Here and There
September 21, 2009 - September 25, 2010

September 21, 2009

Children's Event: The Stella Party. Featuring Marie-Louise Gay

Ten years ago, children first fell in love with Marie-Louise Gay’s precocious redhead Stella. To celebrate that milestone, Marie-Louise Gay will be on hand to introduce a brand new book, When Stella Was Very, Very Small.
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September 24, 2009

TV Premiere: Presenting...Flashforward. Featuring Robert J Sawyer

ABC television and its Canadian affiliates are ready to unveil a dramatic new series based on Robert J Sawyer’s novel FlashForward. You can join Robert for the premiere! He’ll offer a brief set-up at 6:30—show-time at 7:00.
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September 25, 2009

Business Breakfast: The New Rules of Social Media. Featuring Hal Niedzviecki

Culture commentator Hal Niedzviecki has been exploring the recent upsurge of social media like Facebook and Twitter, and some of his findings are especially pertinent to people in the business sector. Join us for a light breakfast at the Prairie Ink Café and hear Hal’s thoughts on “The New Rules of Social Media: Why the Customer Doesn’t Care about Privacy—and What You Should Do About It.”
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September 26, 2009

Portes Ouvertes à la Maison Gabrielle-Roy / OPEN DOORS at The Gabrielle Roy House

Journée portes ouvertes pour célébrer le 100e anniversaire de naissance de Gabrielle Roy. Visite autoguidée de la maison qui a joué un rôle important dans ses livres et sa vie. Entrée gratuite. To mark the centenary of franco-manitoban writer Gabrielle Roy, take a self-guided tour through the house that was so central to her life and work
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September 20, 2010

BOOK LAUNCH: Theodore Fontaine

With his wrenching memoir, Broken Circle: The Dark Legacy of Indian Residential Schools, Theodore Fontaine shares a devastating past in order to create a vital future. The Indian and Metis Friendship Centre welcomes all people to join them in honouring Fontaine’s story—and the stories of so many who will never have the opportunity to tell them.
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September 25, 2010

FAMILY EVENT with Anne Villeneuve

Quebecois author-illustrator Anne Villeneuve has published delightful picture books for kids in both French and English. Bring your family for a magical hour of stories and pictures. McNally Robinson will have Villeneuve’s books available for purchase.
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September 22, 2010

READING: Michael Wex

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