Margaret Atwood, Ann-Marie MacDonald and Atom Egoyan Help Celebrate Salah Bachir's Memoir ″First to Leave the Party: My Life with Ordinary People … Who Happen to be Famous″ at a Star-Studded Fundraiser
and included a reading by Ann-Marie MacDonald and performances by music legends Lorraine Segato and Carole Pope.
- and included a reading by Ann-Marie MacDonald and performances by music legends Lorraine Segato and Carole Pope.
- "It's fitting that the launch be held at the 519 to showcase the essential work that they do," said Bachir, a lifetime patron.
- "The 519 has been dedicated to the health, happiness, and full participation of the 2SLGBTQ-plus community for close to 50 years.
- The book is a marvelous and compulsively readable collection of stories from the life of Salah Bachir — philanthropist, art collector, and movie industry insider.