This event, a first for Lougheed Town Centre, was the sixth and final in a series of multicultural festivals held to celebrate the diverse cultural composition of our community.
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Lougheed Town Centre Celebrates Black History Month with African & Caribbean Festival
on March 27th, 2010
Girlfriends, Cliques and Politics:Lesley Lokko’s Sundowners
on March 20th, 2010
The sense of intrigue and adventure, the high political stakes, romantic connections and backstabbing, the desire we have to know where life will take the four girls, and the tour we take around the world all the while, provide all the elements we would want to see displayed in a novel.
Markings on the Ceiling; Mirror on the Wall:Dayo Forster’s Reading the Ceiling
on January 31st, 2010
Eighteen year old Ayodele has her own ideas for each of them and while she does not know what decision she will ultimately make, she is intoxicated with the range of possibilities, with the sense of excitement and independence that comes with finally turning eighteen.
The Puzzle of Humanity
on January 4th, 2010
It is essentially the same question we ask ourselves as the clock strikes midnight to announce a new year. What do we wish for? Each year we make resolutions to get fit, be better friends, have more fun, work harder, get better job satisfaction, make more time for the things and the people we love.
“Hold Your Breath and Shine a Light:” Bebe Moore Campbell’s 72 Hour Hold
on December 24th, 2009
Keri Whitmore’s daughter Trina is perfect by her mother’s own admission: her beauty is striking and her standing as a straight-A student would make her the envy of any parent. Keri, who tells Trina’s story is taken with her daughter’s beauty and surprised by the fact that it could not suffice to ease Trina’s way in the world.
With the Ticking of the Clock: Helon Habila’s Measuring Time
on October 4th, 2009
His first novel Waiting for an Angel, which was originally published as a collection of short stories won the already accomplished poet and prose fiction writer Helon vingHabila praise and recognition as a contemporary African writer whom, according to the London Times, was able to “filter the political through the personal with such grace”, giving readers a perspective so new it could be compared to a breath of fresh air.
