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Hi everyone, Re. I thought this message from Gaspereau Press might be of interest. Come and enjoy a fall weekend in the Annapolis Valley! Trust everyone is enjoying the summer - at least what remains of it:( Cheers, Leo ---------- >From: "Gaspereau Press" <[log in to unmask]> >To: "Gaspereau Press" <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: WAYZGOOSE OCTOBER 18TH & 19TH >Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2003 16:20:03 -0300 >GASPEREAU PRESS WAYZGOOSE, October 18 & 19, 2003 >Gaspereau Press is one of a handful of literary publishers in Canada >that print books in-house. Because of its unique position as a >printer and publisher, and its commitment to typography, fine >printing and book making, Gaspereau Press has developed an annual >community event that brings the whole community in direct contact >with the tools of the trade: type, ink, paper and the printing >press. On October 18 & 19, 2003, Gaspereau Press will host its >fourth annual wayzgoose and open house at its printing works in >Kentville, Nova Scotia. The event will include the following >activities and workshops: > >Poetry Workshop > >Author Jan Zwicky of Victoria, BC will be facilitating a poetry >workshop for 10 writers. Applicants will be selected on the basis of >their publication experience and a five-page sample of recent work >to be submitted with their application. This workshop will be held >on Saturday October 18 from 9:00 am until noon at the Kings >Courthouse Museum. There is a $20 registration fee. Limited to 10 >participants. > >Bookbinding Workshop > >Book artist Ruth Legge of West Brooklyn, Nova Scotia, will be >facilitating a bookbinding workshop for 10 people. During the >three-hour workshop, participants will fold, sew, back and cover a >blank-paged journal in a cloth-spined, paper-covered binding. No >previous >bookbinding experience is required. Materials will be supplied. >Participants will be selected on a fi rst-come, first-served basis. >This workshop will be held on Saturday, October 18 from 9:00 am >until noon at the Gaspereau Press printing works. There is a $20 >registration fee. Limited to 10 participants. > >Book-Arts Lecture & Open House > >This yearâs lecture will be delivered by internationally celebrated >poet and typographer Robert Bringhurst, author of The Elements of >Typographic Style. His lecture is entitled "The Body of the Reader >and the Body of the Work." This lecture is intended for a general >audience and will be presented Saturday October 18 at 1:00 pm in the >Cornwallis dining room, Cornwallis Inn, 325 Main Street, Kentville. >Free admission. > >Open House at the Printing Works > >Gaspereau Press will hold an open house at the printingworks >following the lecture (Saturday from 2:30 to 5:00 pm). Come and see >demonstrations of both modern and antique production methods. Free >admission. > >Public Roundtable > >Moderated by Susan Haley, this yearâs public roundtable will explore >the limits of punctuation. Our panelists will include Robert >Bringhurst, George Elliott Clarke and Jan Zwicky. Come take part in >this informal and engaging conversation. Presented Saturday October >18 at 7:00 pm, upstairs at Paddyâs Pub, Kentville. Free admission. > >Sunday Readings > >Gaspereau Press will launch a number of new books during the >wayzgoose. Come and hear readings from a number of Gaspereau Press >authors, including George Elliott Clarke, Susan Haley and John >Terpstra. Presented Sunday October 19 at 2:00 pm in the Cornwallis >Dining room, Cornwallis Inn, 325 Main Street, Kentville. Free >admission. > >For more information, contact: > >Beth Crosby, Gaspereau Press >One Church Ave, Kentville, NS, B4N 2M7 >902-678-6002, [log in to unmask] >www.gaspereau.com -- _______________________ Leo J. Deveau, M.Ed., MLIS Independent Market and Policy Research 9 Chestnut Ave. Wolfville, Nova Scotia. B4P-1V7. Canada Office: 902-542-3908 Cell: 902-452-3517 Fax: 902-542-7686 [log in to unmask] My professional and personal subject lists can be found at: http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/~ljdeveau/Homepage.html