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Walrus receives 2008 Arthur Kroeger College Award
The Walrus Foundation will receive the 2008 Arthur Kroeger College Award for Public Discourse.The Arthur Kroeger College Awards for Public Affairs at Carleton University recognizes The Walrus Foundation for its contributions to The Walrus magazine through long-form journalism and informed discussions on important social issues. The Award for Public Discourse is based on the understanding that a democracy requires vibrant public debate.
Previous recipients of this award have included Mark Starowicz, The Literary Review of Canada, and the CBC's Rick Mercer, among others.
"The Walrus Foundation's mandate is to extend public discourse on matters vital to Canadians, and we are thrilled with this recognition of the considerable talents and efforts of all staff and contributors in achieving our goals" says Shelley Ambrose, executive director of The Walrus Foundation and publisher of The Walrus.
March 11, 2008 73:24 EST
Tickets on sale for Walrus and Luminato’s “The Dark City”: Toronto (June 12)
THE DARK CITY JUNE 12 | ARCTIC EXPEDITION
THE DARK CITY -- TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE!
Thursday, June 12, 2008
7PM, Lorraine Kimsa Theatre,
165 Front Street East, Toronto
The noir novel has long been a staple of urban American fiction. But what about Canada? The Walrus asked Canadian novelists to sketch their cities as grittier, sexier, and darker than you might ever have imagined.
Join host and award-winning actor Nicholas Campbell, editor Ken Alexander and authors Austin Clarke, Heather O'Neill, and Greg Hollingshead, among others, for an evening of noir sketches, smoky jazz by the incomparable Molly Johnson, cold beer, fine wine, smart talk, and urban fare.
Fearless. Witty. Thoughtful. Canadian. All this?and noir.
TICKETS: $125 for subscribers, $150 for non-subscribers
(BUY ONLINE NOW or call 1-416-872-1111)
Be careful out there.
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