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Spring edition: April 22 - May 2, 2009
At
Saint Brigid's Centre for the Arts and HUmanities, 314 Saint Patrick Street
(Photo: John W. MacDonald)
Wednesday, April 22
5:00 PM
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- VERNISSAGE: BEAUTIFUL DESTRUCTION
Aerial photography of the Tar Sands by Louis Helbig
Opening at 5:00: talk by the artist at 5:30
Beautiful Destruction is an exhibition of haunting, beautiful and disturbing aerial photography from the Tar Sands. These photographs will be on display throughout the Spring Edition.
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7:00 PM |
- NEW SCIENCE SERIES: WASHING THE WATER
With Alanna Mitchell and Wayne Grady
Hosted by Neil Wilson
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Thursday, April 23
10:30 AM
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- THINK INK: MARY SHEPPARD
At Steve MacLean School
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12:30 PM
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- THINK INK: MARY SHEPPARD
At Carleton Heights School
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7:00 PM
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- THE BIG
IDEA: CARBON SHIFT
With Thomas Homer-Dixon and William Marsden
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Friday, April 24
9:30 AM
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- THINK INK: MARY SHEPPARD
At Castor Valley Elementary School
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7:00 PM |
- TRUE PATRIOT LOVE
One on One with Michael Ignatieff
Hosted by CBC's Adrian Harewood
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SATURDAY, APRIL 25
NOON |
- THE BIG IDEA: THE END OF WESTERN ALIENATION?
With Gordon Pitts and Ezra Levant
Hosted by Richard Cleroux
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2:00 PM |
- THE BIG IDEA:CANADIAN DEMOCRACY 101
With Gary Levy, Adam Dodek and Bill Cross
Hosted by Richard Cleroux
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4:00 PM |
- THE BIG IDEA: CAN FREEDOM OF SPEECH VIOLATE HUMAN RIGHTS?
With Ezra Levant
Hosted by Alison Buchanan
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5:30 PM
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- DINNER
Provided by A Culinary Conspiracy
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6:00 PM |
- DUSTY OWL PRESENTS: URBAN FIRST NATIONS POETRY
With Mosha Folger, Dorothee Komangapik, Lisa Abel, and Rob Friday
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8:00 PM |
- POETRY CABARET #1
With Jeanette Lynes, Marcus McCann and Molly Peacock
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Sunday, April 26
NOON |
- THE BIG IDEA: GETTING IT RIGHT: HOW CONSERVATIVE ARE CANADIANS?
With Bob Plamondon and Garth Turner
Hosted by The Hill Times's Harris MacLeod
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2:00 PM |
- NEW SCIENCE SERIES: HOW MATHEMATICS ORDERS OUR LIVES
With Jason I. Brown
Hosted by Stephen Brockwell
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4:00 PM |
- LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE BIBLE!
With Jonathan Goldstein
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5:30 PM |
- DINNER
Provided by A Culinary Conspiracy
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6:00 PM |
- THE WRITING LIFE #1: COURAGE
With Elizabeth Kelly, Giles Blunt and Meir Shalev
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8:00 PM |
- THE BIG IDEA: SPOTLIGHT ON SUDAN
With James Maskalyk and Peter Pigott
Hosted by Paul Dewar, M.P.
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Monday, April 27
10:45 AM
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- THINK INK: LESLEY LIVINGSTON
At Bridlewood Elementary School
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10:50 AM
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- THINK INK: NATALE GHENT
At Saint Mary's Elementary School
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NOON |
- THE BIG IDEA: LESSONS IN LEADERSHIP: PIERRE ELLIOT TRUDEAU AND LESTER B. PEARSON
With Andrew Cohen and Nino Ricci
Hosted by Embassy's Jeff Davis
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12:50 PM
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- THINK INK: LESLEY LIVINGSTON
At W.O. Mitchell School
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1:30 PM
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- THINK INK: RJ ANDERSON
At Knoxdale Public School
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5:30 PM |
- DINNER
Provided by A Culinary Conspiracy
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6:30 PM |
- EXTRAORDINARY CANADIANS
With Margaret Macmillan, Nino Ricci, Adrienne Clarkson and MG Vassanji
Hosted by John Ralston Saul
Presented with Penguin Group Canada
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8:30
PM
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- THE USES AND ABUSES OF HISTORY
With Margaret MacMillan
Hosted by Adrienne Clarkson
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tuesday, april 28
9:00 AM
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- THINK INK: KATHY KACER
At Bridlewood Elementary School
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9:00 AM
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- THINK INK: NATALE GHENT
At Briargreen Public School
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9:50 AM
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- THINK INK: LESLEY LIVINGSTON
At Sacred Heart Catholic High School
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10:15 AM
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- THINK INK: RJ ANDERSON
At Manor Park School
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NOON |
- MASTERCLASS: BIOGRAPHIES AND AUTOBIOGRAPHIES: HOW DO YOU KNOW WHEN YOU'RE TELLING THE TRUTH?
With Adrienne Clarkson
Hosted by Denise Chong
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12:45 PM
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- THINK INK: RJ ANDERSON
At York Street Elementary School
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1:00 PM
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- THINK INK: NATALE GHENT
At Berrigan Elementary School
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1:20 PM
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- THINK INK: KATHY KACER
At Churchill Alternative School
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5:30 PM
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- DINNER
Provided by A Culinary Conspiracy
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6:30 PM
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- THE BIG IDEA: THE JERUSALEM OLD CITY INITIATIVE: NEW OPTIONS FOR PEACE
With Michael D. Bell
Hosted by Neil Wilson
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8:30 PM
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- POETRY CABARET #2: SPOTLIGHT ON TALONBOOKS
With Garry Thomas Morse, rob mclennan, Adeena Karasick and bill bissett
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WEdnesday, April 29
8:00 AM
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- THINK INK: NICHOLE MCGILL
At South Carleton High School
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9:30 AM
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- THINK INK: KATHY KACER
At St. Elizabeth Ann Seton School
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NOON
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- MASTERCLASS: FROM PAGE TO STAGE
With Anton Piatigorsky
Hosted by Paula Danckert
Presented with Magnetic North
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1:00 PM
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- THINK INK: NICHOLE MCGILL
At Fisher Park School
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5:30 PM
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- DINNER
Provided by A Culinary Conspiracy
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6:30 PM
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- POETRY CABARET #3
With Carolyn Marie Souaid, Zoe Whittall and David O'Meara
Hosted by Rob Winger
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8:30 PM
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- THE BIG IDEA: OUR URBAN FUTURE
With Alan Broadbent and Jeb Brugmann
Hosted by Andrew Cohen
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Thursday, april 30
10:00 AM
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- STEP INTO STORIES
With Sheree Fitch
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NOON |
- MASTERCLASS: WHY POETRY ANTIMATTERS: METAPHOR, ENTANGLEMENT AND PARTICLE POETICS
With Jeramy Dodds and Matthew Tierney
Hosted by David O'Meara
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1:15 PM
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- STEP INTO STORIES
At Ruth E. Dickinson Public Library
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1:30 PM
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- THINK INK: KELLEY ARMSTRONG
At Saint Patrick Catholic High School
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3:00 PM
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- STEP INTO STORIES: SHEREE FITCH
At the Ottawa Inuit Children's Centre
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5:30 PM
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- DINNER
Provided by A Culinary Conspiracy
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6:30 PM
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- THE WRITING LIFE #2: THE ROOT OF INJUSTICE
With Martha Baillie, Stuart Ross and Neil Bissoondath
Hosted by Phil Jenkins
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8:30 PM
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- BC SCENE: POETRY NIGHT
Bill New, Lorna Crozier, Evelyn Lau and Robert Bringhurst
Hosted by Alma Lee
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friday, may 1
9:15 AM
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- STEP INTO STORIES: SHEREE FITCH
At Bayshore Public School
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10:00 AM
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- THINK INK: MEIR SHALEV
At the Jewish Community Centre
Public welcome
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10:15 AM
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- THINK INK: KELLEY ARMSTRONG
At Sir Winston Churchill School
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10:35 AM
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- THINK INK: AJ LAKE
At St. John the Apostle Catholic School
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NOON |
- MASTERCLASS: THE MYTHIC IMAGINATION
With Mike Carey
Hosted by Sean Wilson
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12:20 PM
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- STEP INTO STORIES: SHEREE FITCH
At Huntley Centennial School
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1:00 PM
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- THINK INK: KELLEY ARMSTRONG
At Sawmill Creek School
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1:00 PM
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- THINK INK: AJ LAKE
At Saint Peter Catholic School
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5:30 PM
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- DINNER
Provided by A Culinary Conspiracy
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6:30 PM
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- THE WRITING LIFE #3: SPOTLIGHT ON HAMISH HAMILTON CANADA
With Reif Larsen, Colin McAdam and Kim Echlin
Hosted by Carleton's Sara Jamieson
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8:30 PM
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- THE OTTAWA CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY'S
NEW MUSIC IN NEW PLACES: MUSINGS THROUGH SOUND ON THE NATURAL WORLD
In partnership with the Canadian Music Centre
Featuring Beverly Johnston, Robert Cram, Paul Marleyn, University of Ottawa music students, and more
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saturday, may 2
NOON |
- THE BIG IDEA: UNDERSTANDING THE GLOBAL ECONOMY
With Joseph Heath
Hosted by Carleton University's Nick Rowe
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2:00 PM
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- ENTER MOURNING: DEATH, DEMENTIA AND COMING HOME
One on One with Heather Menzies
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4:00 PM
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- NEW SCIENCE SERIES: CYBURBIA: CONSCIOUSNESS, COMMUNICATION AND COMMUNITY IN THE DIGITAL AGE
With James Harkin
Hosted by Carleton University's Marc Tyrrell
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5:30 PM
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- DINNER
Provided by A Culinary Conspiracy
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6:00 PM
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- FANTASTIC FICTION
With Mike Carey, Jo Walton and Kelley Armstrong
Hosted by The Ottawa Citizen's Kate Hearfield
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8:00 PM
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- GLOBAL ENCOUNTERS SERIES:
ONE ON ONE WITH URSULA K. LE GUIN
Hosted by Sean Wilson
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