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Queen West Street Festival

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This September, DD is joining Theatre Passe Muraille for their Queen West Street Festival to kick off TPM’s Theatre Beyond Walls season. The Festival will have a wide range of activities, ranging from performance to local food, interactive learning programs, and everything in between. DD will take the stage with spoken word performances by Angelica LeMinh and Rosina Kazi.

Come visit our booth during festival hours and say hello. Hope to see you there!

When: Saturday, September 15, 2012
Time: 11am–5 pm; Rosina performs at 1:15 pm and Angelica performs at 1:55 pm
Where: Theatre Passe Muraille, 16 Ryerson Ave. along Wolseley St.

Toronto Jewish Book Festival

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DD is excited to announce its participation this year at the Toronto Jewish Book Festival running from June 4-7. On Tuesday, June 5, DD’s inviting audiences to enjoy readings from this year’s TOK 7contributors Irving Ellman, Amina Farah, Catriona Wright and special guest Robert Rotenberg, best-selling author of Old City Hall. Come out and preview TOK 7 and Robert’s latest novel Stray Bullets.

When: Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Where: Toronto Reference Library, Bram & Bluma Appel Salon; 789 Yonge Street
Time: 6 pm
Price: $5 at the door

For more info about TJBF visit here.

A Short History of Change

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Diaspora Dialogues in partnership with TD Bank Group joins Toronto’s annual Doors Open festival. The Vault at One King West opens its doors to the public offering a unique look into what was once the Dominion Bank and explore the integral role that banks and financial systems have played in building the infrastructure of our society.

Guests will get the chance to discover this special space while experiencing a video installation, visual timeline and live readings that will delve into the history—both locally and internationally—of currency, markets and financial institutions, as well as engage in a timely discussion about the importance they play in Toronto.

WHEN: May 26 & May 27, 2012
TIME: 10 am–4 pm video installation & visual timeline
11am, 1 pm & 3 pm live readings
WHERE: The Vault @ One King West Hotel & Residence, 1 King Street West

Please join us through this journey tracking our financial history and discuss the impact and advances that have been made and what it means for the future.

TOK 7 Book Launch

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Let’s celebrate another edition of TOK!

TOK: Writing the New Toronto, Book 7 is set to launch on Wednesday, May 9. The successful anthology series features new fiction, drama and poetry from the brightest Canadian writers, as well as the most promising new voices. Each book contains a collection of stories and poetry that reflects the complexity of the city we inhabit seen through the unique eyes of its storyteller. The seventh edition of TOK presents a new set of narratives connecting readers to the locations and experiences created by the writer.

Please join us to celebrate the new work and the city’s most talented writers and a new generation of emerging TOK writers.

Featured writers from TOK include James Papoutsis, Zalika Reid-Benta, and Yaya Yao. Readings will be followed by a panel discussion that includes the mentioned writers and TOK 7 mentors Moez Surani and Olive Senior.

When: Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Time: Doors open at 6:30 pm; readings will commence at 7:30 pm
Where: Gladstone Hotel Ballroom; 1214 Queen Street West
Admission: Free, all are welcomed!

Order a copy of TOK 7 here.

Toronto the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

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Diaspora Dialogues returns this April to Keep Toronto Reading’s stellar lineup. DD in partnership with Toronto Public Library present Toronto the Good, the Bad and the Ugly. Join us for a series of free readings and performances that reveal the different sides of this dynamic city the last three Fridays in April.

Featured writers from Toronto the Good include: Rabindranath Maharaj, Jill Andrew, Shiela Heti, Misha Glouberman, Brandon Pitts, and Sarah Feldbloom.

Andrew Pyper, Ron Schafrick, Mia Herrera, Lillian Allen, and Shadi Eskandani will present stories about Toronto the Bad.

Anecdotes from Toronto the Ugly will be shared by Michael Helm, Dominque Russell, Valentina Gal, and musical guest LAL.

The evenings’ event will be hosted by Catherine Hernandez, Dora Mavor Moore–nominated playwright.

Toronto the Good
When: Friday, April 13; 7 pm
Where: Toronto Reference Library, Atrium; 789 Yonge Street

Toronto the Bad
When: Friday, April 20; 7 pm
Where: Toronto Reference Library, Atrium; 789 Yonge Street

Toronto the Ugly
When: Friday, April 27; 7 pm
Where: Toronto Reference Library, Atrium; 789 Yonge Street

Young Writers from the Edge Showcase

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A new crop of gifted young writers will be presenting their work at a Young Writers from the Edge Showcase. High school students from three different Toronto regions who participated in DD’s Young Writers from the Edge program worked with professional writer-mentors to develop their writing skills in different forms, including fiction, drama, and poetry/spoken word. Based on the work developed through these workshops, the youth will present their pieces alongside their mentors at a celebratory reading event.

Young Writers from the Edge Showcase—South Etobicoke—High Park

When: Monday, March 26, 2012; 6 pm
Where: The Assembly Hall; 1 Colonel Samuel Smith Park Drive

Young Writers from the Edge Showcase—Jamestown

When: Wednesday, March 28, 2012; 6 pm
Where: Kipling CI (held in the library); 380 The Westway

Young Writers from the Edge Showcase—Danforth Crescent Town

When: Friday, March 30, 2012; 6 pm
Where: Danforth CI (held in the library); 800 Greenwood Avenue

In partnership with Toronto Cultural Services, the Assembly Hall, Lakeshore Arts, and Toronto Public Library.

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