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February 9, 2010 - 7:00pm
Feb 9 | Jordan Scott at the Olive Reading Series

On Tuesday, February 9, Coach House poet Jordan Scott (Blert) will be featured at the Olive Reading Series in Edmonton. This free event starts at 7 p.m. and is followed by an open mic.

Jordan Scott at the Olive Reading Series
Tuesday, Feb 9, 2010
7:00 p.m.
LEVA
11053 86th Ave
Edmonton, AB

February 11, 2010 - 6:00pm
Feb 11 | Matthew Tierney and The (Not So) Nice Italian Girls

On Thursday, Feb 11, The (Not So) Nice Italian Girls & Friends will welcome Matthew Tierney (The Hayflick Limit) , Sandra Di Zio, Chris Edwards, Katie Franklin, Dierdre Kelly, Cathy Marostica and Susan Swan. This free event will start at 6 p.m. and will be hosted by Michelle Alfano.

The (Not So) Nice Italian Girls and Friends

February 13, 2010 - 9:15pm
Feb 13 | Guy Maddin at Cinematheque Ontario

Acclaimed filmmaker and Coach House author Guy Maddin will be in Toronto on Saturday, February 13 for a Q&A following Cinematheque Ontario's screenings of The Heart of the World and My Winnipeg. Click here for all the details!

Q&A with Guy Maddin

February 19, 2010 - 7:30pm
Feb 19 | Rachel Zolf in Philadelphia

On Friday, February 19, The Moles Not Molar Reading and Performance Series will feature Rachel Zolf (Neighbour Procedure, Human Resources), Suzanne Heyd (Fascicles) and Simone White in 'a crisp double-fisted book release celebration and poetry spectacular.'

February 21, 2010 - 6:00pm
Feb 21 | Margaret Christakos at The Plasticine Poetry Series

The Plasticine Poetry Series is held on the 3rd Sunday of the month at The Central, one block west of Bathurst subway. The series, ably hosted by Cathy Petch, welcomes a mix of new and established poets.

February 22, 2010 - 7:00pm
Feb 22 | Cordelia Strube at the Grimsby Author Series

The Grimsby Author Series, a special project of the Grimsby Library Board, features Cordelia Strube (Lemon) on February 22, 2010. Strube reads with Jane Christmas (Incontinent on the Continent – How to Befriend Your Mother – or Not). The readings, preceded by a sampling of Henry of Pelham wines, will be followed by book signings.

Grimbsy Author Series
featuring Cordelia Strube and Jane Christmas
Monday, February 22, 2010

February 24, 2010 - 6:30pm
Feb 24 | Kate Eichhorn in New York

Kate Eichhorn (Prismatic Publics) will join Akilah Oliver and Charles Berstein at Tendencies: Poetics and Practice. This series of talks by major contemporary poets, titled in honor of Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick, explores the relationship between contemporary poetic manifesto, practice, queer theory, and pedagogy.

Kate Eichhorn at Tendencies

February 25, 2010 - 7:00pm
Feb 25 | Sina Queyras in Vancouver

On Thursday, February 25, Sina Queyras (Expressway) will join Lydia Kwa (The Walking Boy) and Emily Fedoruk (All Still) for readings and conversation moderated by Meredith Quartermain.

The Poetics of Space: Feminist Writers in Dialogue
Sina Queyras, Lydia Kwa and Emily Fedoruk
Readings with a discussion moderated by Meredith Quartermain
Thursday, February 25
7:00 p.m.
Rhizome Café
317 East Broadway

February 26, 2010 - 7:30pm
Feb 26 | Sina Queyras in Victoria

Sina Queyras's Expressway is a bravely lyrical critique of our ethical and ecological imprint. Queyras will be in British Columbia in February, giving readings in both Vancouver and Victoria.

Sina Queyras at Open Space
public reading with Sina Queyras, author of Expressway
Open Space
510 Fort Street, 2nd floor
7:30 p.m., free
Visit www.openspace.ca for more information.

March 1, 2010 - 7:00pm
Mar 1 | The Edible City: Reading and Food Tasting

Eat Your Hart Out with The Edible City!

The Hart House Social Justice and Literary & Library Committees present David Alexander, Joshna Maharaj, Jason McBride, and Wayne Roberts, who will be reading and discussing their essays about the Toronto food scene that were recently published in The Edible City: Toronto's Food From Farm to Fork. The book's co-editors Christina Palassio and Alana Wilcox will introduce the readers, and several local food producers will also be serving food samples. All are welcome to taste and learn!