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Appel Salon Programs

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The Bram & Bluma Appel Salon is a place where writers, thinkers, artists and innovators come together for conversation and debate.

Since opening in 2009, we have hosted a wide array of fascinating people, including Umberto Eco, Jeffery Eugenides, Malcolm Gladwell, John Irving, Donna Leon, Stephen Lewis, Anne Rice, Salman Rushdie, Margaret Trudeau, Tim Flannery, Jeanette Winterson, and many others. Please join us at one of our upcoming events.

Free tickets required for all events

Free tickets become available four weeks before the event. As most events are free, it is our policy to overbook. In case of a full program, your reservation may not guarantee admission. Unclaimed reservations will be released to standby customers ten minutes prior to the start of the program. We recommend that you arrive early.

Upcoming Events

2013 June Callwood Lecture: Mark Tewksbury
Mon, May 27 | 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

"Straight Talk from a Gay Jock: Stories from a Reluctant Activist in Sport." Mark Tewk...


Conrad Black (SOLD OUT)
Tue, Jun 04 | 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Tickets for this event are now sold out. We will have a rush line on the day of the ev...


Chuck Hughes (Sold Out)
Tue, Jun 11 | 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Montreal chef and TV host Chuck Hughes discusses his new cookbook, "Chuck's Day Off" w...


Jeannette Walls
Fri, Jun 14 | 7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

The author of the best-selling memoir, "The Glass Castle" discusses her heartbreaking ...


Luminato at the Library: Gala Reading
Thu, Jun 20 | 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Join Claire Messud (pictured) and three of Canada's best-loved authors - Lisa Moore, S...


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