Don’t pull your nose out of that book just yet, Keep Toronto Reading is still going on and here are some of the events going on next week. As well, Spacing Toronto will be participating in the month-long One Book activities, reading Glen Downie’s collection of poetry Loyalty Management, partially set in Toronto’s Junction neighbourhood.
What: Eastern Edge: Storytelling Magic with Adà¨le Koehnke
When: April 21, 6 pm
Where: Agincourt Branch, 155 Bonis Avenue
Join storyteller Adà¨le Koehnke for an evening of fun and entertainment. Adà¨le creates original interactive stories that engage the listener’s heart, mind and soul.
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What: Art Bar Poetry series
When: April 21, 8 pm
Where: Clinton’s Pub, 693 Bloor Street West
Canada’s longest running poetry series hosts an evening with Glen Downie.
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What: Lit Lunch
When: April 22, 12:30 pm
Where: Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge Street
Bestselling writer Joy Fielding reads from her new suspense novel Still Life. Bring your own lunch or buy one for $5.
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What: History of the High Heel
When: April 22, 7 pm
Where: Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge Street
The Bata Shoe Museum curator Elizabeth Semmelhack presents a history of the elevated shoe in her new book, Heights of Fashion.
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What: Literary Buzz: Locally Divine
When: April 22, 7 pm
Where: Cliffcrest Branch, Cliffcrest Plaza, 3017 Kingston Road
Martha Baillie reads from her new novel The Incident Report, a love and mystery story set in a Toronto library. Enjoy a wine tasting featuring the Wines of Ontario led by The Wine Doctor Edward Finstein. Tickets for the wine tasting are $25 each.
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What: Friday Nights with Diaspora Dialogues
When: April 24, 7 pm
Where: Palmerston Branch, 560 Palmerston Avenue
Sample a captivating cross-section of our city’s writers, performers, and artistic forms, including fiction, poetry, spoken word, theatre, and music. Featuring Anthony De Sa and others.
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What: Graphically Speaking for Kids
When: April 25, 2 pm
Where: North York Central Library, 5120 Yonge Street
Julie Faulkner from Udon Entertainment (Street Fighter comics) leads a workshop where kids learn the basics of creating comics. For kids ages 9 to 12. To register, call 416-395-5630 – or drop in on the day of.
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For information on these events and more, visit www.keeptorontoreading.ca
photo by Danielle Scott
