Bursting balloons, step-dancing and open-mic readings celebrate authors
- At June 08, 2015
- By Writers' Federation of NB
- In Events, Festivals
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How does an organization celebrate 30 years?
Gwen Martin, executive director of the Writer’s Federation of New Brunswick (WFNB) says it should be with Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture accompanied by a full volley of cannons. But since the May 22-24 anniversary event was held in Moncton, which like all municipalities has noise bylaws, cannons were nixed and replaced with balloons.
Gwen directs the Balloon Bash in time with Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture
Orchestrated by Martin, members popped balloons at one-second intervals, keeping time with the soaring overture that filled The Four Points by Sheraton hotel for Friday’s opening of WordSpring, setting the tone for book launches, storytelling and the reading of ‘purple-ish prose’ from the Daily Times of 1890, a nod to the city’s own 125th anniversary.
On Saturday there were professional skills-based workshops, roundtable discussions, a Blue Pencil Café where writers brought their work-in-progress for one-on-one sessions and the annual general meeting. Read full article here…
