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Keep Toronto Reading Events (April 13 to April 18, 2009)
This Week’s Highlights: Elizabeth Baird, Bonnie Stern and Jennifer McLagan
TORONTO (Monday, April 6, 2009) – Keep Toronto Reading is the library's month-long celebration of the joy of reading, featuring literary and cultural events throughout the city.
Lit City Classics
Enjoy dramatic readings from classic books set in Toronto. Readings by actors from the East Side Players.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009 7 p.m.
S. Walter Stewart Branch, 170 Memorial Park Avenue, 416-396-3975
Lit Lunch
Get tips for your next party from dishing divas Elizabeth Baird (The Complete Canadian Living Baking Book) and Bonnie Stern (Friday Night Dinners). Bring your own lunch or buy one for $5.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009 12:30 p.m.
Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge Street, 416-395-5577
Celebrating Rita Cox
Celebrate the launch of the Rita Cox Black and Caribbean Heritage Collection at Malvern Branch, with guest of honour, Dr. Rita Cox.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009 6:30 p.m.
Malvern Branch, 30 Sewells Road, 416-396-8969
Literary Buzz: A Trip Down Under
Chef and author Jennifer McLagan (Fat) on the food and culture of her native Australia. Then enjoy a guided tasting of the wines of Australia led by The Wine Doctor Edward Finstein. Presentation is free and open to all. Tickets for the wine tasting are $25 each and have limited quantities.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009 7 p.m.
Lillian H. Smith Branch, 239 College Street, 416-393-7746
Authors at Harbourfront Centre
Glen Downie and other writers. $8 admission. Free for members and students with valid ID.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009 7:30 p.m.
York Quay Centre, 235 Queen’s Quay West, 416-973-4000
Lit Lunch
Warren MacKenzie and Ken Hawkins (New Rules of Retirement) provide a better understanding of how the economy will affect your future. Bring your own lunch or buy one for $5.
Thursday, April 16, 2009 12:30 p.m.
North York Central Library, 5120 Yonge Street, 416-395-5535
Politics of Poetry
Toronto poets Michael Bough, Beatriz Hausner and Goran Simic on poetry as a tool for dissent.
Thursday, April 16, 2009, 7 p.m.
Parkdale Branch, 1303 Queen Street West, 416-393-7686
Friday Nights with Diaspora Dialogues
Sample a captivating cross-section of our city’s writers, performers, and artistic forms, including fiction, poetry, spoken word, theatre, and music. Featuring Priscila Uppal and others.
Friday, April 17, 2009 7 p.m.
Palmerston Branch, 560 Palmerston Avenue, 416-393-7680
Heroes Of My Youth: The Women Of Scarborough
Ken Setterington performs his one-man play, Women of Scarborough, celebrating the neighbourhood women who influenced him.
Friday, April 17, 2009 7 p.m.
Bendale Branch, 1515 Danforth Road, 416-396-8910
Keep Kids Reading with Patty Sullivan
Join Patty Sullivan, popular host of Kids’ CBC, for a lively program. Enjoy stories, entertainment, music and more. For kids ages 6 and under.
Saturday, April 18, 2009 2 p.m.
York Woods Branch, 1785 Finch Avenue West, 416-395-5980
Anime Bash
Come in costume and cosplay with other fans. World-class costume designer Jacqueline M. Ward gives tips to designing jaw-dropping costumes. Then catch a screening of acclaimed anime film The Girl Who Leapt Through Time. Those in costume are eligible to win cool prizes, including a pass to this year's Anime North.
Saturday, April 18, 2009 2 p.m.
North York Central Library, Auditorium, 5120 Yonge Street, 416-395-5535
The Junction Literary Pub Crawl
An entertaining historical and literary walking tour of the Junction. Wind up at a local pub for a reading of some of Glen Downie's favourite poems.
Saturday, April 18, 2009, 2 p.m.
Meet at the Annette Street Branch, 192 Annette Street, 416-393-7692
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