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Introducing, Jack and Holly, Early Learning for Children

Author: Christina - Published 2011-04-18 17:50 - (4099 Reads)

The animated Jack & Holly series is a charming blend of real and fantasy. It is written by Julianne Martin and Jezz Wright and moderated by teachers, parents and pre-school children themselves. Proceeds go to children's charities and all products are NFP orientated. The series was originally produced by Blockhouse TV, U.K.


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Crime Writers of Canada Awards event, Thursday, 28 April, 2011

Author: Christina - Published 2011-04-18 17:31 - (4359 Reads)
Crime Writers of Canada presents

Canadian Mysteries & Thrillers are winners

the announcement of the finalists for Canada’s premier Crime Fiction

Learn what greatness is in store in 2011 from Canadian writers coast to coast!

When:
Thursday, April 28th at 7 p.m.
Where:
Main reception room of Pointe-Claire Public Library
100 Douglas-Shand Avenue
Pointe-Claire (Québec) H9R 4V1
Telephone:
514-630-1261
Web site:
http://www.crimewriterscanada.com



Book Launch: The Meaning of Children, by Beverly Akerman. Exile Editions

Author: Christina - Published 2011-04-18 15:41 - (3863 Reads)

“Akerman holds up our greatest fears, not to dwell on them, but to marvel at our commitment to life, especially to passing it on to others.” Ann Chudobiak, The Montreal Gazette

“This isn’t the invented childhood of imagination and wonderment.” Katie Hewitt, The Globe & Mail


Online author interview on Fictionaut
http://bit.ly/f5fAJZ
Book reviews
http://bit.ly/hpdqYD
http://bit.ly/ex4zD8
Blog
http://beverlyakermanmscwriter.blogspot.com
Forthcoming

Montreal book launch:

Thursday, April 28th at Westmount’s Nicholas Hoare Books, Greene Avenue, from 6 to 8 pm.

Persephone Productions presents Mary's Wedding, April 28th to May 7th 2011

Author: Christina - Published 2011-04-17 22:29 - (4793 Reads)
Montreal Premiere

Mary's Wedding

by Stephen Massicotte

First World War love story told through a dream.
When Mary and Charlie, filled with passion, vulnerability and the impulsiveness of youth, unexpectedly find one another sheltering in a barn during a thunderstorm, a tentative love is born. But the year is 1914, and Mary and Charlie must surrender their love and their fate to the uncertainties of their tumultuous times. Stephen Massicotte’s two-character play was the winner of the full-length category in the 2000 Alberta Playwrighting competition.

Persephone Productions, brings Mary’s Wedding by Stephen Massicotte to Jean Valacourt Studio Theatre from April 28th to May 7th 2011. The two characters in Mary’s Wedding are performed by Persephone veteran Dustin Ruck (remembered fo his excellent portrayal of Fluellen in Henry V) as Charlie Edwards and recent Dawson graduate Allison Busner who plays both, the titular Mary and Charlie’s commanding Officer Sergeant Flowers.

VENUE
Jean Valacourt Studio Theatre, Conservatoire de musique et d’art dramatique, 4750, Henri-Julien, (Métro Mont-Royal)
BOX OFFICE
514-790-1245 (or 1-855-790-1245)
http://www.admission.com

Introducing a debut book of poems, Just Words, Sharing my Heart, Aileen Lebofsky

Author: Christina - Published 2011-04-05 09:58 - (8662 Reads)

Just Words…Sharing My Heart:


Poetry is passion, and it is this passion that I have the privilege of sharing with you, dear reader. I hope that you experience the same joy reading the poems in this, my first book of poetry, as I did in writing them. Born and raised in Montreal, I attended Dawson College and Concordia University in the 1970s and 1980s. I have been writing poetry since the age of 13, while navigating the hallways and annexes of Wagar High School. I am a member of the Quebec Writers’ Federation, the Canadian Authors Association and the Invisible Cities Network.

Please visit: http://aileen-lebofsky.blogspot.com




Introducing: Song of the Silk Road, by Mingmei Yip, from Kensington Books

Author: Christina - Published 2011-03-25 17:14 - (5422 Reads)
The novel, Song of the Silk Road, from Kensington Books, will be released on April 1, 2011!

Song of the Silk Road is a romantic adventure on China’s fabled route with the lure of a three million dollar reward.


As a girl growing up in Hong Kong, Lily Lin was captivated by photographs of the Silk Road and its desert, its long, lonely vistas and shifting sand dunes. Now living in New York, Lily is struggling to finish her great Asian American novel when she receives an astonishing offer. An aunt she never knew existed will pay Lily a huge sum to travel the Silk Road and across the dangerous Taklamakan desert and to carry out a series of tasks...

Please visit:
http://www.mingmeiyip.com
http://www.kensingtonbooks.com


CD Launch, Monday, March 28, 2011 Kimberly Bourgeois and the dreamtime

Author: Christina - Published 2011-03-25 10:58 - (6948 Reads)
You are cordially invited to attend my CD launch
Monday, 28 March, 2011.
O Patro Vys
356 Mont-Royal, Montreal.
Metro Mont-Royal
7:00 p.m.
An R.S.V.P would be most appreciated. Hope to see you there! Kimberly

Kimberly has often performed with Invisible Cities Network. Listen to her music, poetry and dreamtime reveries at: http://www.myspace.com/kimberlyandthedreamtime


Time to listen to DREAMTIME

Book Launch UNREPENTANT, by Kevin Annett. Monday, 21 March, 2011

Author: Christina - Published 2011-03-05 18:48 - (5131 Reads)

Book Launch, discussion with author Kevin Annett


Back from his European and UK speaking tour, Canadian author, activist, and whistleblower Kevin Annett is coming to Montreal. Also an award-winning filmmaker, Kevin Annett will read from his new book, UNREPENTANT: DISROBING THE EMPEROR. Come see, hear, and meet the man who first exposed the dark secrets of church-and-state-run residential schools and changed the history of Canada.


More information and free download
http://hiddennolonger.com
Follow on Twitter
http://twitter.com/#!/hiddennolonger

Date:
Monday, 21 March. 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Location
Atwater Library & Computer Centre
1200 Atwater, second floor auditorium
Montreal, Quebec. (Atwater Metro)

This event is free and open to the general public. Everyone is welcome.

Performance: The Unsettlers and Bad Uncle, Friday March 4th, 2011

Author: Christina - Published 2011-03-05 17:22 - (8777 Reads)

The Unsettlers and Bad Uncle


Come wrap yourself in these two tentacles of the Unsettlers' rambling octopus. Folk Noir Cabaret with The Unsettlers and Baroque Polkabilly, courtesy of Bad Uncle. Twists, turns and contortions featuring The Creature and various circus miscreants.

Come feast your ears and eyes
Friday, March 4th. Katacombes: doors 9pm, show 10pm, 1635 boul. St. Laurent, Montreal.


Booking:
theunsettlersbooking at gmail.com
Website:
http://www.theunsettlers.ca

Inaugural Montréal Arts Interactive Showcase, Saturday, March 4, 2006

Author: Christina - Published 2011-03-04 21:57 - (1058 Reads)

Inaugural Montréal Arts Interactive Showcase


The launch of the wordswrittenwrite.com website at the new Mainline Theatre in the heart of the Plateau is the impetus for several groups within the arts community to get together to show their wares to the public and local businesses.

The purpose of the event is to highlight arts networks in Montreal for those interested in local work, while also enjoying a unique Business Networking opportunity.

M.A.S.T. (The Montreal Alternative Season of Theatre), The Invisible Cities Artists’ Network, and Dum Blond Productions (the producers of Sex in La Cité) have joined forces at this information session, networking opportunity, and arts fair presented by wordswrittenwrite.com - a new business tool and communications service.

Meet Gabrielle Soskin, Director of Persephone Productions, who will be talking about her hot new play, PRODIGY. Details at:
http://www.invisiblecitiesnetwork.org/tiki-read_article.php?articleId=95

Organisers hope to hold these events on a regular basis and to see them grow with increasing public involvement. Those interested in contacting any of the artist’s networks involved can find out more at the following web site

http://www.wordswrittenwrite.com/tiki-index.php

It's all happening at:

Mainline Theatre. 3997 St. Laurent Blvd.(upstairs). Montreal. Saturday, March 4th. 5pm to 7pm Contact David Cox:

Donations for the Children’s Wish Foundation will be accepted at this Event.

ELAN invites all Quebec artists and writers to fill out an ONLINE SURVEY

Author: Christina - Published 2011-02-14 16:33 - (4214 Reads)

The English-Language Arts Network launched a survey last week to gather information about the lives and needs of English-speaking artists and cultural workers in Quebec.

It's just 28 questions and takes about 10 minutes to fill out. Your experience is of great importance to help us understand the diversity of culture and conditions in Quebec.

Furthermore, any help you can offer in attracting input from other artists/cultural workers is equally valuable. I am hoping you will encourage your contacts and networks to participate, or help me to reach other organizations/networks that can offer similar assistance.


Please go to
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS NETWORK
http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22BTLL27LV9

Introducing the book: Letters to a Young Therapist, by Vincenzo Di Nicola,

Author: Christina - Published 2011-02-10 20:29 - (5454 Reads)

Di Nicola is a true master of constructive inquiry, synthesis, and brilliant creativity. Memorable aphorisms leap from every page of this very wise, thoughtful, and beautifully written book in which the healing process of discovering and making meaning to help reorder the minds and lives of troubled persons is clarified. I highly recommend this book for all those who are or who would be therapists.

Armando Favazza, MD, MPH, Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry, University of Missouri-Columbia. Pioneer in cultural psychiatry. Author of "Bodies Under Siege."


AVAILABLE SOON directly from the publisher, ATROPOS PRESS, 151 First Avenue, Suite: #14, New York, N.Y. 10003. http://www.atropospress.com Also Amazon and Indigo/Chapters Books.

Cover painting by Francesco Straface , an artist from Rome, Italy who often visits Montreal. http://www.facebook.com/francesco.straface?ref=ts

A poem by Carlo Corvi

Author: Christina - Published 2011-02-10 18:42 - (5577 Reads)

Falling Beauty

Your love falls around me like the first snowfall

Sprinkling everything with whispers of frost...

Image by Arsinee Donoyan
CLICK to READ MORE.

Mots en mouvement / Words on the Move, Wednesday, 7 February, 2007

Author: Christina - Published 2011-02-01 21:27 - (1138 Reads)
Sponsored by: Association des traducteurs et traductrices littéraires du Canada; Literary Translators' Association of Canada

For the fourth consecutive year, members of the public are invited to try their hand at literary translation by translating one of two poems into the language of their choice. These superb poems on the theme “Trees, their lifespan and significance” are by Lenore Langs and Zachary Richard respectively. This theme explores our planet Earth in peril, along with the cultural symbolism of certain species of trees. The poems are posted on the Literary Translators’ Association of Canada
(LTAC) Web site http://www.attlc-ltac.org

BOTH POEMS ARE POSTED HERE: http://www.attlc-ltac.org/mots07.htm

Your translations will be published on the LTAC Web site and you will be invited to take part in a public reading. Send your translation and contact information to Rachelle Renaud:

Please note: Do not send your translation as an attachment, but in the body of the message.

DEADLINE: Monday, January 29, 2007.
Information: R. Renaud, (514) 523-3529.
PUBLIC READING
Place: Café-bistro Les Gâteries
3443 Saint-Denis St.
(Sherbrooke metro)
Date: Wednesday, February 7, 2007
Time: 7:30 p.m.

RESERVATIONS: Rachelle Renaud, by Friday, February 2.
Click READ MORE for FRENCH version of Invitation

YES 14th Annual Entrepreneurship Conference: Saturday, April 9, 2011

Author: Christina - Published 2011-02-01 18:58 - (12304 Reads)
Early Bird Registration deadline: March 18, 2011

Details at
http://www.yesmontreal.ca/yes.php

YES’ 14th Annual Entrepreneurship Conference: Step Into Success
Saturday, April 9, 2011. 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM. Holiday Inn Midtown, 420 Sherbrooke St. West, Montreal

At this conference you have access to the entrepreneurial acumen, innovation, and intuition of over twenty highly successful Montreal entrepreneurs, experts and professionals. This conference is a focused tour through real, proven, tested business strategies. Just one or two ideas properly implemented can have a huge bottom-line impact on your business. This conference will leave you with no less than a dozen powerful ideas that you can implement right away.

Conference includes workshops, a panel discussion, a keynote address from Michael and David Brownstein, the vision behind Browns shoes, continental breakfast, lunch, coffee break, one free cocktail and more.


Writing Workshops, Screenwriting Seminars, Winter 2007

Author: Christina - Published 2011-01-12 14:45 - (1379 Reads)

Screenwriting Seminar


Elizabeth Johnston’s intensive seminar covers narrative structure, characterization, dialogue and more. You’ll come away with the tools to begin writing your own film, in whatever genre you’re interested.

Date: 17 February, 2007
Time: 9:30am to 4:30pm
Location: Mile End area
Cost: $95

Consult http://www.explore-the-possibilities.com for more information and to sign up for EXTRA! EXTRA!, the free screenwriting newsletter.

E-mail: information at explore-the-possibilities.com.



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