Actress Millicent Hayberry, who played the late Park writer Imogen Aardeekhoorn on both stage and screen, will host a “Chipmunk Chinwag” following the free encore screening of Mixed Nuts, her publicist has confirmed.

“Millicent will take questions about the film production, but she will also answer audience queries about Aardeekhoorn herself. Since the writer’s death last month, the public has exhibited an interest in her personal life as well as her professional life. Imogen and Millicent were friends and Millicent feels reasonably qualified to answer some of these questions,” the publicist said.

The free encore screening of Mixed Nuts is scheduled to take place at the Ancient, Open-Air Theatre at 6:00 p.m. on October 2.

The Park Interspecial Film Festival will run 1-5 October, 2014.

The 2014 Park ART Walk will highlight the artistic endeavours of The Park’s refugees, it was announced today.

In a joint statement released this morning, the organizers of the Park ART Walk (PAW), The Park’s Department of Holidays, Festivals, and Celebrations, the Park Museum of Contemporary Art, the Marine Mammal Bank of The Park, and the Sapsucker Savings and Loan Corporation, confirmed the theme of The Park’s 8th annual Park ART Walk.

“We are extremely pleased that we have been able to work together to bring refugee art into focus at the 2014 Park ART Walk,” the statement began.

“The Park is extremely proud of its refugees and we want to shine a light on the ways in which they have enriched our lives. These are Animals who have suffered greatly and have survived; they have lived to tell the tale and to rebuild their lives in The Park. Their resilience is and will continue to be an inspiration to all of us,” the statement concluded.

Underwritten in part by Sapsucker Savings and Loan, The Park-wide exhibition will be entitled, “From Fear to Freedom.”

This is the third time in its history that the Park ART Walk has had a distinct theme. Last year, PAW honoured The Park’s autochthonous artists in the exhibition, “From the Ground Up.” In 2012, thanks to a one-time gift from The Archons’ Initiative Fund, the event showcased art as it related to the theme, “INtegration through ART.” The stated goal of that themed exhibition was to “encourage Animals to learn more about species other than their own, so that we can understand our differences and our similarities.”

The Park ART Walk is a one-day, juried art exhibition that showcases the artistic expression of Park residents. The 8th annual Park ART Walk will take place on Saturday, August 16, 2014 between the hours of 10:00 am and 7:00 pm. Showings will take place at participating art galleries, shops, theatres and cinemas. This year’s jury will include curators from the Park Museum of Contemporary Art and the Kipos Gallery.

“Phoebic Verses” may win three literary prizes June 15

“Phoebic Verses,” The Park’s runaway best seller, could net its author a total of three prizes at tomorrow’s Chitter Radio Literary Awards.

“This is the first time a book of poetry has been entered in more than one category and we are elated,” says Kezban Aslan, manager of Kynikos Press, the book’s publisher.

In fact, the book itself has been nominated in only two categories; the third nomination is for the poet: 2014 breakout star, Phoebe, has a good chance of becoming this year’s Most Promising Newcomer.

But that is not what makes this year’s Awards extraordinary, according to the organizers. What does make it extraordinary is that a book of poetry has been nominated in the humour category.

“This is the the first time in our 19-year history that a book of poetry has received a nomination in the humour category,” said a spokesAnimal for the Awards.

According to Aslan, the book’s humour was one of the reasons Kynikos Press decided to publish it.

“We thought Phoebe’s poems offered a unique take on things and we wanted The Park’s readers to be able to experience it,” he said.

The book, which includes the poem, “Two Bones” has had a “wild ride,” since its publication in February, the publisher says.

“This is the year of Domestic Canine poetry and we’ve been riding that wave quite nicely,” Aslan said.