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EVENT: An Evening of Ideas with Bernie Lucht
AUTHOR: Ideas for a New Century Edited by Bernie Lucht
VENUE: Peter Wilson Common Room, New Academic Building University of King’s College, 6350 Coburg Road
CITY: Halifax
PROVINCE: NS
DATE: January 29, 2009
TIME: 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

SHORT DESCRIPTION: A new collection of human thought and vision! Bernie Lucht is the executive producer of two CBC Radio One programs: the long-running, nightly series, Ideas, and the Sunday afternoon program of religious and spiritual exploration, Tapestry. As executive producer of Ideas, Lucht is responsible for the overall editorial and creative direction of the program. Under his leadership, Ideas has won many awards and received national and international recognition for the quality of its work. In 1998, he was awarded The John Drainie Award for Distinguished Contribution to Broadcasting by the Alliance of Canadian Cinema Television and Radio Artists. This presentation is free of charge, open to the public, and is presented by the University of King’s College. Info: (902) 422-1271

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EVENT or BOOK TITLE: Books at the Bistro Reading Series
AUTHOR: Bernie Lucht
VENUE: Opera Bistro, 60 Prince William Street
CITY: Saint John
PROVINCE: NB
DATE: Saturday, January 31, 2009
TIME: 11:45 am to 2:00 pm

SHORT DESCRIPTION: Books at the Bistro presents Bernie Lucht, reading from and discussing his new release Ideas for a New Century. Join in for an afternoon of good food, good talk, and good company. Advance Tickets Required. Ticket price includes lunch and a copy of the book. To reserve a seat, please contact Opera Bistro (506) 642-2822 eat@operabistro.com or Inprint Bookstore (506) 648-2315 sjbooks@unbsj.ca

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EVENT or BOOK TITLE: Ideas for a New Century
AUTHOR: Bernie Lucht
VENUE: McNally Robinson, Grant Park, in the Events Alcove
CITY: Winnipeg
PROVINCE: MB
DATE: Wednesday Feb 11 2009
TIME: 7:00 pm

SHORT DESCRIPTION: Author Talk & Signing for Ideas for a New Century, a thought-provoking collection of interviews from recent broadcasts of the popular CBC Radio Program, Ideas. In these engaging conversations, compiled and edited by Bernie Lucht, great public intellectuals reflect on where civilization is heading, addressing such topics as the environment, social engineering, human rights and the quest for truth. Lucht has been the executive producer of the award-winning Ideas since 1984. He also produces Tapestry, CBC Radio’s Sunday program of religious and spiritual exploration.