Archive for February, 2009

January 18: Connie Braun reads in Vancouver

Friday, February 6th, 2009

Sunday, January 18
3:00 p.m.
Sherbrooke Mennonite Church
Vancouver, BC

Connie Braun (The Steppes Are the Colour of Sepia) reads together with various authors of Mennonite heritage for the Mennonite Historical Society of B.C.’s 60th Anniversary Celebration “60 Years of Peace and Plenty: Mennonite Refugees Remember.”

January 26: Francis Mansbridge in North Vancouver

Thursday, February 5th, 2009

Monday, January 26
7:30 p.m
North Shore Outdoors Club, North Vancouver Rec Centre, BC

Francis Mansbridge (Hollyburn: The Mountain and the City).

January 24: Jean Rae Baxter speaks in Woodstock, ON

Wednesday, February 4th, 2009

Saturday, January 24
1:15 pm
Royal Canadian Legion
576 Brant Street, Woodstock, Ontario

Jean Rae Baxter (The Way Lies North) Guest Speaker, Brian Henry Workshop. “Real Characters, where to find them, how to create them.”

January 22: Jean Rae Baxter talk in Oakville, ON

Wednesday, February 4th, 2009

Thursday, January 22
1:15 pm
St. Dominic’s School, 2405 Rebecca Street, Oakville, ON

Jean Rae Baxter (The Way Lies North). Illustrated talk, “The Facts behind the Fiction.

January 18: Jean Rae Baxter speaks in Ontario

Wednesday, February 4th, 2009

Sunday, January 18
Jean Rae Baxter (The Way Lies North) A.G.M. Guest speaker. Illustrated talk, “The Facts behind the Fiction,” Hamilton Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society. Hamilton-Wentworth Board of Education Building, cor. Bay and Main Streets. Hamilton, Ontario. 2:00 p.m.

January 17: Jean Rae Baxter speaks in Toronto

Wednesday, February 4th, 2009

Saturday, January 17
Jean Rae Baxter (The Way Lies North) Guest speaker. The English Speaking Union. Toronto Cricket, Skating & Curling Club, 141 Wilson Ave.,Toronto. 2:00 p.m.

January 15: Francis Mansbridge reads in Vancouver

Wednesday, February 4th, 2009

Thursday, January 15
Francis Mansbridge (Hollyburn: The Mountain and the City), reading as part of Brock House Restaurant’s literary talks series, Brock House Restaurant, 3875 Point Grey Road, Vancouver, BC, 10:00 a.m.

January 15: Barbara Pelman reads in Nanaimo

Wednesday, February 4th, 2009

Thursday January 15
Barbara Pelman (Borrowed Rooms) reading in Nanaimo at Wordstorm, at the Acme Food Co, Bombay Lounge, 6:30 p.m.

February 1: Barbara Pelman reads from Borrowed Rooms

Friday, January 30th, 2009

Sunday, February 1
2:00 p.m.
Congregation Emanu-El
1461 Blanshard St., Victoria, BC

Barbara Pelman (Borrowed Rooms) book launch. Poetry, music and refreshments.