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Stephen Leacock's "My Discovery of the West" Re-Tour 2017
Revised October 18th, 2017 |
Thank you for visiting this page. You are now poised to find out what will be happening in Edmonton Alberta
November 7-10, 2017 |
Presented by
Leslie Robbins-Conway and Paul Conway from Northern Bruce Peninsula (Ontario, Canada)
celebrating Canada's Sesquicentennial in cooperation with our local partners |
Edmonton, November 7th to 10th
Scroll down for the list of our local partners, with links, and further for details of Stephen Leacock's visit in 1936
Terminology:
A "Mariposie" is a story or other performance piece by or about Stephen Leaock.
"Talk-and-Tell" events mingle Mariposies with questions and conversation.
All events, until confirmed, are subject to change and alternative ideas.
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Date
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Time of Day
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Programme, Event and Venue
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Status
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Tuesday
November 7 |
Afternoon
2:00 pm |
"Dr Leacock, I Presume?" Launch and Chat :: Press and Public :: Hotel Macdonald
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Confirmed
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Evening
7:00 pm |
"The Unsolved Riddles of Stephen Leacock" :: Audrey's Books
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Confirmed
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Wednesday
November 8 |
Noon
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"A Garden of Mariposies" :: Canadian Club of Edmonton Luncheon at the Chateau Lacombe
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Confirmed
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Thursday
November 9 |
Afternoon
2:00 pm |
Presentation at the Edmonton Public Library, Enterprise Square
Programme to be determined |
Confirmed
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Evening
6:00 pm |
"A Field of Mariposies" Supper Concert at Chianti's hosted by TALES Storytellers of Edmonton
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Confirmed
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Friday
November 10 |
All Day
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Stephen Leacock at the University of Alberta! If you are interested in Canadian literature or economic or political or educational thought and don't know much about Stephen Leacock then you are missing something quite interesting and maybe even significant. Drop in and join the conversation.
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We'll be there!
Venues and times to be arranged. |
Our Local Partners
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Partner
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Link
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Edmonton Public Library
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TALES Edmonton - Storytellers
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| The Canadian Club of Edmonton | http://www.canadianclubofedmonton.com/ |
| Fairmont Hotel Macdonald | http://www.fairmont.com/macdonald-edmonton/ |
| Audrey's Books | https://www.audreys.ca/ |
Recruitment of local partners continues.
The Original Leacock Tour
December 1936
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Date
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Spoken In
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Spoken To
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Title
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| December 14 |
Edmonton
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University of Alberta audience of 1,000 | Recovery After Graduation: Thoughts for the Class of 1935 |
| December 15 | Macdonald Hotel; U of T Alumni Dinner | College As It Was and As It Is | |
| December 15 | University of Alberta Political Science Club Students | Is Adam Smith Dead? | |
| December 16 | Macdonald Hotel; Men's & Women's Canadian Club & McGill Graduates | Debit and Credit (Social Credit and economic policy) | |
| December 16 | Macdonald Hotel; Women's Press Club and Canadian Authors Dinner | The Theory of Comic Verse |
| * For more complete descriptions of the events and performances please visit our Re-Tour Repertoire page by clicking on the icon beside. It will open in a new window. |  |
| If you have a comment or suggestion, or would like to discuss anything, please contact us by clicking on the icon beside. It too will open in a new window. |  |