Highlights of a jam-packed festival:The Reflector’s picks for more of WordFest’s must-attend events
Word of Mouth
Thursday, Oct. 15 @ 9:30 p.m.
Vertigo Theatre Centre Studio
$20/ticket
Authors including Roland Pemberton, Kris Demeanor, and Alexis O’Hara attempt to marry the written word with music provided by the WordFest House Band.
Alberta Bound: Wild Rose Writers
Thursday, Oct. 15 @ Noon
Art Gallery of Calgary
$8/ticket
Michael Davie and other Albertan writers share their works in “mystery, politics, and everything in between.”
Girls, Gossip and Cocktails
Friday, Oct. 16 @ 5 p.m.
The Auburn
$12/ticket
Apparently, the title is pretty self-explanatory, as authors Lisa Moore, Shani Mootoo, Karen Solie, and Zoe Whittall share some readings and dish some dirt.
Poetry Bash
Friday, Oct. 16 @ 9:30 p.m.
Vertigo Theatre Centre Studio
$20/ticket
Select writers take part in this annual highlight for poetry fans, where words are exchanged at a rapid pace and you try to keep your heart from fluttering.
Dead On with Kathy Reichs Saturday, Oct. 17 @ 1:30 p.m.
Vertigo Theatre Centre Playhouse
$15/ticket
Reichs, who’s life and writings in forensic anthropology inspired the TV show Bones, shares her life story and excerpts from her newest book, 206 Bones.
Location, Location, Location
Saturday, Oct. 17 @1 p.m.
Vertigo Theatre Centre Studio
$15/ticket
Brian Brett, Karen Connelly, and others share the stories behind their works, which took them to various corners of the world.
Afternoon Delight
Saturday, Oct. 17 @ 2:30 p.m.
Vertigo Theatre Centre Studio
$15/ticket
A discussion of sex and sexuality with writers Zoe Whittall, Thomas Trofimuk, Barry Callaghan, and Elizabeth Bachinsky, and how it ends up in their work.
From Pop to Peep
Sunday, Oct. 18 @ 5 p.m.
The Banff Centre, Rice Studio, $15/ticket
Are you a peeper? (Face it, you know you are.) Then you will enjoy Hal Niedzviecki’s look at spying, The Peep Diaries, which just happens to be endorsed by Oprah.
Rex Murphy (Special Event)
Tuesday, Oct. 27 @ 7:30 p.m.
Calgary Public Library, John Dutton Theatre
$15/ticket in advance, $20/ticket at the door.
A weekly commentator for The National on CBC and one of the most distinctive critical voices in media, Rex Murphy shares readings from his new book, Canada and Other Matters of Opinion, which includes his witty musings on Don Cherry, Obama, Pamela Anderson, the Middle East, and his neighbours. A book signing will be held after the event, and selected other works will be for sale as well.
