Upcoming Events

THE WALRUS FOUNDATION FIFTH ANNIVERSARY GALA

DATE: January 22, 2009
TIME: Cocktails at 6:30, Dinner at 7:30
PLACE: The Fermenting Cellar, Distillery District. (See Map.)

Hosted by Seamus O'Regan and Shelagh Rogers with co-publishers Shelley Ambrose and John Macfarlane, and jazz by Molly Johnson.

The night will include a unique silent auction of Secret Messages in a Bottle — including messages from Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Sir Richard Branson, Margaret Atwood, Romeo Dallaire, Douglas Coupland, Ian Rankin, Stephen King, Christopher Plummer and more.

There will also be a raffle to win a trip with Adventure Canada down the coast of Labrador with artists and writers including Alistair MacLeod, Donna Morrissey and Shelagh Rogers.

To order tickets, contact Fiona Wilson, 416-071-5004 ext. 221, or email fiona.wilson@walrusmagazine.com. Tickets are $500; and $5,000 for a table of ten (you will receive a tax receipt for maximum allowable).

The event is sponsored by Bennett Jones LLP, Barrick, Vale Inco and the TD Bank Financial Group.

NEW! THE WALRUS LUNCHTIME DEBATES

Beginning in March 2009, join The Walrus for a series of four debates on politics, the environment and society.

Our first debate is on March 12, beginning with author and journalist William Johnson on Stephen Harper: Friend or Foe?

Johnson, one of Canada's foremost experts on the Harper era, is the author of the acclaimed biography Stephen Harper and the Future of Canada, published by McClelland and Stewart.

Event Details
Lively Lunch Debate Series
Thursday, March 12 at noon
York Room, 68th Floor, First Canadian Place, Toronto
Sponsored by BMO Financial Group

To purchase a table call 416-071-5004 ext. 236. Prices: $1,200 for a table of 8; $4,000 for tables of 8 at all four debates.

Fearless. Witty. Thoughtful. Canadian. All this — and lunch too.