Author Talks & Lectures
Library Branch
Join author Nawaz as she explores the divergent paths of two orphaned sisters, brought up by their exasperated uncle in Montreal.Through life's vicissitudes- teenage pregnancy, anorexia, death and loss, the sisters are determ...
The Birth of Richard III...
Ovid was Rome's most prolific and famous poet in the eighth century, when he put into circulation his great poem about transformation, the Metamorphoses, a literary masterpiece that has inspired generations of artists, write...
"Shakespeare on the Silver Screen": Beginning with a brief history of the adaptation of Shakespeare's films to the screen, Dr. Sheppard will then continue by considering the ebbs and flows of Shakespeare's popularity as a sou...
Join author and editor Sharon A. Crawford in her new program on Memoir Writing. The Canadian Authors Association, Toronto branch, Writer-in-Residence will help you use emotion and senses to bring your story to life. Please ca...
Presentation on local historical subjects by the East York Historical Society. Meetings are free and have a guest speaker. All welcome. Call 416-396-3975 for information.
Tue Sep 24
The talk explores the rich and enigmatic world of Roman wall painting...
"intoxicating mystery set amid the glory and dark underside of Renaissance Rome". Pope Julius II, Michelangelo,Raphael,golden haired prostitute pulled out from the Tiber, floods surrounding Rome as the wolves descend - Buona...
Join us for an evening with award-winning novelist Terry Fallis, as he reads from his latest book, "Up and Down." Terry's previous book, "The Best Laid Plans" won the 2008 Stephen Leacock Award for Humour....
Detective Ari Greene, is arrested for first degree murder by his young protege, Dan Kennicott. House- bound, Greene must work to clear his name and to come to terms with the fact that people are not what they seem and the hig...

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