April 16, 2013

Spur Festival



Some of the events:

April 27, 10:00 am
Elements Restaurant, 599 Portage Ave
Admission: $29 General,  $25 Students

Breakfast and listen to Sarah Elton read from Consumed: Sustainable Food for a Finite Planet, and then discuss her work with Morley Walker of the Winnipeg Free Press.

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Politics of Food: Locavore vs Globavore
April 27, 5:00 pm
Eckhardte-Gramatte Hall, University of Winnipeg, 515 Portage Ave
Admission: $19 General  $14 Students

Sarah Elton and Pierre Desrochers debate the responsible production, distribution and consumption of food.  Moderated by Bartley Kives of the Winnipeg Free Press.

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The Creative Landscape
April 27, 7:30 pm
Eckhardte-Gramatte Hall, University of Winnipeg, 515 Portage Ave
Admission: $19 General  $14 Students

Photographer David McMillan, artist Diana Thorneycroft, and chef Mandel Hitzer discuss the “capture” of nature through art.

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Lost Rivers - Winnipeg Premier
April 28, 12:00 pm 
Winnipeg Film Group's Cinematheque, 100 Arthur St #304
Admission:$9.50 General admission

Explore lost urban waterways in cities around the world.  There will be a Q&A, as writer and director Caroline Bâcle joins Spur Winnipeg via Skype.

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What's on the Horizon for Manitoba Literature? 
April 28, 2:00 pm
Eckhardt-Gramatte Hall, University of Winnipeg 515 Portage Ave
Admission: $19 General, $14 Student 

Writers Sally Ito, Keith Cadieux and Esme Claire Keith share insights.

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