There are some cool readings and events this week – if you’re in Montreal, Toronto, Calgary, or Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, be sure to check out our listings!Are you hosting an event featuring an author whose titles are available on All Lit Up? Send the event details, including author, book, date, time, and address to hello@alllitup.ca to be included in our listings.Â
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There are some cool readings and events this week – if you’re in Montreal, Barrie, Calgary, or Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, be sure to check out our listings!Are you hosting an event featuring an author whose titles are available on All Lit Up? Send the event details, including author, book, date, time, and address to hello@alllitup.ca to be included in our listings.
Monday, June 6th
Lunenburg, NSReading with Barger, Burdick, Lavender and SmithWhere: Lexicon Books: 125 Montague Street, Lunenburg, Nova ScotiaWhen: 7pmMore information: Next up at Lexicon Books – John Wall Barger (whose Book of Festus has been shortlisted for the JM Abraham Poetry Award), Alison Smith, Cory Lavender, and Alice Burdick read on Monday, June 6th at 7 p.m. It will be a fun round-robin of poetry hijinks!Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1031527630261888/
MontrealMichael Mirolla/Timothy Niederman ReadingWhere:Â Paragraphe, 2220 Ave. McGill College Montreal QCWhen: 6pmMore information:Â Michael Mirolla and Timothy Niederman read at Paragraphe Books in Montreal.
Thursday, June 9th
Barrie, ONWord Up Reading SeriesWhere: Unity Market & Cafe, 25 Toronto St., Barrie ONWhen: 7pmMore information: Michael Mirolla reads from Torp at the Word Up Reading Series in Barrie.Montreal
The Violet HourWhere: Stock Bar, 1171 Rue Ste Catherine Est, Montreal, QCWhen: 7pmMore information: As night descends upon Montreal’s gay village, queer Canadian writers and performers will gather for the latest in a series of public readings and performances of original work at Stock Bar – a strip club on Ste. Catherine Street East.On the roster: readings by Will Aitken, Shelagh Plunkett, Karen Molson, Melanie Mitzner, Bill Zaget and Carolyn Boll, with a special performance by Woodpigeon, a.k.a. Mark Andrew Hamilton. The event is hosted by Christopher DiRaddo.Free (18+).Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1736713233210271/CalgaryJune Flywheel: Flywheel Reading SeriesWhere: Pages Books on Kensington, 1135 Kensington Road, Calgary, ABWhen: 7:30pmMore information: Join us for readings by Sahar Karimi, Mike Jones, Moni Brar, Andre Rodrigues, and Martin West!Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1625976984393007/
