Friday, June 30, 2006

The New Quarterly presents storytelling in Stratford in aid of breast cancer funder

The New Quarterly, an award-winning and critically acclaimed literary magazine published in Waterloo is presenting two spoken word programs drawn from its pages, in Stratford this summer (one, next week).

It is part of a larger series of song, dance and the spoken word throughout the summer in support of THE QUILT: A Breast Cancer Support Project.)

Forbidden Fruit & Forbidding Mushrooms - a pair of rollicking tales on the theme of food performed by Festival story-teller Mary-Eileen McClear. Saturday, July 8 & Saturday, August 12, 11:30 a.m.

Childbirth & Other Complications - stories by writers Carrie Snyder and Marian Engel Award winner Terry Griggs about characters whose experience of giving birth goes comically awry. Saturday, July 29, 11:30 p.m.

Both performances at 55 Downie Street, Stratford (Back of THE QUILT)

Fees and a portion of all proceeds go to THE QUILT: A Breast Cancer Support Project, the only national organization dedicated to raising money for breast cancer support programs. For more information and exact times and locations of all events, go here.
Cost is $18 for Adults , $15 for Seniors & Students (both plus GST and a $5 handling fee). To reserve tickets and for more information call (519) 272-2588

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