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The Sunday Brunch |
15-Year Celebration! |
Michael Collins
*Doris D?rrie
*Camilla Gibb
C.C.? Humphreys
Eric McCormack
Nancy Richler
Gail Tsukiyama
Host: Bill Richardson
11:00 am–12:30 pm – Did you remember to change your clock?
Performance Works
$20 (includes light brunch)
This event is at maximum capacity.
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*The programming details of this event have changed since the Festival Program was printed:
We regret that Doris D?rrie will not be appearing at this event.
We are pleased to announce that Camilla Gibb will now be appearing at this event. Bill Richardson returns again as the maitre d’ of one of the Festival’s
hottest main courses. Coffee and croissants seem to taste sublime when accompanied
by the opportunity to listen to stories from some of the Festival’s celebrated
authors. Come and celebrate 15 years of brunching on Granville Island with us.
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This event is sponsored by Pacific Rim Voices – Kiriyama Prize.
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Gatherings XIII: First Nations Anthology |
Writers from the En’owkin Centre’s Writing Program |
Host: Theytus Books
2–3:30 pm
PTC Studio
Free
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The Festival is proud to continue its tradition of presenting, in cooperation
with the En’owkin Centre and Theytus Books, the release of Gatherings XIII,
the 13th anniversary edition of the anthology of works by aboriginal authors.
Join publisher Greg Young-Ing, editors Lee Maracle and Leanne
Slett and the contributors in this celebration of contemporary Aboriginal
writing.
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Seven Sisters: Lady Driven |
Seven Sisters
Antonia Banyard
Sara Graefe
Judy MacInnes Jr.
Billie Livingston
Shamina Senaratne
Molly Starlight
2–3:30 pm
Waterfront Theatre
$10.50
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The loudest girls on the block want your ear for an afternoon! The Seven
Sisters Writing Group hosts an entertaining mix of reading and performance.
Join Antonia Banyard, Sara Graefe, Billie Livingston, Judy MacInnes Jr., Shamina
Senaratne, and Molly Starlight as they jam with special guests Rachel
Rose and Caterina Fake. A smorgasbord of fiction, poetry and theatre.
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Talespinners: Fun with Films |
Paul Yee
3–4:30 pm
Performance Works
$8 adults/ $5 children
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Popular children’s writer Paul Yee has been telling tales of growing
up in Chinatown for many years. Now the animation whizzes at the National Film
Board of Canada have included them in a collection of animated films for children.
The Festival is proud to be a partner in the launch of this collection. You
and your family can attend the premiere screening and hear Paul Yee read
and talk about the films of his stories.
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This event is sponsored by Kidsbooks.
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The Final Frontier? |
Tim Flannery
4–5:30 pm
PTC Studio
$10.50
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Tim Flannery has given a gift to lovers of the natural sciences in The
Eternal Frontier: An Ecological History of North America and Its Peoples.
In this exceptional book Flannery able to sustain a big picture perspective
that is sweeping, substantive and accessible. Enjoy a fascinating afternoon
while he introduces us to this “eternal frontier.”
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Read Out Loud! |
*Neil Bissoondath
Keith Maillard
Cassandra Pybus
*David Watmough
4?5:30 pm
Waterfront Theatre
$10.50
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*The programming details of this event have changed since the Festival Program was printed:
We regret that Neil Bissoondath will not be appearing at this event.
We are pleased to announce that David Watmough will now be appearing at this event. The ultimate panacea, this is your opportunity to hear the authors writers
read in their own voices from their latest bestselling books. Sit back, relax
and enjoy the diversity of these three authors.
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The Bill Duthie Memorial Lecture
Michael Ondaatje |
Michael Ondaatje
With Noah Richler
7:00 pm
The Stanley Theatre
$20
This event is at maximum capacity.
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For years, literary maverick, Michael Ondaatje has been pushing the edges of creativity through his varied writing. With The English Patient, he successfully branched into the world of big budget movies. His latest book, The Conversations, is his journal of exploration and discovery of in the realm of creativity with renowned film editor Walter Murch. Ondaatje will talk about The Conversations with Noah Richler in this Festival finale.
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This event is sponsored by the Scotia Private Client Group.
The speaker honorarium is generously donated by Duthie’s on Fourth Avenue.
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