StoryFest
StoryFest is an exciting endeavour launched by the Greenwood Centre for Living History in Hudson.
This annual Autumn celebration of writers, readers and storytellers builds upon the original Gigantes Series. This year we celebrate our tenth anniversary.
A fun opportunity to "play with words" was developed to pay homage to Greenwood's founder and benefactor, Phoebe Nobbs Hyde, herself a passionate storyteller.
For general questions about tickets, payment options, locations, sponsorship, volunteering, etc., or if you would like to receive news/updates about StoryFest, please call the Greenwood Centre at 450-458-5396 or go to our contact page.
StoryFest 2013
Prepare to be enthralled as StoryFest 2013 is shaping up to be a winner once again! Our year begins with a pre season event brought to us by the Quebec Writers' Federation "Writers Out Loud" series on May 26th. We are delighted to host
Nancy Richler, finalist for the 2012 Giller prize. Special thanks to the Canada Council for the Arts for funding for this event. Richler's book The Imposter Bride is set in the Jewish community of N.D.G. soon after World War 2, the same in which Nancy grew up.
The Imposter Bride is Richler’s third novel. As Nancy explains, “In all my writing I explore the slipperiness of morality and identity in the face of extreme loss and threat, though the settings and circumstances change with each novel.” Nancy is again living in Montreal after spending twenty-five years in Vancouver and we hope you take this opportunity to meet her.
StoryFest 2012 Authors/Dates
- Wayson Choy, Oct. 2nd
- Jeffrey Simpson, Oct. 9th
- Ian Keteku, Oana Avasilichiaeoi and Paris Elizabeth Sea, Oct. 11th
- Storytelling, Oct. 14th
- Lauren B. Davis, Oct. 16th
- Sally Armstrong, Oct. 20th
- Elizabeth Hay, Oct. 24th
- Ami McKay, Oct. 29th
- Norm Foster, Oct. 30th
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STORYFEST 2012 Schedule:
| AUTHOR/HOST |
STORYFEST EVENT |
TIME/DATE |
LOCATION |
COST |
| Wayson Choy |
Meet the Author |
7:30p.m.
October 2nd |
Hudson Village Theatre
28 Wharf Road |
15$ |
| Jeffrey Simpson |
Meet the Author |
7:30 p.m.
October 9th |
Hudson Village Theatre
28 Wharf Road |
15$ |
| Ian Keteku, Oana Avasilichioaei, and Paris Elizabeth Sea |
Poetry Invitational |
7:30 p.m.
October 11th |
Galerie Harwood
3663 Harwood Boulevard |
15$ |
Hosted by: Martin Smith and The Hudson Historical Society |
Storytelling |
2:00p.m.
October 14th |
Greenwood Centre for Living History 254 Main Road |
By Donation |
| Lauren B. Davis |
Meet the Author |
7:30 p.m.
October 16th |
Hudson Village Theater
28 Wharf Road |
15$ |
| Sally Armstrong |
Breakfast |
9:00a.m.
October 20th |
St-James Hall
642 Main Road |
20$ * Followed by Writer's Workshop Held at Greenwood from 1:30-3:30 (40$) |
| Film Hosted By the Hudson Film Society |
Film Event
"Payback"
Based on Margaret Atwood's Book
|
October 22nd
|
Hudson Village Theatre
28 Wharf Road |
10$ |
| Elizabeth Hay |
Tea
|
2:00pm.
October 24th |
Hudson Community Centre
394 Main Road |
20$ |
Ami McKay |
Meet The Author
|
7:30pm.
October 29th |
Hudson Village Theater
28 Wharf Road |
15$ |
Norm Foster |
Meet the Author
|
7:30pm.
October 30th |
Hudson Village Theater
28 Wharf Road |
15$ |
| Theatre Panache |
"Mrs, Dexter and Her Daily" |
Nov 14th-17th |
Hudson Village Theater
28 Wharf Road |
22$ |
Festival Pass: $80 (Value $140)
*Includes all Events Except the Writers Workshop or Theatre Panache
Tickets for StoryFest events are available online! Click here to place your order.
Sponsors
Auberge Willows Place Inn
Canadian Council of the Arts
Clio
Frank Royal
The Gazette
Galerie Harwood
Hudson Historical Society
Hudson Film Society
John Abbott
Your Local Journal
Poirier IGA
Town of Hudson
Hudson Village Theatre
The League of Canadian Poets
Littner Baker Associates
Pure Art
Jamie Nicholls
Theatre Panache
Westwood High School
Wine Expert
Yvon Marcoux