The Lunchbox 2020-09-22: Jennifer Houle on Word Feast 2020

On the show:

This week is Word Feast 2020! I’ll be featuring interviews about it, including talking with Jennifer Houle about the entire festival!

- September 23, 7 p.m. – Festival Launch and Keynote Address
  Join us for the launch of Word Feast’s Fourth Annual Literary Festival and first ever virtual take-out edition. Don’t miss out on Senator and Governor-General’s Literary Award Winner David Adams Richards’ Keynote Talk on writing in the pandemic. Listen to the talk and join us for conversation on Zoom.
- September 24, 7 p.m. – Word Feast Poetry Bash
  Come find out what the poets are doing – and saying – at this Word Feast signature event. Readings from each participating poet will be made available online in the days leading up to the bash. Check them out, and then join us for a live Zoom event with poets Yusuf Saadi, Chloé LaDuchesse, Cecily Nicholson, and Emily Skov-Nielsen. Hosted by poet and Word Feast Vice-Chair Jennifer Houle. This will be a literary soirée for the books, full of conversation and discovery. Come to Poetry Bash on Zoom.
- September 25, 7 p.m. – Spotlight on Translation/Pleins feux sur la traduction littéraire
  Tune in for a conversation with Joshua Whitehead, Arianne Des Rochers and Sophie Lavoie to hear more about the art of translation today, why it matters so much, and how it can open doors.
- September 26, 7 p.m. – Celebrating Bill and Nancy Bauer, with Brian Bartlett
  Mark your calendar for this literary celebration! Join us for the launch of Bright with Invisible History: A William Bauer Reader, edited by Brian Bartlett, with readings of Bill Bauer’s poetry by David Adams Richards, Jennifer Houle, Ian Letourneau, Lynn Davies, Michael Pacey, Andrew Bartlett, Mark Kristmanson, John Bauer, Grace Bauer, and Louise Birdsell-Bauer. The presentation of Word Feast’s annual Community Impact Award will follow. Celebrate with us on Zoom.
- September 27, 2.p.m. – Odd Sundays at Word Feast
  Join us for the announcement of the Annual Word Feast Postcard Story contest, the Word Feast Fredericton Playhouse Contest, and the Video Slam Contest winners, along with readings from the winning writers. This will be followed by an Open Mic set. Registration is required to read but not to attend; register at info@Wordfeast.ca. To be part of this event, join us on Zoom
I also looked back to rainier times with my interview from the summer with Sasha French about her painting work in residence at Odell Park.
This week is International Week of Happiness at Work, so find the way to celebrate while doing your job, especially if you’re still working at home. It also happened to be World Gratitude Day on Monday.
Photo Fredericton meets this Tuesday night at 7pm online. All are welcome, at all levels of photography. Virtual meetings, friendly atmosphere, share the joy of photography and learn from presentations For full schedule 2020/2021 : www.photofredericton.ca, 2nd and 4th Tuesdays starting Sept 8 at 7:00.
Tertulia: Tom Beckley on Wendell Berry on Wednesday, September 23?7:00 – 8:00pm. Tom Beckley is a sociologist and professor in the Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management at the University of New Brunswick. His research focuses on rural communities, sense of place, community forestry, public engagement in forestry policies, and energy and climate change. He grows his own food and manages a woodlot in Keswick Ridge. Wendell Berry is an American novelist, poet, environmental activist, cultural critic, and farmer. He is the author of The Unsettling of America, numerous novels, essays, short stories, and poetry. Register for the Zoom link at fredericton.tertulia@gmail.com.
SOLD OUT Adam Baldwin (solo) LIVE & IN PERSON on Wednesday, September 23?8:00 – 10:00pm at the Charlotte Street Arts Centre. http://adambaldwin.ca/
See the Facebook event for more details.
Enbicon Player registration is open! Register to play at the TableTop Events website.
MusicUNB: 2020 Livestream – Bach to Benny Goodman (Wednesday, September 23?7:00 – 8:00pm)
The Centre for Musical Arts presents MusicUNB, an annual concert series that features chamber and cutting-edge classical music performances. This fall, all of our MusicUNB concerts will be available online, with most concerts being livestreamed directly from Memorial Hall. Thanks to YouTube Live, you’ll also be able to see our musicians “live” in action, while they improvise together from separate locations.

Bach to Benny Goodman

Kornel Wolak (clarinet) and Michael Bridge (digital accordion) are an internationally acclaimed duo, pushing the limits of their instruments and musical styles into the 21st Century. With deft virtuosity, and endless wit, Bridge & Wolak have been called the “Victor Borges of the 21st Century.” From Bach to Rock, this thrilling concert is full of surprises and is a pure joy to experience. Watch and be amazed!

See the website for more details.