Carol Shields Festival of Voices

Program

May 10, 2009

9:00 am | 9:30 am

BREAKFAST AND MEET & GREET

Host: Terry McLeod

- Convocation Hall

 

9:30 am | 10:00 am

READING WITH CAROL

Maggie Dwyer and other members of Carol Shield’s former book club tell of their experiences of being in a reading group with Carol

- Convocation Hall

 

10:00 am | 11:00 am

READER AND WRITER WISDOM

SMALL GROUP AND PLENARY

The purpose and benefit of belonging to Book Clubs, and conversations between readers and writers, including what readers want writers to know about their reading preferences, and what writers want readers to know about how to read their writings

- Convocation Hall

Local and national writers, including Andrew Davidson, and representative from Carol Shields Writers-in-Residence program


11:00 am | 11:30 am

WRITING ABOUT MOTHERS

Lorri Neilsen Glenn and Marni Jackson tell of their upcoming books on mothers/mothering and talk with readers about what else has been written on mothers and what still needs to be explored

- Convocation Hall

 

11:30 am | 12:15 am

OFFICIAL CLOSING

Remarks: President Lloyd Axworthy, President & Vice-Chancellor, Deborah Schnitzer, Marjorie Anderson, Chairs, Symposium Committee

Dedication of Library for Women’s Correctional facility: Jennifer Clary-Lemon and Margo Lee

Spoken Word Choir, using quotations from Carol

- Convocation Hall

 

12:00 pm | 12:45 pm

LUNCH

- Convocation Hall

 

1:00 pm

Buses provided for those departing for Labyrinth Opening Ceremony in King’s Park

 

1:30 pm | 2:45 pm

CAROL SHIELDS MEMORIAL LABYRINTH Opening CEREMONY

- King’s Park

Acadia Junior High School Jazz Band & School of Contemporary Dance

   

Greetings:

The Honourable John Harvard, P.C., O.M., Lieutenant Governor

The Honourable Diane McGifford, Minister of Advanced Education and Literacy, Province of Manitoba
Acting Deputy Mayor Gord Steeves, City of Winnipeg
Richard Lussier, Director of Community Grants, The Winnipeg Foundation

Joanne Keselman, Interim Vice-President (Academic) & Provost, University of Manitoba

Anne Collins, Publisher and Vice-President, Random House Canada

Gordon Campbell, principle Ecole St. Avila

 

Paddle Arch

Chemo Saavy Breast Cancer Dragon Boat Team

 

Discussion of the Blessing Ceremony

University of Manitoba Aboriginal Elder

 

Cutting of the Ribbon

Don Shields

 

Labyrinth Walk – Readings of Carol’s works along the pathway by national writers and Dropped Threads contributors

Dance Performance

Royal Winnipeg Ballet School Aspirant Program Ritual Fire Dance


Excerpts from Departures and Arrivals

Shoestring Theatre Company

 

Dance Performance

Royal Winnipeg Ballet School

 

 

 

*Please note sessions will be filmed.


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