WHAT'S ON
August 10: Celebrate Love Your Bookshop Day at Paperchain Bookstore Manuka with a range of activities and events from 11am including book signings, readings, a young adult book discussion and a literary-based costume competition. paperchainbookstore.com.au.
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August 11: Nigel Featherstone will discuss his new novel, Bodies of Men, with Michael Brissenden at Muse at 3pm. $15 includes a drink. musecanberra.com.au.
August 12: Adelaide poet Louise Nicholas will launch Suzanne Edgar's new collection of poetry, Catching the Light, at Smiths Alternative, 76 Alinga Street, Civic, at 5pm for 5.30pm.
August 12: That Poetry Thing: Paul Cliff and Ross Donlon will read at Smith's Alternative, 76 Alinga St, Civic, 7-9pm. Free entry, includes open mic.
August 14: Poetry at the House is on at the Graduate Lounge, University House at 7pm with Carol Jenkins from Sydney, David Gilbey from Wagga Wagga and PS Cottier from Canberra. Admission: $10 waged, $5 unwaged. Bookings via gpage40@bigpond.net.au.
August 15: At Paperchain Bookstore at 6pm, In Celebration of Writers: Marking the 90th Anniversary of the Fellowship of Australian Writers will be launched by Trevar Langlands. RSVP: info@paperchainbookstore.com.au or phone 6295 6723.
August 15: At 6pm in the China in the World Auditorium, Fellows Lane, ANU in a free ANU/Canberra Times Meet the Author event, multiple Walkley Award winning author Adele Ferguson will be in conversation with Andrew Leigh on Ferguson's new book, Banking Bad. How Corporate Greed and Broken Governance Failed Australia. Bookings at anu.edu.au/events or 6125 4144.
August 17: Sandra Bennett will be in conversation with Kerry Malone about Bennett's book A Lighthouse in Time at Paperchain Manuka at 2pm. RSVP: info@paperchainbookstore.com.au or phone 6295 6723
August 19: Not Very Quiet Presents: Abeir Soukeih and an extended open mic for women poets and readers. Smith's Alternative, 76 Alinga St, Civic, 7-9pm. Entry $10 waged/ $5 unwaged, includes open mic.
August 26: That Poetry Thing: Women out of Line(s): Activist poets Anita Patel, Samia Goudie, Sandra Renew and Melinda Smith share works. Smith's Alternative, 76 Alinga St Civic, 7-9pm. Entry $10 waged/ $5 unwaged, includes open mic.
August 28: Dead Poets' Dinner (45 places with 35 places for readers) at University House at 6.30pm. $50 at the door. Bookings: gpage40@bigpond.net.au.
August 29: British author David Nicholls will be in conversation with Alex Sloan on David's new novel, Sweet Sorrow. Sally Pryor will give the vote of thanks. China in the World Auditorium, 6pm. anu.edu.au/events or 6125 4144.
September 2: That Poetry Thing: Melbourne's Farah Beaini and Canberran Sue Donnelly read. Smith's Alternative, 76 Alinga St Civic, 7-9pm. Entry $10 waged/ $5 unwaged, includes open mic.
September 9: That Poetry Thing: Sydney poet Andy Kissane and Canberra's Asefe Zeinalabedini will read. Smith's Alternative, 76 Alinga St Civic, 7-9pm. Entry $10 waged/ $5 unwaged, includes open mic.
September 16: Not Very Quite Presents readings by NSW poets Jo Wilson Ridley and Debra Evelyn. Smith's Alternative, 76 Alinga St Civic, 7-9pm. Entry $10 waged/ $5 unwaged, includes open mic.
September 23: That Poetry Thing: Brisbane poets Angela Gardner and Alan Jeffries: Gardner will read. Smith's Alternative, 76 Alinga St Civic, 7-9pm. Entry $10 waged/ $5 unwaged, includes open mic.
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Ron Cerabona
As arts reporter I am interested in and cover a wide range of areas - film, visual art, theatre and music, among others - to tell readers about what's coming and happening in the vibrant and varied world of the arts in Canberra. Email: ron.cerabona@canberratimes.com.au
As arts reporter I am interested in and cover a wide range of areas - film, visual art, theatre and music, among others - to tell readers about what's coming and happening in the vibrant and varied world of the arts in Canberra. Email: ron.cerabona@canberratimes.com.au
