The Ottawa Book Collectors Programme of Upcoming Events
 

OBC Meetings 2010-2011

 

All OBC meetings, unless otherwise indicated, begin at 7:30 pm and will be held in the first floor Senate Room, Laframboise Hall, Saint Paul University, 249 Main Street .

Meetings are held the first Monday of every month.

LOCATION

249 Main Street
 

SEPTEMBER 2010

 

Round-Table

Gather 'Round the Table! – Members discuss and circulate books acquired when browsing through the summer months.
September 13, 2010
2nd Monday of Sept.
 

OCTOBER 2010

 

Deschâtelets Archives

We visit the historical archives of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI) which archives house records from 1841 to the present. The 20,000 document library consists of books and journals written by the Oblates pertaining to the Oblate Missions and to Aboriginal and Western Canada history.

Note: We will meet at the Maison Deschâtelets, 175 Main Street (close to Laframboise Hall) at 7:30 p.m.

Maps will be provided at our September meeting.

October 4, 2010
 

NOVEMBER 2010

 

The Satanic Verses and the fatwa

Our member David Gosse will discuss the works and career of British novelist Salman Rushdie. David will also review the 1989 death order issued against Rushdie by the Ayatollah Khomeini of Iran in response to Rushdie's publication "The Satanic Verses", and the critical response of the Muslim community to the Ayatollah's death threat. An avid collector of Rushdie's books, David will circulate his first editions of several of Rushdie's novels.
November 1, 2010
 

DECEMBER 2010

 

Alexander Pope: "A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring"

Daniel Bentley will present on the English poet Alexander Pope, regarded as one of the finest poets and satirists of the mid-seventeenth to mid-eighteenth century period and one of the major influences on English literature. Daniel will provide copies of Pope's "Collected Works" – excluding of course the 1789 edition of Volume Two, for which Daniel had searched for 40 years, and which was lost in the mail last November, en route to Daniel's home.
December 6, 2010
 

JANUARY 2011

 

Biblio-wassail

Finishing off the last of the Yuletide seasonal cheer, OBC members will present the books they received during the holidays (or books they gave themselves!) Tell us why it is an asset to your collection.
January 10, 2011
 

FEBRUARY 2011

 

Winslow Homer, Master of Realism

OBC member Shirley Van Dusen will discuss the art of American landscape painter Winslow Homer who is considered one of the foremost painters in 19th century America and a pre-eminent figure in American art.
February 7, 2011
 

MARCH 2011

 

The Rideau Canal – Poverty, Distress and Disease

Kevin Dooley has been a tireless advocate for the commemoration of the Rideau Canal workers. Kevin has actively supported memorializing the Irish immigrant labourers, who built the Canal under terrible working conditions, by contributing to the planning of the Celtic Cross which was erected in 2004 beside the Canal near the Chateau Laurier. He has also assisted with the production of the book "Labourers on the Rideau Canal", a definitive history of the Canal workers and an "indictment of Colonel By and his regime". The Rideau Canal is now a National Heritage Site and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Kevin will discuss many of the issues detailed by Canal historians: construction problems surrounding this engineering marvel, the injuries sustained by the workers in their dangerous work, and the racist attitude of British authorities towards the Irish workers.
March 7, 2011
 

APRIL 2011

 

The Dionne Quints: Miracle Births

OBC member Leonard Belsher will provide us with an overview of the poignant story of the Dionne Quints, together with information about the Dionne Quints Collectors' literary pieces and ephemera. Leonard will illustrate his presentation with a number of titles from his collection and a selection of his Dionne memorabilia.
April 4, 2011
 

MAY 2011

 

The Brontes

OBC member Mary Audcent will be speaking about that literary family extraordinaire, the Brontes. Details of Mary's presentation to follow at the September meeting.
May 2, 2011
 

JUNE 2011

 

Annual General Meeting

Our Annual General Meeting when suggestions for potential speakers will be provided, and a new executive elected.
June 6, 2011

Future Events:

Would you be interested in doing a presentation on some aspect of your own book collection with other members?


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