Small Press Guelph Field Trip – November 17

The “Small Press Guelph Field Trip” arrives at The Bookshelf in Guelph on November 17 at 7.00 p.m.

The tour features authors from some of Toronto’s finest literary presses; House of Anansi, Coach House and ECW Press, reading from their new novels, poetry collections and works of short fiction.

David Derry, Susan Holbrook, Damian Rogers, Cordelia Strube and Zoe Whittall will regale you with tales of voyeur English students, young paramedics, good eggs and bad seeds, unusual high school students and the last-ever Shakers. Admission is completely free, so come out for some great readings and hobnob with the authors after the readings. There will also be live music from Greg Denton and Scott Nightengale!

Small Press Guelph Field Trip

• David Derry (Sentimental Exorcisms, short fiction, Coach House Books)
• Susan Holbrook (Joy Is So Exhausting, poetry, Coach House Books)
• Damian Rogers (Paper Radio, poetry, ECW Press)
• Cordelia Strube (Lemon, novel, Coach House Books)
• Zoe Whittall (Holding Still for as Long as Possible, novel, House of Anansi)

Special musical guests Greg Denton and Scott Nightengale

Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 7.00 p.m.
The Bookshelf, 41 Quebec Street

Brought to you by The Bookshelf, Coach House Books, ECW Press and the House of Anansi.

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Fierce Light and Transforming Power – October 14

Judy Rebick is coming to town on October 14 to introduce the award-winning film Fierce Light and to do a ‘Guelph-launch’ of her latest book, “Transforming Power”. The event is co-hosted by Guelph Civic League, The Bookshelf and 10 Carden with guest Judy Rebick.

Judy sums up the theme presented in both the film and her book this way, “This convergence of the spiritual and political is a theme of my book and of Velcrow’s film and it is a powerful movement  emerging.”  

Velcrow Ripper, the director of Fierce Light is in high demand across Canada and is now in the U.S. leading workshops on spiritual activism.  He describes his approach this way: “Spiritual Activism is the coming together of spirituality, and activism. It is not about any form of dogma, it is simply activism that comes from the heart, not just the head, activism that is compassionate, positive, kind, fierce and transformative.  It focuses as much on what we are for, as on what we are against.  It is rooted in an understanding of interdependence, and works to end of the suffering of all beings, even our opponents.  Nothing could be more inspiring and more rewarding than being the change we want to see in the world, within and without.”

According to a review of Transforming Power by Anama Leadership: “Judy Rebick’s new book Transforming Power captures the new paradigm of leadership and social change – from top-down, power-over, externally-directed models to one where power is shared, collaboration is possible and power comes from the inside out. Judy aptly chose the subtitle “from the personal to the political”, laying out the case for social change leaders and organizations to focus not just on external power inequalities but also on the way we re-create and perpetuate these external dynamics in both our professional and personal relationships.” 

Judy will introduce the film “Fierce Light” at 7.00 p.m. and then launch  “Transforming Power” at a reception in the Green Room. 

The Guelph Civic League’s grassroots values campaign is featured in Judy’s book.  She was also the keynote speaker at GCL’s 2008 conference “Communities in Action”.

Members of the Guelph Civic League executive will also discuss ways for people to get involved in the year leading up to our next municipal election while 10 Carden will celebrate its imminent incorporation as an independent not-for-profit supporting social change.

Fierce Light with Judy Rebick “Transforming Power”
Wednesday, October 14 at 7.00 p.m. Doors open at 6:30.
Bookshelf Cinema (Reception to follow in the Green Room)

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An Evening With Joseph Boyden – October 1

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David Sibley in Guelph – October 2

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Wade Davis In Guelph – October 9

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Cafe Philosophique – October 13

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Royal City Rag – May 27

Royal City Rag on May 27  focused on the Eden Mills Writers’ Festival. Festival Director of Operations Jane Hastings, Dan Evans from The Bookshelf and local author, Andrew Hood joined us live in the studio.

This year’s festival takes place on Sunday, September 20.

The festival also has a very special  fundraiser, “Words That Sing”, taking place at Norfolk Street United Church on Sunday May 31 at 2.00 p.m. The fundraiser features renowned Canadian authors Michael Ondaatje, Jane Urquhart, and Leon Rooke. They will be reading from their work and taking part in a discussion facilitated by Linda Spalding. Soprano Theresa Thibodeau supported by John McClelland (piano), Tim Kramer (bass)  and Adam Zaatinge (drums) will compliment the spoken word with some awe-inspiring music.

Tickets are $20 ($15 for students) and available from The Bookshelf, 41 Quebec St. downtown Guelph.

Guelph author Andrew Hood studied in the creative writing program at Concordia University in Montreal and won the Irving Layton Award for Undergraduate Fiction there. His first collection of stories, Pardon Our Monsters (Vehicule Press), won the 2007 Danuta Gleed Literary Award for the best first collection of short fiction in English. Andrew will be appearing at the Elora Writers Festival on June 7 and at the Eden Mills Writer’s Festival on September 20.

Music:
Harry Manx, Lay Down My Worries from Dog Not Cat
Moxy Fruvous, My Baby Loves Loads Of Authors from Bargainville

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Coming Up On Royal City Rag – The Eden Mills Writers Festival

We’re devoting the whole of Royal City Rag on May 27 to the Eden Mills Writers’ Festival which takes place on Sunday, September 20.

Festival Director of Operations Jane Hastings, Dan Evans from The Bookshelf and local author, Andrew Hood will be joining us live in the studio.

The festival has a very special “Words That Sing” fundraiser on May 31 featuring renowned Canadian authors Michael Ondaatje, Jane Urquhart, and Leon Rooke. They will be reading from their work and taking part in a discussion facilitated by Linda Spalding.

Soprano Theresa Thibodeau supported by John McClelland (piano), Tim Kramer (bass)  and Adam Zaatinge (Drums) will compliment the authors with some awe-inspiring music.

The fundraiser takes place at Norfolk Street United Shurch on Sunday May 31 at 2.00 p.m.

Tickets are $20 ($15 for students) and available from The Bookshelf, 41 Quebec St. downtown Guelph.

It promises to be a great show.

Join us on Wednesday, May 27 from 6-7 p.m. on CFRU 93.3fm, Guelph’s Campus Community Radio Station.

Listen live on CFRU 93.3fm or after the fact via the website or CFRU archive.

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Tall Tales On Royal City Rag – Where Were We?

Jan and Sya at the checkout

We were at a secret location last week (April 1) for our Tall Tales Royal City Rag.

As part of the show we ran a competition asking listeners where we were. 

Believe it or not, most thought we were at Wal-Mart. One even sent me these pics which seem to confirm that!

The winner of the competition is Patti Rainbow who correctly confirmed that we were probably only pretending to be at Wal-Mart.

She is, of course, quite right… we were actually at Zehrs.

Patti wins a CD from both Sam and Brad, and a book from Sya. Congratulations!

Royal City Rag, Wednesdays, 6-7 p.m. on CFRU 93.3 fm. Guelph’s Campus and Community Radio Station. Listen live on CFRU 93.3fm, or, after the fact, via the website. If it happens in Guelph you’ll hear about it on Royal City Rag!

Sam Turton taking a hard earned break from signing autographs

Brad looking for his wonderful storytelling CD

 

And don’t forget…

TUESDAY, APRIL 7:  7.00 p.m.
BOOKSHELF SONG & STORY SERIES
The Bookshelf
41 Quebec St., Guelph
Stories by Brad Woods and songs by Sam Turton.
They push things aside in the store, Brad tells stories and Sam tries to find songs that match!

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Cafe Scientifique, People And Pets – April 7

For the closet veterinarian in all of us…

If you’ve ever wondered what diseases you can get from your pet and what diseases you can give your pet, this is the one for you.

Café Scientifique, a series of science and technology discussions hosted by the Faculty of Environmental Sciences in partnership with The Bookshelf presents “The Influence Of People And Pets On Each Other’s Health” featuring Professor Scott Weese from the Department of Pathobiology at the Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph.

Cafe Scientifique
The Bookshelf
Tuesday, April 7 at 7.00 p.m.
Admission: Free

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Royal City Rag, April 1 2009 – Tall Tales

Left to Right: Sya Van Geest, Brad Woods and Sam Turton

Storytellers Sya Van Guest and Brad Woods, and singer-songwriter Sam Turton, joined us on April 1 for a very special Tall Tales edition of Royal City Rag. To celebrate the occasion we decided to do an outside broadcast from a very surprising Guelph location!

Thanks to the management at the establishment for allowing us to be there and all the people who came by to listen and join in the fun. Thanks also to Bubble the Clown for joining us to keep the children entertained.

We are running a competition to work out where we were broadcasting from. If you can work it out then send us an e-mail to info@royalcityrag.ca then you may win a very cool prize… a CD from both Sam and Brad, and a book from Sya. Listen and Win!

Sya and Brad’s stories were wonderful, a joy to listen to. I strongly recommend you check them out when you get the chance. Sam’s songs were, as usual, highly enjoyable. He gave us his fourth different version of “What’s So Funny About Peace and Understanding?”; this time in lounge-style and even composed a new song, “April Fool”, especially for the show!

Sam has some fun dates coming up. Please check them out:

• Friday, April 3 at 8:00 p.m.
  KATHERINE WHEATLEY IN CONCERT with cameos by Tannis Slimmon, Jane Lewis, and Sam Turton
  River Run Centre
  35 Woolwich Street, Guelph
• Saturday, April 4  at 9:00 p.m.
  MOLLY BLOOMS – Sam Turton with Jane Lewis
  91 Wyndham St. N., Guelph
• Tuesday, April 7 at 7:00 p.m.
  BOOKSHELF SONG & STORY SERIES
  The Bookshelf
  41 Quebec St., Guelph
  Stories by Brad Woods and songs by Sam Turton. They push things aside in the store, Brad tells stories then Sam find songs that match! We’re planning to tape the event for CFRU93.3fm.
• Friday, April 17  from 7-9 p.m.
  SINGALONG at the BON APPETIT RESTAURANT (Licensed)
  259 Grange Road, Unit 6, Guelph
  (Plaza at Victoria & Grange by Planet Bean)
  519-515-0522
  Hosted by Sam Turton & Jane Lewis with songbooks so you can join in!. Singalong website: www.all-together-now.ca

I hope you enjoy listening to the show as much as we enjoyed putting it together. A perfect show for a very special day.

Music:
Sam Turton, What’s So Funny About Peace, Love and Understanding? (Nick Lowe, Live)
Sam Turton, Fool On The Hill (Paul McCartney, Live)
Sam Turton, Everybody (John Prine, Live)
Sam Turton, April Fool (Sam Turton, Live)

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Unlucky in Love? Head to The Bookshelf E-Bar on February 13

Sounds like a lot of fun whether you are currently relationship-challenged or not… or just love the spoken and written word.

The Eden Mills Writers Festival have a fundraiser at the E-Bar on February 13 from 7.00 – 9.00 p.m. entitled “Unlucky in Love”. Tickets are $13.00 at the door.

The evening will feature readings by Leon Rooke, Stephen Henighan, Sandra Sabatini and Paul Quarrington as well as an open mic for you to read your own stories of lost or unrequited love.  There will be prizes for the best stories, after voting by the audience.

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Chelsea Morning – February 7

I had the opportunity to sit in for my good friend and host of CFRU 93.3fm’s music show Chelsea Morning, Alden Hadwen, on February 7. 

In the first hour we had an interview with author Sandra Sabatini who will be taking part in the Eden Mills Writers Festival fundraiser, “Unlucky in Love”, at The Bookshelf E-Bar on February 13 from 7 – 9 p.m. with Leon Rooke, Stephen Henighan  and Paul Quarrington. Sandra has a new novel coming out in March entitled “Dante’s War”.

In the second hour, Guelph poet Beth-Anne Fischer joined me for a chat and to read some poetry composed especially for the show! 

Beth-Anne will be coordinating an open mic portion at the Eden Mills Writers Festival fundraiser where you can read your own stories of lost or unrequited love. There will be prizes for the best stories, after voting by the audience.

Tickets for the fundraiser are $13.00 at the door.

Hope you enjoy the show as much as I did putting it together!

Music:
Mary Margaret O’Hara, A New Day from Miss America
The Acorn, Hold Your Breath from Glory Hope Mountain
James Gordon, If You Hear The River Call from Pipe Street Dreams
Eddi Reader, Muddy Water from Peacetime
Mike Mucci, For R.M. from Under The Tulip Tree
Bon Iver, For Emma from For Emma, Forever Ago
Randy Newman, Losing You from Harps And Angels
Gustavo Santaolalla, Brokeback Mountain from Brokeback Mountain (soundtrack)
Proclaimers, Life With You from Life With You
Tannis Slimmon, Our Time Now from Lucky Blue
Sam Turton, Without Love from Feel
Sue Smith, I Caught Myself Falling from I’m So
Carl Strygg, Make Me Do Anything You Want from Sings The Classics
Nick Lowe, Love’s Got A lot To Answer For from At My Age
Kathleen Edwards, Asking For Flowers from Asking For Flowers
Warren Zevon, Keep Me In Your Heart For A While from The Wind

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Part 1

Part 2

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Royal City Rag – February 4

A special show devoted to “Unlucky in Love”, the Eden Mills Writers Festival fundraiser taking place at the E-Bar on February 13 from 7.00 – 9.00 p.m.

Jane Hastings from the Eden Mills Writers Festival, Dan Evans from The Bookshelf and author Stephen Henighan joined us live in the studio for a a fun chat about the fundraiser, relationships and Friday the 13th.

Who knew there was a new movie in  the Friday the 13th franchise coming out?

Some very appropriate songs from Bon Iver, Guelph’s own Ragg Mopp, Randy Newman and Joe Ely rounded out a very enjoyable show.

The fundraiser on February 13th will feature readings by Leon Rooke, Stephen Henighan, Sandra Sabatini and Paul Quarrington and an open mic where you can read your own stories of lost or unrequited love under the expert supervision of Royal City Rag spokenword favourite Beth-Anne Fischer. There will be prizes for the best stories, after voting by the audience. Tickets are $13.00 at the door.

Music:
Bon Iver, For Emma from For Emma, Forever Ago
Ragg Mopp, Maria from Here Today, Gone Later Today (EP, Independent)
Randy Newman, Losing You from Harps And Angels
Joe Ely and Joel Guzman, Where Is My Love? from Live Cactus

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Coming up on Royal City Rag – February 4

The Eden Mills Writers Festival have a fundraiser at the E-Bar on February 13 from 7.00 – 9.00 p.m. entitled “Unlucky in Love”.

The evening will feature readings by Leon Rooke, Stephen Henighan, Sandra Sabatini and Paul Quarrington as well as an open mic for you to read your own stories of lost or unrequited love.  There will be prizes for the best stories, after voting by the audience.

Tickets are $13.00 at the door.

We’ll be devoting the whole of Royal City Rag on February 4 to the fundraiser.

Jane Hastings from the Eden Mills Writers Festival, Dan Evans from The Bookshelf and author Stephen Henighan will be joining us live in the studio.

Promises to be lots of fun.

Listen live, Wednesday 6-7 p.m., or after the fact via the website or CFRU archive.

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Royal City Rag, December 10 2008 – Holiday Fever Part 1

The first of two Royal City Rag 2-hour Holiday Specials. Barb Minett and Dan Evans from The Bookshelf  joined Culture Vulture Marie Zimmerman and Jan Andrea Hall to chat about book choices for gift-giving this holiday season.

Retired U of G Geography Professor, Author and Photographer Fred Dahms joined us in the second hour to talk about his wonderful coffee-table book, Wellington County. It was great to welcome him back to the show.

We also had a visit from Christoph Kesting to chat about Blue Works Erotica (Volume 4).

If you missed Blue Works Erotica in Guelph you can also catch it at the Maltroom – Heuther Hotel, 59 King St North, Waterloo (opposite Jane Bond) on December 18 at 8.30 p.m. All proceeds will go to support the AIDS committee of Guelph-Wellington & the Masai For Africa Campaign.

Just a reminder about our 2-hour holiday special on December 17. Sam Turton and Friends will be joining us for a good old holiday singalong to celebrate the season.  Other special guests are still to be confirmed. Join us for a celebration in music and verse. It all promises to be great fun.

Join us on CFRU 93.3fm, listen online at www.cfru.ca from 6- 8 p.m. on Wednesday evening or after the fact via the www.cfru.ca alternate archive or this website.

Music:

• Sufjan Stevens – O Come, O Come Emmanuel from Christmas Singalong Vol 3 Ding! Dong!
• Sufjan Stevens – Come On! Let’s Boogey To The Elf Dance from Christmas Singalong Vol 3 Ding! Dong!
• Sufjan Stevens – The Worst Christmas Ever from Christmas Singalong Vol 3 Ding! Dong!
• Lights – The Last Thing On Your Mind from Lights EP
• Sarah McLachlan – River from Wintersong
• Be Good Tanyas – Rudy from Maybe This Christmas Too?

The audio for this show is no longer available on the website.  If however you wish to hear it again, please contact us at info@royalcityrag.ca. Thank You.

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Buying A Book As A Holiday Gift? Eden Mills Writers Festival Coordinators Have Some Great Choices

Following up on this week’s very enjoyable Royal City Rag with Barb Minett and Dan Evans from The Bookshelf, Eden Mills Writers Festival Coordinators including our very own Culture Vulture Marie Davis Zimmerman have kindly given us a list of their favorite books for gift-giving this holiday season. Enjoy!

Babies & Pre-schoolers, Marie Davis Zimmerman

• Board books by Helen Oxenbury:  Tickle, Tickle; Clap Hands; I Can; Say Goodnight; All Fall Down; I Touch. Ethnic and racial diversity; simple text; beautiful round-headed children drawn by a remarkable professional illustrator.  Many parents have used these books to help children adjust to daycare.
• Jeremy Tankard’s Grumpy Bird and Me Hungry.  (Canadian)
• Any book of mursery rhymes (preferably including bouncy lap lyrics and finger games).  Some good ones:  Here Comes Mother Goose and My Very First Mother Goose, edited by the inimitable children’s scholar, Iona Opie and illustrated by Rosemary Wells and A Child’s Treasury of Nursery Rhymes by Kady Macdonald Denton (Canadian).
• Anything by Dennis Lee  (Canadian), Nick Butterworth, Julia Donaldson, Mo Willems or Jack Prelutsky.

Children’s Books by LOCAL Authors, Marie Davis Zimmerman

• Adwoa Badoe (The Queen’s New Shoes and Crabs for Dinner are particularly good, if you can find them.)
• Linda Hendry (particularly good are Priscilla’s Paw de Deux and Priscilla and Rosy)
• Tom King (he has written a brilliant series of Coyote stories)
• Jean Little (Pippin the Christmas Pig and Listen, Said the Donkey—both illus. by Werner Zimmermann—are her latest and very popular Christmas stories).
• Robert Munsch (Some favourites are Stephanie’s Ponytail, The Paper Bag Princess and Thomas’ Snowsuit.)
  Kathy Stinson (Red is Best, illus. by Robin Baird-Lewis, is a classic.  A Pocket Can Have a Treasure in It is her latest.)
• Janet Wilson  (her 2008 title is One Peace:  True Stories of Young Activists, an inspiring, picture-filled collection of stories about young people who have been agents of social change all over the world.

Picture Books for School-Age Children, Marie Davis Zimmerman

• John Burningham, John Patrick Norman McHennessy, The Boy Who Was Always Late.
• Russell Hoban & Quentin Blake, How Tom Beat Captain Najork and his Hired Sportsmen.
• Manjusha Puwagi, The Girl Who Hated Books.  (Canadian)
• Linda Bailey, Stanley’s Party, Stanley’s Wild Ride, Stanley at Sea, The Best Figure Skater in the Whole Wide World (Canadian)
• Donn Gillmor & Marie-Louise Gay, The Christmas Orange, Yuck, A Love Story (Canadian)
• Melanie Watt, Scaredy Squirrel (Canadian)
• Richard Scrimger, Eugene’s Story and Bun-Bun’s Birthday (Canadian)
• Quentin Blake, The Green Ship
• Ulana Snihura, I Miss Franklin P. Shuckles  (Canadian)
• Jules Feiffer, Meanwhile, I Lost My Bear!

Young Adult Fiction, Clare Hitchens

• Cory Doctorow, Little Brother (I am buying two copies this Christmas for two boys on my list)
• Richelle Mead, Vampire Academy (the first in a series. Frostbite and Shadow Kiss are books 2 and 3. Shadow Kiss is newly released. This is an alternative to Twilight, of which I am not a fan. For teens not tweens).
• Martha Brooks, Mistik Lake (This one is not new, but it’s stunningly good and probably under read. Plus, I wanted to include Canadian titles, which seemed a bit slim for teens this year.)
• Kristin Cashore, Graceling (For fans of Tamora Pierce–older readers. This one has everyone on my book club list buzzing. I haven’t had a chance to read it yet.)
• Mariko Tamaki, Skim (Great graphic novel, nominated for a 2008 Governor General’s Award; appeared at 2008 Eden Mills Writers’ Festival)

My Picks for Family Members, Jenny Kitson

“For the last few years I have simplified gift purchasing by only giving books, whenever possible bought from The Bookshelf.  For my grandsons I’ve also been purchasing goats, chickens etc. from World Vision.  This may seem
hopelessly altruistic but in fact is liberating, satisfying and allows me to keep away from the dreaded malls.”

• Amanda Boyden, Babylon Rolling
• Marina Endicott, Good to a Fault
• Sara Gruen, Water for Elephants
• Malcolm Gladwell, Outliers
• Rawi Hage, Cockroach
• John Ralston Saul, A Fair Country
• Jon Meacham, American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House
• Thomas Wharton, The Shadow of Malabron
• Conn Iggulden & Hal Iggulden, The Dangerous Book for Boys

My Personal Favourite, Donna McMurdo

Lawrence Hill’s The Book of Negroes.

“It’s a brilliant book.  Lawrence was a hit at the Writers’ Festival this past year”.

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Coming Up on Royal City Rag, December 10 and 17 – A Double Helping to Celebrate the Season!

We’re pleased to confirm that we have two 2-hour “Holiday Special” Royal City Rag shows coming up to help celebrate the season . The shows take place on December 10 and 17.

Tonight, the Culture Vultures, Marie and Daniel will be in the studio. We’ll be talking about gift ideas as well as providing a round up of coming events.

Barb Minett and Dan Evans from The Bookshelf will be coming in during the first hour to chat about book choices for those on your list.

Author and Photographer Fred Dahms will join us in the second hour to talk about his wonderful coffee-table book, Wellington County. I had the pleasure of interviewing Fred on Royal City Rag this past Spring. It’s great to welcome him back to the show!

We’ll also have a visit from Christoph Kesting to promote Blue Works Erotica (Volume 4) taking place at Manhattans Jazz Bistro, 951 Gordon Street, Guelph on Thursday evening, December 11 at 8.30 p.m., and again at the Maltroom – Heuther Hotel, 59 King St North, Waterloo (opposite Jane Bond) on December 18 at 8.30 p.m. All proceeds will go to support the AIDS committee of Guelph-Wellington & the Masai For Africa Campaign.

December 17, Sam Turton and Friends will be joining us for a good old holiday singalong to celebrate the season.  Other special guests are still to be confirmed. Join us for a celebration in music and verse.

It all promises to be great fun.

Hope you can join us on CFRU 93.3fm or online at www.cfru.ca from 6- 8 p.m. this evening (Wednesday).

Jan Andrea Hall

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If Comics Are Your Thing… An Out On The Shelf Fundraiser Too – December 7

The Dragon comic book store and Out On The Shelf, Guelph’s LGBT library and resource centre, will host an afternoon of comic book fun this Sunday December 7 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the E-bar (41 Quebec Street).  Their “Comics to Watch Out For” event features readings by 2008 Governor General’s Literary Award nominee Mariko Tamaki.

Mariko, who many may remember from her dynamic reading at this year’s Eden Mills Writers Festival, is a writer to “watch out for”. Her graphic novel Skim won the 2008 Publisher Weekly’s Best Book of the Year for Comics award. Skim’s nomination for the Governor General’s Literary Award has raised controversy by omitting Jillian Tamaki, the book’s graphic artist.

At this event Mariko will read from her two graphic novels, Skim (Groundwood Books) and Emiko Superstar (Minx/DC Comics), both published by and about young adults.

The afternoon will also feature appearances by Douglas Davey, a Librarian at the Halton Hills Public Library; and Jennifer Stewart (Owner) and Amy Chop (Manager) of The Dragon. Douglas, who specializes in comic books and graphic novels, will give a presentation on the history of LGBT comic books and graphic novels, while Jennifer and Amy will share their insider’s perspective on women and comics.

Event organizer Michele Collins says, “I wanted to create an event for Pride Patrol, Out On The Shelf’s queer youth group. I thought to myself, ‘If I could have any author come to talk at the event, who would that be?'” Mariko came to mind. Michele is grateful to Harcourt Memorial United Church and The Dragon for making the event possible by co-funding the author fee. She got the idea for the event as a final assignment for a library science course on graphic novels.

All event proceeds will directly contribute to Out On The Shelf’s rent for January. Out On The Shelf, located at 141 Woolwich St., is a volunteer-run, non-profit library and resource centre for Guelph’s LGBT community.

The event is appropriate for all ages. Tickets are a suggested donation of $5-10 at the door. For more information please visit: www.outontheshelf.com

 

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Coming Up on Royal City Rag – November 26

The Culture Vultures are back on the show tonight for a review of some of the highlights on the burgeoning Guelph Art Scene. Promises to be great fun!

We will also have several giveaways on the show including:

• A Student Green Card from the Bookshelf – A pair of tickets for the Guelph Contemporary Dance Festival Fall Extravaganza – November 29
• A pair of tickets for Celebrate the Season with the Guelph Youth Singers at the River Run – November 29
• A pair of tickets for Le Cyc, A Bicycle Opera at the University of Guelph – November 28

E.mail us at info@royalcityrag.ca if you want to pitch for any of them.

Tune in from 6-7 p.m. Wednesday on CFRU 93.3fm, Guelph’s Campus-Community Radio Station or listen online at www.cfru.ca.

Don’t miss it!

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Royal City Rag Giveaway – Courtesy of The Bookshelf

Our friends at The Bookshelf have very generously given Royal City Rag, a Student Green Card to give away.

Worth $15, this will give a university student:

• 10% off books
• $7 movies
• 10% off food in both the Green Room and E-Bar

A great deal, I think you’ll agree.

If you’d like to win it, please e-mail us at info@royalcityrag.ca and tell us why you deserve it. We’ll draw the winner on the show on November 26.

If you win, you’ll need to go into the Bookshelf with your student I.D.

Please remember to support your local independent bookstore during this year’s holiday season.

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Walking with Wolf at the Bookshelf – November 18

This book reading should be of interest to anyone who loves Costa Rica, and, in particular, the amazing Monteverde Cloud Forest.

Walking with Wolf, Reflections on Life Spent Protecting the Costa Rican Wilderness is the story of Wolf Guindon and his efforts to save the Monteverde Cloud Forest as told to Kay Chornook.

Monteverde is one of the most beautiful places on the planet. Sounds like it will be a truly inspiring evening.

What: Walking with Wolf, A Reading and Photo Journey of Costa Rica with musical Guests, The Regulars.
Where: The Bookshelf E-Bar
When: November 18 at 7.00 p.m.

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Hot Off the Press! Coming Soon to the Bookshelf

Hot off the Press from The Bookshelf. Thanks to Dan for providing the information.

The Bookshelf Ebar
Tues, May 20th at 7 p.m.

FREE EVENT — All are welcome.

Four authors are coming to launch their new works and participate in a roundtable about bookstores and canadian publishing:

• Claudia Dey (launching her new novel STUNT from Coach House Books)
• Maggie Helwig (launching her new novel GIRLS FALL DOWN from Coach House Books)
• Stephen Henighan (launching his new book of essays A REPORT ON THE AFTERLIFE OF CULTURE from Biblioasis)
• Pasha Malla (launching a new book of stories THE WITHDRAWAL METHOD from Anansi).

The Cinema
Tues, May 27th at 7 p.m.

Naomi Duguid and Jeffrey Alford will launch their new coffee table book/cookbook BEYOND THE GREAT WALL, in which the authors write about their travels in remote China, and document all they learned about the culinary culture of the Far East.

Slide show, reading, signing and launch.

Tickets are $5 Tickets at the Bookstore in advance, and at the box office on the night

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Wellington County – Book Launch May 5

Fred Dahms, author/photographer and retired University of Guelph Geography Professor will be unveiling his new coffee-table book, “Wellington County” at the E-Bar at The Bookshelf on Monday May 5 from 7-9 p.m. Fred will be on hand to give a short slide presentation featuring some of the beautiful images from the book. He will also be signing a few copies.

This book will defnitely be a popular gift for anyone who has lost touch with this area. Look out for the book review on Royal City Rag.  I’m hoping to have Fred back in the studio for a chat later in the year.

“Wellington County” by Fred Dahms is on “The Boston Mills Press” and available for $39.95 at all fine independent bookstores.

Listen to the interview:

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