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The Book Band Takes to the Airwaves

Date: Sunday February 12, 2012
Event: Radio Interview
Place: 101.5 FM (Mohawk College Radio, Hamilton, Ontario)
Time: 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

The owners of The Book Band will be interviewed by Bernadette Rule on the radio program Art Waves. Tune in to 101.5 FM for an informative and entertaining discussion of what The Book Band is all about. 

 

Mary Anderson at Burlington Historical Society

Date: Monday February 13, 2012
Event: Slideshow Presentation
Place: Burlington Central Library, 2331 New Street, Burlington, Ontario)
Time: 7:00 p.m.

Dr. Mary Anderson, author of Tragedy & Triumph: Ruby and Thomas B. McQuesten, will give a PowerPoint presentation ont the history of the McQuesten family and the political career of Thomas B. McQuesten.  

 

The Book Band On The Road Again

Date: Monday February 20, 2012
Event: Selkirk Heritage Day
Place: Selkirk Community Hall, Selkirk, Ontario (34 Main St. West, Selkirk, Ontario)
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

The North Erie Shore Historical Society presents a day of history and heritage in celebration of the Family Day holiday. 

 

Niagara Literary Arts Festival (NLAF)

Date: Saturday June 9, 2012
Event: The Annual "A Book Affair"
Place: Niagara Falls Public Library, 4848 Victoria Ave., Niagara Falls, Ontario
Time: 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m.

The NLAF takes place in different locations around the Niagara Peninsula during the month of June 2012. On June 9th in St. Catharines a number of small presses and their authors will be offering their books for sale. Lots of variety! 

 

NLAF Continues …

Date: Saturday June 16, 2012
Event: Virus Bookfair
Place: in St. Catharines, Ontario [location TBA]
Time: 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m.

More books for sale, this time in St. Catharines.

 

NLAF ... and the Hits Just Keep on Coming

Date: Saturday June 23, 2012
Event: NLAF Bookfair
Place: Niagara-on-the-Lake Public Library, 10 Anderson Lane, NOTL, Ontario
Time: 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m.

In case you missed Niagara Falls and St. Catharines (and even if you didn't), here's a third book-buying opportunity - and a chance to chat with authors and publishers.

 

The Book Band Highlights Music of the Written Word

Date: Friday, August 3 to Sunday August 5, 2012
Event: Mill Race Folk Festival
Place: downtown Cambridge, Ontario
Time: from 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. (Friday), 1:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. (Saturday/Sunday)
Admission: Free. www.millracefolksociety.com

The Book Band is pleased to be participating again at the annual Mill Race Folk Festival. Please visit our booth for a chat.

 

Also of Interest:

Author Jane Booth In Silence: Discovering Self Through Meditation is hosting another Peaceful Path Women’s Retreat, this time at The Ghost Ranch in Abiquiu, New Mexico, from Monday May 14 to Sunday May 20, 2012. Fee includes meals, lodging, workshops, supplies and one Reiki session. For details, visit http://peacefulpathretreat.wordpress.com/

 

Around & About

The Book Band has recently attended these events:

  • Jean Rae Baxter book signing event at Pickwick Books, Waterdown, Ontario, December 10, 2011
  • Norfolk ArtsCo Authors' Book Fair at the Lighthouse Theatre in Port Dover, Ontario, November 26-27, 2011
  • Waterdown-East Flamborough Annual Fall Book Fair, Waterdown, Ontario, November 12, 2011
  • Presentation and slides on Tragedy & Triumph: Ruby & Thomas B. McQuesten by Dr. Mary J. Anderson at the Grimsby Historical Society in Grimsby, Ontario,   October 19, 2011
  • Presentation and slides on Tragedy & Triumph: Ruby & Thomas B. McQuesten by Dr. Mary J. Anderson at Head of the Lake Historical Society in Hamilton, Ontario, October 14, 2011
  • Presentation and slides on Tragedy & Triumph: Ruby & Thomas B. McQuesten by Dr. Mary J. Anderson at Probus Club in Hamilton, Ontario, October 6, 2011
  • Word On The Street, Kitchener, Ontario, September 25, 2011
  • Eden Mills Writers' Festival, Eden Mills, Ontario, September 18, 2011
  • Book Launch of Seraphim Editions' new titles, Toronto, Ontario, September 11, 2011
  • Locke Street Festival, Hamilton, Ontario, September 10, 2011
  • Book Launch of Seraphim Editions' new titles, Hamilto, Ontario, September 8, 2011
  • Joseph Brant Day Festival, LaSalle Park, Burlington, Ontario, August 1, 2011
  • Mill Race Folk Festival, Cambridge, Ontario, July 29-31, 2011
  • Canada Day Heritage Marketplace, at Bayfront Park, Hamilton, Ontario, July 1, 2011
  • Niagara Literary Arts Festival Book Affair, at the Niagara Falls Public Library, Niagara Falls, Ontario, June 4, 2011
  • Presentation and slides on Tragedy & Triumph: Ruby & Thomas B. McQuesten by Dr. Mary J. Anderson at the Women's Art Association of Hamilton AGM, May 26, 2011
  • The Third Niagara Heritage Book Fair, at the Grimsby Senior Citizens' Centre, Grimsby, Ontario, February 19, 2011