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New Studio Nouveau
Workshops coming.
Salon the of Refused
Salon the of Refused at the Bytown Museum, 1 Canal Lane, Ottawa on December 15, 7pm-9pm, with D.S. Stymiest, Margo Lapierre, Gillie Griffin, Jen Jakob and others.
Ottawa small press fair
Nov 22, 12-5pm at Brown Arena, book fair. Launching title of Tamysn Farr’s Crime & Oranament.
Ottawa Factory Reading
August 21st event 7pm at Avant-Garde bar by Rideau Centre with Jen Currin, Jamaal Amir Akbari (formerly Just Jamaal and Jamaal Jackson Rogers), Shery Alexander-Heinis and Pearl Pirie.
Wakefield Market Authors Day
Sat Aug 9, 9am-2pm. Wakefield Market, Wakefield Centre. Fiction, non-fiction, short fiction and poetry writers selling their wares as the band plays and produce displays. English and French, non-fiction and fiction authors dedicated to storytelling and connection. The authors are Brian Doyle, Nicole Caputo, Christine Climenhage, Clarissa Harwood, Yolande Henry, Paul Hetzler, Georgia Krekoski, Martin Lamontagne, Jon Peirce, Pearl Pirie, Jean Razafindambo and Ruth Tabacnik. For our musical entertainment, Terry McNamara will be plucking his bluegrass mandolin.
Heart of the Library Series, Wakefield
38 ch de la Vallée-de-Wakefield, Tues, July 29, 7pm [new date]. Biblio Wakefield Library is pleased to invite you to enjoy our own Pearl Pirie offering a reading on Tuesday July 29 at 7:00. She will be reading from her new collection: we astronauts. Pearl’s poetry is provocative, evocative and playful. Our sensibilities will be deliciously nourished.
Ottawa small press fair
Noon to 5pm at the Tom Brown Arena, Sat. June 21, 2021
Chapbook launch for: we astronauts
Pre-fair reading for the Ottawa small press fair, Fri. June 20, doors 7pm, readings 7:30 with MA|DE, Manahil Bandukwala, James Moran, Mahaila Smith and Pearl Pirie. Location: Anina’s Café, 280 Joffre-Bélanger Way, Ottawa. More details.
Haiku Canada Weekend: launches
Fri May 16th, 7pm, at the Uplands Cultural Centre Sherbrooke, Québec, part of the Haiku Canada Weekend. Launch of new books and chapbooks by Maxianne Berger, Marco Fraticelli, Angela Leuck, Carole Martignacco, Pearl Pirie and others
National Poetry Month Event in the Pontiac
Wed, April 23rd 7-9pm; Doors at 6:30pm at Hursty’s, 368 Main Street, Shawville, QC. Come early and grab food and drinks. Bilingual open mic starts at 7pm – up to 10 people. Featured reader: Pearl Pirie at 8pm
Watch for registration for more classes and mentoring on making collections and chapbooks.