Event Summary | Wordstock 2011

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Opening Show Friday September 9th			Royal Canadian Legion 490 Ontario Street
Off the Page A live, Cabaret Style show where the power of words are brought to life. Host: Sean Cullen	Click here to buy tickets	8:00 p.m.
Poetry Sat. September 10th	All Saturday Events are FREE. No registration required.		BMFA Arts Centre 163 Hurontario Street
Bonnie Gardiner		11:00 a.m. – 11:20 a.m.
Open Mic – It’s Your Turn.		11:20 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Antony Christie		11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Judy Lowry		1:00 p.m. – 1:20 p.m.
Open Mic- It’s Your Turn.		1:20 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Brendan McLeod		1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
John Robert Colombo		2:00 p.m. – 2:20 p.m.
Open Mic – It’s Your Turn.		2:20 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Poetry Slam- You Be The Judge! Competitive poetry featuring the Winning Team from the 2011 Toronto Slam		2:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Author Readings Sat. September 10th	All Saturday Events are FREE. No registration required		Trinity United Church 140 Maple Street
Seán Cullen The Prince of Two Tribes		11:45 p.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Wayne Johnston A World Elsewhere		3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Camilla Gibb The Beauty of Humanity Movement		3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Giles Blunt Crime Machine		4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Randy Boyagoda Beggar’s Feast		4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Trevor Cole Practical Jean		4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Author’s Marketplace		10:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.	(Hunter Hall)
Off the Air Sat. September 10th	All Saturday Events are FREE. No registration required		Trinity United Church 140 Maple Street
Terry O’Reilly Presentation The Power of Storytelling with the host of CBC’s Age of Persuasion		10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Dr. Brian Goldman Presentation What REALLY goes on in an ER with host of CBC’s White Coat, Black Art		1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Children’s Events Sat. September 10th
Book Characters Can you spot Spot? Meet Curious George and Spot the Dog!		8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.	Downtown Farmer’s Market Pine Street at Second Street
Dr. Seuss Story Time with Celebrity Readers. Stickers, hats and bookmarks, too!	All Saturday Events are FREE. No registration required but capacity is limited	10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.	Collingwood Public Library 55 Ste. Marie Street
Children’s Literacy Building Concert Sing, Learn and Laugh with Paul Behnke	All Saturday Events are FREE. No registration required but capacity is limited	2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.	Collingwood Public Library 55 Ste. Marie Street
Teen Events Sat. September 10th	All Saturday Events are FREE.
Calligraphy Workshop Contemporary Calligraphy with Claire Reyes Grades 6+	Please register at the Library or call 445-1571 x 6233	10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.	Temple Building 126 Hurontario Street
Art+Word=X Create a mashup of text & textiles with Lynda Smith Grades 6+	Please register at the Library or call 445-1571 x 6233	11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.	Collingwood Public Library 55 Ste. Marie Street
Author Reading and Book Signing Session with #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Kelley Armstrong		1:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.	Collingwood Public Library 55 Ste. Marie Street
Creative Writing Workshop Epic Wins and Fails with Kelley Armstrong Grades 9+	Please register at the Library or call 445-1571 x 6233	3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.	Collingwood Public Library 55 Ste. Marie Street
Open Mic & Coffee House Say it, Sing it. Scream it. Grades 6+		4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.	Admiral’s Post 2 Schoolhouse Lane
Workshops Sat. September 10th	All Saturday Events are FREE. No registration required but capacity is limited for workshops		The Bay School of Art 80 Simcoe Street
My Life, My Legacy Christine Cowley		9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Self Publishing: The Ultimate DIY Project Stuart Ross		11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Making It as a Writer Dorris Heffron		1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Cracking the Creativity Code Karen Hood-Caddy		2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Downtown Events Sat. September 10th	All Saturday Events are FREE.
The Great Downtown Word Hunt Scavenger hunt to find letters hidden in store windows.		10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.	Throughout Downtown
Eat Your Words Sampling your favourite ‘tasty words’ like “pie”, “muffin”and “carrot” … yummy!		8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.	Downtown Farmer’s Market Pine Street at Second Street
Local Celebrity Reader’s Tent Local personalities share their favourite books.		11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.	Sheffer Court 186 Hurontario