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« Tuesday June 03, 2008 »
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(advanced_event) 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. (advanced_event) 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 (advanced_event) 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. (advanced_event) Illustrations by Karen Patkau on Exhibit at the Yorkville Branch of the TPL Start: 10:00 am End: 6:00 pm 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. (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. (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, (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. (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.

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