Literary

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It takes a community to make a book!  Join us at the market on August 10th, where the Wolfville Farmers' Market and The Box of Delights Bookshop will be celebrating the enduring presence of books and print culture. Book Arts at the Market brings together the broader community of print culture in order to showcase  the art and craft of the book. Come and meet over 20 authors, artists, publishers, editors, binders, printers, booksellers, and many more, all working together to promote books, literacy, and readership. Even the Bookmobile will be with us.  This celebration takes place during the regular Wednesday Community Market with its infamous $10 Market Supper,  over 30 vendors, Caleb Miles performing live music, and a wonderful community vibe.

Book Arts Participants:

Acadia Pride: Acadia Pride is currently working on creating an LGBT and intersectional feminist library in our Peer Support Centre that we plan to share with the community. www.facebook.com/groups/acadiapride

Ami Mckay: Playwright, journalist, novelist. Author of The Birth House, The Virgin Cure, and The Witches of New York. amimckay.com

Annapolis Valley Regional Library / Bookmobile: The Annapolis Valley Regional Library (AVRL) is one of the nine regional public library systems in Nova Scotia, Canada. We invite you to Renew Your Curiosity at one of our eleven library branches or on the bookmobile. www.valleylibrary.ca

Arquoise Design: Graphic Designer and letterpress printer. www.arquoisedesign.com

Conundrum Press: more info coming

Deep Hollow Print: Deep Hollow Print is an award-winning letterpress printshop and graphic design business operated by Laura MacDonald in Kentville, Nova Scotia. She prints on a 1930s-era Vandercook No. 3 cylinder press using antique wood type and original carved linoblocks. www.deephollowprint.com

Ed Riche / Lisa Moore: more info coming

Editors Canada: Editors' Association of Canada can put you in touch with more than 1,500 other editors across the country, offer you discounts on training opportunities and resources, help you connect with clients and employers, and give you opportunities to develop your skills. www.editors.ca

Emma Fitzgerald: Emma FitzGerald is an artist, and author of both Hand Drawn Halifax (Formac Publishing 2015) and Hand Drawn Halifax The Colouring Book, also published with Formac in June 2016. She runs a house portrait business in Halifax, her chosen home city. www.emmafitzgerald.ca

Formac Publishing: Based out of Halifax Nova Scotia, we are one of the Maritimes leading publishers. www.formac.ca

Gaspereau Press / Dana Mills: Dana Mills’ stories have appeared in Geist, subTerrain and The New Quarterly. His story “Steaming for Godthåb” was shortlisted for the 2008 Journey Prize. A collection of short stories, Someone Somewhere, was released by Gaspereau Press in 2013. He lives in Wolfville, Nova Scotia.

Grapevine Publishing: The Grapevine is a community-driven arts and culture publisher serving the Annapolis Valley. Through traditional print and online space, we aim to connect our readers with the stories, event listings, and community news to help build and support our local thriving culture. http://grapevinepublishing.ca

Holly Carr: Holly Carr has been has been painting and performing for over twenty years. Her work lends itself perfectly to the world of colouring books. Each page of this book has been taken from the beginning stage of an actual silk painting. Gaspereau Press has helped create a beautiful, functional book. www.hollycarr.com

Jenny Osburn’s Union Street Cafe Cookbook: Jenny Osburn cooked her heart out at The Union Street Café for fifteen years. In The Union Street Café Cookbook, she presents recipes for the most popular dishes at the restaurant, art by Deep Hollow Print, a foreword by Chef Michael Smith and a map to her favourite Annapolis Valley food destinations. www.jennyosburn.com

John Lynch Woodsorking: Custom and collaboratively designed furniture and wood crafts. www.jflynch.ca

Legge Conservations Services: Bookbinding, restoration and repair of antiquarian and treasured books.

Lillian Lockwood: A new line of arts and crafts inspired by literature, not usually found on my online store.

Marc Hetu: Trying to make some extra money to fund my move to Japan.

Mark Oakley / IBox Publishing: Cartoonist / Illustrator / Graphic Novel Publisher. www.iboxpublishing.com

One Book Nova Scotia is a province-wide community reading event for adults. Nova Scotians are invited to read/listen to, discuss and get excited about the same book. www.facebook.com/OneBookNovaScotia

Paradise Papercraft: I'm a New Canadian living in New Scotland. Gave up a complicated career to live a simple life, raising free range organic boys and cutting cards. Life is sweet. www.paradisepapercraft.ca

Punctuation / Punctuation! is a line of hand-crafted jewelry made by up-cycling a 1960s dictionary. Each piece is an original, statement piece made by one of VCLA's instructors, Tracy Parker. Check it out and punctuate your natural beauty!

Soren Bondrup-Neilsen: I am a recently retired professor in Biology at Acadia University. I spent 27 years at Acadia teaching Conservation Biology and Ecology. My books are a reflection of my interest in the natural world. www.bondrup.com

The Box of Delights Bookshop: Along with a thoughtfully curated collection of new & used books, prints, journals, and large selection of cards (featuring many local artists), this eclectic indie bookshop hosts free weekly readings and other literary events. 2016 is our 40th anniversary! www.boxofdelightsbooks.com

Valley Community Learning Association:  a non-profit organization located in Kentville, that offers adult education opportunities for adult students valley wide. There are a wide range of services ranging from GED preparation, general upgrading, English as an Additional Language, employability programs and one-to-one tutoring. In most cases, these are offered free of charge. http://www.vcla.ca/

Valley Youth Project:  an Annapolis Valley-based non-profit organization run by four volunteers and residents of the Annapolis Valley. We facilitate twice-monthly drop-ins, with time for discussion and activities.  We also provide classroom workshops for youth, and professional development workshops for staff on topics including sexual orientation and gender identity and on creating safer spaces. https://valleyyouthproject.wordpress.com/about-us/

Vaughan Memorial Library:The Vaughan Memorial Library is primarily an undergraduate research centre committed to providing the highest standard of programs, services, and resources in support of learning, teaching, research and scholarly communication.  http://library.acadiau.ca/

Ticket Auction Prizes:

Everyone gets two tickets and can choose two prizes they would like to win!

• Annapolis Valley Regional Library is offering a t-shirt
• Deep Hollow Print is offering an 11x17 letter pess print
• Emma Fitzgerald is offering a copy of Hand Drawn Halifax the Colouring Book
• Holly Carr is offering a colouring book
• Jenny Osburn is offering a cookbook
• Legge Conservation Services is offering a $25 gift card
• Mark Oakley is offering a graphic novel
• One Book Nova Scotia is offering a copy of last year’s winning book and a tote bag
• Paradise Papercraft is offering a card pack
• Punctuation is offering a piece of hand crafted jewelry
• Soren Bondrup-Nielsen is offering a book
• The Box of Delights Bookshop is offering a $15 gift card

Demonstrations and Activities:

• Ami McKay will be hosting discussions
  
• Annapolis Valley Regional Library will have a spinning wheel and associated activities
• Arquoise Design will be letterpress printing
• Emma Fitzgerald will have colouring and sketching
• Formac Publishing will have colouring activities
• Grapevine Publishing will be conducting surveys
• Holly Carr will have silk painting
• Jenny Osburn will be sampling dishes from her cookbook
• Legge Conservation Services will be demonstrating a book repair
• Mark Oakley will be hosting a digital art workshop
• Valley Youth Project will have a button press

Pricing: Free

The DeWolfe Building
24 Elm Avenue
Wolfville, Nova Scotia

 info@wolfvillefarmersmarket.ca
 902-697-3344

         

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