Storytelling Event

McConnell Library
Programs


Wed., September 23rd 7 PM
Remembering School Days


As children get back into their school routine, spend an evening remembering School Days of the past. The evening will start off with a few stories shared by CBRL’s recently appointed Storyteller in Residence, Ronald Labelle

A slide show of school days photos from the Beaton Institute will be presented and the rest of the evening will come from you.

Dust off your yearbooks and recall stories from your own school years, that favourite teacher or fun event…

All Are Welcome!

Tea and light refreshments will be served.

Noted author coming to read

The author Emma Donoghue is coming to Cape Breton at the end of the month. She will be reading at the McConnell Library April 30^th at 7:00PM

Her novel Room was shortlisted for the Booker Man Prize and will soon be released as a movie. Donohue wrote the script for director Lenny Abrahamson (What Richard Did, Frank). 

Lisa Schwarzbaum gave the book an A- and wrote: “Though the story’s chilling circumstances reflect the horrors endured by tabloid-famous abductees, Donoghue avoids all sensationalism. Instead, she gracefully distills what it means to be a mother – and what it’s like for a child whose entire world measures just 11 x 11."

Annual Awards

Please join the Department of Languages and Letters on

Friday, March 27 at 10 am in Multipurpose Room B

as it celebrates student scholarship in literature and writing.

Prior to the awards, there will be an open stage where students are invited to read a creative piece of their own, or favourite poem or excerpt.

Refreshments will be provided.

Schedule of Events

1. Open Stage Readings

please contact mark_silverberg@cbu.ca to have your name added to the readers’ list

                                     

2. Awards Presentation

The short-listed candidates for the prizes are:

Shauna Gillis Prize: Upper year category:

Jill Ellsworth, Susan MacNeil, Nicole McNeil,

Mary Keshen Prize: First year category:

Esther Abel, Alexia Ackert, Aleisha Hemmings

3. Meet with the Languages and Letters faculty to discuss Upper-year English Courses for the 2015-16 Academic Year.

4. 1-3 pm: Feel free to join Dr. Silverberg’s Media and Culture class for a free screening (and subsequent discussion) of the Spike Jonze film Her in the Verschuren auditorium, CS 104

The Department would also like to thank the Dean of the School of Arts and Social Sciences, W.W. Norton, Broadview Press, and Nelson Education for donations and support.

AUDITIONS!

In April, the Boardmore will audition young actors for the roles of Hamlet and Ophelia in William Shakespeare's Hamlet. The remaining roles will be cast in September.

We welcome auditioners between the ages of 16-26, of any ethnicity or gender. Priority will be given to current or incoming CBU students.

We seek eager performers who are skilled in communication and time management. Prior stage experience is an asset, but is not required. Bring a résumé  if you have one.

Availability is key. Actors will rehearse over the Summer (on a flexible schedule), Fall and Winter (evenings and weekends). The performance dates (January 21-31, 2016) include some daytime matinees for student groups.

Auditioners should prepare one monologue from a different play by Shakespeare or a contemporary (ie. NOT from Hamlet). Memorization is not required, but you should be comfortable with the speech and have a good understanding of its meaning. You may also be asked to perform “cold” or unprepared readings.

AUDITION DATES:

April 11-12, 12:00pm-3:00pm

(April 11 slots are reserved for CBU students)

TO BOOK AN AUDITION:

Email cbuhamlet@gmail.com or

call Scott at 902-563-1634

AAUEC coming soon!

This March, CBU will be hosting the Annual Atlantic Undergraduate English conference.

Watch this space for more information, or contact todd_pettigrew[at]cbu.ca for more information.

Double Book Launch!

This November the Cape Breton University Art Gallery will host a double book launch and exhibit of visual poetry. The books are dirty semiotics by CBU lecturer Jesse Ferguson and the international anthology, The Last Vispo Anthology (which contains two pieces by Ferguson). Here's a link to the anthology's website: http://www.thelastvispo.com/. And here are the details about the launch/exhibition:

CBU Art Gallery Vispo Exhibit:

Where: Cape Breton University Art Gallery, 1250 Grand Lake Rd, Sydney, Nova Scotia. http://www.cbu.ca/art-gallery
When: Nov. 16, 2012-Jan. 18, 2013
What: Display of visual poems from Jesse Patrick Ferguson's solo book, dirty semiotics (Broken Jaw Press, 2011) and The Last Vispo Anthology: Visual Poetry 1998-2008 (Fantagraphics, 2012)
Admission: Free (donations to the gallery welcome)

Book Launch, Official Opening of Visual Poetry Exhibit:

Where: Cape Breton University Art Gallery, 1250 Grand Lake Rd, Sydney, Nova Scotia. http://www.cbu.ca/art-gallery
When: Thurs, Nov. 22, 2012.
Time: 4-5pm.
What: Official Cape Breton launch of both Jesse Patrick Ferguson's solo book, dirty semiotics (Broken Jaw Press, 2011) and international anthology The Last Vispo Anthology: Visual Poetry 1998-2008 (Fantagraphics, 2012), containing work by Ferguson.
Event description: This will be the official launch of two visual poetry books, and it will take place within the Cape Breton University Art Gallery's exhibit of visual poetry from the books. Visual poet and Cape Breton University lecturer Jesse Patrick Ferguson will present a short talk on the history of visual/concrete poetry and his own practice in particular. The event is free to attend (donations to the gallery welcome), and light refreshments will be served. Ferguson will have copies of his book dirty semiotics available for purchase. This event is co-sponsored by CBU's Department of Languages and Letters.

Jesse Ferguson: Poet

This November the Cape Breton University Art Gallery will host a double book launch and exhibit of visual poetry. The books are dirty semiotics by CBU lecturer Jesse Ferguson and the international anthology, The Last Vispo Anthology (which contains two pieces by Ferguson). Here's a link to the anthology's website: http://www.thelastvispo.com/. And here are the details about the launch/exhibition:

CBU Art Gallery Vispo Exhibit:

Where: Cape Breton University Art Gallery, 1250 Grand Lake Rd, Sydney, Nova Scotia. http://www.cbu.ca/art-gallery
When: Nov. 16, 2012-Jan. 18, 2013
What: Display of visual poems from Jesse Patrick Ferguson's solo book, dirty semiotics (Broken Jaw Press, 2011) and The Last Vispo Anthology: Visual Poetry 1998-2008 (Fantagraphics, 2012)
Admission: Free (donations to the gallery welcome)

Double Book Launch, Official Opening of Visual Poetry Exhibit:

Where: Cape Breton University Art Gallery, 1250 Grand Lake Rd, Sydney, Nova Scotia. http://www.cbu.ca/art-gallery
When: Thurs, Nov. 22, 2012.
Time: 4-5pm.
What: Official Cape Breton launch of both Jesse Patrick Ferguson's solo book, dirty semiotics (Broken Jaw Press, 2011) and international anthology The Last Vispo Anthology: Visual Poetry 1998-2008 (Fantagraphics, 2012), containing work by Ferguson.

Event description: This will be the official launch of two visual poetry books, and it will take place within the Cape Breton University Art Gallery's exhibit of visual poetry from the books. Visual poet and Cape Breton University lecturer Jesse Patrick Ferguson will present a short talk on the history of visual/concrete poetry and his own practice in particular. The event is free to attend (donations to the gallery welcome), and light refreshments will be served. Ferguson will have copies of his book dirty semiotics available for purchase. This event is co-sponsored by CBU's Department of Languages and Letters.