Date: March 28th 12:15pm
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Spring Pulse Poetry Festival
This week Cobalt has been hosting the Spring Pulse Poetry Festival. It runs from March 21st to the 28th. Chat Noir Books always try's to help sponsor the event and this year I am proud to announce that my Grandfather Dave McLaren will be induction into the Poetry of Hall of Fame. The ceremony will be held at the Cobalt Public Library at 12:15 p.m. My sister a few of our cousins and I will be reading poems selected from our grandfather collection of Poetry books. The festival wraps up with a gala show incorporating music, poetry and drama at the Classic Theatre later that day.
If you get a chance come out and check out the events.
Date: April 11th 2009 7:00pm
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Easter Weekend Coffee House
I just finished talking with Philippe Lafreniere of Souljazz and the People Project. He is currently preparing to leave with Souljazz for another European tour at the end of May and he will also be releasing a new CD with People Project!! Luck for us Phil will be in town Easter Weekend and has agree to come out and play at store Saturday evening. Doors will be open around 7:00pm and Phil will start around 7:30pm. There will also be a $5.00 cover charge.
New Souljazz CD 'Manifesto', some Souljazz vinyl, some EPs of People Project's new stuff will also before sale!! So hope to see you out!
Date: TBA
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Author Event with Hap Wilson
That right folks Hap Wilson has a new book coming out called Trails and Tribulations: Confessions of a Wilderness Pathfinder. We are currently waiting to find out the actual release date for the book, before we announce the author event, so stay tuned for updates. Local Band Headframe will also be playing at the Author event!!
In an age when 'survival' shows permeate the media, noted northern traveller Hap Wilson shares accounts of his lifelong involvement with wilderness living within the Canadian Shield. Wilson knows better than most how to live in the woods. As park ranger, canoe guide, outfitter, trail builder, and environmental activist, he learned from firsthand experience that nature can neither be beaten or tamed.Presented in three sections, [i]Trails and Tribulations[/i] takes the reader on a journey with the author through natural settings ranging from austere to mysterious and breathtaking. Contents include animal attacks, bush fires, the threat of hypothermia, and vision-quest sites, to name but a few.
Author Bio
Hap Wilson has paddled over 50,000 km from coast-to-coast and is the recipient of the Bill Mason Award. He is the author of numerous books including Canoeing, Kayaking and Hiking Temagami. During the making of the Attenborough movie "Grey Owl," Wilson worked as actor Pierce Brosnan's personal outdoors-skills trainer. He lives in Rosseau, Ontario.
Date: April 24th 4pm to 6pm
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Author Event 25 "must see" attractions in America
Author Mike Gelinas will be in the store April 24th from 4 to 6 pm show casing his new book "25 'must see' attractions in America". This book chronicles a two year trip across America. Mike and Karin Gelinas left the comforts of home to travel in a 35 foot motor home to visit America. What they discover is not only the every day attractions like Disney World and New Orleans, but the "off the beaten path" attractions that probably would not make it in most books.
Date: April 24th
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Festival des Folies Franco-Fun
Chat Noir Books will have extended hours for the Festival des Folies Franco-Fun. We will be open until 8:00pm. So come out and drink lots of coffee!!
Date: May 2nd 2009 8pm
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Mark Bradford Opening for Joel Plaskett at the Classic Theatre
This is not really a store event but we are excited to announce that our own Mark Bradford( other wise know as Punch Me Hard), will be playing at the Classic Theatre May 2nd opening for Joel Plaskett!! Tickets are $30 Advance $32 door. Call the Classic Theatre to order your ticket today at 679-8080.
