{"id":3261517,"date":"2020-09-08T13:40:56","date_gmt":"2020-09-08T16:40:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/?p=3261517"},"modified":"2020-09-08T13:40:56","modified_gmt":"2020-09-08T16:40:56","slug":"the-lunchbox-2020-09-08-setting-the-table-for-a-feast-of-words","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/specialty\/lunchbox\/the-lunchbox-2020-09-08-setting-the-table-for-a-feast-of-words","title":{"rendered":"The Lunchbox 2020-09-08: Setting The Table For A Feast of Words"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2020BASE-COVID.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3259883\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/specialty\/lunchbox\/the-lunchbox-cu001-notable-acts-grid-city-magazine\/attachment\/lunchbox2020base-covid\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2020BASE-COVID.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1400,1400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Lunchbox2020BASE-COVID\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2020BASE-COVID-800x800.jpg\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3259883\" src=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2020BASE-COVID-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2020BASE-COVID-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2020BASE-COVID-100x100.jpg 100w, http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2020BASE-COVID-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2020BASE-COVID-800x800.jpg 800w, http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2020BASE-COVID.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>On today&#8217;s show:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Live long &amp; prosper! It&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Star Trek Day<\/strong>, when the original series first began and changed sci-fi television (and so much more!) forever.<\/li>\n<li>It&#8217;s also a great time to celebrate the people who bring stories to life: it&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Actors&#8217; Day<\/strong>!<\/li>\n<li>And above all, let&#8217;s celebrate stories! Being able to read is important, not only to really enjoy fiction, but also to write your own &#8212; and to interact with the wild world of knowledge. Today is\u00a0<strong>International Literacy Day<\/strong>, which means not only to broaden your own horizons and grow as a reader, but also to support programs which help other people expand their reading skills.<\/li>\n<li>Speaking of literacy, the local celebration of the craft of writing, <strong>Word Feast<\/strong> is back again this year! Today we have the first of a series of interviews and programs about the upcoming festival. Today we talk with\u00a0<strong>Jennifer Houle, Vice-Chair<\/strong> about the general shape of the festival this year.<\/li>\n<li>I also turned back time to last summer, when I spoke to\u00a0<strong>Lois MacDonald-Letyon<\/strong> about her felt art in residence in Odell Park.<\/li>\n<li>If you&#8217;re looking for more games during lockdown,\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tabletop.events\/conventions\/enbicon-2020?fbclid=IwAR3FsqXnR4boeXOg58v6Qkw2RDaNv2GDJUmwa5shsW5cOmfyZO-7__w9MhM\">player registration for the Enbicon gaming convention<\/a> is open.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>After <strong>Wednesday at 12:15<\/strong> you can tune in on Facebook to attend the returning\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/785246688953880\">Curator Crunch<\/a><\/strong> series from the Beaverbrook Art Gallery. This week, your host\u00a0<strong>John Leroux<\/strong> talks about\u00a0<strong>Thaddeus Holowin&#8217;s Jolicure Pond.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/frederictonartsalliance.ca\/\">Fredericton Arts Alliance<\/a><\/strong> is hosting a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1016065885506835\"><strong>Virtual Election Forum<\/strong><\/a> online this year. Following opening statements, candidates will be challenged with one of five questions circulated in advance to the parties, after there will be an opportunity for questions from participants. Questions may be submitted in advance to <a href=\"javascript:secureDecryptAndNavigate('C03RsxeO5zz0NbX1kZhPcZ8WGwly\/Iqa0bWpiffEye2c4cGiLvU7DeHbMRTonym9bAfCvlIKQDP6MMYPEeWgam5qJ5FJ1Lbc+cU2nnT2Qa9YpT39xZHzUaeO', '00462a364ede214a32c66d5a9e216b57d1ae04a84bf5e32c115852f0b47527c6')\">president [at] frederictonartalliance [dot] ca<\/a>, or during the event via chat. The FAA has held election forum for all federal, provincial, and municipal elections since 1999, giving citizens an opportunity to discover where the various candidates and parties stand on a wide range of arts and culture related issues.<\/li>\n<li>And\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1396827557170626\/\">Flourish Fest<\/a><\/strong> continues this week, with two performances by\u00a0<strong>Motherhood<\/strong>, alongside\u00a0<strong>FAXES<\/strong> at\u00a0<strong>6pm at the Cap<\/strong> and with\u00a0<strong>chillteens at 9pm<\/strong> this\u00a0<strong>Wednesday.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>News update:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New Brunswick Public Health reported no new cases of COVID-19 Monday afternoon.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s less than a week away from the provincial election, and two candidates have been ousted by their respective parties.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many students return to the classroom Monday, and New Brunswick&#8217;s top doctor wants to ease the minds of worried parents.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A 45-year-old man from Plaster Rock is dead after a motorcycle accident near Perth-Andover on Sunday.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Police here in Fredericton are looking for the public\u2019s help to identify two suspects following a break and enter.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The reopening of a Fredericton elementary school has been delayed until next week.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NB Power has been given the green light by the Energy and Utilities Board to roll out smart meters across the province.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And a New Brunswick tradition will be back this year despite the COVID-19 pandemic. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2606\"><a href=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/podcast\/general\/Lunchbox\/The%20Lunchbox%20-%20D20200908%20-%20NEWS066%20-%20Jennifer%20Houle%20-%20Lois%20MacDonald-Leyton.mp3\" title=\"Play\" onclick=\"return powerpress_embed_html5a('2606','http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/podcast\/general\/Lunchbox\/The%20Lunchbox%20-%20D20200908%20-%20NEWS066%20-%20Jennifer%20Houle%20-%20Lois%20MacDonald-Leyton.mp3');\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/powerpress\/play_audio.png\" title=\"Play\" alt=\"Play\" style=\"border:0;\" width=\"23px\" height=\"24px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/podcast\/general\/Lunchbox\/The%20Lunchbox%20-%20D20200908%20-%20NEWS066%20-%20Jennifer%20Houle%20-%20Lois%20MacDonald-Leyton.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/?powerpress_pinw=3261517-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/podcast\/general\/Lunchbox\/The%20Lunchbox%20-%20D20200908%20-%20NEWS066%20-%20Jennifer%20Houle%20-%20Lois%20MacDonald-Leyton.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"The%20Lunchbox%20-%20D20200908%20-%20NEWS066%20-%20Jennifer%20Houle%20-%20Lois%20MacDonald-Leyton.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/feed\/podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/subscribe-to-podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"More\" rel=\"nofollow\">More<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News update; Jennifer Houle (Word Feast 2020); Lois MacDonald-Leyton (Felt Art In Residence, 2019)<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2607\"><a href=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/podcast\/general\/Lunchbox\/The%20Lunchbox%20-%20D20200908%20-%20NEWS066%20-%20Jennifer%20Houle%20-%20Lois%20MacDonald-Leyton.mp3\" title=\"Play\" onclick=\"return powerpress_embed_html5a('2607','http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/podcast\/general\/Lunchbox\/The%20Lunchbox%20-%20D20200908%20-%20NEWS066%20-%20Jennifer%20Houle%20-%20Lois%20MacDonald-Leyton.mp3');\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/powerpress\/play_audio.png\" title=\"Play\" alt=\"Play\" style=\"border:0;\" width=\"23px\" height=\"24px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/podcast\/general\/Lunchbox\/The%20Lunchbox%20-%20D20200908%20-%20NEWS066%20-%20Jennifer%20Houle%20-%20Lois%20MacDonald-Leyton.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/?powerpress_pinw=3261517-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/podcast\/general\/Lunchbox\/The%20Lunchbox%20-%20D20200908%20-%20NEWS066%20-%20Jennifer%20Houle%20-%20Lois%20MacDonald-Leyton.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"The%20Lunchbox%20-%20D20200908%20-%20NEWS066%20-%20Jennifer%20Houle%20-%20Lois%20MacDonald-Leyton.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/feed\/podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/subscribe-to-podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"More\" rel=\"nofollow\">More<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player--><p><a class=\"excerpt-more\" href=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/specialty\/lunchbox\/the-lunchbox-2020-09-08-setting-the-table-for-a-feast-of-words\">Read more...<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3259883,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3261517","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lunchbox"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2020BASE-COVID.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3261517","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3261517"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3261517\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3261518,"href":"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3261517\/revisions\/3261518"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3259883"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3261517"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3261517"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3261517"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}