PAST STORE EVENTS
Telling Tales Spoken Lit Concerts
Telling Tales is the new spoken word performance series from Winnipeg's Cultural City Hall. Aqua Books has been involved in Winnipeg's storytelling scene since 2005, when the city's oldest storytelling group, Stone Soup,
began meeting at our old Princess Street store. Since then, we have been host to the Magic of One storytelling series, events featuring the U of M Centre for Creative Writing and Oral Culture's storyteller-in-residence, and the
Winnipeg International Storytelling Festival. Telling Tales concerts feature the city's best (resident and visiting) storytellers, taking on folklore and literature's best stories. Some shows feature music by outstanding performers that complement the spoken word, and
most shows are geared towards adults (but non-squirmy kids can come).
Friday, January 22/10 7pm $10
The Annie Dillard Reader
Spoken word recitalist David Stubel, with musician Ben Wytinck
David Stubel is a long-distance truck driver who memorizes great literature at truck stops. An underground hero in Winnipeg's spoken word scene, David has performed at bars, bookstores, and as part of the Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival. Erudite and self-effacing, David Stubel is a working-class artist in the old school tradition of Rimbaud and Kozak.
Silky-voiced Ben Wytinck got his start at age nine, playing drums in his father's band at a rural Manitoba bar. He moved to Winnipeg in 2001, to play what he calls Bluegrazz (Bluegrass and Jazz). His eponymous debut CD contains ten of his finest self-penned songs.
Friday, November 20/09 7pm $12
The Stone Book
U of M Centre for Creative Writing and Oral Culture Storyteller-in-Residence Jan Andrews
Writer and storyteller Jan Andrews was born in the U.K., and now makes her home outside of Ottawa. Currently the Storyteller-in-Residence at the Centre for Creative Writing and Oral Culture at the University of Manitoba, she’s been delighting readers and listeners for over thirty years. Recent books include Stories at the Door, The Twelve Days of Summer, and Winter of Peril: The Newfoundland Diary of Sophie Loveridge.
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