What’s Going On (Canada)
Readings
April 28, 7 p.m.
Toronto, Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts
Poetry Reverberations Tour 2008
Kevin Matthews, Amanda Hiebert, Dawna Proudman, Andrea Thompson and Catherine Kidd will read their work.
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April 30, 7.30 p.m.
Toronto, Harbourfront Centre
International Readings Series
André Alexis (Asylum), Steven Galloway (The Cellist of Sarajevo) and Andrew O'Hagan (Be Near Me) will read from their novels. Rachel Horry hosts. Event is part of Harbourfront Centre’s series of readings by world writers, running weekly until June.
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April 30, 7.30 p.m.
Ottawa, Cube Gallery
Words Work
A poetry event in conjunction with the MayWorks labour arts festival. Monty Reid, Arnand Garnet Ruffo, Anita Lahey, Rhonda Douglas and Luciano Diaz will read their work.
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May 9, 8 p.m.
I.V. Lounge, Toronto
The I.V. Lounge Reading Series
The I.V. Lounge Reading Series is celebrating its tenth anniversary. Readings by Elyse Friedman, Paul Vermeersch, Matthew Fox, Colin Carberry, Karen Press, Rick Crilly, Jacob Scheier, Adrienne Weiss, Rabea Murtaza and John McFetridge.
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Festivals and Fairs
April 30 – May 4
Montreal, Delta Centre-Ville Hotel
Blue Metropolis Montreal International Literary Festival
The world’s first multilingual literary festival celebrates its tenth anniversary. Last year, Blue Met gathered some 290 writers, literary translators, musicians, actors, journalists and publishers from all around the world for five days of literary events in English, French, Spanish and other languages. The theme of Blue Met 2008: On the Road.
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Exhibitions
May 1 – August 3
Toronto, David Mirvish Books
Toronto: A City Becoming
An exhibition mounted in conjunction with the publication of Toronto: A City Becoming, edited by David Macfarlane. Photographs by Michael Awad, Scott Johnston and David Kaufman. Curated by Eleanor Johnston.
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