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. Read more »
Komitas
The Moncton Armenian Festival will hold its third edition, from the 26th to the 29th of November 2009. On the menu: exhibitions, films, concerts, music, dance, storytelling, workshops, multiple ways to discover this nation with its rich and eventful past.
For this edition, the festival will pay tribute to the great composer and poet, Komitas, who would have celebrated his 140th birthday this year. In addition to having had a significant impact on the Armenian musical art, he was also a prolific ethnographer, folklorist and musicologist.
The festival will be highlighted by an opening-show, starting at 6 pm, on Thursday, November 26, at the Galerie d’art Louise-et-Reuben-Cohen of the Université de Moncton. Two exhibitions are on display: a photo exhibition dedicated to Komitas, sent by the Armenian Music Scientific Library and an exhibition of 14 paintings titled Komitas –Homage to a legend made by the great English painter of Armenian descent, Edman O’Aivazian. The works will be unveiled to the music of Komitas performed by Hampic Djabourian (duduk), Dariush Zarbafian (santur). Maral Perk, from Halifax, will sing accompanied by dance performances by Lee Saunders and Sylvia Kasparian. The evening will resume with the showing of Komitas, a film by Don Askarian: a hauntingly poetic fiction dedicated to the composer. Read more »
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Antonine Maillet (Photo by Gilles Landry)
The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) and Améri Ka Productions present the world premiere of Ginette Pellerin’s eagerly awaited documentary Antonine Maillet – Les possibles sont infinis (Antonine Maillet – The Possibilities Are Endless), at 8:00 pm, Wednesday, November 18, at the Capitol Theatre in Moncton. This public event, held in cooperation with the Université de Moncton, marks the 30th anniversary of Maillet winning the Prix Goncourt for her novel Pélagie-la-Charrette. The acclaimed Acadian writer, the only Canadian winner of the prestigious award, will be present at the launch, along with the film’s director and special guests, including Monique Simard, Director General of the NFB French Program, and Yvon Fontaine, Rector of the Université de Moncton. The launch will be followed by free e-cinema screenings of the film between December 1 and 3, in five cities across New Brunswick, as part of Les Rendez-vous de l’ONF en Acadie.
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The program for the 13th edition of the FrancoFête en Acadie was announced today and promises an event filled with talented artists and memorable moments. The annual not to be missed event of the arts will take place in Moncton from Wednesday November 4th to Sunday November 8th 2009. On the menu for this year: various showcases, many concerts, the SOCAN Singer Songwriter Circle, and the Oiseaux de nuit concert series.
“Much more than a working event for the cultural industry, the FrancoFête en Acadie is the ideal occasion to discover the best in francophone talent from the Atlantic Provinces and elsewhere in music, dance, theater, etc., explains France H. Levesque, Chair of the FrancoFête en Acadie. It is an extraordinary event showcasing the vitality and the creativity of our artists and a unique rendezvous during which we can honour the work and efforts of our colleagues and all those who evolve in the world of creation and distribution.” Read more »
House of Anansi, 2006
Greater Moncton readers will have the opportunity to meet one of Canada’s most acclaimed authors, Rawi Hage at the Frye Festival’s Community Read on Thursday, October 15th at 7pm at Moncton City Hall. The author will discuss his novel De Niro’s Game for which he won the world’s most lucrative literary prize, the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, a value of $160,000.
Hage, born in Beirut, lived through the civil war in Lebanon before immigrating to the United States and finally heading north to Montreal in 1992. Everyone is encouraged to read De Niro’s Game and come together for the giant book club. Copies are available in French and English at public libraries and bookstores. A sample chapter of De Niro’s Game as well as a reading guide will be available on the Festival website www.frye.ca. Readers can visit the Frye Festival’s facebook page for the chance to win tickets to the event and copies of De Niro’s Game and Cockroach, Hage’s latest book.
“To have such an enormous success with the publication of a first novel shows the extent of Hage’s talent for writing and his capacity to reach out to people with a subject matter as harsh and cruel as the daily living in the midst of a civil war,” says Festival Chair, Dawn Arnold. “I’m sure readers will appreciate Hage’s beauty, however cruel, in his writing and words which portray images that stay with us long after the page is turned.” During the Community Read, Rawi Hage will be interviewed on stage by Monique LeBlanc, filmmaker, humorist, and avid reader. The author will also read from his book and answer questions from the public. The event will take place in English and in French. Read more »
A volunteer medical services team from The Moncton Hospital will once again be tending to the health care needs of concert goers at the upcoming Magnetic Hill Music Festival’s AC/DC concert tomorrow on August 6.
“We are pleased to continue our collaboration with the City of Moncton in providing medical services during the Magnetic Hill concert series,” says Donald J. Peters, President and CEO of Regional Health Authority B.
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Today women of the Greater Moncton area will have access to newly acquired digital mammography equipment and enhanced services at the Katherine Wright Centre, formerly known as the Katherine Wright Family Wellness Centre. In order to accommodate the new equipment and services, the centre has moved to its new location at the Professional Arts Building on 100 Arden Street.
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Two and a half years after the release of oh ma ma, Joseph Edgar offers the public a third album. Entitled Y’a un train qui s’en vient… (There is a train a-comin’), the cd will be on sale Tuesday May 5th.
The Acadian singer-songwriter, former lead singer of the popular now inactive band Zero ˚ Celsius, delivers a record consisting of 11 new songs, most of which were created during the last year. Since early April, the first single “Rêves volés” (Stolen Dreams) was launched to radio stations and on the Internet and has aroused great interest among critics.
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The Frye Festival kicks off its tenth anniversary edition this Friday, April 17th in Moncton. Canada’s only bilingual, international literary festival features 10 days of literary delights. Audiences of all ages will “feed their imaginations” by meeting world-renowned authors in a wide variety of events from Friday, April 17 to Sunday, April 26.
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Arts | Kellie Underhill | April 16, 2009 1:32 am | Comments (0)
The Frye Festival offers new and experienced writers the chance to sharpen their writing skills with a series of workshops including writing for film, poetry, and science fiction.
Canada’s only bilingual, international literary festival will take place in Moncton from Friday April 17 to Sunday April 26.
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Arts, Children | Kellie Underhill | April 3, 2009 1:48 am | Comments (0)
