The Brandon Folk Music and Arts Festival kicks off this Thursday, July 27 with a party at Pennywise Books. Beginning at 8 PM, there will be live music and good conversation to start off the Festival weekend.
The schedule for the weekend can be found HERE.
Wednesday, July 26, 2006
Friday, July 07, 2006
Coffee House/Open Mic
On Wednesday, July 12 Pennywise Books will be hosting a coffee house/open mic night from 8 to 11 PM. Admission is free and everyone is invited.
Tentative performers include: Holdfast Hope (Brandon's latest and greatest band), Andrea (acoustic guitar and singing), Matt (spoken word). Anyone interested in performing is invited to bring their instruments and play or to bring their words and speak.
Fair Trade and Organic coffee and tea will be available by donation.
This event is being held in support of Kevin McCarty's Canadian Crossroads International Internship to Bolivia. Donations for this purpose will be accepted.
For more information about this event, please contact us here at Pennywise.
Canadian Crossroads International (CCI) is a non-profit international development organization focused on creating a sustainable and equitable world. For close to 40 years, CCI has fostered cross-cultural learning and understanding in Canada and abroad. Today we are doing much more. Persistent poverty, the AIDS pandemic and political and economic instability threaten the well being of millions of people. To meet these challenges, CCI has reinvented its work so that it is now on the vanguard of volunteer cooperation and development agencies in Canada.
CCI facilitates long-term partnerships between Southern and Canadian community groups working on similar issues. We aim to increase the capacity of grassroots organizations in the South to better meet the needs of their community by providing opportunities to develop skills, resources and expertise.Our projects are driven by the needs of the groups we work with in the South. These groups focus on the following sectors: HIV/AIDS; human rights; and poverty alleviation through community economic development.
CCI has partnerships with organizations in West Africa, Southern Africa and the Andean region of South America. The relationships are consolidated through the exchange of skilled volunteers who bring the knowledge and expertise our partners require to carry out their work as effectively as possible. CCI works in many countries, including: Suriname, Bolivia, Mali, Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Togo, Niger, Ghana, and Swaziland.
Tentative performers include: Holdfast Hope (Brandon's latest and greatest band), Andrea (acoustic guitar and singing), Matt (spoken word). Anyone interested in performing is invited to bring their instruments and play or to bring their words and speak.
Fair Trade and Organic coffee and tea will be available by donation.
This event is being held in support of Kevin McCarty's Canadian Crossroads International Internship to Bolivia. Donations for this purpose will be accepted.
For more information about this event, please contact us here at Pennywise.
Canadian Crossroads International (CCI) is a non-profit international development organization focused on creating a sustainable and equitable world. For close to 40 years, CCI has fostered cross-cultural learning and understanding in Canada and abroad. Today we are doing much more. Persistent poverty, the AIDS pandemic and political and economic instability threaten the well being of millions of people. To meet these challenges, CCI has reinvented its work so that it is now on the vanguard of volunteer cooperation and development agencies in Canada.
CCI facilitates long-term partnerships between Southern and Canadian community groups working on similar issues. We aim to increase the capacity of grassroots organizations in the South to better meet the needs of their community by providing opportunities to develop skills, resources and expertise.Our projects are driven by the needs of the groups we work with in the South. These groups focus on the following sectors: HIV/AIDS; human rights; and poverty alleviation through community economic development.
CCI has partnerships with organizations in West Africa, Southern Africa and the Andean region of South America. The relationships are consolidated through the exchange of skilled volunteers who bring the knowledge and expertise our partners require to carry out their work as effectively as possible. CCI works in many countries, including: Suriname, Bolivia, Mali, Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Togo, Niger, Ghana, and Swaziland.
Friday, June 23, 2006
Sidewalk Sale - July 6
What with Cruise Night taking place on Rosser Avenue between 6th and 10th Streets, I thought I would try and stretch the activities on towards 11th by having a sidewalk sale in front of the store. The prices and selection will be the same as at the sale: all genres and formats for $2.50/book or 5 for $10.
The last of our authors has been through the store. With summer upon us, we do not have any readings or signings scheduled until the fall. However, if the planets aligned correctly, we should have an excellent array of notable individuals for you to meet.
As always, suggestions are welcomed.
The last of our authors has been through the store. With summer upon us, we do not have any readings or signings scheduled until the fall. However, if the planets aligned correctly, we should have an excellent array of notable individuals for you to meet.
As always, suggestions are welcomed.
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
Two More Authors in June
June is turning out to be an incredibly busy month! Two more authors have been confirmed for talks and signings at Pennywise.
June 20 at 7:00 PM
Bill Stilwell, author of Manitoba, Naturally will be in the store to talk about and sign copies of his book.
FROM THE BACK COVER:
Manitoba, Naturally: Scenic Secrets of Manitoba is a treasure trove of information about sixty special places that help make Manitoba one of the most exciting and inspiring places on earth. Some are not well known, while others lie right under our noses. Either way, all it takes is your sense of adventure and the useful tips and trips in this book to get you going in the right direction.
Scenic Secrets of Manitoba, a best-seller by author Bill Stilwell, shared first-hand experience and knowledge of Manitoba. Now Manitoba, Naturally invites you to explore and enjoy more of Manitoba's best scenic secrets.
Let this book be your guide to an exciting nature experience. This is Manitoba at its best; and Manitoba, Naturally!
June 22 at 7:00 PM
Bartly Kives, Winnipeg Free Press reporter, will be at Pennywise Books to discuss and sign copies of his first book -- A Daytripper's Guide to Manitoba.
FROM THE BACK COVER:
Sandwiched between North Dakota and Nunavut, Manitoba has never been the busiest chunk of tourism real estate in North America. To independent travellers, this is a good thing: Canada's undiscovered province offers uncrowded beaches, innumerable lakes and forests and unlikely cultural attractions, especially in the gritty/cool capital, Winnipeg.
A Daytripper's Guide to Manitoba is the first comprehensive travel handbook to the province -- and an indispensible tool for visitors from abroad, Canadians passing through and Manitobans who simply want to get to know their own backyard.
Get the straight goods on cities, towns and natural attractions in every corner of the province, compiled by one of Manitoba's most tenacious independent travellers, Winnipeg Free Press columnist Bartley Kives.
Plunder a small-town gift shop.
Eyeball turn-of-the-last-century architecture.
Commune with nature in wild areas that still feel wild.
And forget what you think you know about the Canadian Prairies -- the only thing flat about Manitoba is the Trans-Canada Highway.
For more information about either of these events, please do not hesitate to contact us here at Pennywise. Hope to see you soon!
June 20 at 7:00 PM
Bill Stilwell, author of Manitoba, Naturally will be in the store to talk about and sign copies of his book.
FROM THE BACK COVER:
Manitoba, Naturally: Scenic Secrets of Manitoba is a treasure trove of information about sixty special places that help make Manitoba one of the most exciting and inspiring places on earth. Some are not well known, while others lie right under our noses. Either way, all it takes is your sense of adventure and the useful tips and trips in this book to get you going in the right direction.
Scenic Secrets of Manitoba, a best-seller by author Bill Stilwell, shared first-hand experience and knowledge of Manitoba. Now Manitoba, Naturally invites you to explore and enjoy more of Manitoba's best scenic secrets.
Let this book be your guide to an exciting nature experience. This is Manitoba at its best; and Manitoba, Naturally!
June 22 at 7:00 PM
Bartly Kives, Winnipeg Free Press reporter, will be at Pennywise Books to discuss and sign copies of his first book -- A Daytripper's Guide to Manitoba.
FROM THE BACK COVER:
Sandwiched between North Dakota and Nunavut, Manitoba has never been the busiest chunk of tourism real estate in North America. To independent travellers, this is a good thing: Canada's undiscovered province offers uncrowded beaches, innumerable lakes and forests and unlikely cultural attractions, especially in the gritty/cool capital, Winnipeg.
A Daytripper's Guide to Manitoba is the first comprehensive travel handbook to the province -- and an indispensible tool for visitors from abroad, Canadians passing through and Manitobans who simply want to get to know their own backyard.
Get the straight goods on cities, towns and natural attractions in every corner of the province, compiled by one of Manitoba's most tenacious independent travellers, Winnipeg Free Press columnist Bartley Kives.
Plunder a small-town gift shop.
Eyeball turn-of-the-last-century architecture.
Commune with nature in wild areas that still feel wild.
And forget what you think you know about the Canadian Prairies -- the only thing flat about Manitoba is the Trans-Canada Highway.
For more information about either of these events, please do not hesitate to contact us here at Pennywise. Hope to see you soon!
Saturday, May 27, 2006
Sheldon Kennedy
June 13th 7:00 PM
Sheldon Kennedy, author of Why I Didn't Say Anything: The Sheldon Kennedy Story, will be at Pennywise Books to read from, discuss and sign copies of his book. Admission is free and everyone is invited to attend.
The following is information about Kennedy's book from the publisher's website (www.insomniacpress.com):
In 1996, Sheldon Kennedy rocked the insular world of Canadian hockey by announcing that his former minor-league coach, Graham James — the Hockey News 1989 Man of the Year — had sexually abused him more than 300 times.
The media portrayed Kennedy as a hero for breaking the code of silence in professional hockey and bringing James to justice. The heroic myth intensified in 1998 when Kennedy announced that he was going to in-line skate from Newfoundland to British Columbia to raise awareness of sexual abuse. The skate raised over $1 million for Canadian Red Cross sexual abuse programs, and Kennedy settled in Calgary with his wife and young daughter.
Anyone who has followed hockey in the last ten years is familiar with the story of ex-NHL player Sheldon Kennedy. As one of the most promising hockey talents to emerge from the Canadian minor leagues in the last two decades, Kennedy was destined for hockey greatness. But after he was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings in 1988, he was attracted more attention for his off-ice antics than for his contributions to the score sheet. Plagued by rumours of drug and alcohol abuse and a string of injuries, Kennedy drifted from team to team.
The happy ending promised by the headlines never materialized. Still haunted by the demons of sexual abuse, Kennedy's life spiralled out of control. Now he has finally come forward to tell his story, and the story of coach Graham James, who is out of prison and currently coaching hockey in Europe.
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