Chat Noir Open Mic

Our first Open Mic Night of the year will be on Feb the 16th 2008. Musicians, poets, story tellers, you are all welcome come out. We will be kicking this off at 6:30pm and going until 10:30pm, we do have limited seating, so come early to get a good seat.

Sunparlour Players

Before anyone asks...no we are not a music store, no we cannot order in CD's for you unless they are book related. Alright so now that we have that out of the way, we do try and carry a small selection of Music that is put out by Local Musicians.

Funny thing...As I am writing this entry, Dennis Van Dine's Father walked into the store and bought a copy of "Hymns for the Happy". We also happened to be playing the Sunparlour Players Album "Hymns fo the Happy" in the store at this time as well. Dennis is in the band.

As you might have guested I am talking about Toronto's "Sunparlour Players". Their Brand of gospel/folk/rockabilly/punk etc seems to be winning over Toronto's indie scene "They've been described as "AC/DC guest starring on Little House on The Prairie" and their blend of guitar, banjo, drums, organ pedals, accordion and so much more converts just about anyone who sees them live...." Sunparlour Players at the Dakota Tavern and yes we have copies of their CD in stock here at the store.

Great Coffee in Northern Ontario

If you are traveling through Northern Ontario and are looking for a great cup of Coffee, or maybe an Espresso or a Cappuccino, then come and Check us out on Google maps! All of our coffees are Fair Trade and Organic!

Canada's oldest bookstore is closing in Halifax

Canada's oldest bookstore will close its doors for good at the end of March.

The Book Room in Halifax opened for business in 1839 and survived two World Wars and the Great Depression, store president Charles Burchell said in a release.

But the retail store couldn't outlast big box bookstores, Burchell said, nor the ease of ordering books online, competition from book selling pharmacies and grocery stores or the pressure to lower prices to reflect a stronger Canadian dollar.

To Read the CBC article:
http://www.cbc.ca/arts/story/2008/01/29/book-store.html

Morningtide

Moringtide will be in stock for this friday! If we can get enough
people out, we are going to try and have a booster draft tournament the
week after, which would be Sunday Feb 6th. The doors will open at 11:00am. You can pre-register at the store by talking to Paul or email me at pmclaren@gmail.com. Entree fee is $25.00.

Black Flies are Murder

I just got a call from a customer looking for a copy of "Memories Are Murder: A Belle Palmer mystery" By Lou Allin.(Unfortunatly it was currently out of stock but it is on re-order!) It is the last book in the Belle Palmer(Sudbury real estate agent-amateur sleuth)series. Which is sad news, but even worst is that Ms. Allin has also moved to B.C. The good news is Ms. Allin is working on a new series.

We'll miss Allin's Sudbury. She was able to describe the torture of blackfly season, a Northern Ontario sunset and the mouth-watering pickerel waiting for the frying pan so well that you knew she had to have been there.

Memories Are Murder is a well-written mystery and there are four others in the series also worth reading.

Family Literacy Day

Created by ABC CANADA Literacy Foundation in 1999, Family Literacy Day® is a national initiative that promotes the importance of reading and learning together as a family. Every year, on January 27, families and communities across Canada celebrate this special day at literacy-themed events coordinated by literacy organizations, schools and libraries.

We will be participating in one of these events which is being held as ESCSM (the french highschool)on Sunday Jan 27 from 10-4.

This is a Family Fun Day for English and French Families to participate in...

There are story tellers, games, story book characters, a book fair, prizes and tons of fun for everyone.