wordfest 2015 at a glance
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Each October in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Wordfest brings the world’s pages alive at 70+ events with 70+ artists over six days, creating memorable experiences between readers and writers. The 20th anniversary Festival runs October 13 to 18, 2018TRANSCRIPT
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Wordfest Youth presents Bill Slavin Calgary Public Library (Main Branch) – John Dutton Theatre @ 10am, FREE
creAtIVe WrItInG MAster clAss trevor cole, nino ricci & John vaillant Mount Royal University @ 11am, FREE
WorKshop: the socIAl Art of self-publIshInG miKe morriSon Westin - Eau Claire Room @ 11am, $20
tuesdAY nIGht shoWcAse Don Gillmor, nino ricci & John vaillant Arts Commons - Big Secret Theatre @ 7pm, $20
Wordfest presents chriStian BÖK & lawrence hill Arts Commons - Big Secret Theatre @ 9pm, $20
TUESDAy OCTOber 13
A MornInG WIth lawrence hill Simmons Building – Sidewalk Citizen Bakery @ 8:30am, $20
Wordfest Youth presents anne villeneuve & cyBèle younG Glenbow Museum Theatre @ 10am, $10 (crafts at 9:30am)
Wordfest Youth presents SuSin nielSen & trina St. Jean Calgary Public Library (Main Branch) – John Dutton Theatre @ 10am, $10
Wordfest Youth presents chriStophe mauri & elizaBeth turGeon Glenbow Museum Theatre @ 12:30pm, $10
Wordfest Youth presents Kenneth oppel Calgary Public Library (Main Branch) – John Dutton Theatre @ 12:30pm, $10
cAn doGs detect cAncer? arlene weintrauB Clever Canines @ 5pm, FREE
reAdInG And Q&A anDré alexiS, trevor cole & patricK Gale Pages on Kensington @ 5pm, FREE
GrAphIc noVel MAster clAss patti laBoucane-BenSon & walter Scott Alberta College of Art + Design – Stanford Perrot Lecture Hall @ 3pm, FREE
for the loVe of AnIMAls anDré alexiS, BraDley Somer, Sherwin tJia & arlene weintrauB Arts Commons - Big Secret Theatre @ 7pm, $20
Wordfest Youth presents Kenneth oppel Owl’s Nest @ 7pm, FREE
thIs reAllY hAppened: secrets & lIes FeStival & local artiStS Royal Canadian Legion #1 @ 9pm, $20
the cAnAdIAn edGe zSuzSi Gartner, michael hinGSton, neil Smith & Janine vanGool Arts Commons - Big Secret Theatre @ 9pm, $20
WEDNESDAy OCTOber 14
Wordfest Youth presents linDa Bailey & mélanie watt Calgary Public Library (Main Branch) – John Dutton Theatre @ 10am, $10
Wordfest Youth presents éDith BourGet & Diya lim Glenbow Museum Theatre @ 10am, $10
Wordfest Youth presents Kevin SanDS & Kevin SylveSter Calgary Public Library (Main Branch) – John Dutton Theatre @ 12:30pm, $10
Wordfest Youth presents éDith BourGet & maxim cyr Glenbow Museum Theatre @ 12:30pm, $10
the rIGht to be cold Sheila watt-cloutier Mount Royal University @ 1pm, FREE
drInK, dIscoVer & dAsh cliFForD JacKman, anaKana SchoFielD, Sara tilley & Steve toltz Arts Commons – Motel Theatre @ 5:30pm, $30 (includes libation)
thursdAY nIGht shoWcAse IndIGenous VoIces Drew hayDen taylor, patti laBoucane-BenSon, tracey linDBerG, DaviD alexanDer roBertSon & Sheila watt-cloutier Calgary Public Library (Main Branch) – John Dutton Theatre @ 7pm, $20. *Pre-event reception @ 6pm, add $40. Limited number of tickets available
poetrY cAbAret DereK Beaulieu, lorna crozier, JoShua eDwarDS, ulriKKa S. GerneS, monica KiDD, patricK lane, peter miDGley, Damian roGerS & nicK thran Calgary Public Library (Main Branch) - Main Floor @ 8:30pm, $20
WhIte noIse tAlKs Kenna Burima, raziel reiD, aDam ShoaltS & Damien wilKinS Royal Canadian Legion #1 @ 7pm, $20
lIterArY deAth MAtch FeStival artiStS, all-Star JuDGeS & hoSt aDrian toDD zuniGa Royal Canadian Legion #1 @ 9pm, $20
THURSDAy OCTOber 15
70+ WRITERS4+ DOZEN EVENTS6 DayS
WEEK AT A GlAnce
For moreinfOrmaTiOn visit wordfest.com
OctOber 13 - 18, 2015 • calgary, ab
WELCOMETO
FESTIVAL
CALGARYS
READERS
Great reads • Live authors • Pure fun
friday OCTOber 16
Wordfest Youth presents DaviD alexanDer roBertSon & richarD van camp Calgary Public Library (Main Branch) – John Dutton Theatre @ 10am, $10
ItAlIAn VoIces GiuSeppe catozzella University of Calgary @ 11am, FREE
WorKshop: poetrY Damian roGerS Westin - Eau Claire Room @ 11am, $20
hIspAnIc VoIces Juan paBlo villaloBoS University of Calgary @ 12pm, FREE
Wordfest & the WrIters’ GuIld of AlbertA present BraDley Somer in converSation with Samantha warwicK Motel Theatre - Arts Commons @ 5pm, FREE
cAnAdIAn short fIctIon zSuzSi Gartner, GreG hollinGSheaD, irina Kovalyova, & tom wayman Pages on Kensignton @ 5pm, FREE
frIdAY nIGht shoWcAse DaviD conStantine, hannah Kent, richarD van camp & ronalD wriGht Glenbow Museum Theatre @ 7pm, $20
lAte nIGht frIdAY nicK cutter, irina Kovalyova, neil Smith & JeFF vanDermeer Glenbow Museum Theatre @ 9pm, $20
chrIstIAn böK’s eunoIA FuJiwara Dance inventionS (in partnership with fluid festival) Theatre Junction Grand - Flanagan Threatre @ 8pm, $44
Second performance on Saturday, Oct. 17 @ 8pm
*Note: For both perfomances of Eunoia, tickets are available only through the Theatre Junction Grand Box Office. Call 403-205-2992 x 1, or order online at theatrejunction.com
SATURDAy OCTOber 17GAls And Good tIMes Sara BlÆDel, marina enDicott, elizaBeth hay & Sarah winman Arts Commons - Big Secret Theatre @ 9:30am, $20
WorKshop: GrAphIc noVel WrItInG richarD van camp Westin - Eau Claire Room @ 10am, $20
blAcK coMedY cliFForD JacKman, Steve toltz & Juan paBlo villaloBoS Arts Commons - Big Secret Theatre @ 12pm, $20
beInG ArtsY Drew hayDen taylor, walter Scott, richarD van camp & cyBèle younG Shelf Life Books @ 12pm, FREE
oh, cAnAdA tim cooK, DouGlaS GiBSon & aDam ShoaltS Glenbow Museum Theatre @ 1pm, $20 Wordfest presents patricK Dewitt Arts Commons - Big Secret Theatre @ 2pm, $20
roAdtrIp rWAndA will FerGuSon & Jean-clauDe munyezamu Arts Commons - Big Secret Theatre @ 4pm, $20
InternAtIonAl hot reAds hannah Kent, yrSa SiGurDar- Dottir, ulriKKa S. GerneS, Damien wilKinS & Sarah winman Glenbow Museum Theatre @ 4pm $20
sPeCiaL events20th AnnIVersArY celebrAtIon your Favourite worDFeSt authorS tell all Glenbow Museum Theatre @ 7pm, $45 (includes 8:30pm party)
2015 anne Green awarD winner Dave BiDini, FeaturinG Special muSical literary GueStS Glenbow Museum Theatre @ 9:30pm, $45 (includes 8:30pm party)
*Attend both events and party for $80!
SUNDAy OCTOber 18MYsterY shoWcAse Sara BlÆDel, cecilia eKBäcK, hannah Kent & yrSa SiGurDar-Dottir Glenbow Museum Theatre @ 10am, $20
WorKshop: WeAsel brAIn - WrItInG storIes GreG hollinGSheaD Westin - Eau Claire Room @ 10am, $20
stephen hArper reVeAled John iBBitSon Calgary Public Library (Main Branch) – Main Floor @ 10am, $20
sundAY MornInG shoWcAse DaviD conStantine, elizaBeth hay, Damien wilKinS & ronalD wriGht Arts Commons - Big Secret Theatre @ 11am, $20
tAles of surVIVAl GiuSeppe catozzella, michel chiKwanine, peter miDGley & tracey linDBerG Glenbow Museum Theatre @ 1:30pm, $20
Wordfest presents waB Kinew in converSation with BlaKe BrooKer Arts Commons - Big Secret Theatre @ 1:30pm, $20
MONDAy OCTOber 19
Wordfest Youth presents michel chiKwanine Calgary Public Library (Main Branch) – John Dutton Theatre @ 10am, $10
Calgary Public Library (Main Branch) – John Dutton Theatre @ 12:30pm, $10
Great reads • Live authors • Pure fun
OctOber 13 - 18, 2015 • calgary, ab
TUESDAy oct. 13
Where YYc ArtIsts experIMentArts Commons - Motel Theatre (Mezzanine) 205 8th Ave SE, Oct. 13 to 17th Doors open at 6:15pm. FREE
Welcome to the Auburn
resurrected. in honour of our
20th anniversary, Calgary’s artiest pop-
up bar will open its doors again from
Tuesday to Saturday, providing the right
ambiance for gathering before and after
the festival events. But what’s a lounge
without entertainment? That’s why we
created the OctoberFEST LAB (for
Literary Arts Bonanza), where we’ll be
presenting live pop-up performances by
fearless local artists from a multitude of
genres. Visit wordfest.com for full details.
WEDNESDAy oct. 14
THURSDAy oct. 15
friday oct. 16
SATURDAy oct. 17
OCTOBER
FEST LAB
eMMedia screening of teX-t(e)/iMaGe/Beat
&(Mad) Men About Town: Kris Demeanor, Jordan Williams & Eugene Stickland
Noir on Eighth
a sublime vernacular – Book & Film Tribute to Levine Flexhaug
“Adult” Spelling Bee, hosted by Sherwin Tjia
A Celtic Wake for Murdoch Burnett
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maIN DOWNTOWN VENuES
1 big Secret theatre, arts commons (Mezzanine) 205 8th Ave SE
2 John dutton theatre, calgary Public library (Main Branch) 616 Macleod Tr SE
3 glenbow Museum theatre 130 9th Ave SE
4 Motel theatre, arts commons (Mezzanine) 205 8th Ave SE
5 OctoberFeSt lab (a.k.a. Motel), arts commons (Mezzanine) 205 8th Ave SE
6 royal canadian legion #1 116 7th Ave SE
7 Sidewalk citizen bakery Simmons Building, 618 Confluence Way SE
8 Flanagan theatre, theatre Junction grand 608 1st St SW
9 the Westin, Hotel 320 4th Ave SW
OTHER VENuES Stanford Perrot lecture Hall alberta college of art & design 1407 14th Ave NW
clever canines 320, 5539 2nd St SWMount royal university 825 Mt. Royal Gate SW
Owl’s nest books 815A 49th Ave SW
Pages books on Kensington 1135 Kensington Rd NW
Shelf life books 1302 4th St SW
university of calgary 2500 University Dr NW
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