THIN AIR Used Book Sale l Art City Call for Submissions l January and February 2014 Classes at SEW

Forks Market

January 17 to 19

Any questions, phone (204) 927-7323 or Email

The Winnipeg International Writers Festival used book sale returns!   

Tons of cheap books, plus long, cold evenings to read them in.  See you there!

The Winnipeg International Writers Festival brings readers and writers together. It exists to foster literacy in French and English and to engage Manitobans in the literary arts! 

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Call for Submissions

Art City, 616 Broadway

Art City invites local, national, and international artists to submit proposals to lead collaborative art workshops at our studio in 2014 / 15.

The deadline for the Professional Guest Artist Series is January 20, 2014. 

Click on the link for more information and submission guidelines

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Sewing and Embroidery Warehouse, 15 Keith Rd
Phone: 632-7200  l  Toll free: 1-800-665-8958 l Email

Here is our lineup of January/February classes 2014

Teacher: Donna Hartle 

Elegant Tiered Apron
January 21, 9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

The button-on bib removes for those times when you just want a waist apron. In this class you will learn how to apply piping, a super easy way to gather, as well as make buttonholes and covered buttons.  Class Fee: $55.00

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Pincushion/Threadcatcher

January 31, 9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

This unique, little beauty features a detachable pincushion for those times when you need pins, but not the bag. The bag always remains open thanks to the rigid opening. The weighted base ensures it will sit firmly. The vinyl liner (optional) makes it so much easier to empty.  Class Fee: $55.00 Pattern Fee: $5.00

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Infinity Scarf

February 8, 1 – 3 p.m.

Scarves are always in season! Make it in fleece, sheer, cotton, or knit.  Make it long, make it short, make it wide, make it narrow – you decide. This is a great class for beginners who want more experience with simple construction and straight line sewing.  Class Fee: $25.00

THIN AIR: CBC's Nora Young & Karl Kohut Electric Quartet

June 7, 8:00 pm

The Park Theatre, 698 Osborne Street

Food and beverages are available on-site.

McNally Robinson Booksellers will have copies of the book.

We generate enormous amounts of online data about our habits. Some of that data is information we choose to record; some of it we leave behind in digital trails by going about our daily lives in an increasingly digital world.

Nora Young, host and creator of Spark, CBC Radio’s lively technology and culture show, examines both the positive power and the potential danger in these data trails in her new book, The Virtual Self: How Our Digital Lives Are Altering the World Around Us.

Nora will be exploring the issues in an on-stage conversation with THIN AIR Director, Charlene Diehl. 

The superb Karl Kohut Electric Quartet will offer a musical angle on technological interventions.

THIN AIR's 2011 Used Book Sale

THIN AIR is holding a mega book sale at The Forks Market on the Labour Day weekend!!

Support our fundraising efforts and clear out your overcrowded bookshelves!

We're looking for gently used books of all types. 

Please, no magazines or National Geographics.

Drop off your books during business hours at the festival office: 

top floor of Artspace, 100 Arthur St, in the exchange 

Or call 927-7323 to inquire about a pick-up

Thanks in advance for helping to make our first THIN AIR book sale a roaring success!

This is the link for the 2013 Thin Air Book Sale.  
Don't miss it!!

THIN AIR: Inspector Banks

Saturday, June 11, 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm

CanWest Global Performing Arts Centre (MTYP), 2 Forks Market Road, at The Forks

We're excited to invite you to an evening with the internationally celebrated 

Peter Robinson, crime writer extraordinaire, who will read from his most recent novel, 

Bad Boy, then talk with festival director Charlene Diehl. 

Chief Inspector Banks has wound his way through nineteen books now, and readers around the world have connected with his wit, his acuity, and his all-too-real collection of foibles.

There will be live music and refreshments and a raffle, which includes a collection 

of 9 Inspector Banks books and a gift basket from DeLuca's Fine Wines. 

Tickets are $35, $30 for THIN AIR Club Card holders. 

They're available at McNally Robinson Booksellers, and through THIN AIR or 927-7323.

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The Winnipeg International Writers Festival exists to foster literacy in French and English in Manitoba and to educate and engage Manitobans in the literary arts.

We've posted our School Program offerings for September 2011. 

If you know a teacher, send them to our website for all the details.

Michael Van Rooy: the Writer

Mc Nally Robinson, Turnstone Press and the Winnipeg International Writers Festival present An evening to celebrate Michael Van Rooy: the Writer on Thursday March 3, at 7:30 pm, at Grant Park in Prairie Ink Restaurant. 

This event is presented in association with CBC Manitoba.

Please come for a celebration of the literary contributions of a giant in the Winnipeg writing community and a look at his place in the world of genre fiction.

Featured speakers include THIN AIR’s Charlene Diehl, Jamis Paulson of Turnstone Press, editor Todd Besant, author and bookseller Chadwick Ginther and author Karen Dudley.