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Kirk Ramdath and JenKunlire's Poetry Bash to Benefit the YWCA of Calgary

presented by Wax Poetry Magazine 8pm, $10 suggested donation with poetry and music frmo Weyman Chan, James Dangerous and the CIA, Erin Dingle, Laurie Fuhr, RichardHarrison, Sheri-D Wilson, Sublight. AA
Auburn Saloon February 18, 2012

Heather Stretch with "All the Dirt: Reflections on Organic Farming"

7pm
Shelf Life Books February 21, 2012

Home on The Range: Stories of Calgary History presented by T.A.L.E.S.

7pm with Jan McLean & musical guests, open mic to follow. $5/$10 suggested donation, 403-251-6459, talesstorytelling.com
Shelf Life Books February 22, 2012

Mature Retribution: A Smile book launch with Gary Hickling

7pm
Owl's Nest Books February 23, 2012

Montreal Night with Rona Altrows, Susan Calder, Barbarea Schleifer & Julie Sedivy

7:30pm
Shelf Life Books February 23, 2012

In the Mood for Peace: The Story of the Izzy Doll with singing author Phyllis Wheaton

7:15pm, admission is nonperishable item for the food bank, www.phylliswheaton.com
Cardel Theatre February 27, 2012

Open mic night for local writers

7pm, come prepared to read a piece no longer than 5 minutes
Owl's Nest Books February 29, 2012

Celebrate Freedom to Read Week with Richard Wagamese & Valerie Fortney

7pm, rsvp to swarwick@writersguild.ab.ca by Feb 24
Barley Mill February 29, 2012

Freedom to Read Week - presentation of Calgary's Freedom of Expression award

7pm
Owl's Nest Books March 1, 2012

Calgary Poet Laureate Showcase

featuring host Russell Bowers and shortlist nominees Derek Beaulieu, Daniel Bennett, a.k.a. Transit, Kris Demeanor, Diane Guichon, Tyler Perry & Sheri-D Wilson. 7-9pm, RSVP to YYCPoet.Eventbrite.com
Hotel Arts March 1, 2012

Goddess Party Book Launch

spoken word performances, musical accompaniment & dance party with Sheri-D Wilson. $10 at door
Auburn Saloon March 3, 2012

Are There Any Limits? Presentation and dialogue with Janet Keeping & Dr. Kori Street

St. Gerard's Church March 4, 2012

Talking Music with Holger Petersen & Terry David Mulligan

11am
Plaza Theatre March 4, 2012

flywheel reading series with Christian Drake, Kirk Ramdath, Sandy Pool & Jason Christie

7:30pm
Pages on Kensington March 8, 2012

Writing in the Works 5 featuring emcee Rona Altrows and writers Rea Tarvydas, Robin van Eck, Lori Hahnel, Jane Cawthorne & Rita Bozi

1:30pm
Memorial Park Library March 10, 2012

Marcello Di Cintio - author reading presented by the Canadian Federation of University Women - Calgary

9:30am, www.cfuwcalgary.ca. The Uplands in Hawkwood, 20 Hawkside Rd NW
March 10, 2012

Single Onion 2012 Lecture Series: What the %$# is the meaning of poetry?

with Julie Sedivy, Steven Ross Smith, Weyman Chan & Stuart Ian McKay. 7:30pm
Auburn Saloon March 15, 2012

When Cowgirls Get the Blues featuring Nerys Parry, Betty Jane Hegerat, Lori Hahnel, Barb Howard & Lee Kvern

7-9pm
Shelf Life Books March 15, 2012

5000 Dead Ducks: Lust and Revolution in the Oil Patch - book launch

5pm
DeMille Books March 15, 2012

Wearing the Green - presented by T.A.L.E.S.

2-3pm, family storytelling in celebration of St. Patrick's Day with Cathie Keernaghan and Cassy Welburn. www.talesstorytelling.com
Ten Thousand Villages March 17, 2012

5000 Dead Ducks: Lust and Revolution in the Oil Patch - book launch

noon
Owl's Nest Books March 17, 2012

The World Tree - orienteering story and family concert presented by T.A.L.E.S.

meet at 1pm for a story walk in the woods, concert at 3pm with Jeff Stockton, Louis Soop, Allan Merovitz & Vocal Latitudes Choir. $10/$5, www.talesstorytelling.com
Triwood Community Centre March 18, 2012

Angela Kolias with "Alpha Omega Yoga"

7pm
Owl's Nest Books March 22, 2012

Open mic night for local writers

7pm
Owl's Nest Books March 28, 2012

Jennifer Cockrall-King with "Food and the City: Urban Agriculture and the New Food Revolution"

book launch 6:30pm with slideshow tour. The Cookbook Co. Cooks, 722-11 Ave SW
March 29, 2012

Stephen Legault with The Vanishing Track

7pm
Owl's Nest Books March 29, 2012

Joan Thomas reads from "Curiousity"

and Jeff Park reads from "The Cellophane Sky: Jazz Poems" , 7:30pm
Pages on Kensington April 9, 2012

Robert Sawyer launches "Triggers"

7pm
Fish Creek Public Library April 10, 2012

"Lifeworth: Fulfillment Beyond Networth"

presented by Hal and Dana Couillard, 7pm
Auburn Saloon April 11, 2012

Merilyn Simonds and other readers

7:30pm
Pages on Kensington April 12, 2012

Jarrett Walker

author of "Human Transit: How Clearer Thinking About Public Transit Can Enrich Our Communities and Lives". 7pm, free
John Dutton Theatre April 12, 2012

April Youth Poetry Slam!

Hosted by Sheri-D Wilson, if you are under 18, bring 3 poems and compete for prizes! 2pm
John Dutton Theatre April 14, 2012

Emergent Writer's Sunday Salon #1 with Gordon Sombrowski and Peter Oliva

2-4pm
Shelf Life Books April 15, 2012

Dee Hobsbawn-Smith with "Foodshed: An Edible Alberta Alphabet"

book launch 6:30-9:00pm, Cookbook Co. Cooks, 722-11 Ave SW
April 17, 2012

2012 Golden Beret Award for Poetry presentation with Kirk Miles

8pm
Auburn Saloon April 17, 2012

2012 Calgary Spoken Word Festival

featuring C.R. Avery, Klyde Broox, moe clark, Tanya Evanson, Danielle French, Ian Keteku, Jen Kunlire, Cheryl L'Hirondelle, Brendan McLeod and many more. www.calgaryspokenwordfestival.com
April 17 - 22, 2012

Mike Grandmaison with "Prairies And Beyond"

6:30pm, Meeting Room 1
Calgary Public Library - Central Branch April 17, 2012

Frontenac Poetry Trio launch with Dave Bateman, Lisa Pasold & Ali Riley

7:30pm
Auburn Saloon April 18, 2012

The Dave and Dee Roadshow

with Dee Hobsbawn-Smith & Dave Margoshes, 7-9pm
Shelf Life Books April 18, 2012

Word-Birds and Song-Lines with CR Avery, Tanya Evanson, Danielle French, Fabrice Koffy, Brendan McLeod & Josee Thibeault

$10, 8pm
Auburn Saloon April 19, 2012

Mary Elizabeth Nelson launches "Catla and the Vikings"

7pm
Owl's Nest Books April 19, 2012

Author reading & signing with Melanie Schnell & Alex Leslie

7-9pm, Freehand Books Spring Release Party
Shelf Life Books April 19, 2012

CISWF Calgary POetry Shindig, Closing Party & Open Mic

with Kirk Miles, Andy Papadopolous, The Dingbats and more. 5pm until it ends, $5
Auburn Saloon April 22, 2012

In the Mood for Peace - The Story of the Izzy Doll with Phyllis Wheaton and friends

7pm
Owl's Nest Books April 24, 2012

Grimm and Company presented by T.A.L.E.S.

a 200 year celebration of the Brothers Grimm with Renee Englot & Jennie Frost, hosted by Linda Shantz. 7pm, $10/$5, www.talesstorytelling.com
Shelf Life Books April 25, 2012

Barbara Howard launches "Western Taxidermy"

7pm
Cantos Music Foundation April 25, 2012

Lyn Hancock presents The Ring: Memories of a Metis Grandmother, the pioneer love story of Sam & Jane Livingston

7pm, $2
Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies April 26, 2012

Howard van Schaick with The Flatline Syndrome

book launch 8-10pm, www.thefulllife.webs.com
Auburn Saloon April 26, 2012

Ink Spot Slam

featuring Lishai Peel and hosts Sheri-D Wilson & Tyler Perry. 8pm
Auburn Saloon April 26, 2012

Marcello Di Cintio - farewell reading as Writer in Residence with the Alexandra Writers' Centre Society

7pm
Owl's Nest Books April 26, 2012

Hiromi Goto launches "Darkest Light"

7:30pm
Pages on Kensington May 1, 2012

Vincent Lam with The Headmaster's Wager

7pm, $30 includes copy of book. www.calgarybookstore.ca/tickets
Calgary Public Library - Central Branch May 1, 2012

Virginia Nemetz launches Stone Child's Mother: A Jungian Narrative Reflection on the Mother Archetype

7pm
Owl's Nest Books May 3, 2012

Tom Wayman launches "Dirty Snow," Nora Gould launches "I see my love more clearly from a distance"

7:30pm
Pages on Kensington May 3, 2012

Pages at the Plaza - Fictionistas

11am, $10/$20 (admission + lunch), 403-283-6655 for tickets
Plaza Theatre May 6, 2012

Linden MacIntyre with "Why Men Lie"

7pm
Memorial Park Library May 7, 2012

Kathryn Manry with "West on One"

author reading 12-12:45pm
Calgary Public Library - Central Branch May 7, 2012

Flywheel Reading Series with GP Lainsbury, Emily Ursuliak & Michael Yip

7:30pm
Pages on Kensington May 10, 2012

Michael Coren with "Heresy: 10 Lies They Spread About Christianity"

7:30pm
Pages on Kensington May 11, 2012

Joan Donaldson-Yarmey with "Whistler's Murder"

author reading 6-7:30pm
Calgary Public Library - Central Branch May 14, 2012

John Lent with "The Path to Ardroe," Jamella Hagen with "Kerosene" and Claire Tacon with "In the Field"

7:30pm
Pages on Kensington May 15, 2012

Richard Stursberg with "The Tower of Babble"

7:30pm
Pages on Kensington May 16, 2012

Evening of Poetry with Bert Almon, G.P. Lainsbury & David Eso

plus open mic, 7:30pm
Auburn Saloon May 17, 2012

Brian Brennan with "The Calgary Public Library: Inspiring Life Stories Since 1912"

7pm
Memorial Park Library May 17, 2012

MC June, francophone slam poetry

showcase at 7p0m, $5-$10 suggested donation. www.afcalgary.ca
Alliance Francaise of Calgary May 18, 2012

Jeff Rubin with The End of Growth

12-1pm, $35 includes copy of book. www.calgarybookstore.ca. U of C downtown campus
May 22, 2012

The Saga of Grettir the Strong presented by T.A.L.E.S.

with storytellers Karen Gummo, Mary Hays and company, 7pm. $10 suggested donation
Shelf Life Books May 23, 2012

Talon Poetry Night with Weyman Chan, Daniel Zomparelli, Colin Browne

7:30pm
Pages on Kensington May 24, 2012

Wayne Arthurson with "Killing Winter"

7:30pm
Pages on Kensington May 25, 2012

Emergent Writer's Salon #3: The (Second) Novel

with Naomi K. Lewis & Samantha Warwick, 2-4pm
Shelf Life Books May 26, 2012

John Schwinghamer with "Purple Chips: Winning in the Stock Market with the Very Best of Blue Chip Stocks"

7:30pm
Pages on Kensington May 29, 2012

Judy Rebick with "Occupy This!"

7pm
Old YMCA May 29, 2012

Dr. Alderson's Ultimate Book Launch Party

6-9pm, presentation by Dr. Alderson at 7pm
Ten May 30, 2012

Gail Bowen launches "Kaleidoscope"

2pm
Memorial Park Library June 2, 2012

Pages at the Plaza - Jay Ingram with "Fatal Flaws"

11am, $10/$20 (incl. lunch), 403-283-6655 for tickets & info
Plaza Theatre June 3, 2012

J. Jill Robinson with "More In Anger"

7pm
Shelf Life Books June 7, 2012

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