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info@gaspereau.com
902 678 6002
Announcing the tenth annual Wayzgoose & Open House to be held at the workshops of Gaspereau Press, Printers & Publishers, located at 47 Church Avenue, Kentville.
WHAT'S A WAYZGOOSE?
Traditionally, a wayzgoose is an annual supper hosted by the proprietors of a printing establishment for their employees. At Gaspereau Press, we’ve made our wayzgoose a much more public event, and one designed to increase community awareness about the book arts by bringing artists, writers and readers face to face with the people and the tools of the trade: type, ink, paper and the printing press.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
9:00 am – Noon: Calligraphy and bookbinding workshops at the Kentville Civic Building. $30 fee. Pre-register at workshops@gaspereau.com or 902 678 6002.
10:00 am – Noon: Morning Shop Talks and Demonstrations: Papermaking with Gary Dunfield and printmaking with Erik Edson at Gaspereau Press. The offcut paper sale will also be in its early hours. Free admission.
2:00 – 4:30 pm Open House at Gaspereau Press with all sorts of demonstrations, including giant woodcut printmaking by guest artist Erik Edson. Free admission.
7:00 – 10:00 pm Readings by Alison Smith and Soren Bondrup-Nielsen and an illustrated talk by Andrew Steeves on public lettering: "Wild Local Letterforms: A Taxonomy" at the Kentville Civic Building. Music by Bob Snider. Free admission.
EVENT LOCATIONS
All events will take place in Kentville, Nova Scotia, at either Gaspereau Press, 47 Church Avenue or the Kentville Civic Building, 354 Main Street.
BONUS EVENT
Wednesday 21 October, 7:00 pm: Wolfville’s Fundy Film Society will screen Proceed and Be Bold, a documentary film that follows the life and work of Alabama letterpress printer Amos Paul Kennedy Jr., and his socially and politically charged works of art. Screening to take place at Acadia Cinema’s Al Whittle Theatre, 450 Main Street, Wolfville. General admission charge of $8.
info@gaspereau.com
902 678 6002
Announcing the tenth annual Wayzgoose & Open House to be held at the workshops of Gaspereau Press, Printers & Publishers, located at 47 Church Avenue, Kentville.
WHAT'S A WAYZGOOSE?
Traditionally, a wayzgoose is an annual supper hosted by the proprietors of a printing establishment for their employees. At Gaspereau Press, we’ve made our wayzgoose a much more public event, and one designed to increase community awareness about the book arts by bringing artists, writers and readers face to face with the people and the tools of the trade: type, ink, paper and the printing press.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
9:00 am – Noon: Calligraphy and bookbinding workshops at the Kentville Civic Building. $30 fee. Pre-register at workshops@gaspereau.com or 902 678 6002.
10:00 am – Noon: Morning Shop Talks and Demonstrations: Papermaking with Gary Dunfield and printmaking with Erik Edson at Gaspereau Press. The offcut paper sale will also be in its early hours. Free admission.
2:00 – 4:30 pm Open House at Gaspereau Press with all sorts of demonstrations, including giant woodcut printmaking by guest artist Erik Edson. Free admission.
7:00 – 10:00 pm Readings by Alison Smith and Soren Bondrup-Nielsen and an illustrated talk by Andrew Steeves on public lettering: "Wild Local Letterforms: A Taxonomy" at the Kentville Civic Building. Music by Bob Snider. Free admission.
EVENT LOCATIONS
All events will take place in Kentville, Nova Scotia, at either Gaspereau Press, 47 Church Avenue or the Kentville Civic Building, 354 Main Street.
BONUS EVENT
Wednesday 21 October, 7:00 pm: Wolfville’s Fundy Film Society will screen Proceed and Be Bold, a documentary film that follows the life and work of Alabama letterpress printer Amos Paul Kennedy Jr., and his socially and politically charged works of art. Screening to take place at Acadia Cinema’s Al Whittle Theatre, 450 Main Street, Wolfville. General admission charge of $8.
Pricing & Tickets
Pricing
With the exception of the book binding and calligraphy workshops, all events are free and open to the public.
With the exception of the book binding and calligraphy workshops, all events are free and open to the public.
