The launch of Acadian Christmas Traditions by Georges Arsenault will take place from 7 – 9 p.m. on Nov. 16 at the Carriage House at Beaconsfield in Charlottetown. Everyone is welcome to attend. Published by Charlottetown’s Acorn Press (www.acornpresscanada.com), Acadian Christmas Traditions is based on written sources and interviews with Acadians throughout the Maritimes. Author Georges Arsenault, a well-known…
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“Bounce & Beans & Burn” Launched Nov. 10
Bounce and Beans and Burn, a new illustrated children’s book published by Acorn Press, was launched at the Confederation Centre Library’s Children’s Loft from on Saturday, Nov. 10. Bounce and Beans and Burn was written by Shannon Murray and illustrated by Doretta Groenendyk and tells the tale of Sam, who is full of bounce, beans, and burn. After breakfast Sam is…
ACT presents Montgomery’s “Blue Castle” Nov. 22
ACT (A Community Theatre) is proud to present The Blue Castle, a musical by Hank Stinson based on the novel by L. M. Montgomery. This production has been planned to coincide with the “kick-off” for Anne 2008 and with LMM’s birthday. Shows will be at The Guild at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 22 –…
“Sex After Baby” Launched Nov. 3
Sex After Baby: Why There Is None, a new book by Kathleen Hamilton was launched Nov. 3 at Just Us Girls, 100 Queen St. It is one of three new books published this fall by Charlottetown’s Acorn Press (www.acornpresscanada.com) and is available in book stores for $19.95. From the publisher: “Funny, frank, political, and poignant, Sex After Baby: Why…
WFNS Competition Deadline Dec. 7
For over three decades, the Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia has challenged writers in Atlantic Canada to explore their talents by sending work to the annual Atlantic Writing Competition for unpublished manuscripts. More than 500 prizes have been won by novelists, poets, dramatists, non-fiction and children´s writers. Many of today’s best known writers placed in…
Full House for Giller Nominee Elizabeth Hay
Elizabeth Hay read from her latest novel, Late Nights on Air, to a full house at Casa Mia Café, 131 Queen St. in Charlottetown, on Saturday, November 3. Late Nights on Air has been shortlisted for the Giller Prize which will be awarded on Nov. 7 at a gala in Toronto. The Giller Prize was founded…
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