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TUESDAY FEB 25
Toronto
CANBPA2014 Covers Panel, 7pm, Monarch Tavern, 12 Clinton Street, $10
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but some things are just plain ugly. Every year we see covers that capture the best book design has to offer – covers that grab our attention, widen our eyes, drop our jaws, and knock our socks off.
But then there are the ones that just don’t.
Come join the CanBPA on February 25 for one of our most popular events: The Annual Covers Panel! Watch designers, booksellers, journalists, and other publishing professionals review the best, worst, and WTF covers of 2013 amidst a loving and rapturous audience.
Dear Censor, 7pm, Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen Street West, PWYC ($10 suggested)
This short play celebrates the 30th anniversary of Freedom to Read Week. Incorporating letters and lectures by authors, a publisher, and a theatre-company president, local theatre group Birdtown & Swanville will perform a short play about defending the written word against would-be censors.
WEDNESDAY FEB 26
Montreal
A Graphic Novel Book Club, 7pm, Librarie Drawn & Quarterly, 211 Bernard Ouest
Join Librairie D+Q’s new graphic novel book club with a new comic every month that will be 20% off that month!
At our first meeting, we will discuss Suceptible by Genevieve Castree. Castrée, a Montreal native, paints a mesmerizing portrait of a chaotic childhood saved by art and punk rock.
THURSDAY FEB 27
Toronto
Three Toronto authors – Stacey May Fowles, Brian Francis and Michael Winter — will chat about what advice they would offer to their younger selves, and to writers getting started today. Moderated by Becky Toyne.
FRIDAY FEB 28
Toronto
Boylesque TO Presents: The Boylympics, 9pm, Lee’s Palace, 529 Bloor St West, $22/$28
Cold Sports. Hot Men. The only Olympics that matter.
The Boylympics: A showcase of cold sports, hot men, spandex, and real national pride. $2 from every ticket will go to support the work of Egale in promoting LGBTQ inclusion in and through sport, from playground to podium. Featuring Dew Lily in Men’s Interpretive Figure Skating, Bruin Pounder in Podium Prancing, James & The Giant Pasty in Bobsledding, Wrong Note Rusty in Political Pandering and El Toro in Competitive Doping. With a musical appearance by Man Chyna as Russian punk rock sensation cum political prisoner Mussy Riot. YES.
SATURDAY MARCH 1
Toronto
Fan Fiction: The Show, Marvel Superheroes, 8pm, The Black Swan Tavern, 158 Danforth, free
Original fan-generated material from authors all over the world, performed live by Toronto’s funniest comedians. This month ‘Fan Fiction The Show tag teams with the creations of Stan Lee and your favourite Marvels.
SUNDAY MARCH 2
Vancouver
Dr. Sketchy’s: From Doom to Gloom, 7pm, The Wallflower, 2420 Main Street, $12
Are you sick of winter? We have the solution! We’ll take you from GLOOM to BLOOM at Dr Sketchy’s, where Desert Rose will put the spring back in our hearts and hands. Bring your pencils and sketchbooks!