L3: Writers’ Conference – April 15th & 16th, 2010

23. March 2010 · Write a comment · Categories: Conferences, Events

The 3rd 

annual “L3: Writers’ Conference,” slated for April 15th & 16th - 2010, welcomes some of Canada’s finest novelists, poets, journalists and broadcasters to Barrie.  Schedules, author profiles and information can be found at www.l3writers.ca .

Highlights for 2010 include the following:

STEPHEN BRUNT, KELLEY ARMSTRONG, KIM ECHLIN, DAVE BIDINI, REBECCA ECKLER, RAY ROBERTSON, MOLLY PEACOCK, LAUREN KIRSHNER and LISA FOAD.

Local writers are spotlighted this year on Friday afternoon (April 16th) in “CELEBRATE SIMCOE” – readers include
DR. BRUCE MEYER, ROGER BELL, ADAM SOL, DAMIAN LOPES, TREASA DRISCOLL, PETER MCKEWEN … TBA for more.

Public Readings will take place on the following:

- Thursday, April 15th - 7:00 – 9:00pm @ Barrie North Collegiate

- Friday, April 16th - “Celebrate Simcoe” – 1:00 – 2:30pm @        Barrie’s Downtown Theatre

- Friday, April 16th, 7:00 – 9:00pm @ Georgian College Theatre.

Tickets are $15/adult  &  $10/student  (each night)
“Celebrate Simcoe” is FREE!

Tickets are available at Page & Turners Book Store (Dunlop St. Barrie) – or – AT THE DOOR.

For more information, contact Brian Adduono at badduono@mail.scdsb.on.ca or 726-6541  (poster attached as well)

Culture Grows Here Conference

18. March 2010 · Write a comment · Categories: Conferences, Events
Just a reminder that the Culture Grows Here Conference ‘early bird’ registration date is soon approaching – March 20th.  Those registering prior to this date not only receive a significant reduction in conference fees, but the chance to win a free conference registration.  Don’t miss this opportunity!!

Conference Information is noted below.

“Culture Grows Here”
Creating Sustainable Communities through Culture
May 5 -6, 2010
Barrie, Ontario

Mark your calendars for May and plan to join other cultural managers, planners, developers, business people and arts professionals alike at what promises to be an informative two day event!  Register early (by March 20) for a chance to win a free conference.   

This conference came about when a small group of municipal cultural managers decided to bring together those invested in the arts and highlight some of the amazing cultural activities of the near north.  The title “Culture Grows Here” came from discussions around cultivating culture in our own communities and creating opportunities with available resources.

Conference Highlights will be:

Amazing Speakers

:     

Eddie Friel, Architect of the cultural transformation of Glasgow, Scotland
Laurence Mawhinney, Mayor of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
Janis Barlow of Janis Barlow and Associates
Jeremy Freiburger, Creative Director of the Imperial Cotton Centre for the Arts
Kelly Hill, Hill Strategies Research

Tours of innovative adaptive re-use of space:
The Gibson Centre for Community Arts and Culture – A Factory Turned Fabulous!
The MacLaren Art Centre, a Carnegie Library now Gallery!

A one man play on a bus, “Tales of An Urban Indian” by Talk is Free Theatre.

To learn more about this two day conference, please visit www.barrie.ca or click on the “Culture Grows Here” button located below the signature line. 

If you should have any questions, please feel free to contact us at culturegrowshere@barrie.ca or (705) 739-4299.

Thank you and we hope to see you in May!!!