Archives for the month of: July, 2011

More for the Festival Menagerie!

July 30, 2011 //
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Hopefully we won’t hurt the feelings of our author friends like Gail Bowen, Angie Abdou and Bruce Hunter but this week we received more exciting news about a REALLY famous participant expected here in Lethbridge September 25th!! 

Here are some clues….

He was raised on Birdwell IslandAuthor Norman Bridwell created Clifford in 1963 and has written dozens of books featuring this lovable mutt.

Friendly, outgoing and helpful

Best friend 10 year old girl named Emily Elisabeth

Any guesses? How about super tall and red all over!!

Yup, Clifford the Big Red Dog will be in Lethbridge for The Word On The Street Festival September 25th! Whether you read the Clifford books just yesterday or 20 years ago, this is your opportunity to have your picture taken with an unforgettable literary character and we invite everyone to come join the fun.

Best wishes for a great weekend from the Festival team … :-)

 

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Categories Authors, Books, Lethbridge, Library

Elliot On The Way To Alberta!

July 15, 2011 //
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Enter the Alberta Kids Contest

Learn to draw Elliot and enter Andrea's Alberta Kid Contest

Elliot Moose and Pierre Le Poof are on their way to Alberta to attend Lethbridge’s first The Word On The Street Festival. Their keeper, Children’s Author and Illustrator Andrea Beck, is rumoured to be travelling along to keep them in check!

In celebration of their Alberta trip, Andrea has launched the Alberta Kids Contest! Entrants are required to draw a picture of Elliot or Pierre in Alberta for a chance to win some exciting prize packs!

 Check out contest details online and come out to the festival in September for a chance to meet Pierre, Elliot and Andrea too!

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Categories Authors, Books, Canada, Children, Contest, Lethbridge, Library

Smile and Say Cheese!

July 14, 2011 //
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Alberta MLA's Greg Weadick and Bridget Pastoor to give our free cameras in support of the Lethbridge Public Library contest "Caught Reading"

Thanks to Lethbridge MLA’s Greg Weadick and Bridget Pastoor, the Lethbridge Public Library “Caught Reading” Contest will get a kickstart Festival Day (September 25th, 2011)  as Lethbridge West and Lethbridge East collaborate to supply disposable cameras for some lucky festival -goers.

This photo contest will be officially launched on International Literacy Day which is September 8th this year.  With the generosity of our two MLA’s, free disposable cameras will be given out at the event and participants will be encouraged to take and submit photos of the different activities involving reading, authors or any example of someone “Caught Reading”.

 For more information on the Caught Reading program,  please contact Lil Radley at 403.380.7323

 

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Today’s Word Is Country

July 12, 2011 //
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Thank you to our official radio sponsors Country 95.5 and B-93 for helping us to get the word out… so excited to have the Boom Box on site Festival Day!

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Categories Canada, Lethbridge, Sponsors

Nik Beat Kick Off Event!

July 11, 2011 //
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Lots of exciting things happening in and around The Word On The Street Festival! The Lethbridge Public Library in conjunction with The Most Vocal Poets Society is bringing Radio Personality and Poet Nik Beat to Lethbridge.

“Nik Beat has spent much time writing and playing music, and this shows in the lyricism of his work. His images and narratives are celebrations of pop culture, which allow his poetry to be direct, unpretentious, and uninhibited. ” ( http://www.kingsleyettienne.com)

Find him in the Theatre Gallery at the Lethbridge Public Library on September 22nd.  He’ll be setting the pace for what is guarenteed to be an awesome weekend of spoken word, authors, music and fun!  

Check out Nik Beat’s God Is A Romantic Scientist, Night Makes Us All Stars or Sir Real on our Myspace Page or keep your ears tuned to CKXU Sundays from 5 to 6 p.m  to catch his tracks on The Word On The Street Radio Show.

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Categories Canada, CKXU Radio, Lethbridge, Library, Poetry, Spoken Word, Uncategorized

What A Week!

July 7, 2011 //
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Y.S. Lee wrote "The Traitor In The Tunnel"

Wow! I am starting to feel as though the Festival is developing a life of it’s own! Every day, we are being contacted by more and more authors, musicians, volunters and community organizations who are hearing about how much fun this is and want to get involved. Thank you Lethbridge!

The Library staff are an amazing connection into the author world and have been busy dreaming up great ideas for innovative Festival programs.  Teenbrarian (love that job title!) Paige McGeorge has organized a series of Skype chats for Festival day with authors including Y.S. Lee, Erin Bow, Maryrose Wood, Natale Ghent and Don Calame with more in the works to be announced soon.  

This Sunday on CKXU 88.3 FM listen to Alderman Liz Iwaskiw and LPL Associate Director Christina Wilson live from 5:00 til 6:00 pm …  have a happy Street Wheelers weekend from the Festival management team!

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Categories Authors, Books, Can-Lit, Canada, CKXU Radio, Lethbridge, Library, Uncategorized
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