{"id":11072,"date":"2018-08-14T11:30:48","date_gmt":"2018-08-14T15:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thewordonthestreet.ca\/toronto\/?p=11072"},"modified":"2018-08-14T11:30:48","modified_gmt":"2018-08-14T15:30:48","slug":"events-this-week-august-14-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thewordonthestreet.ca\/toronto\/events-this-week-august-14-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Events This Week: August 14-19"},"content":{"rendered":"

August 14, 8-11pm<\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span>Event Name: <\/b>Art Bar Series<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/a>Location: <\/b>Free Times Cafe
\n<\/span>What Is It: <\/b>Art Bar is a weekly series of poetry readings. This week features Maureen Hynes, Ronna Bloom and John Oughton and is hosted by Rosa Arlotto.
\n<\/span>Accessibility: <\/b>Contact organizer for accessibility details. <\/span>
\n<\/span>Cost:<\/b> $5
\n<\/span>Add to Calendar<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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August 14, 7-8:15pm<\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span>Event Name: <\/b>The Boy on the Bicycle Book Launch<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/a>Location: <\/b>Toronto Reference Library<\/span><\/a>
\nWhat Is It: <\/b>Head to the launch of Nate Hendley’s new book, <\/span>The Boy on the Bicycle<\/span><\/i>, about a largely forgotten case of wrongful conviction that took place in Toronto. The case involved a 14 year-old boy, falsely accused of murdering a child on the grounds of the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) in 1956. <\/span>
\n<\/b>Accessibility: <\/b>Toronto Reference Library is wheelchair accessible. <\/span>
\n<\/b>Cost: <\/b>Free
\n<\/span>Add to Calendar<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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August 15, 8-11:55pm<\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span>Event Name: <\/b>ChiSeries Toronto: Mortified Readings!<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/a>Location: <\/b>Round Venue<\/span>
\n<\/span>What Is It:<\/b> Join the ChiSeries for mortified readings! Back by popular demand, published authors read from their early work. Featuring Madeline Ashby, Nancy Baker, Don Bassingthwaite, Elaine Chen, Gemma Files, Tanya Gough, Stephen Michell, David Nickle, Troy Harkin, Sandra Kasturi, Brett Savory, and more!<\/span>
\n<\/b>Accessibility: <\/b>Contact organizer for accessibility details.<\/span>
\n<\/b>Cost: <\/b>Free
\n<\/span>Add to Calendar<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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August 16, 6:30-9:30pm<\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span>Event Name: <\/b>The African-Jamaican Aesthetic Book Launch<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/a>Location: <\/b>A Different Booklist<\/span><\/a>
\n<\/span>What Is It: <\/b>Join Dr. Lisa Tomlinson for the launch of her new book, <\/span>The African-Jamaican Aesthetic<\/span><\/i> at A Different Booklist. <\/span>
\n<\/b>Accessibility: <\/b>A Different Booklist is wheelchair accessible. <\/span>
\n<\/b>Cost: <\/b>Free
\n<\/span>Add to Calendar<\/span> <\/a><\/p>\n

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August 18, 1-2pm<\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span>Event Name:<\/b> Traves\u00eda M\u00e1gica: Storytime in Spanish<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/a>Location: <\/b>Fort York Library<\/span>
\n<\/span>What Is It: <\/b>Celebrating Toronto\u2019s Spanish-speaking community through stories, songs, and collages! Writer and filmmaker Yannis Lobain will be leading the creation of some handmade books. These books will be filled with the stories and ideas of those who attend this event. All supplies will be provided, the only thing you need to bring is your imagination.<\/span>
\n<\/b>Accessibility:<\/b> Fort York Library is wheelchair accessible<\/span>
\n<\/b>Cost: <\/b>Free
\n<\/span>Add to Calendar<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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August 19, 12-4pm<\/span>
\n<\/span>Event Name: <\/b>Ritual Readings<\/span><\/a>
\n<\/span>Location: <\/b>Gardiner Museum<\/span>
\n<\/span>What Is It: <\/b>This reading, curated and moderated by Amy Wong of Angry Asian Feminist Gang and Whitney French, features local BIPOC nonbinary, trans women, and cis women writers and artists. The event will engage in a practice of remembering past voices, animating a legacy of feminist literature. Readers include Rain Chan, Thea Lim, and Natalie Wee and a collective from the Story Reno Studio.<\/span>
\n<\/b>Accessibility:<\/b> Contact organizer for accessibility details. <\/span>
\n<\/b>Cost: <\/b>Free with Registration
\n<\/span>Add to Calendar<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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