Burlesque Hall of Fame Fundraisers

Our mission is to raise funds for the Burlesque Hall of Fame in Vegas!! 

August 23, 9:30 pm to 12:30 am

Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor West, Toronto 

$20 

Hosted by: The Great Canadian Wolfman 

Tickets at Helles Belles & at the door.

Great Canadian Burlesque: Hands Across the Continent

Line up includes burlesque performers, jazz singers, circus performers and 

members of the Canadian Burlesque Hall of Fame. 

Silent auction, live music and more!

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August 31

The Blind Monk 918 12th Ave SW, Calgary. 

Doors are at 8:00 pm, with the first set kicking off at 9:00 pm.

$15, available at the door.

ALL proceeds go to support the Burlesque Hall of Fame!

Summer Sizzler - An evening in support of The Burlesque Hall of Fame

Emcees

• Master Sarah Moanies

• Mistress GiGi

• Roxy Floggings

Three sets, three emcees, tons of performers - a broad representation from 

Calgary's best and brightest. 

Remember: if you can't make the show but would still like to help out, 

donate through the IndiGoGo campaign!

There are great perks!!

Richard Harrison: Start a Writing Group

January 31, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm 

Rose & Crown Pub, 1502 4th Street - private room upstairs. 

Exchanging ideas & edits - What it takes to start & sustain a successful writing group  

with Richard Harrison 

WGA members Free. 

Non-members $10 at the door (students $5).  Please RSVP to Writers' Guild Alberta    

Members are welcome to arrive as early as 6 pm 

WGA social will follow the presentation.  

Are you looking for feedback on your writing? A regular opportunity to discuss the craft and market place? Join Calgary author, Richard Harrison, for a discussion about what makes a writing group work; how to go about starting one; how to keep a group thriving; how to give and receive feedback; how a writer benefits from sharing their work with other writers; the creative process and the writing life.  

Richard is the author of six collections of poetry and has had much experience as an editor. He has facilitated a weekly poetry critiquing group in the city for many years. 

George Webber & Aritha van Herk: In This Place

In This Place 

by George Webber & Aritha van Herk

December 17, 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Come join us at Shelf Life Books, 100 - 1302 4th Street SW, for the Calgary launch of 

In This Place, a new book of photographs from George Webber, text by Aritha van Herk. 

Both authors will be on hand for readings and signings!

Alberta Arts Days

Saturday, October 1 · 11:00 am - 3:00 pm 

Memorial Park Library, 1221 – 2nd Street SW  

Alberta Arts Days: Writing and Performance  

Naomi K. Lewis 

Rona Altrows 

Philip Sword  

Join Writer in Residence Naomi K. Lewis, writer and actor Rona Altrows, and drama teacher and actor Philip Sword for workshops on the intersection of writing and acting.  

No acting experience necessary!  

Perfect for writers who dread reading in public or want to hone their skills.   

Call 403-221-2006 for more details.

Freefall Launch

Freefall Magazine Launch at 

Pages Books on Kensington, 1135 Kensington Rd. N. W. 

Friday, September 23 · 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm  

Musical interludes by Calgary’s own singer / songwriter Christie Simmons.  

Full list of readers!! 

Rona Altrows, Chase Baird, Betty Jane Hegerat, Barb Howard, Haley Kaminski, 

David Martin, Bob Stallworthy, Ryan Stromquist, Scott Watmough

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FreeFall

Canada's Magazine of Exquisite Writing

922 - 9 Ave SE, Calgary, AB  T2G 0S4

freefallmagazine@yahoo.ca

Writer in Residence Naomi K. Lewis

Saturday, September 10 · 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Memorial Park Library

1221 - 2nd Street SW

Join us as we welcome Naomi K. Lewis to her new position as Writer in Residence at historic Memorial Park Library. 

She will read from a selection of her works and outline plans for her residency. 

A reception will follow.

View more about Naomi K. Lewis in a PDF format.

Learn more about the Writer in Residence program.

Call 403-221-2006 for more details.

Brian Brennan's Leaving Dublin

Tuesday, September 6 · 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm 

Crump Room of Christ Church 3602 8th Street SW  

Please join Brian for the launch of his new book of memoirs, 

Leaving Dublin: Writing My Way from Ireland to Canada.  

There will be music.  

There will be wine.  

There will be good conversation and craic.  

And...  

There will be a special musical guest!

Shelf Life Books' Lilac Festival of Words & Music

Calgary's newest independent bookstore, Shelf Life Books, 

at 100, 1302 - 4th Street SW, invites you to a feast of words and music 

in celebration of the Lilac Festival on Sunday, May 29!! 

FREE!

Musicians

12:15 pm   Alberta Choir

1:15 pm     Evan Webb & The Poisonous Birds

2:15 pm     Tim Hus

3:15 pm     The Doer & The Doddler

4:15 pm     The Tetraktys

5:15 pm     Tim Hus (second set)

Poets

1:00 pm     Rosemary Griebel

2:00 pm     Sheri-D Wilson

3:00 pm     Weyman Chan

4:00 pm     Keith Worthington

5:00 pm     Richard Harrison

Calgary Shortlist Readings & Social

As a prelude to this year's Alberta Literary Awards Gala, come out and raise your glass to the 2011 nominated authors at Calgary's exquisite 100 Wines, 1109 Olympic Way SE, on Tuesday, May 24, from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. 

Readings and tapas will be served! 

Shelf Life will be selling books and many of the shortlisted authors will be available for signings and one-on-one questions. 

Featuring readings of the following shortlisted works:

• Jane Cawthorne – Weight  

• Lee Kvern – The Matter of Sylvie

• Margaret Macpherson – A Thousand Years North of Dorothy

• David van Belle & Eric Rose – The Highest Step in the World 

• Sheldon Casavant – Morton the Magician and his Magnificent Magic Show

• Victor Lethbridge – Little Chief and Mighty Gopher: The Pemmican Frenzy

• Clem Martini and Olivier Martini – Bitter Medicine 

• Mark Stubbings – Dry The Rain

• Meg Braem – Blood: A Scientific Romance

• Jannie Edwards – Falling Blues

• Leah Bailly – Bamako, Believe Me

Celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, the Writers Guild of Alberta is the largest provincial writers’ organization in Canada, and was formed in 1980 to provide a meeting ground and collective voice for the writers of the province. 

Its mission is to inspire, connect, support, encourage and promote writers and writing, to safeguard the freedom to write and to read, and to advocate for the well-being of writers.

For more information about An Afternoon with the Authors or to obtain a complete listing of authors short-listed for the Alberta Literary Awards, please contact 

the Writers Guild of Alberta 

at 780-422-8174 

or 1-800-665-5354  (Toll-Free) 

Writing in the Works

Everyone's welcome to the Memorial Park Library, lower level, 1221 - 2 St SW, 

Calgary on Saturday, May 14.

From 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm, five Calgary writers will read from books in progress, books soon to be published, and books on the prowl for publishers. 

Readings by Susan Calder, Leslie Gavel, Lori Hahnel, Naomi K. Lewis and Inge Trueman.

Hosted by Rona Altrows.

City of Poets: New Poetry Celebration

Frontenac House, the Calgary Public Library and Passion Pitch present

City of Poets: New Poetry Celebration

Wednesday, April 20, 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm

John Dutton Theatre, Central Library, 616 Macleod Trail SE, Calgary, AB

Free

Contact: calgarywax@gmail.com

Celebrate the launch of new books by Calgary poets Rosemary Griebel and Kirk Ramdath, with readings from Calgary favourites Weyman Chan, Richard Harrison, Jen Kunlire and Bob Stallworthy. 

Music by Country/Western/Pop band The Ruminants 

Hosted by Alyson Fortowsky

2011 is the eleventh year of Calgary-based Frontenac House’s annual Quartet – the simultaneous publishing of four new books of Canadian poetry. This year’s Quartet includes first books by two Calgary poets, Rosemary Griebel and Kirk Ramdath.

Come celebrate with us, and let us entertain you.