TO♥JP Fundraiser opens April 1st

Hello readers — here’s a Toronto event worth supporting! Narwhal Art Projects and Invisible-Friends.com are excited to host Toronto Hearts Japan, a fundraiser and exhibit. All proceeds will be donated to The Red Cross and to helping rebuild the Birdo Flugas Artist Centre and Community in Shiogama. The Toronto Hearts Japan Exhibition and Silent Auction runs for 5 days from Thursday March 31 to Tuesday April 5th at the Gladstone Hotel, 2nd floor. It features

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CAROUSEL 27 Preview!

CAROUSEL 27 (Summer 2011 issue) out in mid-April This forthcoming issue of CAROUSEL MAGAZINE features work from the following  writers and artists: Shelley Banks • derek beaulieu • Dick Capling • Larry Eisenstein • Fausta Facciponte • Joel Fishbane • Laurie D Graham • Sandra Jensen • Jim Johnstone • Adrienne Kammerer • Drazen Kozjan •  Jennifer Linton • Luke Painter • Nicole Pakan • Tom Prime • Retchin Pump • Yi-Mei Tsiang • Howie

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LIVEWORDS hosts the CAROUSEL 27 Toronto Launch Party

Thu Apr 07, 2011/ 7:30pm @ The Black Swan 154 Danforth Ave Toronto, ON The evening will feature readings by contributors: Laurie D Graham / Julie Cameron Gray / Jim Johnstone / Christine Walde / Natalie Zina Walschots / Liz Worth + surprise guests! SPECIAL EVENT OFFER — please note that since we did not have a public launch of CAROUSEL #26, we hope you’ll support us by picking up both 26 and 27 together

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2011 BUFFALO SMALL PRESS BOOK FAIR > MAR 19!

Buffalo Small Press Book Fair Mar 19 /2011  (12 – 6 pm) @ Karpeles Manuscript Library (UPSTAIRS) 453 Porter Avenue / Buffalo, NY If you are in the Buffalo area on Saturday March 19th, the Buffalo Small Press Book Fair is a FREE one day event that brings booksellers, authors, bookmakers, zinesters, small presses, artists, poets, and other cultural workers (and enthusiasts) together. Over 100 vendors! Note that CAROUSEL will be present, and it will

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The Never Weres by FIONA SMYTH

Congratulations to Toronto-based artist Fiona Smyth (who we profiled/interviewed back in CAROUSEL 25) — she has just released her first graphic novel, The Never Weres, a youth-oriented science fiction tale where three teens become humanity’s only hope for survival. The Never Weres is a 6.75″ x 9.25″ book, 256 pages, b/w interior, and is being released by Annick Press in both softcover and hardcover editions. On Sunday, March 13,  2 – 5:30pm, The Never Weres

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