Out Loud Series Returns!
Third time’s the charm! Yes, Our Out Loud Series will run this year, after attempting to do so in 2020 and 2021. We have a great line up that should have something for everyone. First up on Friday, October 14 is Sheri-D Wilson. Sheri-D was the Poet Laureate of Calgary from 2018-2020. She is the award-winning author of 13 books and four albums which combine music and poetry. She received an honorary Doctorate of Letters from Kwantlen University in 2017 and was awarded the Order of Canada in 2019. Known for her electric performance-style and surrealist perspective, she is a favourite of festivals around the world. Sheri-D will also be teaching a workshop From Creation to Oration the following day, October 15 at 1 pm. Anyone interested in writing or performing poetry is welcome.
Saturday, October 22 sees Notable Exceptions arrive from south of the border. The Notable Exceptions sound is a potpourri of Folk, Western, and novelty tunes. From house concerts to concert halls, Judy Coder and Jennifer Epps are known in the world of western music for their finely crafted vocal harmony. Their original tunes are lighthearted and conversational. For accompaniment, Judy’s tasteful rhythm guitar is right on the button; Jennifer sweetens the sound with tidbits of harmonica, rhythm instruments, flutes and whistles. To round out our series we have The Best of the Storytelling West Show with Bj Smith and Ol’ Ugly (John Glawson) on Saturday, October 29. Bj Smith is a winner of the Academy of Western Artists Will Rogers Award for best cowboy poetry CD of the year. His performances have been featured at Cowboy Poetry Gatherings and Festivals across western Canada and the USA. John Glawson’s clean, hilarious stories about his older brother, Blue, his eighty-six year old, Aunt Tilley, and her boyfriend, Creaky Olson has earned Ol’ Ugly the reputation, throughout Western Canada and the Northern USA, as ‘One of Canada’s Funniest Storytellers.’ For more information, pick up an Out Loud brochure at the library or visit www.sheepriverlibrary.ca.
Free tickets for all Out Loud events will be available September 15.
Most of our programs will be gearing up this month. Qi Gong starts September 6 at 2 pm. Back by popular demand, How to Solve Cryptic Crosswords is on Thursday September 15 at 7 pm. A late addition to our line up is Middle Eastern Dance which will begin on Wednesday September at 7 pm. Join Sorcia Amor for 10 weeks of this Egyptian style dance. There will be a fee for this class.
For pre-schoolers, we have a boat load of classes focussed on literacy, the natural world and creativity. Parent support is available in the weekly Mom’s Coffee/ Playgroup Time on Monday mornings and a monthly session offered by Greater Foothills Family Centre. Most of the monthly groups start this month as well: Drumming Circle, book clubs, genealogy and Poetry by the Fireside. Diamond Valley Songwriters will start again on October 12. All details are on our website.
To register for any programs, either call (403-933-3278) or drop in and see us.
