December 2018
Tertulia Series-Fredericton
A group in Fredericton has initiated a ‘tertulia’ series, which meets on some Wednesdays at 7:30 pm in Wilser's Room, 362 Queen St., Fredericton. What’s a tertulia? Glad you asked. It is a literary or artistic social gathering where participants talk about ideas. The tertulias organized in Fredericton combine words, music, poetry, readings and whatever else the invited speakers bring. For more information, email here. Upcoming tertulias: December 5 Alain Deneault presents on Georg(e) Simmel
Find out more »Choice Cuts Open Mic
December 6 (and the first Thursday of every month), 7 pm. Looking for a supportive place to read your writing out loud? Come to “Choice Cuts Open Mic,” the monthly open mic readings held in The Arts and Culture Centre of Sussex (AX), 12 Maple Ave., Sussex. Writers of all levels are encouraged to read (up to five minutes each) from their original works of poetry or fiction. A local author will guide the evening. For details, email Jane or…
Find out more »Reading-Zev Bagel
At Tait House on Main St., Shediac, Zev Bagel talks about his writing and reads excerpts from his latest book, Secrets. “Not long after a mystery man arrives in Shediac and begins a new career as a life coach, people start to disappear, get blackmailed, die in unusual circumstances and are kidnapped. Who is he, this charming, helpful man?” The Tait House bar and restaurant will be open. To make an evening of it and reserve a table for dinner…
Find out more »Odd Sundays Series-Fredericton
The Odd Sundays Series at Corked Wine Bar, 83 Regent St., Fredericton, features the Wolf Tree Writers. They will read poetry by former group and WFNB member, Margaret MacQuarrie–McLeod, who died in September 2018 after a prolonged illness. The afternoon includes two open mic sessions on a seasonal theme that embraces, not just the traditional holiday clobber, but also the abiding mystery of Winter Solstice with its supernatural elements of ghosts, spirits and their like.
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Exhibit: Gerard Collins
WFNB member and celebrated author/writing mentor Gerard Collins launches an exhibit entitled “The Book that Wrote Itself.” The event takes place at AX, 12 Maple Ave., Sussex.
Find out more »Listen & Learn: Gerard Collins
Author Gerard Collins presents “Writing Life,” an artist talk that is part of the Listen & Learn Series at AX, 12 Maple Ave., Sussex.
Find out more »Writing Group at the AX
January 17 (and the third Thursday of each month), 6–8 pm. Share your writing in a welcoming environment by joining “Writing Group at AX,” 12 Maple Ave., Sussex. Open to teens and adults, all genres (poetry, fiction, memoir) and any experience level. To share something you've been working on, bring a five-minute excerpt. For group feedback, please bring 10 printed copies of your work. Questions? Email Jane or call her at (506) 433-8351.
Find out more »Reading: Sean Michaels
January 17, 7 pm. 2014 Giller Prize winner and music critic Sean Michaels reads from his Giller-awarded novel, Us Conductors. The novel was inspired by the lives of Léon Theremin and Clara Rockmore. Sean will also give a theremin demonstration. The event takes place at AX, 12 Maple Ave., Sussex.
Find out more »UNB Multi-Book Launch
UNB Fredericton’s Department of English launches six books by department members. This event takes place in Room 28, Tilley Hall, UNB, and everyone is welcome. Light refreshments and cash bar. Books are The High Line Scavenger by Hunt Lucas Crawford, William Blake’s Gothic Imagination: Bodies of Horror coedited by Elizabeth Effinger, Lac/Athabasca by Len Falkenstein, You don’t want what I’ve got by Triny Finlay, Maximum Feasible Participation: American Literature and the War on Poverty by Stephen Schryer, and A Cultural…
Find out more »Odd Sundays – Fredericton
The Odd Sundays Reading Series takes place in the newly opened Tipsy Muse at 86 Regent St., Fredericton. (Sadly, the series’ former venue, Corked Wine Bar, is now closed.) This week’s readers are Lynn Davies and Nathaniel G. Moore. Lynn’s three poetry collections include The Bridge That Carries the Road, which was shortlisted for the 1999 Governor General’s Award for Poetry and the 2000 Gerald Lampert Award. She currently is working on another pile of poems and is about to…
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