Join local author and University of Waterl oo professor\, Henry Adam Svec\, for a delightful evening of Canadian Foot ball League folk legends and songs. Svec's recent book "Life is like Canad ian Football and Other Authentic Folk Songs"\, is described as "a grossly inaccurate &ldquo\;memoir&rdquo\; about Canadian folk legends".
\nHenry Adam Svec \;is the auth or of American Folk Music as Tactical Media and Life is Like Canadian Football and Other Authentic Folk Songs . His writing has appeared in The New Quarte rly\, C Magazine\, MOTHERBOARD\, and elsewhere\, and his musical performan ces have been presented in galleries and festivals including 7a*11d\, FADO \, and Sappyfest. He is also co-creator of Donair Academy\, a digital role -playing game exploring Atlantic Canadian cuisine. He was raised on a cher ry farm near Blenheim\, Ontario\, and has also lived in New Brunswick and Mississippi. He currently teaches at the U niversity of Waterloo.
\nThis program is presented in partnershi p with Invisible Books and was made possible with the financial assistance of the Canada Council for the Arts through The Writers&rsquo\; Union of C anada's Nation Public Readings Program.
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