Poets' Picnic This Saturday!

It's your favorite day of the year - The Poets' Picnic!!

August 28th, 2010

At the Commons

This year's Poets' Picnic is a three-way collaboration between Poetry Gabriola Society, People For a Healthy Community, and the Gabriola Commons. Poetry Gabriola has had such great partnerships this year we really wanted to embrace the concept of collaboration - the Poets' Picnic is an event where all three partnerships are strengthened!

Festivities begin at the Commons on Saturday, August 28th at noon and will start to wind down around 2:00pm, but may go longer. Hosted by Poetry Gabriola, the picnic will feature Portia Boehm and Miles Black on the outdoor stage along with League of Canadian Poets president D.C. Reid reading from his new book. You can also get tickets to see Miles Black at his fabulous solo show at the Roxy on Saturday night!!

Many Gabriola poets have signed up to read so far, and there will be an open mic for picnickers who are moved to tell a tale or recite a verse. This is a PICNIC, not a potluck, and we ask that you bring your own blanket or chair and a picnic lunch. share if you wish, but please keep your picnic self-contained and take away anything that you bring in with you. Kitchen facilities will not be available. EVERYONE is invited.

This year's Poets' Picnic is a benefit for PHC. This is a free event, but we ask that you bring a tin or two of food or a small cash donation for the food bank. If it pours with rain, we will adjourn to the Mad Rona Coffee Bar!

See You at the PICNIC!!!