Gordon Kirkland will MC and perform at a special concert for Haiti this Saturday from 2:00 – 5:00 at the Arts Centre Theatre in Maple Ridge. The proceeds from the concert will all go to the purchase of Shelterboxes (http://www.shelterbox.ca/) for the victims of the horrific earthquake in Haiti last week. The show is sponsored by the local Rotary clubs. The Board of the Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Arts Council held a special vote yesterday and passed a motion to waive the rental fees. Admission is by donation. For more information about the show, a link to the press release, and the current lineup of entertainers donating their talent to the show, visit www.gordonkirkland.com ( http://www.gordonkirkland.com) .

Gordon Kirkland has been called ‘one of North America’s premier humorists.’ BookExpo-America named him one of the 7 Book Industry Characters in 2007. He has received the Leacock Award of Merit for three of his five books. His sixth book will be released on December 5, 2009. Holly Jolly Frivolity is a collection of humorous essays, all with a holiday season theme. He is a member of the faculty of the Southern California Writer’s Conference. He is currently a member of the cast of the 3-Day Novel television series on BookTelevision, airing Tuesdays at 8:30 Eastern. He lives in Pitt Meadows, British Columbia. Visit the Gordon Kirkland website at http://www.gordonkirkland.com