The 2021 Outdoor Summer Music Festival
We're back! Live music, outdoors, just west of the shop,
on the northeast corner of College and Beatrice.
Upcoming Shows:
Saturday, September 18 (3:00 PM) -
Ewen Farncombe (piano) & Emily Steinwall (sax)
Sunday, September 19 (3:00 PM) - The Rider Raiders
featuring Rich Underhill (sax), Tim Hamel (trumpet),
George Koller (bass) & Great Bob Scott (drums)
Saturday, September 25 (3:00 PM) - The SPECIAL INTEREST Group
(Rescheduled from Sunday, September 12)
featuring Rebecca Campbell (vocals, guitar, percussion), Kevin Barrett (guitar, vocals),
Jim Bish (sax, flute, vocals) & Rakesh Tewari (drums)
Sunday, September 26 (2:00 PM) - The Patrick Smith 3-oh
featuring Patrick Smith (sax), Chris Banks (bass) & Lowell Whitty (drums)
The shows are free but we encourage you to tip the musicians generously.
These folks have been seriously underemployed recently.
Since 2015, the Sellers & Newel Literary Society (formerly the Speakeasy) has presented
live performances by musicians from all across Canada, the US, the UK, and Australia,
in an intimate and acoustically excellent setting.
We're back! Live music, outdoors, just west of the shop,
on the northeast corner of College and Beatrice.
Upcoming Shows:
Saturday, September 18 (3:00 PM) -
Ewen Farncombe (piano) & Emily Steinwall (sax)
Sunday, September 19 (3:00 PM) - The Rider Raiders
featuring Rich Underhill (sax), Tim Hamel (trumpet),
George Koller (bass) & Great Bob Scott (drums)
Saturday, September 25 (3:00 PM) - The SPECIAL INTEREST Group
(Rescheduled from Sunday, September 12)
featuring Rebecca Campbell (vocals, guitar, percussion), Kevin Barrett (guitar, vocals),
Jim Bish (sax, flute, vocals) & Rakesh Tewari (drums)
Sunday, September 26 (2:00 PM) - The Patrick Smith 3-oh
featuring Patrick Smith (sax), Chris Banks (bass) & Lowell Whitty (drums)
The shows are free but we encourage you to tip the musicians generously.
These folks have been seriously underemployed recently.
Since 2015, the Sellers & Newel Literary Society (formerly the Speakeasy) has presented
live performances by musicians from all across Canada, the US, the UK, and Australia,
in an intimate and acoustically excellent setting.
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HOW TO BOOK A SEAT AT INDOOR LITERARY SOCIETY EVENTS
(ONCE THEY START AGAIN) It's dead easy. Just let us know which show and how many seats via: DM on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter Visit the store at 672 College Street Call 647-778-6345 |
OTHER PERTINENT DETAILS
Unless otherwise announced, doors open at 7:00 p.m. and performances begin at 8:00 p.m. Admission to each show is by minimum donation with all proceeds going to the special guests. Donations in cash or by e-transfer only. |
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How does a tiny bookstore become a tiny music venue? Watch.
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LITERARY SOCIETY NEWSLETTER
To subscribe to the occasional and wildly entertaining Sellers & Newel Literary Society newsletter, please visit the Contact page and complete the form. Just write "Literary Society" or "Literary Society newsletter" or "Please may I sign up for the Literary Society newsletter." You get the idea. You'll think of something. Thanks a lot.
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With profound thanks to Jack Lawson (camera and editing); to Sean Ryan (performance footage); to Stephen Stanley and Chris Bennett (performance) and to a great audience.
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