Location:UNBC, Prince George

September 23 - October 6, 2005

One of Canada's largest University hosted Aboriginal Writer's and storytelling festivals to date

 

Congratulations to Tim Foster who designed the Winning Festival logo!!

Read Tim Foster's story behind his logo along with the winning Artist's Bio here

The Storytelling Festival starts September 25th and ends October 8, 2005.
There will be various readings throughout Prince George by highly
recognized Aboriginal Writers/poets and they are all free to the public
except the Friday September 30th GALA night at the PG Playhouse ($10 fee,
tickets will be soon available @ UNBC First Nation's Centre).

UNBC Aboriginal Writers and Storytellers Festival

Festival Schedule
(All events free and open to the public except the Gala Evening Friday Sept 29th)


Sunday, Sept 25 8:30 pm - Poetry Train 2 reading
Lee Maracle, Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm, Joanne Arnott, Michael Blackstock, Heather Harris
Railway & Forestry Museum

Monday, Sept 26 2:00 pm - Michael Blackstock photo exhibit, Louie Singers & a talk on the Nadleh Whut'en Culturally Modified Tree installation
UNBC Atrium (reception to follow)

Wednesday, Sept 28 6:15pm Rm 7-158 (reception to start)
7:00 - Storytellers

Friday, Sept 30 7:00 - GALA Evening
Louie Singers, Marcel Gagnon, Nak'ulamen Performance Collective, cc Hamel, storytelling, more
Playhouse Theatre
(tickets available through UNBC FN Centre)

Saturday, Oct 1 7:30 - Marilyn Dumont, Eden Robinson, Jeannette Armstrong, Janet Marie Rogers
Two Rivers Gallery

Tuesday, Oct 4 7:00 - Storytellers
7-150 UNBC

Friday, Oct 7 7:30 pm - Tomson Highway
UNBC Atrium (reception to follow)

Saturday, Oct 8 1:00 pm - Marie Clements, Garry Gottfriedson,
Richard Van Camp
Art Space (reception to follow)


Poetry Train 2 Sept 21 - Sept 25

The Poets: Lee Maracle, Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm, Joanne Arnott, Michael Blackstock, Heather Harris

Wednesday, September 21
7:45 DEP Prince George
17:40 ARR Terrace
19:30 evening reading, Skeena Junior Secondary

Thursday, September 22
17:40 DEP Terrace
20:00 ARR Prince Rupert
20:30 evening reading, Museum of Northern BC

Friday, September 23
8:00 DEP Rupert
12:58 ARR Hazelton
19:30 evening reading in Hazelton, 'Ksan Village Museum

Saturday, September 24
ARR Smithers
evening feast (Chef Andy George) & reading in Granisle at Mammoth Lodge

Sunday, September 25
12:00 lunch at Iron Horse
14:24 DEP Smithers
20:00 ARR Prince George
20:30 reading at Railway & Forestry Museum