Event Directory Search for upcoming events Picks and Previews Plan ahead to check out these not-to-be-missed events All Theatre Dance Music Film & Media Visual Art Literary Festival Promotion Free Nov. 3, 2017 Lorinda Stewart & Amanda Lindhout The true story of one mother’s perseverance in the face of despair Amy Jo Espetveidt Location John Dutton Theatre, Calgary Public Library 616 Macleod Tr. SE Price $17 - $20 Buy Tickets Join Wordfest for a conversation with Amanda Lindhout and her mother, Lorinda Stewart. Hosted by CTV Calgary’s Jocelyn Laidlaw, the evening includes a Q&A and book signing. On August 23, 2008, Lindhout was kidnapped outside Mogadishu in Somalia. The kidnappers demanded millions or she would be killed, and for the next 460 days, Stewart did everything in her power to get her daughter back alive. Exploring that journey, One Day Closer is Stewart’s first book. Wordfest presents Lorinda Stewart & Amanda Lindhout at 7:00pm on November 3, 2017 at the John Dutton Theatre, Calgary Public Library (616 Macleod Tr. SE).
