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Halloween at The Carrot

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

Title: Halloween at The Carrot
Location: The Carrot Community Arts Coffeehouse
Description: Bring the kids by The Carrot for some treats on Halloween night – all to the sweet bluegrass sounds of Elena Yeung!
Start Time: 06:00
Date: 2008-10-31
End Time: 20:00

We also need your help with this!

We would like to give each of the little folk a handful of treats.  This is where you come in – if you are able to donate a bag of candy to the Carrot so they can be passed on, that would be very much appreciated.  We will be handing out the candy as soon as the doors open on Friday evening, so please have it at the Carrot before that time.

Brian Gregg Live at The Carrot

Thursday, September 18th, 2008

Catch Brian Gregg Live at The Carrot.

Open Mic with guest host Anna Vandas

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

Hosted by ANNA VANDAS
(check out her website www.annavandas.com/home/)
7:30 to 10:00
Free admission

As usual, all are welcome to bring a song, a poem, a story, a joke, etc.

Jeremy Doody Plays the Carrot

Thursday, August 7th, 2008

Catch Jeremy Doody live at The Carrot.

Mike McGaw plays The Carrot

Monday, August 4th, 2008

Local roots-rock performer Mike McGaw brings his unique blend of “Skamp” to The Carrot.

Mike has wowed us at the Open Mic many times (including this past Saturday night), but this will be his first full Friday night set.

The show starts at 7 and the cover charge is just $5.

Come ready to hoot, holler and stomp!

Tom Mead Plays the Carrot

Friday, August 1st, 2008

Catch Tom Mead live at The Carrot.

Cover charge is just $5 at the door.

Barry Westerlund Returns to The Carrot

Monday, July 28th, 2008

Catch Barry Westerlund live at the Carrot for a Friday night this Friday!

You can find out more about Barry online at http://www.barrywesterlund.com/

Creative Nonfiction Cabaret

Monday, April 28th, 2008

Creative Nonfiction: You’ve read about it, you’ve heard about it, you’ve talked about it, and maybe you’ve even had a stab at writing it. Now here is your chance to see and hear it LIVE on stage when six of the city’s most intriguing and diverse writers of creative nonfiction step up to the mic in a Creative Nonfiction Cabaret at Edmonton’s hip new venue, The Carrot Community Arts Café, on Sunday May 4.

Published and emerging, fulltime and haven’t-given-up-the-day-job-yet, they are writers of biography, travel, adventure, family memoir, opinion and attitude: Nora Abercrombie, Jean Crozier, Fil Fraser, Rob Pruden, Karen Virag and Janice Williamson. Musical interludes by the Raving Poets Band.

Host is Myrna Kostash, long-time writer of nonfiction of all kinds and founder and president of the Creative Nonfiction Collective.

Doors are at 7:00 pm, the Cabaret starts at 7:30. Cover charge is $5.

For Quick Reference

WHAT: CREATIVE NONFICTION CABARET; HOSTED BY MYRNA KOSTASH; MUSIC BY THE RAVING POETS BAND

WHEN: SUNDAY, MAY 4; DOORS OPEN 7:00 PM, READINGS BEGIN 7:30

WHERE: THE CARROT CAFE, 9351 – 118 AVENUE  (TEL 471-1580)

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WHO: NORA ABERCROMBIE; JEAN CROZIER; FIL FRASER; ROB PRUDEN; KAREN VIRAG; JANICE WILLIAMSON

COST: $5 COVER

www.writersunion.ca
www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com

check out www.dooneyscafe.com

www.greatwestcollection.com

Reading the River: A Traveller’s Companion to the North Saskatchewan River, wins the 2006 Award for Publishing at the Saskatchewan Book Awards.

“Kostash and Burton have woven their journey down the Saskatchewan with love and considerable insight. A joy to read.”

Improv on the Ave returns

Monday, April 28th, 2008

Catch live improv at The Carrot this coming Thursday night!

Improv on the Ave May poster

 

Improv on the Ave

Sunday, February 24th, 2008

At The Carrot, watch as some of Edmonton’s favorite performers create a multitude of characters and weave intricate, dramatic and hilarious stories right before your very eyes! Join hosts Chris Bullough and Jana O’Connor for this delectable once-monthly improv treat!

Download the Improv On the Ave ad

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