Get the Word. The twetfth annual Word on the Street is back live in Lethbridge for the first time since 2019. So the streets outside the Lethbridge Public Library will be alive with the sounds of music, and lots of authors, Saturday, Sept.17.
“ We’re all really excited to be holding a live event again. it will be the first time since 2019,” said Elizabeth Hegerat, Lethbridge Public library manager community and economic advances.
Word on The Street has been an online event for the past two years during the pandemic.
“ There’s some advantages to the online event, but it isn’t the same as live,” Hegaret continued.
The popular event has six stages and a Kids corner and a few activities inside.
Lethbridge Herald Author Stage features Sandra Wong, Kit Dobson, environmental activist Maude Barlow, Little Mosque on the Prairie creator Zarqa Nawaz talking about her debut novel, Leah Hennel, Janet Melrose and Sheryl Normandeau.
Canadian Heritage Author Stage has Suzette Mayr, Myrna Kostash, Jonathan Dyck, Jacob Lee Bachinger and Jaspreet Singh, Jamie Chai Yun Liew and Virginia Bordeleau.
The Words in Motion Stage welcomes Lethbridge Historical Society, Lethbridge Girls Rock Camp, Wordbridge writers’ workshop, Andrew Nugara, Telling Stories With Panels with Eric Dyck and a Drop-in Comics Jam.
The Teen Zone Stage features Jo Treggiari (virtual), Natasha Deen, Judy I. Lin, Colleen Nelson, Jesmeen Kaur Deo and Emily Victoria.
Kids’ Zone Stage has Deidre Havrelock, Shazia Afzal, Isabelle Groc, Gillian Goerz, Colleen Nelson and Wesley King (virtual) with a special presentation from the Rocky Mountain Book Award Committee.