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Sign the petition in support of the Centre for Comparative Literature here.
Vote for the Frye sculpture in Moncton here.
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Your Daily Reminder
Vote for the Frye sculpture here: http://www.refresheverything.ca/fryefestival You can vote daily until August 31. Remember that you must be signed in before your vote can be registered.
Dawn Arnold of the Frye Festival has set up a “voting team” to submit votes for people who may be away on vacation but still wish to register their votes. Contact her at dawn@frye.ca
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If you haven’t already, sign the petition in support for the Centre for Comparative Literature here: http://www.petitiononline.com/complit/petition.html
And be sure to visit the Save CompLit Facebook page here: http://www.savecomplit.ca/Protest.html
Frye Festival Newsletter
You can see the latest Frye Festival Newsletter here. There is an update on the campaign to raise a sculpture of Frye in Moncton, as well as an update on the effort to save the Frye-founded Centre for Comparative Literature at the University of Toronto.
We are of course attempting to provide a bridge to these two communities, so please join our Facebook page (top right corner of our widgets menu). The more links we can make between the artistic and academic communities and Frygians everywhere, the better.
Your Daily Reminder
Vote for the Frye sculpture here: http://www.refresheverything.ca/fryefestival We seem to have slipped over the last 24 hours into fifth place. But you can vote daily until August 31. So please do so. Remember that you must be signed in before you vote can be registered.
Dawn Arnold of the Frye Festival has set up a “voting team” to submit votes for people who may be away on vacation but still wish to register their votes. Contact her at dawn@frye.ca
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If you haven’t already, sign the petition in support for the Centre for Comparative Literature here: http://www.petitiononline.com/complit/petition.html
And be sure to visit the Save CompLit Facebook page here: http://www.savecomplit.ca/Protest.html
Harvey Pekar at the Frye Festival, 2007
Harvey Pekar autographing copies of American Splendor in Moncton in 2007
Here are some photos I’ve been able to find of a book signing with the late Harvey Pekar at a local comic book store in Monction. This event was part of our festival in 2007. Unfortunately, we don’t seem to have photos or any press clippings covering Harvey’s main event at the festival, a 90 minute appearance alone on stage where he took questions and comments from about 200 people, a very candid exchange during which he revealed a lot about himself and his creative process. Sadly, I don’t believe we videotaped this event. However, I retain the unforgettable image of him sitting alone on stage under a bright light, holding his head in his hands, patiently welcoming and answering all questions. Like a character out of Beckett. He said things like: I can’t believe this is happening. Why do you care what I have to say? I don’t deserve this. You’re actually paying me for this? He talked a lot about the movie American Splendor and the burst of fame it brought, along with the headaches. The audience was made up of a lot of people we don’t usually see, and everyone was thrilled.
Our earlier post here.
New York Times obituary here.
More pictures of Harvey in Moncton after the break, along with a recent extended interview with him at Penn State.
CompLit Centre / Frye Sculpture Reminders
Your daily reminder about the two issues we’re really pushing these days.
If you have not already signed the Save Complit Centre petition, you may do so here: http://www.petitiononline.com/complit/petition.html
You may also visit the Save CompLit Facebook page here: http://www.savecomplit.ca/Protest.html
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Remember also to VOTE DAILY for the Northrop Frye Sculpture here: http://www.refresheverything.ca/fryefestival
We are currently in 4th place. We need to finish first or second to receive the $25,000 prize.
Vote!
Vote daily for the $25,000 prize to construct the Northrop Frye sculpture here: http://www.refresheverything.ca/fryefestival
As always, remember that you must be signed in before your vote counts.
Frye Sculpture: Vote Early, Vote Often!
Just a reminder, folks, to vote daily for the Frye sculpture proposal here: http://www.refresheverything.ca/fryefestival
A reminder also that, as Dawn Arnold pointed out yesterday, YOU MUST BE SIGNED IN FIRST IN ORDER TO HAVE YOUR VOTE REGISTER. The site as it’s designed might fool you. You can hit the vote button before signing in, but that is not actually a vote, it is just a cue to sign in. So once you have signed in, hit the vote button a second time. You’ll know you’ve successfully entered your vote because the vote button will then disappear till the next day, at which point you can vote again.
Remember also that Dawn and her colleagues at the Frye Festival are setting up a “voting team” for those who, because they’re at the cottage for a month or vacationing away, may not have access to the internet and therefore cannot vote. If you would like to have the voting team vote on your behalf, you can contact Dawn at dawn@frye.ca
Finally, some tangible proof that your votes count. Over the last 24 hours the Frye proposal has moved from 6th to 4th place. That matters, because only the first and second place finishers will receive the $25,000 prize. We’re moving tantalizing close to being one of those top two contenders.