We are taking advantage of a longer spring break this year to bring more events at both
Victoria Arts Connection and other locations in Victoria - including Intrepid Studio (see below) and The Community Arts Council of Greater Victoria - see Venues page. To see the schedule at a glance click here. page. The Exhibitors Hall will be open on Saturday March 15th from 9am-4pm. (*Due to ongoing labour disputes at the GVPL - PFB programming is post poned at those locations. See Media pages for current press release information and the schedule pages for updates).
INFO UPDATES
There are lots more PRESENTER updates - see who is presenting at PFB 2008! There are 54 authors and presenters on the page today. More info coming soon! Or download the full schedule.
WELCOME TO NEW VENUE PARTNER - INTREPID STUDIO!
PFB welcomes Intrepid Studio, replacing the Greater Victoria Public Libraries due to the ongoing labour dispute. We are very thankful to Intrepid Studio for supporting us at the ninth hour and sponsoring a venue. Check out the lunch time festival appetizers being offered at Intrepid Studio on the public schedule pages. All of these lunch time series are FREE!
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You can now order tickets safely online with PayPal- see the public schedule pages. Click on the Order Online links.
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The Blue Pencil Editors have been confirmed! SIGN UP FOR FREE BLUE PENCIL EDITING SESSIONS! Sessions take place all day from 9:00am-5:00pm on Saturday March 15th at VAC- included with $5 general admission.
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Call for Volunteers:
PFB is calling for volunteers once again through the festival website and through Volweb (www.volweb.ca). If you are interested in the many opportunities available please contact our Volunteer Coordinator is Shayndelynne Zeldin by email. This is the most fun and rewarding event you will volunteer at - we guarantee it!
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Youth Anthology Project - Come Home Before Dark
Find out about Come Home Before Dark - published by PFB Press and generously supported by Island Blue Printorium Booksworks...read the press release and attend the book launch!
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SPECIAL EVENT AT THEATRE INCONNU
Theatre Inconnu and Dark Horse Books are proud to sponsor a Playwrights' Cabaret
and the launch of Inconnu Dramabooks at the Little Fernwood Hall, 1923 Fernwood Road
at 7:00 PM on Sunday March 16, 2008.
Victoria's Charles Tidler will read from his plays Rappaccini's Daughter and The Butcher's Apron. Jordan Zinovich, who hails from Brooklyn, New York, will present a play for voices, a workshop reading of his play based on his novel Gabriel Dumont in Paris (University of Alberta Press).
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ART ART AND MORE ART!
PFB International Art Exhibition Updates:
Once again we are absolutely thrilled with the amount and quality of submissions for this year's exhibition which includes more than 50 artists from Canada, the US and Europe. Audiences from last year will be interested to see how the theme "A Climate of Change" has influenced the kinds of works submitted this year. The personal and global reflections show how art can push the boundaries and our understanding.....THIS SHOW IS NOW OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
The Island Illustrator's exhibition on the festival theme "A Climate of Change" opens at the Community Arts Council Gallery March 13-19th. Featuring 15 artists who have created brand new work addressing this topic the opening with the artists will feature a special appearance and reading by John Barton of the Malahat Review.
Join us for this exciting celebration of art and literature on Thursday March 13th at 7pm.
Featuring works by illustrator members: Dianne Bersea, Kristi Bridgeman, April Caverhill, Julia Cairnes, Karel Doruyter, Ron Finnen, Sandra Fowler, Robyn Hall, Olga Lang, Maria Miranda Lawrence, Wendy Page, Gudrun Rausch, Marcia Semenoff, and Natalie Shumka.
Visit the Island Illustrators web site for more information.
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