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SUMMARY:Author Event: Long Strange Trips 
LOCATION:Central Branch\nCentral Branch
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DESCRIPTION:Join us for this author evening featuring Slava Pastuk\, autho
 r of Bad Trips and Andrew Brobyn\, author of Babble On\, both published by
  Dundurn Press. 18+ .\nhttps://opl.libnet.info/event/8875138
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 pg" width="232" height="233" alt="" /></h5>\n<p style="text-align: justify
 \;">&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;</p>\n<p style="text-align: justify\;"></p>\n<p
  style="text-align: justify\;"></p>\n<p style="text-align: justify\;">Slav
 a Pastuk was sent to prison in 2019 for a well-publicized drug smuggling c
 onviction. Before that\, he was a culture writer based in Toronto whose wo
 rk has been featured on VICE\, COMPLEX\, CollegeHumor\, and various other 
 publications. Slava&rsquo\;s experience has given him a unique &mdash\; an
 d\, at times\, staggering &mdash\; view of both the media and drug industr
 ies.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><span style="text-align: center\;"></span><img src="
 https://static.libnet.info/frontend-images/events/opl/Andrew_Brobyn_bio_pi
 c.jpg" width="178" height="268" alt="" style="display: block\; margin-left
 : auto\; margin-right: auto\;" /></p>\n<p><span style="text-align: center\
 ;"></span></p>\n<p><span style="text-align: center\;"></span></p>\n<p styl
 e="padding-left: 60px\; text-align: justify\;"><span style="text-align: ce
 nter\;">&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; </span></p
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 -align: center\;"></span></p>\n<p style="padding-left: 60px\; text-align: 
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 xt-align: justify\;"><span style="text-align: center\;"></span></p>\n<p st
 yle="padding-left: 60px\; text-align: left\;"></p>\n<p>Andrew<span style="
 text-align: center\;"> Brobyn is a poet and memoirist. His experiences inv
 olving mental health and addiction issues are a major focus of his writing
 . He lives in Toronto.</span></p>\n<p>From a Toronto journalists' meteoric
  descent from acclaimed Vice magazine writer/reporter to being a drug smug
 gler in prison to A mid-level drug traffickers decade long post-acid trip 
 journey to redemption\, drugs take center stage with this unique pairing o
 f authors sharing unique life stories.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>A Different D
 rummer Books will be on hand to sell books.</p>\n<p>Registration is requir
 ed.</p>\n<p>Skills learned: Critical thinking\, Communication\, Informatio
 n literacy\, Social skills</p>\n<p>Please review the guidelines and freque
 ntly asked questions on our&nbsp\;<a href="https://opl.ca/Programs-and-Eve
 nts/Programming-FAQ">Program FAQ.</a></p>\n<p><strong>Need to cancel? Plea
 se let us know.</strong></p>\n<p>&nbsp\;If you have to cancel your spot fo
 r any reason\, you can do so by:</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;1. Logging into&nbsp\;<a h
 ref="https://attend.opl.on.ca/myevents">MyEvents&nbsp\;</a>using your libr
 ary card.&nbsp\; If you did not register with your library card\, you will
  need the reference number you received in your confirmation email.</p>\n<
 p>&nbsp\;2. Phone your&nbsp\;<a href="https://opl.ca/Locations">local bran
 ch</a>\, or email&nbsp\;<a href="mailto:oplreference@oakville.ca.">oplrefe
 rence@oakville.ca.</a> Please have ready the program title\, program date\
 , and names of registered individuals.</p>\n<p>Access to facilities and pr
 ograms may be impacted by evolving health and safety protocols related to 
 COVID-19. The Town will follow all requirements and recommendations issued
  by Halton Public Health and any applicable provincial regulations. The To
 wn may use discretion to impose its own requirements. You will be notified
  if your registration is impacted by any changes.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</
 p>\nhttps://opl.libnet.info/event/8875138
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