Tranzac Club
The Winter Edition of the Minstrels & Bards Soirée! Please come if you can! Attendance isn't usually high and it's such a nice space in the Southern Cross Lounge with its great sound system, tables & chairs & bar (with sandwiches now).
Featuring Steven McCabe, Allan Weiss & Joseph Maviglia. Hot line-up of talented men!!! We pass the hat for the features - a $5. donation is recommended. Also about 5-6 open mic spots of 5min each available. See you there! ♥
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STEVEN McCABE is an interdisciplinary artist drawing inspiration from pre-history, dreams, surreal juxtapositions and dystopian paranoia. His blog Poemimage features Canadian and international poetry accompanied by his visual art. He spent the last year writing and editing the recently published Meme-Noir, based on recalling true-life experiences he emailed to himself over eight years. He is currently working with video editor and audio engineer Konrad Skreta on their 7th video collaboration, a 30 minute work: Ode to a Wordless Poem.https://www.facebook.com/steven.mccabe.54
ALLAN WEISS is a Toronto fiction writer and Associate Professor of English and Humanities at York. He the author of three story cycles: Living Room (2001), Making the Rounds (2016), and most recently Telescope (2019). Other short stories, both literary and science fiction/fantasy, have appeared in various anthologies and magazines. Among his scholarly publications are articles on various topics in Canadian fiction, including the short story and Canadian science fiction and fantasy.http://www.yorku.ca/aweiss/
In the great tradition of spoken word, performance poets and singer-songwriters, JOSEPH MAVIGLIA is renowned for his energized musical performances, written text and non-fiction essays. Born in Ottawa, he attended the prestigious Banff Centre for the Arts after attending Simon Fraser University. He settled in Toronto where he was part of a group of singer-songwriter and poets in the vanguard of Toronto's musical and literary circles. His signature style blended the power of song and poem with a powerful on stage delivery. Joseph’s career has spanned several decades and included tours across Canada, the United States and Europe. Among the highlights are performances at The WOMAD Festival of World Music, the National Gallery of Canada, New York's Nuyorican Poets' Cafe, and The International School of Brussels. Along the way Joseph has supported many social justice causes with his riveting performances. Some of the organizations at whose benefits he has appeared are PEN CANADA , CARITAS, The Villa Charities Foundation, The Daughters for Life Foundation and The Labourer's International Union. Joseph’s song, 'Father, It's Time' appeared on the Juno Award-winning CD 'The Gathering', and his two successive CDs, 'Memory to Steel' and 'Angel in the Rain', both received critical acclaim. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation commissioned Joseph to write a tribute poem on the 50th anniversary of the publication of Allen Ginsberg’s ‘Howl’ and he was also commissioned to write a libretto for opera which was singled out for strong reviews. Joseph’s poetry has been published extensively and his books include, 'A God Hangs Upside Down' (Guernica Editions) and 'Freakin' Palomino Blue' (Mosaic Press). His latest work of non-fiction 'Critics Who Know Jack: Urban Myths, Media and Rock and Roll’ (Guernica Editons) delves into critical commentary on the inter-relationships of artistic expression in all mediums on subjects ranging from TV programs, films, song lyrics, social and political trends, both in traditional and social media. Joseph is also a passionate educator. He has held many innovative workshops with students, assisting them with the written word and performance skills. The list of institutions that have engaged Joseph's lively and interactive teaching skills include Upper Canada College, Branksome Hall, Brebeuf College, The International School of Brussels and The University of Calabria at Rende, Italy.