at the Tranzac Club

Hosted by Brenda Clews

Halloween is nigh upon us and magic is astir! As the veils begin to thin, becoming fully transparent on the Hallow'd Eve, expect a show of Spooktacular bards & minstrels to cast spells over you. I am hosting as Medusa! Witchy, vamp magical spirits, Clara Blackwood, Kat Leonard & Maggie Fraser will siren you into the night. David Clink, Philip Cairns & Luciano Iacobelli, strong transformational Merlins, will leave you dizzy with wonder. Yes! 13min features! Come dressed in costume for a group photo that will become the banner for our Minstrels & Bards group page.

Bios of the Features

PHILIP CAIRNS is an actor/writer/visual artist. He has had plays produced at Hamilton Fringe, The Toronto Queer Theatre Festival, The Rhubarb Festival, The Hamilton Festival, The University of Toronto, The Theatre Centre and Buddies in Bad Times Theatre. He has performed his poetry and monologues at Glad Day Books, A Space, The Art Bar, Toronto Pride and Lab Cab Festival. www.philipcairns.com

DAVID CLINK'S latest poetry collection is The Role of Lightning in Evolution (Chizine Publications, 2016). His poem, “A sea monster tells his story” won the Aurora Award for Best Poem/Song, in 2013. David’s fifth poetry collection will be The Lighthouse (CZP, 2021).

MAGGIE FRASER is a Folk Singer and Songwriter. She likes to explore the mysteries of the human soul and write about characters who live close to the edges of what passes for normal in our culture. She is not as serious as this sounds.

LUCIANO IACOBELLI is a Toronto poet and publisher. He is the author of six full length books of poetry. Dolor Midinight, his latest collection, was published by Quattro books in December 2018. He has just completed Noctograms, his 7th full length collection.

KAT LEAONARD is a musical comedian, host and speaker. For videos and more about her projects, land on KatLeonard.com and follow her memes and shenanigans at @katbandoo on Insta, Twitter and Snap.