Friday, June 6 at 8:00 p.m. more info
06 / 7 (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) Toronto: A City Becoming - Photographs by Michael Awad, Scott Johnston and David Kaufman (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. more info (advanced_event) Illustrations by Karen Patkau on Exhibit at the Yorkville Branch of the TPL (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. more info (advanced_event) Bloody Words VIII (all day) Start: 06/06/2008 - 14:00 End: 06/08/2008 - 14:00 Bloody Words VIII, Canada’s largest gathering of mystery readers and writers, is on June 6 to 8 at the Eaton Centre Downtown Marriott Hotel. Guests of Honour at the event are Rosemary Aubert and Carolyn Hart. The MC is Anthony Bidulka. The winner of the Hammett Award will be announced at the Bloody Words Banquet. Visit the Bloody Words website for ticket information and for the conference schedule. more info (advanced_event) Toronto Small Press Book Fair Start: 12:00 pm End: 5:00 pm Sky Gilbert, Tara-Michelle Ziniuk, and Anna Camilleri headline the Toronto Small Press Book Fair The Toronto Small Press Book Fair celebrates its 21st birthday at the Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre on Saturday, June 7. From noon to 5:00 p.m. publishers, writers and fans and friends of Canada's small presses will gather at the JCC to support a long-standing tradition on the Canadian literary scene. Small presses of every size, from the micro to the not-so-tiny will have for sale all kinds of books, chapbooks and zines that offer a different perspective and a chance for readers to step outside the mainstream. more info (advanced_event) George A. Walker at The Porcupine's Quill* Start: 1:00 pm End: 5:00 pm George A. Walker (Images from the Neocerebellum) will be at The Porcupine's Quill on Saturday, June 7 from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. to demonstrate the art of wood engraving. Head to The Porcupine's Quill in Erin, Ontario for an open studio, demonstration and artist print sales. more info (advanced_event) Elyse Friedman, Pasha Malla and Caroline Adderson at the Festival of the Short Story at Luminato Start: 2:00 pm Elyse Friedman (Long Story Short, Anansi) and Pasha Malla (The Withdrawal Method, Anansi) will read from their fiction and discuss their craft at the Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge Street, On Saturday, June 7 at 2:00 p.m. The event is moderated by Caroline Adderson (Pleased to Meet You, Thomas Allen). It is part of the Luminato Short Story Festival. Visit the Luminato website for the authors' bios and for a full schedule of the Short Story Festival. more info
06 / 8 (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)