Carole Pope has long been the grande dame of the Canadian art rock scene. With Rough Trade, she and writing partner Kevan Staples ushered in a riotous mix of glam, glitter, unspeakably racy (for the time) onstage lesbian sexuality and a certain delicious sense of intellectual irony. Who else would have called their record albums Avoid Freud and For Those Who Jung/Young?
Book launch of The Other Side of Paradise - A Memoir by Staceyann Chin
Date: Saturday, August 15, 2009 - 7:00pm - Sunday, August 16, 2009 - 12:00am
Location
Blue Moon Pub
725 Queen Street East
Toronto M4M 1H1
Canada
43° 39' 32.4108" N, 79° 20' 56.9148" W
See map: Google Maps
Acclaimed performance artist Staceyann Chin brings her passionate lyricism to the page in a powerful memoir chronicling the resilience of one woman faced with a lifetime of struggle. Born on Christmas Day in Lottery, Jamaica, Staceyann was thrust into the arms of a mother who did not want her.
It was her grandmother who stepped in to nurture and provide for her and her older brother, but when the three are separated, Staceyann was again left to survive in an unfamiliar and unwelcome home in Paradise, Jamaica.
The Other Side of Paradise is an unforgettable story told with grace, humour and strength.
Tickets available at the door or in advance at the Toronto Women's Bookstore, 73 Harbord Street or call to reserve your ticket.
It was her grandmother who stepped in to nurture and provide for her and her older brother, but when the three are separated, Staceyann was again left to survive in an unfamiliar and unwelcome home in Paradise, Jamaica.
The Other Side of Paradise is an unforgettable story told with grace, humour and strength.
Tickets available at the door or in advance at the Toronto Women's Bookstore, 73 Harbord Street or call to reserve your ticket.