Events

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.

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.

This summer, Toronto's most idiosyncratic secondhand bookshop, The Monkey's Paw, hosts an unprecedented site-specific group art show: The Monkey's Paw Section Label Project. At the invitation of co-curators Stephen Fowler and Kerri Reid, 13 local artists will respond visually to the cultural content of an entire bookstore by creating (very small) section labels for all 52 subject categories throughout the shop.

Who:
Stephen APPLEBY-BARR
Katie BETHUNE-LEAMEN
Diane BORSATO
Shary BOYLE
Nicole COLLINS
Nicholas DI GENOVA
Kristan HORTON
Michael MARANDA
Olia MISHCHENKO
Jenn MURPHY
Lauchie REID
Derek SULLIVAN
Jacob WHIBLEY

The Masala! Mehndi! Masti! DesiLit Writers’ Stage focuses on the work of writers (fiction, poetry, non-fiction), storytellers and spoken word artists.

The stage will be open on July 26th and July 27th and will have programming for adults and children, including interactive writing activities for all ages, stellar performances and lots of contest giveaways. Check out the Toronto Women's Bookstore and the Writers' and Reader's tables.

Sunday, July 27th
12:00-1:00: Dipak Mazumdar, Meena Chopra, Cheryl Antao-Xavier, Rashmee Karnad-Jani, Zohra Zoberi, Priti Dhamane
1:15-1:45: Sarena Parmar, Nitin Deckha
1:50-2:40: Live participatory writing activity
2:45-3:15: Taima Silk –the amazing children’s storyteller

Coach House Books will be part of this year's Hillside Festival, the Guelph area's largest outdoor music festival. Coach House will have authors reading alongside such great musical acts as The Sadies, Hawksley Workman and the Cowboy Junkies.

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.

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.

This summer, Toronto's most idiosyncratic secondhand bookshop, The Monkey's Paw, hosts an unprecedented site-specific group art show: The Monkey's Paw Section Label Project. At the invitation of co-curators Stephen Fowler and Kerri Reid, 13 local artists will respond visually to the cultural content of an entire bookstore by creating (very small) section labels for all 52 subject categories throughout the shop.

Who:
Stephen APPLEBY-BARR
Katie BETHUNE-LEAMEN
Diane BORSATO
Shary BOYLE
Nicole COLLINS
Nicholas DI GENOVA
Kristan HORTON
Michael MARANDA
Olia MISHCHENKO
Jenn MURPHY
Lauchie REID
Derek SULLIVAN
Jacob WHIBLEY

The TAXI Project is a play about freedom of expression, home and exile. It is an initiative of PEN Canada and the Art for Real Change Collective. The TAXI Project is an original play that explores issues of freedom of expression and the complex realities of living in exile.

Written by four members of PEN Canada's Writers in Exile Program (Emma Beltran, Martha Kuwee Kumsa, Sheng Xue, and Goran Simic) the play follows four characters forced to leave their home countries and the struggle to create a new life in Canada.

Following the play will be a reading and discussion by members of the Writers in Exile Program.

Daytime performances will be accompanied by an interactive workshop and will be attended predominantly by youth.

PERFORMANCE DATE: July 28th - August 9th

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.

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.

This summer, Toronto's most idiosyncratic secondhand bookshop, The Monkey's Paw, hosts an unprecedented site-specific group art show: The Monkey's Paw Section Label Project. At the invitation of co-curators Stephen Fowler and Kerri Reid, 13 local artists will respond visually to the cultural content of an entire bookstore by creating (very small) section labels for all 52 subject categories throughout the shop.

Who:
Stephen APPLEBY-BARR
Katie BETHUNE-LEAMEN
Diane BORSATO
Shary BOYLE
Nicole COLLINS
Nicholas DI GENOVA
Kristan HORTON
Michael MARANDA
Olia MISHCHENKO
Jenn MURPHY
Lauchie REID
Derek SULLIVAN
Jacob WHIBLEY

The TAXI Project is a play about freedom of expression, home and exile. It is an initiative of PEN Canada and the Art for Real Change Collective. The TAXI Project is an original play that explores issues of freedom of expression and the complex realities of living in exile.

Written by four members of PEN Canada's Writers in Exile Program (Emma Beltran, Martha Kuwee Kumsa, Sheng Xue, and Goran Simic) the play follows four characters forced to leave their home countries and the struggle to create a new life in Canada.

Following the play will be a reading and discussion by members of the Writers in Exile Program.

Daytime performances will be accompanied by an interactive workshop and will be attended predominantly by youth.

PERFORMANCE DATE: July 28th - August 9th

OmahaRisinG (Eudysia, Mimp Yob), James Dewar (Forbidden Tree, Go ForWords Publishing) and Karen Petersen are reading at The Art Bar Poetry Series at Clinton's (693 Bloor Street West, Toronto) on July 29 at 8:00 p.m. Admission is free, donations are appreciated. For more info go to http://www.artbar.org/.

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.

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.

This summer, Toronto's most idiosyncratic secondhand bookshop, The Monkey's Paw, hosts an unprecedented site-specific group art show: The Monkey's Paw Section Label Project. At the invitation of co-curators Stephen Fowler and Kerri Reid, 13 local artists will respond visually to the cultural content of an entire bookstore by creating (very small) section labels for all 52 subject categories throughout the shop.

Who:
Stephen APPLEBY-BARR
Katie BETHUNE-LEAMEN
Diane BORSATO
Shary BOYLE
Nicole COLLINS
Nicholas DI GENOVA
Kristan HORTON
Michael MARANDA
Olia MISHCHENKO
Jenn MURPHY
Lauchie REID
Derek SULLIVAN
Jacob WHIBLEY

The TAXI Project is a play about freedom of expression, home and exile. It is an initiative of PEN Canada and the Art for Real Change Collective. The TAXI Project is an original play that explores issues of freedom of expression and the complex realities of living in exile.

Written by four members of PEN Canada's Writers in Exile Program (Emma Beltran, Martha Kuwee Kumsa, Sheng Xue, and Goran Simic) the play follows four characters forced to leave their home countries and the struggle to create a new life in Canada.

Following the play will be a reading and discussion by members of the Writers in Exile Program.

Daytime performances will be accompanied by an interactive workshop and will be attended predominantly by youth.

PERFORMANCE DATE: July 28th - August 9th

SheDoesTheCity.com is hosting an evening of readings with Globe and Mail Style Editor, Sheree-Lee Olson, author of Sailor Girl (The Porcupine's Quill) and Globe and Mail Life Columnist, Claudia Dey, author of Stunt (Coach House Books). Ship Disturbers is "a reading series about young women who aren't afraid to rock the boat."

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.

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.

This summer, Toronto's most idiosyncratic secondhand bookshop, The Monkey's Paw, hosts an unprecedented site-specific group art show: The Monkey's Paw Section Label Project. At the invitation of co-curators Stephen Fowler and Kerri Reid, 13 local artists will respond visually to the cultural content of an entire bookstore by creating (very small) section labels for all 52 subject categories throughout the shop.

Who:
Stephen APPLEBY-BARR
Katie BETHUNE-LEAMEN
Diane BORSATO
Shary BOYLE
Nicole COLLINS
Nicholas DI GENOVA
Kristan HORTON
Michael MARANDA
Olia MISHCHENKO
Jenn MURPHY
Lauchie REID
Derek SULLIVAN
Jacob WHIBLEY

The TAXI Project is a play about freedom of expression, home and exile. It is an initiative of PEN Canada and the Art for Real Change Collective. The TAXI Project is an original play that explores issues of freedom of expression and the complex realities of living in exile.

Written by four members of PEN Canada's Writers in Exile Program (Emma Beltran, Martha Kuwee Kumsa, Sheng Xue, and Goran Simic) the play follows four characters forced to leave their home countries and the struggle to create a new life in Canada.

Following the play will be a reading and discussion by members of the Writers in Exile Program.

Daytime performances will be accompanied by an interactive workshop and will be attended predominantly by youth.

PERFORMANCE DATE: July 28th - August 9th

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.

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.

This summer, Toronto's most idiosyncratic secondhand bookshop, The Monkey's Paw, hosts an unprecedented site-specific group art show: The Monkey's Paw Section Label Project. At the invitation of co-curators Stephen Fowler and Kerri Reid, 13 local artists will respond visually to the cultural content of an entire bookstore by creating (very small) section labels for all 52 subject categories throughout the shop.

Who:
Stephen APPLEBY-BARR
Katie BETHUNE-LEAMEN
Diane BORSATO
Shary BOYLE
Nicole COLLINS
Nicholas DI GENOVA
Kristan HORTON
Michael MARANDA
Olia MISHCHENKO
Jenn MURPHY
Lauchie REID
Derek SULLIVAN
Jacob WHIBLEY

The TAXI Project is a play about freedom of expression, home and exile. It is an initiative of PEN Canada and the Art for Real Change Collective. The TAXI Project is an original play that explores issues of freedom of expression and the complex realities of living in exile.

Written by four members of PEN Canada's Writers in Exile Program (Emma Beltran, Martha Kuwee Kumsa, Sheng Xue, and Goran Simic) the play follows four characters forced to leave their home countries and the struggle to create a new life in Canada.

Following the play will be a reading and discussion by members of the Writers in Exile Program.

Daytime performances will be accompanied by an interactive workshop and will be attended predominantly by youth.

PERFORMANCE DATE: July 28th - August 9th

Gil Adamson (The Outlander, House of Anansi Press), Dayle Furlong (Open Slowly, Tightrope Books) and Mary Lou Soutar-Hynes (Travelling Light, Seraphim Editions) are reading at the IV Lounge Reading Series at 326 Dundas Street West (across from the AGO), Toronto. On Friday, August 1 at 8:00 p.m.

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.

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.

This summer, Toronto's most idiosyncratic secondhand bookshop, The Monkey's Paw, hosts an unprecedented site-specific group art show: The Monkey's Paw Section Label Project. At the invitation of co-curators Stephen Fowler and Kerri Reid, 13 local artists will respond visually to the cultural content of an entire bookstore by creating (very small) section labels for all 52 subject categories throughout the shop.

Who:
Stephen APPLEBY-BARR
Katie BETHUNE-LEAMEN
Diane BORSATO
Shary BOYLE
Nicole COLLINS
Nicholas DI GENOVA
Kristan HORTON
Michael MARANDA
Olia MISHCHENKO
Jenn MURPHY
Lauchie REID
Derek SULLIVAN
Jacob WHIBLEY

The TAXI Project is a play about freedom of expression, home and exile. It is an initiative of PEN Canada and the Art for Real Change Collective. The TAXI Project is an original play that explores issues of freedom of expression and the complex realities of living in exile.

Written by four members of PEN Canada's Writers in Exile Program (Emma Beltran, Martha Kuwee Kumsa, Sheng Xue, and Goran Simic) the play follows four characters forced to leave their home countries and the struggle to create a new life in Canada.

Following the play will be a reading and discussion by members of the Writers in Exile Program.

Daytime performances will be accompanied by an interactive workshop and will be attended predominantly by youth.

PERFORMANCE DATE: July 28th - August 9th

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.

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.

This summer, Toronto's most idiosyncratic secondhand bookshop, The Monkey's Paw, hosts an unprecedented site-specific group art show: The Monkey's Paw Section Label Project. At the invitation of co-curators Stephen Fowler and Kerri Reid, 13 local artists will respond visually to the cultural content of an entire bookstore by creating (very small) section labels for all 52 subject categories throughout the shop.

Who:
Stephen APPLEBY-BARR
Katie BETHUNE-LEAMEN
Diane BORSATO
Shary BOYLE
Nicole COLLINS
Nicholas DI GENOVA
Kristan HORTON
Michael MARANDA
Olia MISHCHENKO
Jenn MURPHY
Lauchie REID
Derek SULLIVAN
Jacob WHIBLEY

The TAXI Project is a play about freedom of expression, home and exile. It is an initiative of PEN Canada and the Art for Real Change Collective. The TAXI Project is an original play that explores issues of freedom of expression and the complex realities of living in exile.

Written by four members of PEN Canada's Writers in Exile Program (Emma Beltran, Martha Kuwee Kumsa, Sheng Xue, and Goran Simic) the play follows four characters forced to leave their home countries and the struggle to create a new life in Canada.

Following the play will be a reading and discussion by members of the Writers in Exile Program.

Daytime performances will be accompanied by an interactive workshop and will be attended predominantly by youth.

PERFORMANCE DATE: July 28th - August 9th

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.

This summer, Toronto's most idiosyncratic secondhand bookshop, The Monkey's Paw, hosts an unprecedented site-specific group art show: The Monkey's Paw Section Label Project. At the invitation of co-curators Stephen Fowler and Kerri Reid, 13 local artists will respond visually to the cultural content of an entire bookstore by creating (very small) section labels for all 52 subject categories throughout the shop.

Who:
Stephen APPLEBY-BARR
Katie BETHUNE-LEAMEN
Diane BORSATO
Shary BOYLE
Nicole COLLINS
Nicholas DI GENOVA
Kristan HORTON
Michael MARANDA
Olia MISHCHENKO
Jenn MURPHY
Lauchie REID
Derek SULLIVAN
Jacob WHIBLEY

The TAXI Project is a play about freedom of expression, home and exile. It is an initiative of PEN Canada and the Art for Real Change Collective. The TAXI Project is an original play that explores issues of freedom of expression and the complex realities of living in exile.

Written by four members of PEN Canada's Writers in Exile Program (Emma Beltran, Martha Kuwee Kumsa, Sheng Xue, and Goran Simic) the play follows four characters forced to leave their home countries and the struggle to create a new life in Canada.

Following the play will be a reading and discussion by members of the Writers in Exile Program.

Daytime performances will be accompanied by an interactive workshop and will be attended predominantly by youth.

PERFORMANCE DATE: July 28th - August 9th

Lisa Forrest (To the Eaves, BlazeVox Books), Catherine Graham (The Red Element, Insomniac Press) and Nathan Whitlock (A Week of This: A Novel in Seven Days, ECW Press, 2008) are reading at the Strong Words Reading Series at the Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen Street West, Toronto. On Monday, August 4 at 7:30.

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.

This summer, Toronto's most idiosyncratic secondhand bookshop, The Monkey's Paw, hosts an unprecedented site-specific group art show: The Monkey's Paw Section Label Project. At the invitation of co-curators Stephen Fowler and Kerri Reid, 13 local artists will respond visually to the cultural content of an entire bookstore by creating (very small) section labels for all 52 subject categories throughout the shop.

Who:
Stephen APPLEBY-BARR
Katie BETHUNE-LEAMEN
Diane BORSATO
Shary BOYLE
Nicole COLLINS
Nicholas DI GENOVA
Kristan HORTON
Michael MARANDA
Olia MISHCHENKO
Jenn MURPHY
Lauchie REID
Derek SULLIVAN
Jacob WHIBLEY

The TAXI Project is a play about freedom of expression, home and exile. It is an initiative of PEN Canada and the Art for Real Change Collective. The TAXI Project is an original play that explores issues of freedom of expression and the complex realities of living in exile.

Written by four members of PEN Canada's Writers in Exile Program (Emma Beltran, Martha Kuwee Kumsa, Sheng Xue, and Goran Simic) the play follows four characters forced to leave their home countries and the struggle to create a new life in Canada.

Following the play will be a reading and discussion by members of the Writers in Exile Program.

Daytime performances will be accompanied by an interactive workshop and will be attended predominantly by youth.

PERFORMANCE DATE: July 28th - August 9th

Funny things happen when you're backpacking alone around the world! Now imagine doing and seeing it all from my blue wheelchair.

My book of adventures on four wheels is an entertaining new twist on the iconic North American backpacker.

Travels in a Blue Chair - Alaska to Zambia, Ushuaia to Uluru by Walt Balenovich

I have found myself in some amazing, funny and harrowing situations, with only my wits, smile, blue chair and the friends I met along the way to help me through. I have spent a great part of my life exploring the world and meeting the people on it, alone, in my blue chair.

Robert Earl Stewart, Susan Helwig (Pink Purse Girl, Wolsak and Wynn) and Irene Marques (Wearing Glasses of Water, TSAR Publications) are reading at The Art Bar Poetry Series at Clinton's (693 Bloor Street West, Toronto) on August 5 at 8:00 p.m. Admission is free, donations are appreciated.

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.

This summer, Toronto's most idiosyncratic secondhand bookshop, The Monkey's Paw, hosts an unprecedented site-specific group art show: The Monkey's Paw Section Label Project. At the invitation of co-curators Stephen Fowler and Kerri Reid, 13 local artists will respond visually to the cultural content of an entire bookstore by creating (very small) section labels for all 52 subject categories throughout the shop.

Who:
Stephen APPLEBY-BARR
Katie BETHUNE-LEAMEN
Diane BORSATO
Shary BOYLE
Nicole COLLINS
Nicholas DI GENOVA
Kristan HORTON
Michael MARANDA
Olia MISHCHENKO
Jenn MURPHY
Lauchie REID
Derek SULLIVAN
Jacob WHIBLEY

The TAXI Project is a play about freedom of expression, home and exile. It is an initiative of PEN Canada and the Art for Real Change Collective. The TAXI Project is an original play that explores issues of freedom of expression and the complex realities of living in exile.

Written by four members of PEN Canada's Writers in Exile Program (Emma Beltran, Martha Kuwee Kumsa, Sheng Xue, and Goran Simic) the play follows four characters forced to leave their home countries and the struggle to create a new life in Canada.

Following the play will be a reading and discussion by members of the Writers in Exile Program.

Daytime performances will be accompanied by an interactive workshop and will be attended predominantly by youth.

PERFORMANCE DATE: July 28th - August 9th

The 3-Day Novel Contest is a literary institution and a rite-of-passage for writers that has happened every Labour Day Weekend since 1977. It was born in Vancouver, but now hundreds of writers from around the globe compete for the top prize of publication.

Help celebrate the launch of the latest 3-Day Novel Contest winner and help cheer on potential entrants to the upcoming marathon. John Kupferschmidt will read from In the Garden of Men, his winning entry to the 30th Annual International 3-Day Novel Contest, and he and the 3-Day team will answer questions on how to survive and thrive during this notorious literary challenge.

The Beguiling presents the official Canadian launch party for the new graphic novel The Apocalipstix by Toronto’s own Ray Fawkes and Cameron Stewart. Celebrate the book's release with the book's authors as well as great music, live bands, door prizes, and much more! The event is All Ages (with wristbands for older folks that might like to imbibe) and FREE! At Revival Bar, 783 College (at Shaw), Toronto on Wednesday, August 6 at 8:00 p.m.

For more details, go to the event listing on Facebook.

What storms were brewing within the heart of New Orleans before Hurricane Ivan rolled into town? To celebrate the launch of her remarkable new novel about such tempests, Babylon Rolling (Knopf Canada), Amanda Boyden will have a dynamic on-stage conversation with celebrated author Alissa York. – A This Is Not A Reading Series event presented by Pages Books & Magazines, Knopf Canada and EYE WEEKLY.

Gladstone Hotel Ballroom, 1214 Queen St West, Toronto
Wednesday, August 6; 8:30pm (doors 8pm) free

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.

This summer, Toronto's most idiosyncratic secondhand bookshop, The Monkey's Paw, hosts an unprecedented site-specific group art show: The Monkey's Paw Section Label Project. At the invitation of co-curators Stephen Fowler and Kerri Reid, 13 local artists will respond visually to the cultural content of an entire bookstore by creating (very small) section labels for all 52 subject categories throughout the shop.

Who:
Stephen APPLEBY-BARR
Katie BETHUNE-LEAMEN
Diane BORSATO
Shary BOYLE
Nicole COLLINS
Nicholas DI GENOVA
Kristan HORTON
Michael MARANDA
Olia MISHCHENKO
Jenn MURPHY
Lauchie REID
Derek SULLIVAN
Jacob WHIBLEY

The TAXI Project is a play about freedom of expression, home and exile. It is an initiative of PEN Canada and the Art for Real Change Collective. The TAXI Project is an original play that explores issues of freedom of expression and the complex realities of living in exile.

Written by four members of PEN Canada's Writers in Exile Program (Emma Beltran, Martha Kuwee Kumsa, Sheng Xue, and Goran Simic) the play follows four characters forced to leave their home countries and the struggle to create a new life in Canada.

Following the play will be a reading and discussion by members of the Writers in Exile Program.

Daytime performances will be accompanied by an interactive workshop and will be attended predominantly by youth.

PERFORMANCE DATE: July 28th - August 9th

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.

This summer, Toronto's most idiosyncratic secondhand bookshop, The Monkey's Paw, hosts an unprecedented site-specific group art show: The Monkey's Paw Section Label Project. At the invitation of co-curators Stephen Fowler and Kerri Reid, 13 local artists will respond visually to the cultural content of an entire bookstore by creating (very small) section labels for all 52 subject categories throughout the shop.

Who:
Stephen APPLEBY-BARR
Katie BETHUNE-LEAMEN
Diane BORSATO
Shary BOYLE
Nicole COLLINS
Nicholas DI GENOVA
Kristan HORTON
Michael MARANDA
Olia MISHCHENKO
Jenn MURPHY
Lauchie REID
Derek SULLIVAN
Jacob WHIBLEY

The TAXI Project is a play about freedom of expression, home and exile. It is an initiative of PEN Canada and the Art for Real Change Collective. The TAXI Project is an original play that explores issues of freedom of expression and the complex realities of living in exile.

Written by four members of PEN Canada's Writers in Exile Program (Emma Beltran, Martha Kuwee Kumsa, Sheng Xue, and Goran Simic) the play follows four characters forced to leave their home countries and the struggle to create a new life in Canada.

Following the play will be a reading and discussion by members of the Writers in Exile Program.

Daytime performances will be accompanied by an interactive workshop and will be attended predominantly by youth.

PERFORMANCE DATE: July 28th - August 9th

The Doug Wright Awards for Canadian Cartooning is pleased to announce that Lynn Johnston, the award-winning cartoonist behind the long-running strip For Better or For Worse, will be the guest of honour at their 2008 awards ceremony. During which time, she will be inducted into the "Giants of the North"; the Canadian Cartoonists' Hall of Fame. The evening will feature a career retrospective, moderated Q+A and signing session.

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.

This summer, Toronto's most idiosyncratic secondhand bookshop, The Monkey's Paw, hosts an unprecedented site-specific group art show: The Monkey's Paw Section Label Project. At the invitation of co-curators Stephen Fowler and Kerri Reid, 13 local artists will respond visually to the cultural content of an entire bookstore by creating (very small) section labels for all 52 subject categories throughout the shop.

Who:
Stephen APPLEBY-BARR
Katie BETHUNE-LEAMEN
Diane BORSATO
Shary BOYLE
Nicole COLLINS
Nicholas DI GENOVA
Kristan HORTON
Michael MARANDA
Olia MISHCHENKO
Jenn MURPHY
Lauchie REID
Derek SULLIVAN
Jacob WHIBLEY

The TAXI Project is a play about freedom of expression, home and exile. It is an initiative of PEN Canada and the Art for Real Change Collective. The TAXI Project is an original play that explores issues of freedom of expression and the complex realities of living in exile.

Written by four members of PEN Canada's Writers in Exile Program (Emma Beltran, Martha Kuwee Kumsa, Sheng Xue, and Goran Simic) the play follows four characters forced to leave their home countries and the struggle to create a new life in Canada.

Following the play will be a reading and discussion by members of the Writers in Exile Program.

Daytime performances will be accompanied by an interactive workshop and will be attended predominantly by youth.

PERFORMANCE DATE: July 28th - August 9th

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.

This summer, Toronto's most idiosyncratic secondhand bookshop, The Monkey's Paw, hosts an unprecedented site-specific group art show: The Monkey's Paw Section Label Project. At the invitation of co-curators Stephen Fowler and Kerri Reid, 13 local artists will respond visually to the cultural content of an entire bookstore by creating (very small) section labels for all 52 subject categories throughout the shop.

Who:
Stephen APPLEBY-BARR
Katie BETHUNE-LEAMEN
Diane BORSATO
Shary BOYLE
Nicole COLLINS
Nicholas DI GENOVA
Kristan HORTON
Michael MARANDA
Olia MISHCHENKO
Jenn MURPHY
Lauchie REID
Derek SULLIVAN
Jacob WHIBLEY

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.

Head to the Word on the Street in Kitchener to meet Tundra authors Ed Butts (SOS: Stories of Survival), Marthe Jocelyn (Ready For series). On Sunday, September 28 from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Victoria Park in Kitchener.

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.

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.

Canadian Notes & Queries, The New Quarterly and Pages Books and Magazines present 'Salon des Refuses,' a literary discussion at Toronto's Gladstone Hotel, featuring panelists Mike Barnes, Heather Birrell (I know you are but what am I?), Sharon English (Zero Gravity), Adrian Michael Kelly (Down Sterling Road) and CNQ editor, Daniel Wells. Moderated by Kim Jernigan of TNQ. The launch is a This Is Not A Reading Series event presented by Pages Books & Magazines, Biblioasis, and EYE WEEKLY.

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.

Maggie Helwig (Girls Fall Down, Coach House Books), Stuart Ross (I Cut My Finger, Anvil Press), Tanis Rideout and Terry Trowbridge are reading at Four Triple Five Living Arts Space in Niagara Falls on August 14 at 7:00 p.m. as part of the Virus Reading Series. Music will be provided by Jim Slominski and his band.

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.

Katia Grubisic (What if Red Ran Out, Goose Lane Editions), Dane Swan and Peter Unwin (The Wolf's Head: Writing Lake Superior, Cormorant Books) are reading at the IV Lounge Reading Series at 326 Dundas Street West, Toronto. Friday, August 15 at 8:00 p.m. Admission is free.

The Porcupine's Quill is celebrating thirty-five years at 68 Main Street in Erin Village on Saturday, August 16th and Sunday, August 17th. Stop by the c. 1890 building for a self-guided tour and for demonstrations of book printing and binding equipment, both antiquated and modern. Guided tours of the village will leave from 68 Main Street at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.