The 29th annual International Festival of Authors takes place at Harbourfront Centre from October 22 – November 1, 2008.
As part of the Random Gifts of Reading initiative, they will be giving away over 1000 paperbacks by authors participating in the festival, during the morning between 6-8:30am, tomorrow (Thursday, October 16th).
Books will be left on newspaper boxes and storefront ledges on Queen Street West, from Trinity Bellwoods to Nathan Phillips Square, along Queens Quay West, and in the Financial District.
The books will be wrapped with a sleeve advertising the festival along with a label, “take me”.
Take in the World Press Photo exhibition at its’ annual Toronto stop at Brookfield Place (formerly known as BCE Place). The collection of powerful and moving images from around the world is presently on display until October 22nd.
Visit www.picturesfestival.com for further details.
Best Buy Canada is hosting Gaming Invasion ‘08, a multi-platform gaming event at Yonge-Dundas Square the weekend of October 17-19th (Fri 2-9pm, Sat 12-9pm, Sun 12-7pm).
This year’s event will showcase some of the year’s most highly anticipated titles including Gears of War II, Guitar Hero World Tour, and Little Big Planet.
An exclusive performance by Juno award-winning band, Mobile, will take place Friday evening, 6:30pm.
Visit www.bestbuy.ca/gaminginvasion for further details.
The Big Carrot, a popular natural food market at 348 Danforth Ave, has been holding free weekly talks every Thursday evening at 7pm.
Upcoming topics:
Oct 9 – Building Immunity For Winter Using Probiotics
Oct 16 – Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Oct 23 – Stress & Digestion
Oct 30 – Warming Vegan Foods for Fall & Winter
Check the site for further details. Thanks to L.M. for the heads up.
Starting next week, the North York Central Library will be holding a series of free small business seminars running throughout October and November. Seminars will be held in the auditorium and begin at 6:30pm.
Tues Oct 7 – How to Write an Effective Business Plan
Tues Oct 14 – Tips for Building Website Traffic
Tues Oct 21 – Market Research for Small Business
Wed Oct 22 – Financing Your Small Business
Thurs Oct 23 – Small Business Tax Issues
Tues Nov 18 – Business in China: Keys to Understanding
Please visit the Toronto Public Library website for further details.
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