The organizing Committee of The Krakow Event is now accepting registrations!

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Ladies and Gentlemen, Cohenites of the world, friends,

Continuing the tradition of international meetings for Leonard Cohen fans I have the pleasure to invite you to the next Leonard Cohen Event which will take place in Krakow, Poland on 6-8th August 2010.

Krakow, in contrast to the previous cities, is not a place which had the privilege of becoming a hallmark in Leonard Cohen’s life or career. Though it is probable Cohen has never visited Krakow, still you can find here places which are not unlike those connected with our Artist. Krakow is a city of culture, a city that never sleeps, a city of artists, students (and … tourists), the district of Kazimierz is an important centre of Jewish culture. Cohen simply fits here.

We assume that the programme for the Krakow Event will be largely based on programmes of the previous events. We are planning concerts, an open-mic session, sightseeing, small gifts, but, first of all, we would like this event to be an opportunity to meet like-minded old friends and acquaintances from all over the world, like-minded also with Leonard Cohen.

All the information on the event will be available on The Leonard Cohen Files: http://leonardcohenfiles.com/krakow-index.html and on the event website: http://leonardcohenevent.info/

If you have any suggestions, questions, or if you simply want to tell the world you are going to Krakow - you’re welcome to use the The Leonard Cohen Forum.
If you would like to help the organizers, or if you have an interesting idea how to make the Krakow event even better, we’re waiting for your suggestions.

You can contact the organizing committee at krakow2010@leonardcohenevent.info

On behalf of the organizing comitee,

Sebastian Korta

P.S. Bring your guitars!

Leonard Cohen International Festival is over. Ahh! On to the Banff Allograft Pathology Meeting!

When I first agreed to direct the Leonard Cohen International Festival I never imagined it would be so much fun, or that the press coverage would be so wonderful, not just reaching the Edmonton Journal culture section, but also front page and editorial page. The multitasking to keep all the balls juggling in the air as I prepared for the event with all the other great people helping me was stimulating and enjoyable, I even wrote a poem about it.

The friendships with the wonderful artists who performed was maybe the best part. My friends in music internationally now number approximately the same as my friends in medicine, all great people and so much fun to interact with! The fourteen hundred people we attracted to the Winspear Concert Hall on Saturday night for our Gala Concert is five or six times the number of people who attend the consensus generating meetings I run every two years in medicine. Different configurations, different aims, but both types of gatherings are important, each accomplishes something unique and significant.

So what now? Well on the Leonard Cohen side the next International Event is in Krakow, Poland in the summer of 2010. And what do I have to do for that? Absolutely nothing, I just need to show up and enjoy.

On the medical side our planning for the next Banff Conference on Allograft Pathology in August 2009 is well in place, the program is set and we have begun to invite speakers and sponsors. Already thinking way ahead there, the 2011 Allograft Pathology meeting will be in Paris, 2013 will be in Brazil (Rio? Manaus?) and 2015 in Sweden. The meeting will not be back in Banff, Canada until 2017.

Increasingly it looks like standard setting in medicine of the type we do in these meetings will be even more important in the future than it is today. Interest is growing, more people want to take part.

Quite the opposite of most people, now that our big July event is over I am not going anywhere, or doing anything special in August and September. Just staying here in Edmonton immersing myself in the medical work routine during the days which is nice to be able to focus on again, and in the evenings enjoying the local cultural scene where others perform and organize and I can just sit there and soak it in!

Have a great rest of the summer!
Best regards. - Kim

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After Party and Clinker Soundscape Performance

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Haven Social Club Songwriter in the Round

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Survivors’ Breakfast

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Sunday Night Concert Monsieur Camembert

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