THIN AIR 2010
September, 19 - 26, 2010
September 24, 2010
10:00 am - 11:15 amSchool Stage - Shane Peacock
Award-winning writer Shane Peacock transports readers to gritty Victorian London in The Secret Fiend, his fourth Young Sherlock Holmes mystery.
Featuring
Shane Peacock .
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September 24, 2010
11:00 am - 12:00 pmCAMPUS PROGRAM - READING: Amy Jo Ehman
Saskatchewan food writer Amy Jo Ehman took on the challenge of eating locally for a year. She’ll share stories, both serious and hilarious, from Prairie Feast: A Writer’s Journey Home for Dinner.
Featuring
Amy Jo Ehman .
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September 24, 2010
12:15 pm - 12:45 pmThe Nooner with Nora Gould
Poet Nora Gould nourishes her muse with time outdoors in the sprawling ranch lands of Alberta.
Featuring
Nora Gould .
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September 24, 2010
12:30 pm - 1:30 pmCAMPUS PROGRAM - READING: Sandra Birdsell
Acclaimed novelist Sandra Birdsell offers a powerful and compassionate analysis of a couple at their breaking point in Waiting for Joe.
Featuring
Sandra Birdsell .
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September 24, 2010
2:00 pm - 3:00 pmCAMPUS EVENT - READING: Amy Jo Ehman
In her quest to eat local food for one year, Saskatchewan food writer Amy Jo Ehman learned a lot about the challenges and joys of sustainable living.
Featuring
Amy Jo Ehman .
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September 24, 2010
2:30 pm - 3:30 pmAfternoon Book Chat - Ariel Gordon & kevin mcpherson eckhoff
From irreverent games to delicately rendered impressions, kevin mcpherson eckhoff and Ariel Gordon show the power and play in poetry.
Featuring
Ariel Gordon, kevin mcpherson eckhoff .
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September 24, 2010
4:30 pm - 5:30 pmBig Ideas - Healing the Broken Circle
From his position as a respected aboriginal leader, Theodore Fontaine reaches back across the years to a younger self enduring life in a residential school. Broken Circle: The Dark Legacy of Indian Residential Schools is both demanding and tender, a testament to the strong heart of the teller and the faith that sharing the truth with all people will lead to genuine healing.
Featuring
Theodore Fontaine .
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September 24, 2010
8:00 pm - 10:00 pmMAINSTAGE - POETRY BASH!
Poets invent new paths through our language—and new languages for our paths…
Featuring
Ariel Gordon, Nora Gould, Ignatius T Mabasa, kevin mcpherson eckhoff, George Murray, Sina Queyras .
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September 24, 2010
10:30 pm - 11:30 pmAfter Words with Winnipeg's Aboriginal Writers Collective
Wherever members of Winnipeg’s Aboriginal Writers Collective gather, there’s bound to be incisive observation and raucous laughter—often in equal measure. This is First Nations storytelling for the twenty-first century!
Featuring
Aboriginal Writers Collective .
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