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Porkbelly Futures at Kingston WritersFest

admin — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 01:57:46 +0000

Porkbelly Futures perform CRAZY RAIN from the album THE CROOKED ROAD; a song composed by Martin Worthy in memory of his writing partner and life-long friend Paul Quarrington. This performance was one part of a high-energy event presented by Kingston WritersFest called “PQ’s People Mix It Up”, a tribute to Quarrington that included theatrical stagings of his plays and novels, readings from a roster of fellow authors, with musical headliners Porkbelly Futures.

Produced by BookShorts Literacy Program for MovingStories.TV with the collaboration of Kingston WritersFest; Merilyn Simonds, Artistic Director. For more news and music inspired by the written word, visit MovingStories.TV

OMDC Trillium Book Awards

admin — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 21:14:28 +0000

www.bookshorts.com — Trillium Turns Twenty – Join the party! Monday June 4, 7:00pm, Enwave Theatre… Toasting two decades of literary excellence! For the first time in its 20-year history, the Trillium Book Award/ Prix litteraire Trillium, Ontario’s leading award for literature, invites members of the public to the industry celebration of prize-winners past and present. It’s also the first-ever commemoration in video — the event marks the premiere of the just-produced screen tribute to the authors honoured over its illustrious history. Rub shoulders with dozens of authors including Dionne Brand, Austin Clarke, Nino Ricci, Jane Urquhart and Richard B. Wright. This is a licensed extravaganza, featuring entertainment by Paul Quarrington and his band The PorkBelly Futures. Presented by the Ontario Media Development Corporation in association with Luminato.

Winnie-The-Pooh’s Homecoming Party

admin — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:13:01 +0000

Is there a better way to celebrate the launch of Return to the Hundred Acre Wood than by staging Winnie-the-Pooh’s Homecoming Party? We think not. Chris Reed served as Master Of Ceremonies on October 18^th at the Gladstone Hotel Ballroom. Don Kerr & Friends performed songs inspired by the 100 Acre Wood. Celebrity readers like Lisa Ayuso, Richard Crouse, Rachel Harry, Ibi Kaslik, Richard Poplak, Shoshanna Sperling (of Sho, Mo, and The Monkey Bunch), and Michael Winter brought to life a handful of the new adventures featuring the ‘Silly old Bear’ and his friends. And, of course, there was honey!

Power of Strategic Commitment Launches in Canada

admin — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:38:56 +0000

movingstories.tv … The Power of Strategic Commitment shows you what total alignment and engagement looks like. It also gives tools and methods to achieve, measure, track and maintain the advantages. Drawing on the field expertise of three leading consultants, the book features eye opening examples from their client rosters. It serves as both an inspiration and a step-by-step guide to driving growth and profit through true involvement.

For more information, visit strategiccommitment.com/

TotStock ’09

admin — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:10:22 +0000

Welcome to ‘totstock 09’, an afternoon of songs, crafts and stories designed to make environmental concerns fun for kids, held at Souraren Park, Toronto, on Sunday June 21, 2009.

With Chris Reed as the Master of Ceremonies, the event was attended by over 1,100 people and raised nearly $2000 for The High Park Nature Centre.

totstock 09’ was hosted by Don Kerr & The Blue Bin Band, featuring Claire Jenkins, Garden Jane, Jerome Godboo and I Eat Kids. David Bruins & Hilary Leung staged the world’s largest ever Ninja Cowboy Bear tournament.

‘totstock 09’ was presented by The Little Paper, Rooster Studios, TINARS For Tots, Bunch and Pages Books & Magazines. Video sponsored by MovingStories.TV

NEWS UPDATE: TINARS For Tots has evolved into Small Print. For more information: Chris Reed chris.smallprint@gmail.com

The Power of Strategic Communications NYC

admin — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:58:00 +0000

As Josh Leibner, Gershon Mader, and Alan Weiss, Ph.D., authors of THE POWER OF STRATEGIC COMMITMENT: Achieving Extraordinary Results Through TOTAL Alignment and Engagement (AMACOM; June 30, 2009) describe it, “While most senior managers understand that no matter how clear and valid their strategy and objectives are, if people are not genuinely on the same page working with each other, rather than against or independent of each other, they will not achieve the success they want. As one executive put it, ‘Strategic planning – that’s when you go offsite as a team, agree on a bunch of priorities for the year, then go back to work and do what you were going to do anyway.’”

Based on their combined consulting experience spanning 80-plus years, 500 clients, and 60 countries working with companies of all types and at all levels, THE POWER OF STRATEGIC COMMITMENT reveals how true ownership and commitment, and not merely compliance, can be achieved at any organization, even when the environment is filled with the typical toxic organizational issues of distrust, politics, turf-ism, butt-covering, blame and timidity.

For more information, visit strategiccommitment.com/

Joe Hall with Paul Quarrington

admin — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:43:11 +0000

The Bright Lights Series at The Market Hall in Peterborough, ON recently presented “An Afternoon with Joe Hall: In Conversation with Paul Quarrington. The live event featured an incredible roster of musicians and artists in celebration of this Canadian folk rock icon. Joe Hall has has been compared to everyone from Frank Zappa to Tom Waits, but he is a true original. His sharp wit, insightful social commentary and wildly entertaining stage presence made him a fixture of the ’70s Queen Street scene in Toronto with his band The Continental Drift. He continues to tour across Canada with his current band, Screaming Vegetables. His music and videos are available on his website joehall.org, as well as Cordova Bay Records.

Word on the Street Festival 2009

admin — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 20:46:54 +0000

BookShorts was at the 20th annual Word on the Street Book and Magazine festival in Toronto. Toronto’s Word on the Street is the largest book and magazine festival in the country with 271 performers on 18 stages—there is something for every book and magazine lover to enjoy!…For more check out movingstories.tv

Meisner, de Groot Merger

admin — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 03:31:56 +0000

www.bookshorts.com … It’s a power duo if ever there was one – Susan Meisner, Debby de Groot — look out press here they come! And by all accounts it was welcomed by all at their joint Holiday Party and announcement Monday December 10. The two firms intend to join forces as of January 2, operating out of the Meisner offices on King Street East in Toronto.

Biased though we are (BookShorts is and continues to be a client) we did our own video survey of guests at the fete — what a hoot to turn the cameras on the gals usually *behind* the scenes! With many thanks to the guests of Susas and Debby, and apologies to all professional camera people everywhere.

More information at http://www.meisnerpublicity.com/

Book News: Paul Quarrington reads The Ravine for Lit City

admin — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 03:04:35 +0000

www.movingstories.tv … Lit City – Toronto Stories, Toronto Settings – is a three-month citywide celebration of literary Toronto. It commemorates writers who find inspiration in Toronto and use the city as a setting in their work. The series culminated at the 10th anniversary of Doors Open Toronto. Author / musician / filmmaker Paul Quarrington read an excerpt from his novel “The Ravine” at Todmorden Mills: Heritage Museum and Arts Centre followed by a walk in the Don Valley. The valley is a perfect stand-in for the pivotal dramatic event in Quarrington’s tale. His semi-autobiographical character Phil McQuigge is set upon by thugs at a pond just like this, an event that puts him on a life course for the worse.

The Ravine is available in stores and online; Paul’s books, music recordings, and films are featured on his website, paulquarrington.org

With thanks to
Lit City
Produced by City of Toronto
In partnership with
Toronto Public Library

Camera, Editing, Narration
Matthew Manuge

Produced by
BookShorts Inc.

More videos inspired by books and writers at www.movingstories.tv

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With thanks to

Lit City

Produced by City of Toronto

In partnership with

Toronto Public Library

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Camera, Editing, Narration

Matthew Manuge

Produced by

BookShorts Inc.

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More about Paul Quarrington

www.paulquarrington.org