LATEST NEWS:
LATEST NEWS:
The Al Purdy A-frame Association is very pleased to announce that Eurithe Purdy will be matching all donations to the A-frame Foundation Project up to $10,000, from now until her birthday on November 10, 2023. The Al Purdy A-frame Association runs a highly successful nationally recognized writer-in-residence program from the former home, a local heritage…
Read morePurdy Drinks III @ the Monarch Tavern in Toronto
Please join us for an evening of poetry and music! All proceeds help the Al Purdy A-frame Association with its restoration of the A-frame and writers-in-residence program. Featuring performances from Canada’s first poet laureate George Bowering, Griffin poetry prize winner David McFadden, amazing spoken word artist Ian Kamau, and the first Writer-in-Residence Katherine Leyton. Al…
Read MoreThe A-Frame Residency
The A-frame house at the edge of Roblin Lake was built in 1957 by Al Purdy and his wife Eurithe, who had set aside $1200 dollars from CBC radio plays Al had written in Montreal. They bought a piece of land and a load of used buildings material from a structure being torn down…
Read MoreDrama/Poetry/Music at Rednersville Aug. 30
Hello friends I’m getting in touch to remind you of the outstanding Al Purdy A-frame Association fund-raiser being held at Active Arts Studio in Rednersville, Prince Edward County, on Saturday August 30 starting at 3PM. I have no doubt it will be sensational. And a sell-out. Three performances – drama, poetry and music – all…
Read MoreSecond Purdy Picnic Packed
With its first writer-in-residence now calling the iconic Al Purdy A-frame home, the second annual Al Purdy Picnic attracted a large crowd of poets, writers and lovers of literature…read more at Inside Belleville: http://www.insidebelleville.com/news-story/4723784-purdy-celebrated-with-poems-beer/
Read More2nd Annual Purdy Picnic Features Readings, Music
Guess Who’s Coming to the Picnic? McClelland and Stewart/Random House of Canada To Sponsor Inaugural Residency 2nd Annual Purdy Picnic Features Readings, Music July 26 is a day to celebrate at the Al Purdy A-frame! In addition to it being the date of the 2nd annual Al Purdy Picnic, McClelland and Stewart/Random House…
Read MorePURDY DRINKS II
Clara Blackwood, Michael Lista, Robert Priest & Suzannah Showler . . . On the same stage, this coming Monday June 23rd, at the Monarch Tavern. Tickets will be 10$ at the door. In addition to the price of the ticket, $1 from each drink sold will go towards the ongoing updating of the Al &…
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Preparing for the first writer-in-residence
Our first writer, Katherine Leyton, will move into the A-frame on July 1st, now only a couple of weeks away! Because of this there has been a tremendous push on amongst the local A-framers to get things cleaned up and finished before she gets there. Our contractor, Matti Kopamees, has been working hard on the…
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Amanda Lowthian
In this ongoing quest to save the Al & Eurithe Purdy A-frame and to repurpose it as a residence for up and coming writers, we have had the pleasure of meeting many inspiring and wonderful folk. No doubt in no small amount due to the enduring power of Al’s poetry, kind, interesting, and multi-talented people…
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Photos from Purdy Drinks I
Some photos from the last Purdy Drinks, held at the Monarch Tavern in Toronto on January 20th, featuring Paul Vermeersch, Jim Smith, Stuart Ross, Karen Solie, Katherine Leyton, and Jonathan Tyrrell: All photos by Brian D Johnson
Read MoreBruce Cockburn supports the A-frame
For those in Ottawa, or in its immediate environs, this is an event that is not to be missed. The Spur Festival in Ottawa will be running from May 8th-10th. As part of this festival, The Al Purdy A-frame Association is co-programming an event of music, poetry, talk, and general Al Purdy fun, featuring none…
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