Stop! Look! Listen! What's Up? presents notices about local events, readings, and congratulations, and offers the occasional report from writers in various locales about what makes their cultural community tick.
Poets Liz Howard and Rebecca Salazar will read from their work on Friday, March 16, at 7:30 p.m. in the Alumni Lounge of the Alumni Memorial Building on the University of New Brunswick’s Fredericton campus.
David Huebert will read from his short story collection Peninsula Sinking (Biblioasis, 2017) on March 15, 7pm at Westminster Books (445 King St.). The reading is free and open to the public.
The next odd sundays takes place at Corked Wine Bar (83 Regent St.) on Sunday, March 4 at 2 PM. The featured readers are Jenna Lyn Albert and Robert Hawkes. As always, there will be a free book draw and an open mic set.
Award-winning playwrights Anna Chatterton, Len Falkenstein, and Colleen Murphy will read from their works on Wednesday, February 28, at 7:30 p.m. in the Alumni Lounge of the Alumni Memorial Building on the University of New Brunswick’s Fredericton campus. The readings launch the book publication of two plays — Lac/Athabasca by Len Falkenstein and Gertrude and Alice by Anna Chatterton and Evalyn Parry — and introduce Colleen Murphy as UNB’s Writer-in-Residence.
The next odd sundays takes place Sunday, February 18 at Corked Wine Bar (83 Regent St.), starting at 2pm. The two featured readers are Wayne Curtis, who often writes about life on the Miramichi, and Jane Tims, a botanist-cum-poet. As always, there will be a free book draw and an open mic set.
Writers Steven Heighton and Nancy Bauer will read from their work on Wednesday, February 14, 2018, at 7:30pm in the Alumni Lounge of the Alumni Memorial Building at UNB Fredericton.
Odd Sundays presents Clarissa Hurley and Colleen Murphy this Sunday, February 4th, at Corked Wine Bar, 83 Regent St. Doors open at 1:30pm and readings start at 2pm, followed by an open mic set and free book draw.
At a ceremony on January 20, 2018, Canadian senator David Adams Richards handed out 12 150th Senate Medals. In a news release, Senator Richards says, "I am very pleased to be presenting the 150th Senate Medals to twelve deserving individuals. These medals have been given out nationally to people who have made positive contributions to their communities. The men and women being honoured have contributed in diverse ways — through writing, art, sport, history, education, and community leadership.
Odd Sundays takes place at 2 PM of January 21 at Corked Wine Bar, 83 Regent St. Doors open at 1:30. Ann Simpson and Jan Wong are the featured readers, and as always, there will be an open mic after the featured readers and a free book draw.
Award-winning poets Sue Sinclair and Nick Thran will read from their work on Thursday, January 18, 2018, at 7:30pm in the Alumni Lounge of the Alumni Memorial Building at UNB Fredericton.
