The evening celebration included a keynote address by George Elliott Clarke, gospel music by local band Shoulder to Shoulder and interactive African drumming with Henry Bishop. George Elliott Clarke was born in Windsor, Nova Scotia. He has published three books of poetry, most recently, Whylah Falls, which won the Archibald Lampman Award. In 1998, Clarke was awarded the prestigious Portia White Prize. He is presently lecturing at the University of Toronto.
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