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Most events FREE! There’s so much to do this What’s the Big IDEA? On any given day, there are dozens of ideas to explore at Harbourfront Centre, summer across a broad range of artistic disciplines and cultural programmes. Our curators have an eye for original trends and connections in contemporary at Harbourfront Centre culture – and they want you to see what they see. Music. Film. Dance. Food. Camps. Sailing. Often, we observe a recurring idea emerging across various disciplines and events. We call this the “Big IDEA” and present it for you to consider as part of your Harbourfront Centre experience. It’s our way of highlighting Tour the globe during our World Routes just one of the many ideas you'll find here year-round. free summer weekend festivals. This summer, the Big IDEA is “globalocal.” To read more about it, see page 4.

Catch a film under the stars as part of our If you’re struck by a particular idea you see in our programming or if you’d Free Flicks series. like to send us your reactions to our Big IDEA, we’d love to hear from you! Email [email protected] or tweet @HarbourfrontTO with Inspire your kids through one of our fantastic #whatsthebigidea Summer Camps.

Enjoy free classical and world music concerts Follow us on (HarbourfrontTO) at the Toronto Music Garden. Add us on (HarbourfrontCentre) Take a journey through the country’s largest outdoor art gallery, featuring the exhibit, Beyond Imaginings. Creating a better heart. Harbourfront Centre, the heart of Toronto’s waterfront, is undergoing an extensive And so much more! site transformation to remove the existing surface parking lot, build an attractive underground parking facility and create new public spaces and amenities for our central waterfront site. All buildings and spaces are open as usual during construction. However, if you’re planning to drive, please note that the parking lot between York Quay Centre and Queen’s Quay Terminal is closed. For complete information and updates, visit harbourfrontcentre.com/construction.

See you this summer! harbourfrontcentre.com July 1 Canada Day 2010 The biggest birthday A series of FREE weekend festivals that run July through September, World party of the year. Cheryl L’Hirondelle, 6:30pm Routes explores ideas in contemporary It’s Canada’s 143rd birthday and we’re L’Hirondelle celebrates Canada Day with a new collection of songs that investigates culture, bringing together rich, artistic celebrating the many cultures and artistic genres that form our Canadian a Cree world view in contemporary time traditions from around the globe. identity with programming for all ages. and space. Come join us, eh? This summer, we explore the Big IDEA of Canadian Games from Around the World, “globalocal.” While some nations fragment 1–6pm into smaller, culturally distinct regions Canada is one of the most multicultural countries in the world. Come play a familiar and other cultures migrate across the game with new songs and new rhythms world, questions are inevitably raised: that reflect our cultural influences. How do we connect with one another? How does our world shrink and expand over time? What – if any – are the boundaries of our global village?

We invite to you consider your own global standing during World Routes. For more on our curatorial vision, visit harbourfrontcentre.com/worldroutes. The Sadies Photo: Vanessa Heins Bring the kids! All festivals feature Highlights: programmes designed for kids. Details on our website. The Sadies, 9:30pm Toronto’s grandest country-surf rockers Cheryl L’Hirondelle Stay connected! Sign up for our crank the volume to 11 on Canada’s big And much more! World Routes e-newsletter and get day! The band’s uniquely Canadian up-to-the-minute programme updates. sound is influenced by different global PLUS! The Tall Ships Festival will harbourfrontcentre.com/newsletters genres. be here. See page 18.

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The hottest trends Late Night Celebrating cutting edge presented by in global culture. electronic music and art. TMDP, July 10, 6pm A festival that captures the international Jazz Mafia Circus, July 2, 11pm Join us for one of the most influential TMDP are a local electronic duo that has zeitgeist in music, dance and food, A late night after party following Brass, music festivals in the country. taken the international dance scene by exploring what’s “hot” globally. Crank Bows, and Beats, Jazz Mafia Circus storm, exporting their strangely unique invites a hot collective of musicians up the heat with hot artists and Highlights: Toronto sound to the farthest reaches of tomorrow’s trendsetters. to let their hair down and do what they the globe. do best. Kid Koala with The Slew Live: Six Highlights: Turntables Meet the ex-Wolfmother Rhythm Section, July 9, 9:30pm L’Orchestre Septentrional, July 3, 9pm Kid Koala is a Canadian global turntablist As one of Haiti’s most senior cultural sensation. His new band, The Slew, ambassadors, L’Orchestre Septentrional reinvents turntables as an instrument is poised to give voice to a country with with the help of the ex-Wolfmother the world’s attention at its doorstep; a rhythm section. true Hot Spot in 2010. Meet the musicians and be the first to see footage from their unreleased documentary When the Drum TMDP is Beating at 7pm in the Studio Theatre. Showcasing the best DJs and electronic Director Whitney Dow will be present. artists from Toronto and Canada. Late Night All weekend long. presented by Beats, Breaks & Embrace, July 10, 11pm The Toronto International Flamenco With his own unique style of industrial Festival – Canadian Showcase, sounding futuristic beats and heavy July 3, 3pm dance floor stomping rhythms, Datsik Dozens of Flamenco dancers and L’Orchestre Septentrional has earned the attention of some of the companies bring a hot global tradition to most notable and influential acts on the an all-Canadian showcase. Don’t miss it! And much more! scene.

And much more! The Slew 6 harbourfrontcentre.com • 416-973-4000 harbourfrontcentre.com • 416-973-4000 7 July 16–18 July 23–25 Expressions Love, of Brazil Saskatchewan

Celebrating the diversity Our spotlight shines on the David Carpenter, July 23, 7:30pm Carpenter presents his most recent of Brazilian culture. Sambacana, July 17, 7:30pm “centre” of Canada. publication, A Hunter’s Confession, a We connect Canada with Brazil by An exciting Brazilian music ensemble Toronto unites with Saskatchewan to memoir in which he shares his personal showcasing both international and local reflecting the richness and diversity of showcase and honour the province’s hunting history, including the dramatic artists through music, dance, film, visual a new generation of Canadian artists. arts and culture through Rider pride, incident that triggered him to stop arts, workshops and culinary arts. contemporary expression and distinct hunting for good. Laura Finocchiaro, July 17, 6:30pm Aboriginal artistic forms. Highlights: One of the early pioneers of Brazilian TACK, June 19–September 19 electronic pop music, Finocchiaro plays This visual arts exhibition shines a light many musical styles − from bossa nova on aspects of traditional cowboy culture Mallu Magalhães, July 17, 9:30pm to samba-jazz-funk to rock and pop. Her and celebrates the skills and artistry of A multi-skilled artist, Magalhães plays new CD Lauras is a mosaic of songs that this beautiful work not usually seen the guitar, harmonica, piano and blow show her many faces. within mainstream craft. keyboard, and has played sold-out gigs Featuring works by: Linda Kerr, Sandy across Brazil. Her MySpace page alone Assman, Jim Hyde, William (Bill) F. Wilm, has received a staggering 4.3 million Nick Demchenko and Guy Murphy. hits. Not bad for a two-year career! Mallu Magalhães

Little Miss Higgins Highlights: TACK photo: Rhonda Wilm Little Miss Higgins, July 24, 9:30pm Late Night This Saskatchewan-based pianist, guitarist presented by and singer performs an assortment of country blues songs. July 24, 11pm Laura Finocchiaro Photo: Ana Ottoni Join us for a Saskatchewan-style tailgate party! And much more! And much more!

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Caribbean culture Conjo: Head Wrapping Exposé and Exploring uncharted The Labyrinth Project, Workshop, August 1, 4pm, August 7, 3pm & 10pm; August 8, 2pm celebrated through music, August 2, 2:30pm territory in global music An event that transforms numerous dance, food and art. Have you ever wanted to wear a head traditions. Harbourfront Centre spaces into walking A full-throttle celebration that bridges wrap, or learn how to wrap fabric to be A fascinating examination of the world’s labyrinths where you’ll be guided through the gap between Canada and the Islands. used as a headdress? Explore the classical music scene. Musicians from various performances. Featuring a One of the most popular World Routes significance, benefits and history of across the globe defy the genre and turn world premiere collaboration between festivals. Come see why. wraps/head coverings from around the traditional perceptions upside down. John Burke and Ensemble Vivant. Afro-Caribbean diaspora and the globe. Highlights: Highlights: Late Night Queen Ifrica, July 31, 9:30pm presented by Orchestra Piazza Vittorio, August 7, 8pm presented by Canadian Premiere! A truly global Judgement Yard Crew, July 31, 11pm phenomenon after 280 worldwide venues, Queen Ifrica is one of the most popular Judgement Yard is a home to many Orchestra Piazza Vittorio makes its and outspoken contemporary Jamaican conscious Rastafarian youth, elders and much anticipated Canadian debut direct female reggae artists, inspiring women musicians, headed by Sizzla Kalonji. from Italy. Featuring eleven countries, to fight for their rights and to engage in Come hear some of the famed crew eight languages and one voice. There will a male-dominated music form in Canada. members perform "live" from Jamaica. be an open rehearsal at 3pm. Queen Ifrica Photo: Slug Generously supported by Orchestra Piazza Vittorio

Pan in the Park, August 1 & 2, 2-6pm And much more! Some of Canada’s best steel pan players and ensembles jam on, and around, the Want more classical music? See page 17. Redpath Stage. Join us as we stage Djoumbush and Warhol Dervish, a local version (or remix) of a traditional August 7, 6pm Trinidadian Pan Yard. Classic Western and Turkish traditions meet in a collaboration between two of Montreal’s most exciting ensembles. This Official Travel Partner of What is Classical? And much more! concert also features workshops in Turkish and Egyptian styles of Oriental dance, led by Elise Olmi. 10 harbourfrontcentre.com • 416-973-4000 harbourfrontcentre.com • 416-973-4000 11 August 13–15 August 20–22 Hot & Spicy Fortune Cooking Food Festival Food Festival Presented by

A food festival for Explore the delicious heat-seekers. diversity of Pan Asian All foods hot, spicy, sultry and sweet are cuisine and culture. explored in this mercury-rising culinary This inaugural food festival promises to fest. We serve up diverse flavours from send your taste buds into overdrive with around the globe all weekend long. An an incredible assortment of traditional annual favourite! dishes and new cuisine. Plus dance, music, film and more. Highlights: Highlights: Delhi 2 Dublin, August 14, 9:30pm The Rhyming Chef Delhi 2 Dublin mashes up electronic Mike Relm, August 21, 9:30pm and world music that takes listeners The Rhyming Chef, August 13, 7pm An award-winning turntablist, DJ and VJ Chef Ken Sun listeners on a wild ride through global The Rhyming Chef divides his time from San Francisco known for his live sounds and synchronicities. between Antigua, Barbuda and Toronto, performances which feature audio Fortune Cooking Iron Chef mashups paired with video images, bringing influences back and forth and Saturday, August 21, manipulated in real time with a combining hip hop with culinary arts. 1:30pm and 4:40pm (semi-finals); turntable-like device. Sunday, August 22, 2pm International Iron Chef Experience the high stakes reality of Competition modern gourmet cooking as Toronto chefs of contemporary Asian cuisine August 14,1:30pm & 4:30pm (semi-finals), The Art of Hand-Pulled Noodles, compete for Fortune Cooking Iron Chef August 15, 2pm (finale) August 21, 3:30pm supremacy. Gourmet chefs from around the globe Noodle specialist Chef Ken Sun of show off their skills with secret ingredients Sun’s Kitchen demonstrates the fine art and top culinary creativity. How will their of La Mian (hand pulled) and Dao Xiao creations differ when working with the Mian (hand-shaved) noodles along with same ingredients from the Greenbelt? musical accompaniment. Families are Winners compete in the Sunday finale. welcome to take part in a workshop afterwards. Delhi 2 Dublin And much more! And much more! 12 harbourfrontcentre.com • 416-973-4000 harbourfrontcentre.com • 416-973-4000 13 August 27–29 September 4–6 TELUS th TAIWANfest The 15 Anniversary Crossover Ashkenaz Festival

An exploration and North America’s largest celebration of Aphasia, August 28, 7pm celebration of Yiddish Taiwanese culture. Using the name of the medical condition and Jewish culture. for the inability to speak, this instrumental Taiwan is forging a new culture and A biennal favourite, this year’s Ashkenaz band speaks for the voiceless with their you’re welcome to be a part of it. Come Festival celebrates 15 incredible years music. and have your expectations raised and of contemporary Jewish music and art, your perceptions changed. culminating with the spectacular I-Wan-Jan Puppet Troupe, Ashkenaz Parade. Highlights: August 28, 1pm; August 29, 3:30pm Founded by the world-renowned master Highlights: puppeteer, Tien-Lu Lee, “I-Wan-Jan”, Kou Chou Ching, August 28, 8pm literally means "vivid mimicry.” In his Known as “Taiwan’s Ambassadors of Rap,” skillful hands, these wooden puppets The Other Europeans Kou Chou Ching expresses the creativity September 4, 9:30pm come alive as if they were real people. Balkan Beat Box and vitality of Taiwan’s independent An international gathering of 14 leading music with explosive lyrics and energetic And much more! klezmer (Yiddish) and lautari (Roma) live performances. musicians, this new intercultural Balkan Beat Box, September 5, 9:30pm supergroup creates powerful, deeply A relentlessly energetic, cutting-edge emotional and virtuosic music. fusion of Jewish and Balkan influences with rock, reggae and electronic music. The Ashkenaz Parade

The Ashkenaz Parade, Kou Chou Ching September 6, 4pm Propelled by the sounds of all the festival musicians, the Ashkenaz Parade is the undisputed weekend highlight, led once again by Shadowland Theatre.

Aphasia And much more!

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Summer Music in the Garden takes place in the magical setting of the Toronto Music Garden, located at 475 Queens Free Flicks Quay West between Bathurst and Spadina. From the beginning of July to the end of September, enjoy FREE classical and world music featuring some of the finest performers in Canada. Most Thursday nights at 7pm and most Sunday afternoons at 4pm.

For the complete performance schedule, go to harbourfrontcentre.com/torontomusicgarden

Guided tours of the Toronto Music Garden are available. You can also rent an audio tour player at our Marina Quay West office, located southwest of the Toronto Music Garden at 539 Queens Quay West.

Call our INFO desk at 416-973-4000 for the most up-to-date concert rain calls or tour schedules.

Bring the history of Toronto Music Garden home! Purchase your copy of The Toronto Music Garden: Inspired by Bach. Author and landscape designer Julie Moir Messervy’s in-depth guide to the creation of the three-acre public garden is available at all performances for $10.50 (cash only) Hungry for great movies? or at BOUNTY Craft + Design in York Quay Our Free Flicks summer film * Choose from Chocolat, Willy Wonka & Centre. (See page 19 for store info.) series will keep you coming back for The Chocolate Factory (original) or Charlie seconds! and the Chocolate Factory (remake). Julie & Julia, July 7 Vote for your favourite movie at harbourfrontcentre.com/freeflicks and Eat, Drink, Man, Woman, July 14 you could WIN a $500 gift card from Longo’s! Super Size Me, July 21 Voting closes Sunday, August 1 at midnight. In the Mood for Love, July 28 Waitress, August 4 Wednesday nights on the Films start at 9pm. Audience Choice*, August 11 All films PG. Shauna McDonald performs July 25

16 harbourfrontcentre.com • 416-973-4000 harbourfrontcentre.com • 416-973-4000 17 June Events Toronto Waterfront Festival presents International Great Lakes United Don’t miss these upcoming events at Summer Tall Ships Challenge® 2010 Harbourfront Centre! Marketplace June 30 – July 4 Toronto’s most eclectic one-stop shopping! Camps 2010 Festival events include ship deck tours, Located on the west side of Ann Tindal Arts • Marine • Sports entertainment, the Green Village, the Park, the International Marketplace Parade of Sail and more! Activities for features jewellery, clothing and crafts Specialty families and people of all ages and from all over the world. Plus, some of For kids 3–17 interests. General admission is free. Toronto’s best buskers will keep you Harbourfront Centre offers diverse, Boarding passes for Tall Ship deck tours entertained on our new “Street Stage.” arts-based camps, a convenient on sale now at www.towaterfrontfest.com. downtown location, affordable busing In support of the Toronto Brigantine Inc. Open most weekends from May 28 to Sept. 6. Fridays from 6pm–midnight, from over 35 stops, nutritious meal Saturdays from noon–midnight and plans and extended end of day Sundays/Holiday Mondays programming. Franco-Fête – Les Trois Accords from noon–8pm. Some spots still available! Register now. Franco-Fête harbourfrontcentre.com/camps June 12 416-973-4093 Come celebrate Canada’s diverse francophone culture with “musique” that BOUNTY, the contemporary craft and ranges from World to Slam, Electro to design store at Harbourfront Centre, Haitian and–of course!–some chart has a 30 year history of showcasing toppers. Complete with family programming Canadian craft. and cooking demonstrations, this festival is a sure hit for those who want to celebrate This year, we’re introducing Creative Genius their “francophonie” or want to “danse” – a curated collection of products from along. Full schedule at franco-fete.ca. around the world, reflecting the very best Redpath Toronto Waterfront Festival in contemporary design. 416-973-4993 The Africa Trilogy – World Premiere [email protected] June 15–20 World Café Open daily 11–6pm, A triple bill of new plays,The Africa Trilogy Located in the big tent next to the Thursdays and Friday until 8pm examines the multi-faceted relationship , the World Café serves Follow us on and between Africa and the West. up some of the finest food from Toronto’s creativegeniusworld.com Commissioned by Luminato and the best global to local restaurants and Stratford Shakespeare Festival, produced caterers. by Toronto’s Volcano Theatre and presented Open weekends from May 22 to Sept. 6, in association with Harbourfront Centre. Skate all year long on Fridays from 6pm–midnight, Saturdays $30–45, Fleck Dance Theatre noon to midnight and Sundays/Holiday THE KINDER RINK! For tickets, call 416-973-4000 or Mondays from noon–7pm. harbourfrontcentre.com Thanks to Artificial Grass & Landscaping (AGL), Harbourfront Centre is pleased to provide the “coolest” place to skate this summer. Toronto Downtown Jazz Festival Join us as the Toronto Downtown Jazz Open Wed. to Sun.,11am–7pm Festival swings into high gear. Tickets Also available for private functions including shinny hockey, parties and for concerts happening at Harbourfront special events. Rentals available. Centre are available for purchase at 416-973-4000 or harbourfrontcentre.com. For more information, go to harbourfrontcentre.com/skating

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Summer Exhibitions June 19–September 19 Admission FREE

Combine Joi Arcand, Amalie Atkins, Paul Atkins, Tyler Brett, Ian Campbell, Serena McCarroll, Wally Dion, Clark Ferguson, Robert Froese, Erin Gee, Lee Henderson, Nancy Lowry, Bruce Montcombroux, Clint Neufeld, Alison Norlen, Julie Oh, Michelle LaVallee, Stacia Verigin. As part of Part of World Routes: Love, Saskatchewan, Combine situates the works of 18 artists throughout York Quay Centre. The title joins two iconic references – the image of the mighty prairie farming machine and the assemblages first created by Robert Rauschenberg – a hint to where the Amalie Atkins Search (l) and Stumble (r), 2010, 20” x 27”. artists are from and what they are up to. Photographs courtesy of artist. Participating artists were selected for

their mutual understanding of how the Photo: Mark Kasumovic, May 9, 2010 amalgamation of disparate objects REDUX PARK Through September 12 and images can create new stories and What defines a successful urban park? Eight artists encounter Ontario’s Greenbelt June 19, 2010–June 2011 FREE meanings. Canadian architecture firms 5468796 (Winnipeg), Brook McIlroy Inc. (Toronto), Vlan Paysages with Atelier in situ Becky Comber, Keesic Douglas, Martie The exhibition, displayed within 40 (Montreal) create installations in Giefert, Mark Kasumovic, Rob MacInnis, freestanding structures, will be presented response to re-imagining of the urban Erin Riley, Meera Margaret Singh and in two parts: the first installment opens park. The exhibition also features an Garett Walker. June 19 with artists’ images photographed installation by visual artists T&T during the spring season. The second (Tyler Brett and Tony Romano) This summer, Harbourfront Centre unveils presentation will open mid-October, 2010 with additional artists’ images of summer Pecha-Kucha Night at Harbourfront a breathtaking photographic journey through and early fall. Centre, June 18, 8–9:30 pm, one of the world’s environmental giants. Brigantine Room Eight emerging contemporary photographers Supported by were commissoned to present large scale The Japanese term for the sound of images that have documented their “chit chat” is also the name for the exploration of Ontario’s Greenbelt, which speedy paced presentation by eight is the largest in the world. Three specific For more information, call 416-973-4000 architectural firms showcasing their areas of importance have been investigated or visit harbourfrontcentre.com ideas or re-imagine the urban park. by each photographer: Working the Land, Natural Beauty and People of the Greenbelt. Clint Neufeld, part of the exhibition Combine.

20 harbourfrontcentre.com • 416-973-4000 harbourfrontcentre.com • 416-973-4000 21 The Nautical Centre Located at 275 Queens Quay West, just west of the Radisson Hotel, the Nautical The Power Plant Including works from Francis Alÿs, Boating and on water Centre offers a diverse range of boating Summer Exhibition Cory Arcangel, John Bock, Olaf Breuning, experiences. activities including canoeing and kayaking Marcus Coates, Robyn Cumming, and sailing for the disabled. Blind Sailing June 19–September 12 FASTWÜRMS, Shaun Gladwell, Lucy Tour and Charter Boats Canada and Toronto Brigantine are also Gunning, Nina Katchadourian, Hanna Harbourfront Centre is home to an array nearby. Services offered include lessons, Adaptation: Between Species Liden, Hew Locke and more. of unique tour and charter boats that camps and club memberships for Adaptation reflects on the contradictory provide historic and informative tours beginners to skilled enthusiasts. Visit relations that we have with non-human More info at thepowerplant.org through the harbour, tall ship sailings, on the links for the Queens Quay Disabled life forms. lake adventures, romantic dinner dance Sailing Programme, Harbourfront Canoe cruises, venues for corporate or private and Kayak Centre, Toronto Brigantine On the one hand, our culture is marked functions and more! Visit the company and Blind Sailing Canada on our website by widespread pet ownership and the ALL SUMMER, ALL FREE. links on our web site for information. for information. idealization of nature and remote sites. Free gallery admission, thanks to the Yet this cannot cover up the unbalanced support of the Hal Jackman Foundation Harbourfront Centre Marinas and often exploitative interactions that and media partner NOW magazine. we have with animals and with the Sailing and Powerboating Located on Toronto’s central waterfront natural world. If you dream of learning how to sail or our two public marinas offer some visitor operate a power boat, chartering a yacht dockage. Both marinas provide convenient for a special event, renting a boat, sailing access to Harbourfront Centre events, in the Caribbean, or if you’re looking to local venues and attractions. Reservations hold a unique corporate team building are recommended at Marina Quay West event, our staff can create the perfect and can be made via the Marine section boating experience for you. Harbourfront of our website. Centre Sailing and Powerboating, is easily accessible, located within the Nautical Centre, and offers a broad spectrum of affordable activities and products. We offer club memberships to courses and also sell engines and inflatables. NEW this year The Bayliner 4087 “Stress Free” motor yacht is available to rent for intimate dinner cruises, meetings, and special occasions. (For 2 to 12 people). Call 416-203-3000.

Visiting Ships From spring to fall, a variety of interesting vessels may dock at Harbourfront Centre. Free public deck tours are sometimes offered within specified hours. Check our web site for details. (See page 18 for information on the Tall Ships Challenge June 30 to July 4.)

NEW this year − Looking for a unique Get full info by clicking “The Waterfront” place to stay? Try the Boatel! Visit tab at harbourfrontcentre.com. boatel.ca for details.

22 harbourfrontcentre.com • 416-973-4000 harbourfrontcentre.com • 416-973-4000 23 Allow us to introduce Run away and join the circus! you to the “world.” Ever wanted to learn to juggle, or walk on World Stage is Harbourfront Centre’s stilts? How about acrobatics, aerial and flagship series for international and tight wire? Harbourfront Centre’s famous Canadian theatre and dance, running Circus Camp just came to town...for October through May. adults! This course will have you flying high. The 2010:11 season welcomes performances from Italy, Belgium, New sessions start in July! The Netherlands, Rwanda, Finland, For more info, go to England, Wales and Canada. harbourfrontcentre.com or call 416-973-4093. For the full performance schedule, go to harbourfrontcentre.com/worldstage

Order by October 16 and SAVE UP TO save with the World Stage Flex Pass! 40%! See website for details!

31 st annual International Festival of Authors October 20–30 Rub shoulders with the world’s established literary greats and distinctive new writers at Canada’s biggest literary festival. Readings, interviews, panel discussions, book signings, and events for young readers are on offer.

Tickets on sale September ’10. More info at readings.org

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