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Celebrated NPR music critic Ann Powers visits the Appel Salon to discuss her new book Traveling: On the Path to Joni Mitchell. Not another standard telling of the Joni Mitchell story but a tale of long journeying told through extensive interviews and deep archival research, creating a fresh and fascinating addition to the Joni Mitchell canon.

Joni Mitchell has spellbound listeners for decades as one of the most influential singer-songwriters to emerge from the Folk music scene of the 1960s, and her musical legacy left a loud imprint on musicians, fans and storytellers of all walks of life. In Traveling, Ann Powers brings her honed skills as a music biographer to trace the story of Joni from rural Canada to her ultimate International stardom and her recent triumphant comeback after the aneurysm that nearly took her life. And along the way, Powers delivers a new type of music biography that contradicts the traditional idea that a fan can ever truly and deeply know their musical icons.

Ann Powers shares Traveling: On the Path to Joni Mitchell and discusses this singular creative force that was never content to remain in one place, or remain the same person, her entire life.

About this event’s guests:

Ann Powers

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Traveling: On the Path to Joni Mitchell

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This event is part of our signature Salon Series, where we host local and international authors, artists and thinkers in conversation about their new books and big ideas.

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Note: This is an in-person event at The Bram and Bluma Appel Salon, the premiere event space for Toronto Public Library's cultural and heritage programming located on the second floor of the Toronto Reference Library (789 Yonge Street).

Arrive early, meet people. The talk starts at 7 pm, but doors open at 6 pm. Come early so you can chat with your fellow literature lovers, and make new friends. As with all Appel Salon events, we'll have a cash bar with a selection of beer and wine, as well as sandwiches and snacks.

Tickets are only guaranteed until 15 minutes before the show starts, at which point we will start opening up available spots to the rush line.

Accessibility at Toronto Public Library:

Toronto Public Library is committed to accessibility. Please call or email us if you are Deaf or have a disability and would like to request accommodation to participate in this program. Please let us know as far in advance as possible and we will do our best to meet your request. At least three weeks’ notice is preferred. Phone 416-393-7099 or email accessibleservices@tpl.ca.