Friday Special Blend
Friday March 7th, 2025 with Susan Johnston, Micah Petti, and Gianluca Petti
Sarah Feldman at Pique festival and Jason Dunkerley's memoir

Topique 6:30 tonight! Join indie artist-producer and electronic music educator Sarah Feldman for a deep dive into artist development starting from square one: producing a pop song. Learn DIY skills, gain a deeper appreciation for pop song structure, and walk away with better tools to realize your musical ideas. No experience or equipment required. Jason Dunkerley's Visions of Hope: Running Towards My Own Truth is an autobiography of an iconic blind Canadian middle-distance runner who won five Paralympic medals and numerous other laurels during his storied career. In telling his story, Dunkerley introduces the reader to the behind-the-scenes intricacies of top-tier athletics: the rigours of intensive training; the building of rapport among athlete, guide and coach; the development and implementation of winning strategies; the never-ending struggle to excel; the searing letdown of defeat, and the euphoric triumph of victory. Bruce Kidd, a fabled Canadian Olympian and Professor Emeritus of Sport Politics and Policy at the University of Toronto, called Visions of Hope "an insightful, at times poetic, account of the life of a Canadian Paralympian."