Ted Barris has hosted the Uxbridge Celebration of the Arts “Books & Authors Night” for a quarter century. Shelley Macbeth and Blue Heron Books celebrate “B&A’s” 28th year on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013, by featuring Ted interviewing several popular authors and inviting questions from the audience, as well as a chance to meet the authors over the autographing table. But there’s something a little different this year. In addition to his hosting/interviewing duties, Ted will also be interviewed by fellow author Linwood Barclay about Ted’s latest book, The Great Escape: A Canadian Story. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the blockbuster movie The Great Escape, (with Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough, etc.). But as Ted will demonstrate when he speaks and reads from his book, the most famous WWII POW escape was not a story of British heroes and Yankee know-how. The Great Escape was very much a story of Canadian leadership and courage. It’s more exciting than the Hollywood movie. And it’s all true!
When: 8 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013.
Where: Uxbridge Music Hall, 16 Main St. S., Uxbridge, Ontario.
Contact: Shelley Macbeth, Blue Heron Books, 905-852-4282, shelleymacbeth@hotmail.com