The Public Humanities at Western

Karen Schindler of @baselinepress remembers London poet Colleen Thibaudeau at a celebration for Colleen's centenary. To honour Colleen Thibaudeau (1925-2012), Colleen’s poem “Balloon” was displayed on a billboard near Stanley Street and Wortley Road in London, Ontario. The billboard was a joint project of Poetry London, London Public Library, and Brick Books, in celebration of National Poetry Month.

Tonight! Make sure to register to join us!

Do you love live music? Would you like to learn more about the art of songwriting from some of London's most outstanding performers? We invite you to join us at the Wolf Performance Hall for Words & Music, a celebration of Canada's first UNESCO City of Music, featuring live performances by London artists Sarah MacDougall, Anddre Mafra, Patrick James Clark, and John Fellner, as well as special guest Ammoye.

Words & Music: Celebrate Canada's UNESCO City of Music
The Wolf Performance Hall (London Public Library)
Thursday, 6 November, 7:30PM
Registration is free here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/words-music-celebrate-canadas-first-unesco-city-of-music-tickets-1770960353089?aff=oddtdtcreator

Words & Music is free and open to the community with registration! Our event will be hybrid: you can join us onsite at Wolf Performance Hall or online via Zoom Webinar!

Words & Music: Celebrate Canada's First UNESCO City of Music Join us at The Wolf Performance Hall (London Public Library) for Words & Music, featuring live performances by four London artists!

We would like to introduce you to one of our feature artists for Words & Music, Canadian Country Singer-Songwriter Patrick James Clark!

Make sure to register to join us, either onsite at Wolf Performance Hall or online here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/words-music-celebrate-canadas-first-unesco-city-of-music-tickets-1770960353089?aff=oddtdtcreator

Words & Music: Celebrate Canada's First UNESCO City of Music
Where: The Wolf Performance Hall (London Public Library)
Address: 251 Dundas St, London, ON
When: 6 November, 7:30PM
Registration is free!

Patrick James Clark is an award-winning country artist and songwriter based in London, Ontario. A five-time nominee for the London Music Awards and winner of the 2023 Award for Country Artist of the Year, he has shared the stage with acts like the James Barker Band and The Reklaws, and has performed at major London festivals such as Trackside Music Festival and Parkjam. Additionally, he has performed across the city during CCMA Week, Indie Week, and CMAO Week. His music has accumulated over 1.25 million streams, and he is consistently helping to foster the music community in the city of London.

We would like to introduce you to one of our feature artists for Words & Music, award-winning artist Sarah MacDougall!

Make sure to register to join us, either onsite at Wolf Performance Hall or online via Zoom Webinar!

Registration is free to all here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/words-music-celebrate-canadas-first-unesco-city-of-music-tickets-1770960353089?aff=oddtdtcreator

Multiple Award winning singer/songwriter Sarah MacDougall is known for her poetic songs and passionate performances. Sarah mixes folk, pop, and rock elements into her infectious, often epic songs. Born in Sweden, now based in Canada, Swedish magazine Nöjesguiden declared her: “one of Sweden’s best singer/songwriters' and Rootstime Belgium described her as 'One of the greatest talents of our era.”

Sarah has played festivals such as Iceland Airwaves, Edmonton Folk Festival, Reeperbahn, and has shared the stage with artists such as Bruce Cockburn, Tallest Man on Earth, Buffy St. Marie, Passenger, and more.

Her most recent release, ‘All The Hours I Have Left To Tell You Anything’is a record about strength, identity, death, the breakdown of relationships, birth, and the ghosts we honor and carry throughout. It is Sarah’s fourth record. It was written in the midst of the death of her grandparents, the birth of her niece, and a break up. The nine songs are also influenced by the places that made her and changed her: the dark beauty of Scandinavia the vastness of the Canadian North.

‘All The Hours I Have Left To Tell You Anything’was produced, recorded and mixed by Montreal-based Marcus Paquin (Stars, The Barr Brothers, Timbre Timbre, Arcade Fire, The National), with additional production and recording by Rich Jaques (Lisa Loeb), Nygel Asselin (Half Moon Run), and Bill Lefler (Royal Wood).

Trading on Art: Sarah E.K. Smith, Judith Rodger, and Ruth Skinner Museum London and the Words Festival are very pleased to host a book launch for Trading on Art: Cultural Diplomacy and Free Trade in North America, a new boo...