Archive for November, 2008

Purple Dragon Puppet Theatre

Sunday November 30th, 2008 in Uncategorized

(Can’t believe how many adjectives I used in this. I NEVER use adjectives. On the other hand, they are seldom so highly deserved). November 29/’08 at the first of the Saturday Puppet Shows in the Upper Canada Academy for Performing Arts in Kingston, Ontario at 260 Brock st (6130 542-9988. Wholly original and silky smooth [...]

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Fireweed Songwriting Workshop

Monday November 17th, 2008 in Uncategorized

I’m just back from a songwriting workshop stuffed with guitars and those who play them. My son who went with me, also brought his d, b and f whistles but besides that, no other instruments attended. It was given by Fireweed which is a trio of three guys, Gary Raspberry, Rob Unger and Jamie Campbell, [...]

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Review; Looking for Snow Fleas and Other Mysteries

Saturday November 8th, 2008 in Reviews

Review of Looking for Snow Fleas and Other Mysteries,
(Complete with activities for finding and exploring them)
by Diane Dawber, Borealis Press, Oct, 08, $12.95
For a child, a good book is when a lot of things come together; text, pictures, something challenging but fun to puzzle out and a way to take it with you and walk [...]

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