WORDSTOCK 2011’s opening night event, being held at Collingwood’s Royal Canadian Legion, promises to be an outstanding evening of comedy, music and fun, all in celebration of words. The cabaret-style show takes place on Friday, September 9 at 8:00 pm, and will surely be a sell-out.

Hosting this year’s show is none other than Canadian funnyman Seán Cullen. Seán has spent the last twenty years touring all over the world, both as a member of Corky and the Juice Pigs and as a solo performer. He is a three-time Gemini Award winner and has won multiple Canadian Comedy Awards. Seán has performed on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Ellen Degeneres Show, on Comedy Central and The Comedy Network. He has also hosted a show for CBC Radio One, called Simply Seán.

The line-up for Off the Page will also include performances from the Toronto Poetry Slam team, puppeteer Rob Mills and his alter-ego Ruffus the Dog, author Lee Maracle, drummer John Somosi, and visual artist Césan d’Ornellas Levine.

Off the Page takes place at Collingwood’s Royal Canadian Legion, located at 490 Ontario Street, Friday, September 9, at 8:00 pm. Tickets go on sale Monday, August 1. Tickets are available online, at the Collingwood Public Library, 55 St. Marie Street, or Wine Works, 14 Ronell Crescent.