Storytime in Saskatoon Friday Feb 10 2012 10:30 am - Storytime Circle, Saskatoon Post a comment
Event type: reading

Drop by for storytime in the Children's Department!

Every Tuesday and Friday from 10:30 to ll:00 am we have storytime for children ages 3 - 5. Join us at the Circle of Trees, where our expert storyteller will treat you to a half hour of fun and imagination.

For further information, please ask at the Children's Desk upstairs.

Stone Soup Story Café Friday Feb 10 2012 7:00 pm - Grant Park in the Atrium, Winnipeg Post a comment

The soup’s on for Friday nights at McNally’s.

Winnipeg’s oldest free-for-all storytelling group is coming to McNally’s. Come and taste the soup, or add an ingredient of your own. Whatever you bring will make a more delicious soup. There will be an experienced teller/host each night to help us get cooking.

Your host for this evening is Laurie Cowley, who will be telling stories from India. Kay Stone, Ehsan Shams, and Mary Louise Chown will also be on hand to stir the pot.

Jan & Kevin Friday Feb 10 2012 8:00 pm - Grant Park in Prairie Ink Restaurant, Winnipeg Post a comment

Live Music

Baroque Classical

Jan Freihammer plays a variety of wooden recorders (tenor, alto, soprano and sopranino) and specializes in music of the baroque period. He also enjoys playing jazz and ragtime. He is also a pianist and continues to study piano, recorder and voice.

Kevin Scott is a multi-instrumentalist, having experience with piano, guitar, harpsichord, concertina, recorder, mandolin and dulcimer. Having worked with eveything from rock bands to string quartets, his interests range from early music to British folk to rock and classical music.

Jan and Kevin bring the refined and stately sound of the music of the baroque period to Prairie Ink, transporting the listener to a different age. This is music that works as well in the background as it does in the foreground, so feel free to sit, talk, eat and drink - or simply drift away on the music!

Matt Hunter -- Live Musical Performance Friday Feb 10 2012 8:00 pm - Prairie Ink Restaurant, Saskatoon Post a comment
Event type: Musical Performance

Instrumental Guitar

Paul Plouffe Saturday Feb 11 2012 8:00 pm - Grant Park in Prairie Ink Restaurant, Winnipeg Post a comment

Live Music

R&B/Soul/Funk

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F.E.R.N -- Live Musical Performance Saturday Feb 11 2012 8:00 pm - Prairie Ink Restaurant, Saskatoon Post a comment
Event type: Musical Performance

Rather than confusing people by her last name, Rachel Fowlie-Neufeld uses FERN as a "clever" moniker for her foray onto Saskatoon's folk music scene. With encouragement from friends and members of the Ray Whitton band, she has been showcasing a mix of originals and covers at coffee shop gigs and open mic nights for the past year and a half.

Sometimes solo, sometimes accompanied by viola (Michael Peterson), FERN is slowly building an audience around town. Perhaps these musical shenanigans have been encouraged by a disproportionate caffeine:blood ratio, but have nevertheless led to a love of exploring and performing music. An EP is in the works for 2012.

McNally Robinson's 4th Annual Children's Art Show (Exhibition) Sunday Feb 12 2012 6:00 pm - Kids Department, Saskatoon Post a comment

Please join us for McNally Robinson's 4th Annual Children's Art Show!

The Art Show will be in McNally Robinson for Kids on February 12th from 9:00am - 12:00pm when people can come and vote on their favourite piece of art.

Prizes for 1st and 2nd place.

Esyllt Jones & Adele Perry (Editors) & Contributors -- Book Launch Monday Feb 13 2012 7:00 pm - Grant Park in the Atrium, Winnipeg Post a comment

Launch of People’s Citizenship Guide: A Response to Conservative Canada (ARP).

In 2009, Stephen Harper’s Conservative government changed the contents of the official citizenship guide that is given to all recent immigrants. The new version contained a lot more military history and plenty of information about the monarchy, but little about public programs such as medicare or education, or our rich history of social justice movements. Ignoring the work and democratic struggles of generations of newcomers, it presumes that new immigrants need to be taught how to “take responsibility” for their families. In short, the official guide outlines an exceptionally narrow, conservative view of Canadian politics and society. In People’s Citizenship Guide, a group of progressive scholars offer an alternative citizenship guide: a lively, political, humane—and more honest—alternative to Stephen Harper’s version of the story.

Esyllt Jones studies the history of health, disease, and social movements, and is an Associate Professor of History at the University of Manitoba. Author of Influenza 1918: Disease, Death and Struggle in Winnipeg, she is also a member of the ARP editorial collective.

Adele Perry is Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair (Tier II) in the Department of History, University of Manitoba. She is the author of On the Edge of Empire, a co-editor of Rethinking Canada: The Promise of Women’s History, and is working on a book length study of an elite Creole/Metis family and circuits of migration and rule in the nineteenth-century British empire.

Also speaking this evening is contributor Debra Parkes, Associate Professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of Manitoba, with more speakers to be announced.

This event is co-sponsored by the Centre for Human Rights Research Initiative at the University of Manitoba.

Saskatchewan Romance Writers -- Reading Monday Feb 13 2012 7:30 pm - Travel Alcove, Saskatoon Post a comment
Event type: reading, signing

Love, Loss and Other Oddities: Tales from Saskatchewan

Love and loss aren’t the only things happening every day on the prairie: Saskatchewan is full of the unexpected. Seventeen regional authors explore just how strange and wonderful this province can be in these twenty stories. From historical fiction to paranormal romance, with stops along the way for contemporary adventures, suspense, and urban fantasy, this anthology is the one Saskatchewan road that won’t take you on a straightforward journey.

Nurturing local writers of popular fiction for twenty-five years, Saskatchewan Romance Writers is proud to present this collection of outstanding short stories.

“The title is a perfectly accurate one… there is something here to suit all tastes. I have read all the stories and have been well entertained.” – Mary Balogh, New York Times bestselling author

Roz Jutras -- Baby Sign Language Class Wednesday Feb 15 2012 10:30 am - Storytime Circle, Saskatoon Post a comment
Event type: reading

Introduction to Baby Sign Language – Sign, Sing & Reading

A great introductory baby signing class for the whole family! The topics discussed will include: the benefits of signing, the ASL alphabet, signing success, starter signs and signing resources. The class will also consist of a signing sing-a-longs and story time.

Roz Jutras, owner and operator of Mommy Hands Baby Sign Language, instructs parents on how to improve communication with their little ones through American Sign Language. Roz has taught baby signing classes since 2007 and enjoys sharing the benefits of sign language with her participants. In addition, Roz is a certified Baby Signing Time Instructor, Barefoot Books Ambassador, and Happiest Baby Educator. Visit her website www.signandplaystore.ca for more information regarding sign language and other early childhood products and services.

Linda Ducharme -- Book Launch Wednesday Feb 15 2012 7:00 pm - Grant Park in the Atrium, Winnipeg Post a comment

Launch of Spirit of the North (Pemmican Publications).

In the aftermath of the Second World War, newlyweds Wilson and Judith struggle to build a life together in Calgary. Then, they receive a surprising offer from Wilson's father's estate: make their home in a remote cabin in northern Manitoba for three years, and receive $10,000 -- enough to buy a home of their own and build a new life. Loneliness, hunger and brutal winters test their resolve and their love. Their paths intersect with that of a timber wolf, with unpredictable results. Will they be able to stay the required three years in hopes of gaining a fortune, and some answers to questions that have plagued Wilson all his life?

Originally from Saskatchewan, Linda Ducharme now lives in Ste. Ambroise, MB. Spirit of the North is her second novel for Pemmican, following River of Tears. Prior to those, she wrote and illustrated two popular books for children - Pepere Played the Fiddle and The Bannock Book.

Dionne Warner -- Signing Thursday Feb 16 2012 7:30 pm - Main Floor, Saskatoon Post a comment
Event type: signing

Never Leave Your Wingman: Dionne and Graham Warner's Story of Hope, written by Deana J. Driver.

Dionne Warner, a beautiful seven-time cancer survivor, lives her life with joy, laughter and hope. While fighting Stage IV cancer of her liver, lungs and bone, Dionne and her wingman, her fun-loving husband Graham, dressed in costume and danced their way into the chemo treatment room in Regina, SK, for 25 months of treatments and 77 ‘themes’. Her zest for life and positive attitude have inspired patients and all who are lucky enough to meet her. Dionne was recently named an International Heroes of Hope Ambassador by the American Cancer Society. Better yet – in January 2012, she was told she is in remission! “Woo Hoo!” This is an unforgettable story and a lesson in love.

$1 from each book sold will be donated to various cancer programs.

Deana Driver is a journalist, author, editor and book publisher in Regina, Saskatchewan. She has been a freelance journalist for more than 25 years and has worked on 13 books during the past 10 years as an author, editor, layout designer, self-publisher partner and publisher or some combination of the above. Never Leave Your Wingman is her fourth book as an author.

Vacations Away -- Travel Presentation Thursday Feb 16 2012 7:30 pm - Travel Alcove, Saskatoon Post a comment

Join Vacations Away, and special guest, Mehlika Seval, owner of Melitour - direct from Turkey! for an exciting presentation on travel in Turkey.

History buffs can immerse themselves in marvels and mementos stretching back to the dawn of civilization. If you want to simply unwind, let the warm waters off the Mediterranean coast lap at your toes. Stunning ancient sites and the diversity of nature will make your stay in Turkey a life changing experience.

Please RSVP to Marian Thompson at Vacations Away: marianthompson@sasktel.net or 477-7460

A Naturopathic Perspective on...Supplements Thursday Feb 16 2012 7:30 pm - Grant Park in the Travel Alcove, Winnipeg Post a comment

In an ideal world we would be able to obtain all our nutritional needs through the foods we consume. Unfortunately due to factors like soil depletion and contamination it is getting increasingly more difficult to achieve this. As a result, in an effort to take a more active role in self care a larger portion on the population are turning to supplements.

Despite this attention it is still hard to separate fact from folklore due to the large number of anecdotal, second hand information compounded with frequent conflicting messages from the media.

Join Dr. Andrew Bryk, N.D. for an evening chat that will cover:

• what supplements are and why are they needed
• forms and dosing – does it make a difference?
• safety issues – interactions and purity
• issues with labeling
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