The museum will be CLOSED from Fri, March 30th to Mon, April 2nd.
Please join us when we reopen on Tues, April 3rd at 9:30 AM.
Come for the Words and the Wine: Common Readings at Campbell House
Come for the Words and the Wine is an exciting literary reading series organized by Common Readings.
Join us on Monday, March 26th at 7:30 pm and engage with the works of poets Dani Couture, E. Martin Nolan, and Mugabi Byenkya who will all be reading from newly published books available for purchase at the event.
Doors open at 7 pm, the event starts at 7:30 pm and runs until 9 pm.
Pay-What-You-Can
E MARTIN NOLAN is a poet, essayist and editor. He edits interviews at The Puritan, where he’s also published numerous essays, interviews and blog posts. His long, illustrated poem about Donald Trump, “Great Again,” can be found greatagainpoem.com. His non-fiction writing focuses on literature, sports and music. His first book of poems, Still Point, was published with Invisible Publishing in Fall, 2017.
MUGABI BYENKYA was born in Nigeria to Ugandan parents and is currently based between Kampala and Toronto. Mugabi is a writer, poet and rapper who honed his craft through writing workshops, poetry slams, cyphers and open mics from across North America and East Africa. Mugabi was longlisted for the Babishai Niwe Poetry Award in 2015, has been featured on Brittle Paper, The Good Men Project and his writing is used to teach international high school English reading comprehension. His debut novel, ‘Dear Philomena,’ was published in 2017 and he recently concluded an 18 city North American tour in support of this.
DANI COUTURE is the author of several collections of poetry and the novel Algoma (Invisible Publishing). Couture’s work has been nominated for the Trillium Book Award for Poetry, received an honour of distinction from the Writers’ Trust of Canada’s Dayne Ogilvie Prize for Emerging LGBTQ Writers, and won the ReLit Award for Poetry. Her new collection of poetry, Listen Before Transmit, will be published in March 2018.
Common Readings aims to create an environment that supports all aspects of diversity within the Toronto literary community and beyond. This literary reading series creates a forum where both emerging and established writers can be exposed to new work from those at differing stages of their career. Every Common Readings is an opportunity for a variety of voices to interact in order to establish artistic and community dialogue.
Hosted and curated by Toronto poet Daniel Kincade Renton with support from the Common Readings Collective.
For more information, check out Common Readings website and Facebook Page.
Common Readings Literary Reading Series will run at Campbell House Museum on every fourth Monday until June 25.
Lost & Found | Discussions – Contested Spaces and the Creation of Heritage
Contested Spaces and the Creation of Heritage
Discussion No. 1 | Tuesday, June 26th, 6:30PM-8:00PM – Refreshments to follow
Heritage sites are culturally complex, where the meaning of a place often differs between groups and individuals. A place’s value – whether historical, cultural, architectural, natural, social or economic – can be comprised of both physical and intangible elements.
In order to fully appreciate, learn from, and gain inspiration from our heritage sites, they require thoughtful planning and management that accounts for the numerous ways that a place can have significance for people. This panel discussion is an open forum to discuss the complexities of heritage sites and contemplate ways to approach the intricacies of a sense of place.
This panel discussion is part of a year-long series that will explore places with contested values in Toronto and how contemporary social values should contribute to the evolving concepts of heritage value and significance.
More information and tickets available here.
The Museum Closed This Weekend
The museum will be CLOSED from Sat, March 17th to Mon, March 18th for de-installation of WAR Flowers – A Touring Art Exhibition. Thank you to all of our visitors.
Please join us when we reopen on Tues, March 20th at 9:30 AM.
Stereo Live Presents: Mark Fewer
Canadian Legend Mark Fewer joins Stereo Live for an evening of solo violin music by Ysaye, Schulhoff, and a new caprice by John Novacek and Atar Arad, written for Mark Fewer himself. Mark will also be joined by Stereo Live Artistic Directors Edwin Huizinga and Keith Hamm in a performance of the Kodaly trio. It will be a night to remember!
Described as “genre-bending” by the National Post, and “intrepid” by the Globe and Mail, Mark Fewer has performed around the world to critical acclaim in virtually every role asked of a violinist – and then some. His regular musical diet includes performances from the early baroque to the avant-garde, with recent performances as soloist with groups as wide-ranging as the Melbourne Symphony (Australia), the Fodens-Richardson Brass Band (UK), the Zapp Quartet (Amsterdam), and the McGill Percussion Ensemble (Canada). He is also a dedicated chamber musician, jazz violinist, artistic director, and teacher.
Buy your tickets at https://stereolivepresentsmarkfewer.bpt.me
Date: Monday, 21 May 2018
Doors open at 7 pm
Performance starts at 8 pm
For more information about the concert, please see the Facebook event page.