THIN AIR 2012
September, 21 - 29, 2012

September 21, 2012

ON THE ROAD: ZOMBIE NIGHT IN BRANDON

Corey Redekop & A Little Bit Zombie Hear Corey Redekop read from his sharply funny novel Husk, about a newly-minted zombie’s attempts to balance family, career, and cannibalism. Then enjoy a brand new Canadian film, A Little Bit Zombie, about a mild-mannered HR manager attempting to fulfil his desire for brains and still please his bridezilla-to-be. (Movie rating: 14A.) Admission is $6, all are welcome.
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September 21, 2012

Manitoba Reads!

THINAIR 2012 begins withManitoba Reads, an annual celebration of Manitoba’s rich writing culture. This summer, we posted a long list of twelve Manitoba titles on CBC Manitoba Scene. You stepped up to the task and voted that list down to the final four. At this year’s Manitoba Reads, our specially chosen team of advocates will do their best to convince you of the many merits of their chosen book. Consider the books, listen to the pitches at Manitoba Reads, then visit www.cbc.ca/manitoba/scene after the event to register your choice. The winner will be declared on CBC’s Weekend Morning Show on Sunday, September 23. Tickets are $5, available at the door or in advance from September 4-20; call (204) 927-7323 or visit www.thinairwinnipeg.ca/ ticket-information.

MANITOBA READS: The Final Four In contention for the attention of readers across this province…
•CC Benison’s Twelve Drummers Drumming, the first in a cozy new whodunit series featuring vicar Tom “Father” Christmas;
•Patti Grayson’s Autumn, One Spring, a story of tangled family relationships and the complications of going home;
•Struan Sinclair’s AutomaticWorld, a novel whose protagonist is combating his own amnesia with the memories of others;
•Rhea Tregebov’s The Knife Sharpener’s Bell, the narrative of a Jewish family’s doomed return to the Soviet Union.
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September 22, 2012

A PINT OF BITTER MURDER

If you like your crime fiction served with a heavy dose of character and a side of high suspense, Linwood Barclay is your writer. In his new novel, Trust Your Eyes, the distinction between the virtual world of a website called Whirl360 and the real world of bones and blood becomes less and less clear, and the man in the middle is pulled into a deadly conspiracy.

Barclay is an international best-seller, and his novels appear in more than three dozen languages. He has countless fans—including Stephen King, who says, “My idea of a sweet ride is three days of rain, a fridge filled with snacks, and a new Linwood Barclay.”

Barclay will read from Trust Your Eyes, and share thoughts about writing in an on-stage chat with Director Charlene Diehl.

Tickets are $5, available at the door or in advance from September 4 – 20; call (204) 927-7323 or visit www.thinairwinnipeg.ca/ticket-information. Enter our door prize draw for a copy of Trust Your Eyes. If you aren’t the lucky person, McNally Robinson will be on-site selling copies.
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September 22, 2012

FOREWORDS: ALSO THE WRITERS FESTIVAL!

Corey Redekop will read from his sharply funny novel Husk, in which a newly-minted zombie attempts to balance family, career—and cannibalism.

Also on the evening’s roster: the poetry slam finalists who will represent Winnipeg at the Canadian Festival of Spoken Word in Saskatoon this fall. After competing throughout the season against some of the city’s best Spoken Word performers, Steve Currie, Aaron Simm, J-La, Faiza, and Dylan Mowatt came out on top. They’ll show their stuff on the stage tonight.

We’ll wrap the evening with a Haiku Death Match. Witty, thoughtful, profane—what’ll it be? The audience votes for their favorites and decides who will be the Haiku Master! Don’t be afraid to cheer or groan. And watch your back: there might be zombies out and about!

Tickets are $5, available at the door or in advance from September 4 – 20; call (204) 927-7323 or visit www.thinairwinnipeg.ca/ticket-information. Enter our door prize draw for a copy of Husk. If you aren’t the lucky person, you can purchase copies on-site.
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September 23, 2012

MAINSTAGE: VOICES FROM OODENA/VOIX D’OODENA

Oodena, the natural amphitheatre at The Forks, has been a gathering place for centuries. THIN AIR celebrates that history with a collage of commissioned work from writers who have made a mark on the local scene. Gather on the stairs for a magical evening of words in many flavours. Bring a jacket—the air is cool as the sun sets.

Admission is free. Books for sale on-site. Inclement weather: Centre Court, The Forks Market

Oodena, l’amphithéâtre naturel situé à La Fourche, est un lieu de rencontre depuis des siècles. THIN AIR célèbre cette histoire en présentant un collage de textes commandés à des auteurs qui ont marqué le milieu local. Venez assister à une soirée magique de paroles offertes sur tous les tons. Apportez une veste, car l’air est frais au coucher du soleil.

Gratuit. Livres en vente sur place. Météo défavorable : cour centrale, marché de La Fourche
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September 24, 2012

THE CAMPUS PROGRAM / PROGRAMMATION DES CAMPUS: READING: RHEA TREGEBOV

In All Souls’, Rhea Tregebov looks at the way even modest lives create expanding ripples of impact.
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September 24, 2012

THE NOONER: Jess Walter

In Beautiful Ruins, Jess Walter mixes up a cocktail with equal parts rural Italy, Old Hollywood, and modern-day Los Angeles.
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September 24, 2012

THE SCHOOL PROGRAM: SCHOOL STAGE, Karen Levine

Grades 4-6: Karen Levine, Shane Peacock Grades 7-9: Susin Nielsen Middle-years students have a theatre-style experience with award-winning writers. Karen Levine presents the extraordinary story of Hana’s Suitcase. Shane Peacock is back with the final installment of the wildly popular Boy Sherlock Holmes series. This year’s MYRCA winner Susin Nielsen shares her new novel, The Reluctant Journal of Henry K Larsen.
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September 24, 2012

AFTERNOON BOOK CHAT: Méira Cook & Stella Leventoyannis Harvey

Sparks are inevitable when cultures collide. Stella Leventoyannis Harvey’s novel shuttles between Greece and Canada, while Méira Cook’s novel probes interracial tensions in post-apartheid South Africa.
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September 24, 2012

BIG IDEAS: ALLAN LEVINE: Who was Mackenzie King?

So who was William Lyon Mackenzie King? Allan Levine dove deep into the man’s diaries for his award-winning biography of Canada’s most eccentric and longest-serving Prime Minister.
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September 24, 2012

MAINSTAGE: LIFE LESSONS

Struggle, longing, insight, awe—learning assumes many shapes and forms in the hands of tonight’s writers.
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September 25, 2012

THE CAMPUS PROGRAM / PROGRAMMATION DES CAMPUS: READING: Jess Walter

In Beautiful Ruins, Jess Walter mixes up a cocktail with equal parts rural Italy, Old Hollywood, and modern-day Los Angeles.
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September 25, 2012

ON THE ROAD: KIDS’ READING: Heather Hartt-Sussman & Georgia Graham

What happens when your beloved Nana decides to get married? What happens when you have to share her with her new husband’s granddaughter? Meet the dynamic writer-illustrator duo who created the hilarious—and astute—picture books, Nana’s Getting Married and Here Comes Hortense!
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September 25, 2012

THE SCHOOL PROGRAM: SCHOOL STAGE, Karen Levine

Grades 4-6: Karen Levine, Shane Peacock Grades 7-9: Susin Nielsen Middle-years students have a theatre-style experience with award-winning writers. Karen Levine presents the extraordinary story of Hana’s Suitcase. Shane Peacock is back with the final installment of the wildly popular Boy Sherlock Holmes series. This year’s MYRCA winner Susin Nielsen shares her new novel, The Reluctant Journal of Henry K Larsen.
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September 25, 2012

THE NOONER: Mike Grandmaison

Award-winning photographer Mike Grandmaison has a keen eye and shows off the many beauties of the prairie with pictures from his gorgeous book, Mike Grandmaison’s Prairie and Beyond.
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September 25, 2012

THE SCHOOL PROGRAM: SCHOOL STAGE, Shane Peacock

Grades 4-6: Karen Levine, Shane Peacock Grades 7-9: Susin Nielsen Middle-years students have a theatre-style experience with award-winning writers. Karen Levine presents the extraordinary story of Hana’s Suitcase. Shane Peacock is back with the final installment of the wildly popular Boy Sherlock Holmes series. This year’s MYRCA winner Susin Nielsen shares her new novel, The Reluctant Journal of Henry K Larsen.
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September 25, 2012

AFTERNOON BOOK CHAT: Carrie Snyder & Cordelia Strube

New novels by Carrie Snyder and Cordelia Strube explore the fault lines in families and the resilience of the human spirit.
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September 25, 2012

THE CAMPUS PROGRAM / PROGRAMMATION DES CAMPUS: READING: Richard Ford

A teenage boy escapes to Saskatchewan when his parents are arrested in Richard Ford’s celebrated new novel, Canada.
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September 25, 2012

BIG IDEAS: ELIZABETH COMACK: Racialized Policing

How does race affect law enforcement? Elizabeth Comack’s extensive research and even-handed analysis offers some unsettling insights.
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September 25, 2012

MAINSTAGE: OH CANADA, OH PRAIRIE

Two acclaimed fiction-writers share new work situated firmly in the prairie. The evening includes readings, an on-stage chat, and stunning images from Mike Grandmaison’s Prairie and Beyond.
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September 26, 2012

THE SCHOOL PROGRAM: SCHOOL STAGE, Shane Peacock

Grades 4-6: Karen Levine, Shane Peacock Grades 7-9: Susin Nielsen Middle-years students have a theatre-style experience with award-winning writers. Karen Levine presents the extraordinary story of Hana’s Suitcase. Shane Peacock is back with the final installment of the wildly popular Boy Sherlock Holmes series. This year’s MYRCA winner Susin Nielsen shares her new novel, The Reluctant Journal of Henry K Larsen.
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September 26, 2012

FOYER DES ÉCRIVAINS: ÉVÉNEMENT POUR LES JEUNES!

« Conter, c’est vivre une histoire et la faire vivre. » France Adams vit pleinement son rêve d’enfant : raconter et écrire des histoires. Sa vision de la paix l’amène à créer, Cœurs Grand Ouvert, un projet allant droit au cœur qui explore la paix intérieure. Venez écouter Le jardin, le cinquième album de France Adams, et le second sur le thème de la paix, après L’Arbre aux cœurs (Les Éditions des Plaines).
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September 26, 2012

ON THE ROAD: READING: SEÁN VIRGO

Master storyteller Seán Virgo plays with myth and fable in Dibidalen, a new short story collection that proves a well-told story can come in various shapes and sizes. Admission is free, all are welcome.
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September 26, 2012

THE CAMPUS PROGRAM/ PROGRAMMATION DES CAMPUS: READING: SEÁN VIRGO

Master storyteller Seán Virgo plays with myth and fable in Dibidalen, a new short story collection that proves a well-told story can come in various shapes and sizes.
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September 26, 2012

THE CAMPUS PROGRAM / PROGRAMMATION DES CAMPUS: RENCONTRE : Laurier Gareau

Avec sa plus récente pièce, La grande vague, Gareau reflet, avec un œil des prairies de l’Ouest, les relations exogames et l’éducation des enfants non seulement bilingues, mais aussi « biculturels ».
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September 26, 2012

THE NOONER: Rawi Hage

IMPAC-winner Rawi Hage returns with Carnival, a fiery new novel about a troubled cab driver.
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September 26, 2012

THE CAMPUS PROGRAM / PROGRAMMATION DES CAMPUS: READING: Heather Hartt-Sussman

After fifteen years as a busy print and broadcast journalist in Hollywood, Heather Hartt-Sussman has taken the picture-book world by storm with a series featuring a spirited grandmother.
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September 26, 2012

AFTERNOON BOOK CHAT: Mike Barnes and Pasha Malla

Mikes Barnes’ tales for the sick and well and Pasha Malla’s novel about unnatural disasters pair great storytelling with biting social commentary.
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September 26, 2012

BIG IDEAS: NIIGAANWEWIDAM JAMES SINCLAIR: Manitowapow!

Manitowapow, the precursor of our province’s name, is also the title of a lively anthology of aboriginal writing from “the land of water.” What do those voices have to say?
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September 26, 2012

THE CAMPUS PROGRAM / PROGRAMMATION DES CAMPUS:READING: Sarah Klassen

In Monstrance, Sarah Klassen goes to the heart of everyday miracles and ongoing catastrophes, and discovers a foundation for hope.
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September 26, 2012

FOYER DES ÉCRIVAINS: SOIRÉE FRANCOPHILE

Avec Nadine, découvrez l’histoire cocasse mais vraie de la guerre du cochon et de sa résolution, qui ne prit pas moins de 13 longues années, mobilisa des navires de guerre et des centaines de soldats, revêtit une dimension internationale, mais ne fit qu’une seule victime! Bertrand présentera un conte qui, incroyablement, joue avec les traditions, l’histoire, la mythologie, les niveaux de langue, les accents, la vie et la mort et qui allient la poésie, l’humour, l’amour, la tragédie, la folie et la sagesse.
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September 26, 2012

MAINSTAGE: FABLES FOR OUR TIME

Writing with a bite. These writers reframe our contemporary world in startling new ways.
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September 27, 2012

THE SCHOOL PROGRAM: SCHOOL STAGE, Susin Nielsen

Grades 4-6: Karen Levine, Shane Peacock Grades 7-9: Susin Nielsen Middle-years students have a theatre-style experience with award-winning writers. Karen Levine presents the extraordinary story of Hana’s Suitcase. Shane Peacock is back with the final installment of the wildly popular Boy Sherlock Holmes series. This year’s MYRCA winner Susin Nielsen shares her new novel, The Reluctant Journal of Henry K Larsen.
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September 27, 2012

ON THE ROAD: READING: ALLAN LEVINE

Who was William Lyon Mackenzie King? Allan Levine dove deep into the man’s diaries for his award-winning biography of Canada’s most eccentric and longest-serving Prime Minister. Admission is free, all are welcome.
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September 27, 2012

THE NOONER: Missy Marston

An infatuated alien is just one of a brigade of characters who help a woman regain hope in Missy Marston’s The Love Monster.
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September 27, 2012

THE SCHOOL PROGRAM: SCHOOL STAGE, Susin Nielsen

Grades 4-6: Karen Levine, Shane Peacock Grades 7-9: Susin Nielsen Middle-years students have a theatre-style experience with award-winning writers. Karen Levine presents the extraordinary story of Hana’s Suitcase. Shane Peacock is back with the final installment of the wildly popular Boy Sherlock Holmes series. This year’s MYRCA winner Susin Nielsen shares her new novel, The Reluctant Journal of Henry K Larsen.
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September 27, 2012

AFTERNOON BOOK CHAT: Daniel Allen Cox & Anakana Schofield

Balancing conformity and independence is a challenge for everybody. The central characters in new novels by Daniel Allen Cox and Anakana Schofield wrestle with what they should and cannot do when their worlds turn upside down
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September 27, 2012

BIG IDEAS: PATRICK LANE: Finding sobriety

After a painful history of alcoholism, Patrick Lane finally found sobriety through his garden. What are the garden’s secrets? He shares what he knows in his moving memoir, There Is a Season.
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September 27, 2012

FOYER DES ÉCRIVAINS: GALA DE LA PAROLE : Nous sommes…

Qui sommes-nous? Quatre écrivains de l’ouest canadien qui s’expriment, informent et divertissent tout en explorant les nuances de l’identité francophone de leur coin de pays. Le chansonnier, Guy Abraham, se joindra à nous pour agrémenter la soirée avec son style de musique qui reflète, enrichit et fait valoir notre culture. Animé par Youssef Aroub. En partenariat avec le projet Connexion (USB).
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September 27, 2012

MAINSTAGE: NEW SCRIPTS FOR LOVE

The oldest drama of all. Tonight’s stars: a bummed-out gay actor, a dumped wife, an Irish widow, a sexy senior…
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September 28, 2012

THE SCHOOL PROGRAM: SCHOOL STAGE, Susin Nielsen

Grades 4-6: Karen Levine, Shane Peacock Grades 7-9: Susin Nielsen Middle-years students have a theatre-style experience with award-winning writers. Karen Levine presents the extraordinary story of Hana’s Suitcase. Shane Peacock is back with the final installment of the wildly popular Boy Sherlock Holmes series. This year’s MYRCA winner Susin Nielsen shares her new novel, The Reluctant Journal of Henry K Larsen.
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September 28, 2012

THE CAMPUS PROGRAM / PROGRAMMATION DES CAMPUS: READING: Lorna Crozier

Ordinary things sparkle with intention in Lorna Crozier’s The Book of Marvels: A Compendium of Everyday Things.
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September 28, 2012

THE NOONER: Sue Goyette

The poems in Sue Goyette’s outskirts show the depth and magic that hide in everyday experiences.
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September 28, 2012

AFTERNOON BOOK CHAT: Lorna Crozier & Patrick Lane

Lorna Crozier and Patrick Lane, two of the country’s most celebrated poets, are also married. How do creative and domestic lives connect?
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September 28, 2012

BIG IDEAS: CARMEN AGUIRRE: Fighting for Chile

What are the demands of freedom? Canada Reads winner Carmen Aguirre talks about her very personal experience in the underground resistance to Pinochet’s Chile.
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September 28, 2012

FOYER DES ÉCRIVAINS: LA PLUME ET LE PINCEAU

Une joute d’improvisations visuelles et littéraires qui jumelle écrivains et artistes visuels pour produire des œuvres mixtes sur papier. La création dans l’instant, le suspense du nouveau. Le temps est la limite. Le public pourra aussi participer à une improvisation.
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September 28, 2012

MAINSTAGE: POETRY BASH!

These poets invent new paths through our language—and new languages for our paths…
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September 29, 2012

THE WRITING CRAFT: Creating Graphic Novels

Over the years, graphic novels have become more common on bookstore and library shelves, grabbing the attention of many readers, from young book-lovers through experienced adults. What qualities define a successful graphic novel? How do you go about creating one that really works?

Ashley Spires has created a wildly successful series of graphic novels about Binky the Space Cat, an unlikely hero who is determined to rid his “spaceship” of invading aliens (aka houseflies). Newcomers to the graphic novel world, the books have already received raves from the Canadian Children’s Book Centre as well as numerous children’s reader choice programs. The sharp drawing and sideways humour appeal to a broad range of readers, from those who are mastering language to young teens who appreciate the levels of irony.

Join Ashley Spires as she shares a close-up look at the process of creating her graphic novels, and talks about some of the decisions she makes along the way. Bring your questions!

Registration: $25, $20 with THIN AIR Club Card; includes coffee and a light snack.

Pre-registration is available until September 27, either online at www.thinairwinnipeg.ca/ticket-information or by phone at (204) 927-7323, but in-person registration at the door is welcome too. The seminar is directed toward people with a strong interest in writing, but no publishing experience is required.

Information: www.thinairwinnipeg.ca or (204) 927-7323
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September 29, 2012

AFTER WORDS JAZZ CLUB: Wrap-up Party!

Jazz bassist Steve Kirby loves to improvise with poets. He’ll bring a friend or two to add some extra spark—and the rest is up to you! It’ll be great listening, but even more fun if you step up to the mic and put a poem in the air. Two-minute time limit. The After Words Jazz Club is unpredictable, magical, surprising, moving, funny—the perfect wrap for THIN AIR 2012.
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