10th INTERNATIONAL MULTICULTURAL-MULTILINGUAL POETRY READING

Frye Academy ‘Battle of the Books’

Two participants of the Frye Academy Awards, Sébastien Lord and Katie Robertson from l’Odyssée High School.

The second and final “Battle of the Books” of the 2010 Frye Academy Award will be fought on Wednesday, March 17^th, in Moncton. An evening of dynamic and interesting debate between 18 passionate young readers!

Participants will choose a winner between graphic novel George Sprott (1894-1975) by Seth and French novel Tarmac

by Nicolas Dickner. It’s an event not to miss at the Aberdeen Cultural Centre Café starting at 6:30 pm. The public is invited to take part in the bilingual discussion. Admission is free.

The Frye Academy Award is a component of the Frye Festival’s School-Youth Program. During the first debate on January 26^th, participants, who attend English and French high schools in the area, preferred Hadassa by Myriam Beaudoin over The Gum Thief, by Douglas Coupland even though the latter was the favourite contender at the beginning of the evening. “The students really got into the project and we are delighted by their enthusiasm and motivation, says Rachelle Dugas, interim Executive Director for the Frye Festival. (more…)

Parkinson’s Education & Awareness Day

The newly formed Restigouche Region Parkinson chapter in conjunction with Parkinson Society Maritime Region will hold an education and awareness day in Campbellton on Saturday, May 8^th at the Regional Hospital, Lily Lake Rd.

Chapitre de la Region Restigouche Region Chapter executive to Meet and Greet at 12:15 noon

12:25 Welcome and opening remarks by chapter president

Speakers– 12:30 Dr. Kyna Squarey, MD, FRCPC, Neurologist, Adult Movement Disorder Specialist, Moncton.
Parkinson’s: A neurologists view

1:45 to 2:00 Organized stretch break by Lucie Lachance

2:00  Sheree Trecartin, RN. Parkinson Outreach Nurse, Saint John: Living daily with Parkinson’s

3:15 to 3:30 Coffee break

3:30 Lucie Lachance, M.Sc. Clinical Nurse Specialist, McGill  Movement Disorder Program.
Mieux vivre avec la Maladie de Parkinson

4:45 Thank you to all

More info: Esther 506 455-4529

Regional office: 1800 663-2468

Poem – Responsibility

Responsibility

There was a time, seems so long ago
When I felt I had been set aside
That no one cared, no man or spirit
I walked alone and alone I cried

That time now is done and gone
I’ve listened and I’ve learned
About life and all its vagaries
And have that for which I yearned

I can’t undo mistakes I’ve made
Nor retrieve hurts I may have caused
But will strive to not e’er repeat them
Keeping in mind all of God’s laws

As I travel the roads of life’s journey
Trying to avoid the pitfalls I find
It occurs to me, I have a duty to share
All that I’ve seen, with all mankind

I charge then, all my brethren
And those with more knowledge than I
To always remember the axiom, old
“There, but for the Grace of God, Go I”

–Charles E. Frost

Miramichi Cares for Haiti

Please come out and enjoy 12 hours of wonderful music starting with the Miramichi youth at 12noon. Food will be available on site. Our very own Dr. Tiffany Keenan is in Haiti helping with the relief effort. Lets all show our support!

Donations of sandwiches and sweets are welcome. This event is being completely supported by donations from local businesses and volunteers so all the money being raised will go to Haiti. Several businesses will be making donations that day. If there is anyone else who plans to make a presentation, could you please contact me at 622 -1780 or e–mail bb2@nb.sympatico.ca. Receipts will be available for donations over $20.00.

Thank you for your continued support,

Susan Butler, C.M.,O.N.B., Coordinator for Miramichi Cares

Sackville Author Guest at Skopje International Book Fair

Award-winning author K.V. Johansen is to be a guest at the 22nd International Book Fair in Skopje, the Republic of Macedonia, this April. There, she will attend the launch of the Macedonian translation of her children’s fantasy novel, Torrie and the Snake-Prince, which is published by Vermilion as Тори и принцот-змија. Johansen, a scholar who has written two books on the history of children’s fantasy literature, will also be taking part in a panel discussion on fantasy literature in Canada and Macedonia with Macedonian academic Vlada Ursevic.

On her way to Macedonia, Johansen will be stopping over in Vienna, Austria, for the launch of her latest book, The Shadow Road, the conclusion to her Warlocks of Talverdin quartet. The first book in this fantasy series for teens, Nightwalker, was included in VOYA’s Best Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror List 2007, was an Ontario Library Association Top Ten Best Bets book for 2007, and was also the winner of the 2008 Ann Connor Brimer Award.

For more information on the tour or Johansen’s works, please visit her website at: www.pippin.ca.

The Frye Festival announces its 2010 line-up

Interim Executive Director, Rachelle Dugas, and Festival Chair, Dawn Arnold, during this morning’s News Conference.

Canada’s only bilingual international literary festival is heading into its second decade and has again attracted some of the world’s best authors to Moncton. The Festival unveiled its line-up today for the 2010 edition which will be held from April 19-25 in Moncton, NB. These renowned authors will ALL meet with students in their classrooms and auditoriums; they will conduct workshops, participate in on-stage conversations, chat with booklovers in book clubs, and feed imaginations of all ages.

“The Frye Festival has grown and flourished in the last ten years thanks to our many partners, sponsors, volunteers, and a great team. We are set to enter this new decade on excellent footing,” says Festival Chair, Dawn Arnold. “We have been privileged to witness many memorable moments over the last ten years and literature has gained great grounds in our schools, among our youth, and throughout our entire community.” There is truly something for everyone at this year’s Festival,” says Arnold and “there is no need to read the books in advance, we promise there will be no tests!” (more…)

Two Schools One Spirit 2010

Friday, August 27, 2010 at 9 a.m. to Sunday, August 29, 2010 at 6:00 p.m.

The Upper Miramichi Regional High School in Boiestown will be closing its doors at the end of June 2010. The Doaktown Primary School will also be shutting down in late fall/early winter. As of September 2010, Doaktown Consolidated High will be removing its Grades 6-12 students so they can join as one with those from UMRHS to form the new Central New Brunswick Academy.

A joint-committee of residents from the Rural Community of Upper Miramichi and from the Village of Doaktown is planning a gala reunion to honor our former schools and to celebrate a new beginning. The “Two Schools One Spirit” event scheduled for August 27 – August 29, 2010 will feature a Meet & Greet, tours of the schools (new and old), an ecumenical church service and songfest, “The Last Dance” prom, and much, much more.

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Miramichi Cares for Haiti

Miramichi Cares For Haiti
A 12 hour Musical Marathon
Saturday, February 27^th, 12 noon to midnight
Beaverbrook Kin Centre

All proceeds to ORA International
(Orphans & Refugees Aid, & Haiti feeding program)
Musical Program Coordinated by Susan Butler and featuring music of all ages.
Volunteers needed, sandwiches, sweets etc.

Call Brenda Burns at Dr. Hudson’s office 627 -2729 or hudson679@hotmail.com or Susan Butler at 622 – 1780 or bb2@nb.sympatico.ca

First Frye Academy ‘Battle of the Books’

The public is invited to attend the first battle of the books of the 2010 Frye Academy Award, on Tuesday, January 26, at 6:30 pm at the Aberdeen Cultural Centre café in Moncton. Thrown in the ring: Hadassa by Myriam Beaudoin and The Gum Thief by Douglas Coupland. A panel of young readers will discuss these Canadian books in a debate setting. The Frye Academy Award is a component of the Frye Festival’s School/ Youth Program.

This first of two public events surrounding the 2010 Frye Academy Award will be hosted by filmmaker and avid reader, Renée Morel, who will act as moderator for the debate. The public will be invited to take part in the discussion and comment on the books featured that night. The event will take place in English and in French in a dynamic atmosphere. All of the members of the jury are bilingual, passionate about reading, and have read the books in their original language of publication. (more…)