following is Tai Grove's info email from yesterday:
Bring your poems or short prose and read
A reminder to all CCLA members and HBP authors - come and read this weekend, Sunday, August 4th, at Purdy Fest #7. Also an open mic.
Please pass the word to fellow lit lovers.
This is the 7th annual CCLA lit fest season. Once again the CCLA and HBP have been invited to participate in Purdy Fest.
August long weekend 2013
Friday Aug. 2nd, Saturday Aug. 3rd, Sunday Aug. 4th
Sunday afternoon, Aug. 4th - Noon and 2pm
12 NOON - CCLA - Canada Cuba Literary Alliance member reading
2pm - HBP - Hidden Brook Press authors.
(As usual we will be very casual. There is lots of time before, between and after the two readings for meet and greet, catch up with lit friends and walking in the woods.)
ALSO the 19th annual Fireside Poetry Reading is Saturday, August 24th - pot luck BBQ / picnic / poetry reading. If you have never been before it is a totally casual, open to all, round robin reading around the fire pit in the evening after the BBQ. Ask me for directions and time if you can make it. Kids and pets are welcome.
(please note - you do not have to be a CCLA member or a HBP author to participate)
Looking forward to seeing you soon.
Tai - writers@hiddenbrookpress.com
PurdyFest #7:
"LivesayFest" honouring the legacy of seminal People's Poet Dorothy Livesay.
August long weekend 2013 - Friday Aug. 2nd , Saturday Aug. 3rd, Sunday Aug. 4th
Purdy Country LitFests (PurdyFests) held in Hastings County are Canada's first and longest running People's Poetry festivals. Several other communities across Canada have followed our example and our now holding their own annual events. On this summer's August long weekend we'll be celebrating fest #7. This year we'll be honouring the legacy of seminal People's Poet Dorothy Livesay. Professor Terry Barker will emcee our Saturday Symposium on Livesay, and Ryerson journalism prof Marsha Barber will present tapes and a talk on an interview she held with Dorothy Livesay. Other presenters include Paulos Ioannou and Anna Yin.
This summer's "LivesayFest" will again be held in the Marmora area, with events beginning with a Friday night (Aug. 2nd) POTLUCK SUPPER at ZenRiver Gardens retreat in the pioneer hamlet of Malone. Free rough camping is available at ZenRiver.
Events continue on Saturday with the SYMPOSIUM on Dorothy Livesay in the William Shannon Room at the Marmora Public Library - 12:30 to 2 pm. Saturday afternoon ANOTHER DAM POETRY READING will be held on the islet in the Marmora Dam (starting around 3 - 3:30). Marmora singer/musician Morley Ellis will kick off the round robin reading. Everyone is encouraged to bring their poetry and read at the dam.
On Sunday afternoon events return to ZenRiver. Tai Grove, President of the Canada-Cuba Literary Alliance and the publisher of Hidden Brook Press, will emcee two readings by CCLA members and Hidden Brook Press authors.
For further info on times and locations, please contact Chris Faiers at:
zenriver@sympatico.ca
613-472-6186.
Friday, night Aug. 2nd
POTLUCK SUPPER at ZenRiver Gardens retreat in the pioneer hamlet of Malone. Free rough camping is available at ZenRiver.
Saturday, morning, Aug. 3rd - 12:30 to 2:00 pm
Professor Terry Barker will emcee our Saturday Symposium on Livesay, and Ryerson journalism prof Marsha Barber will present tapes and a talk on an interview she held with Dorothy Livesay. Held in the William Shannon Room at the Marmora Public Library.
Saturday afternoon, Aug. 3rd - 3:30 pm
ANOTHER DAM POETRY READING will be held on the islet at the Marmora Dam. Marmora singer/musician Morley Ellis will kick off the round robin reading. Everyone is encouraged to bring their poetry and read at the dam.
Sunday afternoon, Aug. 4th - Noon and 2pm
12 NOON - CCLA - Canada Cuba Literary Alliance member reading
2pm - Hidden Brook Press authors.
(As usual we will be very casual. There is lots of time before, between and after the two readings for meet and greet, catch up with lit friends and walking in the woods.)
PurdyFest Directions:
Marmora Public Library - the town of Marmora is at the crossroads of highway #7 and #14 - the library is on the south west corner.
Marmora Dam - follow #14 north by less than 0.5 km turn left / west towards the river. The dam is at the north end of the river park.
Chris' directions - For the dam, rather than give street directions, it may be best to instruct people to continue north, upstream, from the Centennial (main) Marmora park to the dam along the dirt road and the towpath. It's about a 1/4 mile walk - you can see the dam from the bridge over highway 7.
ZenRiver Garden ZRG - Chris' private zen retreat is on the Moira River, east of Marmora. East on #7 - 4 or 5 km past Greenside Ln, left / north on #11 / Deloro Rd. Turn right / southeast onto Malone Quarry Rd. Follow down the hill to the bridge. If you get to the hamlet of Malone on Deloro Road you have gone too far north by a km or so. Malone is 9 or 10 km north of #7.
If you type - Malone, Ontario, Canada into Google Map or MapQuest you will get directions. Try to click on this url and see if it takes you to the map.
http://maps.google.ca/maps?sugexp=chrome,mod%3D0&q=Malone,+Ontario,+Canada&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x4cd343739bbc238b:0x46354053a6005dee,Malone,+ON&gl=ca&sa=X&ei=PtoFUJ3mA6P50gGhzZDkCA&ved=0CAkQ8gEwAA
Chris' directions - Drive west (towards Ottawa) on Highway #7 to the orange flashing lights marking the intersection of the Deloro Road (a few kms from Marmora). Turn left (north) off #7 onto the Deloro Road and follow it a few kms to the village of Deloro. The road veers sharply left at the village (almost everyone dead ends at the old slag piles the first time - no problemo). Continue past the village of Deloro about 5 or 6 kms to the tiny hamlet of Malone. The sign marking Malone is placed at least a km before you reach the few houses which make up the tiny hamlet. Turn right (south) onto Malone Quarry Road. It's a short dirt road which leads to the bridge crossing the Upper Moira River. The millpond is on the right (west) side of the bridge, and ZRG is on the left (east) side of the bridge. There's the cedar entrance to ZRG with the prayer flags flying, so it's easy to find. People can park anywhere on the left side of the Malone Quarry Road (ZRG is also on the south side of the bridge as well, but the main part of ZenRiver Garden is on the north bank, where the shaman shack is located and where we hold the potluck suppers and the readings.)
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Hidden Brook Press, or the personal email of Richard M. Grove / Tai
109 Bayshore Road. Brighton, Ontario, Canada, K0K 1H0
writers@hiddenbrookpress.com
Tai – Cell – 905-376-9106
Kim – Cell – 905-376-9130
www.HiddenBrookPress.com
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MUNICIPALITY OF MARMORA AND LAKE
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PRESS RELEASE
June 9, 2013
Marmora and Lake – Residents here are being asked to bring out their inner historian for the upcoming Town Hall 100th anniversary celebrations.
The municipality is looking for items to be displayed at the open house, Saturday August 3rd.
The intent is to showcase Marmora’s rich history, with emphasis on the history of the local town hall, said Deputy CAO Typhany Choinard.
Old photos, newspaper clippings, stories and other pieces of Marmora’s past are all welcome.
In honour of the town hall’s vibrant 100 year past, visitors are also welcome to write down a special memory or donate small items to go into a time capsule.
This year’s Town Hall event will fall on the same weekend as the municipality’s annual Celebrate Marmora festival, held the first weekend in August.
There will be cake and refreshments, lots of displays and exhibits to check out, and a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Town Hall at noon. The event runs from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
For more information contact:
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Typhany Choinard, CMO
Economic Development/Tourism Manager Deputy CAO
Municipality of Marmora and Lake
t.choinard@marmoraandlake.ca
613-472-1515
www.marmoraandlake.ca
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