Monday, September 13, 2010

THIS WEEK IN TORONTO - SEPTEMBER 13 - 19

1) TIFF - The Toronto International Film Festival - continues through September 18th.

2) Ehrenworth and Uppal art exhibit continues through October 3rd.

Curse. Sleep. (That's The Thing About Trouble) features haunting photographs and audio works by Daniel Ehrenworth accompanied by poetic texts written by Priscila Uppal, who is a former poetry mentor at Diaspora Dialogues.

When: September 9 - October 3, 2010
Where: One 800 Gallery, 800 Dundas St. West.

3) Emma Donoghue, a Diaspora Dialogues mentor in 2009 and published in TOK 5, will be celebrating the release of her Booker long-listed novel, Room.

When: September 15, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Where: Dora Keogh Irish Pub, 141 Danforth Avenue


4) Toronto launch of Natasha Henry's Emancipation Day: Celebrating Freedom in Canada.

When: September 16, 7:30 p.m.
Where: The Cathedral Church of St. James, King and Church Streets.

Go to her poster for full details.

5) Performance event with Gabriela Alonso and Nelda Ramos, visiting artists from Argentina.

When: September 16, 8:00 - 10:00 p.m.
Where: Toronto Free Gallery, 1277 Bloor Street West

Click here for full deails.

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) September 16-20, 2010
The International Festival of Poetry of Resistance

Day 1: Thursday, September 16th

5:00 pm-10:30 pm
New Horizons Auditorium
1140 Bloor Street West (at Dufferin).

Day 2: Friday, September 17th

10:00 am-12:00 pm, and 2:00 pm.-10 pm
519 Church Street Community Centre.

Day 3: Friday, September 18th

10:00 am-10:00 pm
New Horizons Auditorium
1140 Bloor Street West.

Day 4: Sunday, September 19th

11:00 am-1:00 pm
Ellington's Music and Cafe
805 St. Clair Avenue West.

2:00 pm-9:30 pm
Beit Zatoun
612 Markham Street (at Bloor).

Day 5: Monday, September 20th

10:00 am- 12:00 pm

Ellington's Music and Cafe
805 St. Clair West.

2:00 pm-5:00 pm
Beit Zatoun
612 Markham Street at Bloor Street

7:00 pm
Steelworkers' Hall
25 Cecil Street.

Click here for a background article on this festival, which includes the work of Diaspora Dalogues emerging artist from 2007, Monica Rosas.

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