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Literary Event Listings
Below you will
find press releases pertaining to the arts (1st section) and an extensive list
of on-going literary events (2nd section).
Did you know that
there are roughly thirty literary events each month?
PRESS RELEASE
2010 Pandora’s Collective Awards:
- Pandora’s Collective Lifetime Achievement Award:
2010 goes to Susan Musgrave: It has been 40 years since the
publication of her first book. She has been a force on the Canadian writing
scene for decades, a strong mentor and supporter of the new writers and of the
art itself.
- Pandora’s Collective Publishers of Magazines Awards: *Go to magazines
that continue to support novice and established writers despite cutbacks and
inflation.
2010 Awards go to: Room, Event, Prism, sub
Terrain, Geist, The Vancouver Review, The Capilano Review, and One Cool Word.
- Pandora’s Collective Citizenship Award: *Goes to recognize an
individual who Pandora’s Collective feels has excelled in their support of
writers within our community and supports Pandora’s Collective to grow with
their vision, actions and words.
2010 Citizenship Award goes to Daniela Elza.
3 Awards of merit for persons or organizations that support the
writing community. These three awards are voted on by the community.
- Pandora’s Collective Organizer /Promoter *This is an individual who has
put themselves forward to help organize literary events, whether they are
on-going or special events. Someone who has over the years helped give space to
many writers whether they are new or established.
2010 Organizer/Promoter Award goes to Fernanda
Viveros
- Pandora’s Collective BC Writer Mentor *This award goes to an
individual who has taken the time to help foster other writers, giving them
feedback and support over and above what may be expected.
2010 BC Writer Mentor Award goes to Ivan Coyote
- Pandora’s Collective Publishers *This award goes to those
publishers who keep getting the word out, your words, every year despite
cutbacks. Where would we be without the publishers?
2010 Publisher’s Award goes to Alan Twigg
PRESS RELEASE
Pandora's
Collective
Summer Dream Poetry Contest:
Deadline Extented to Sept 30th, 2010
Guidelines at
www.pandorascollective.com/contest.html
Thursday Sept 2, 2010
Pandora's Collective Presents
TWISTED POETS LITERARY SALON
In the spirit of Vancouver all poets are welcome. Come out and
bring your best, favourite, newest, oldest poems, and share in an evening of
literary surprises. 1st Thursday of every month - Open mic and featured readers.
Hosts: Bonnie Nish and Sita Carboni
Features:
Sept 2nd: Eva Waldauf
October: Heidi Greco
November: Dennis E. Bolen and Soressa Gardner
December: TBA
January: Illiteratty
Time: 7-9 pm (1st Thursday of
every month)
Location: Cambie Bakery and Cafe - a fantastic selection of fine
vegetarian foods, teas, coffees and pastries!
312 Cambie Street (North of Hastings), Vancouver B.C.
Contact:
blinsh_pandoras@yahoo.ca
www.pandorascollective.com
Thursday Sept 2, 2010
Pandora's Collective Presents
WORD WHIPS BY THE WATER
We provide writing
prompts and encourage people to take the challenge. Emphasis is on exercising
the right brain in a safe environment – sharing is optional.
Host: Taslim
Jaffer
Time: 6:30 -
8:00 pm (1st Thursday of every month)
Location: Small
Ritual Coffee Society, 1237 Johnston Rd. White Rock
Contact:
pcwhiterock@yahoo.ca
www.pandorascollective.com
Wednesday Sept 8th, 2010
BOOK TALKS-
BOOK CLUB
Presented by Pandora’s Collective
and The Britannia Public
Library
Join us for Book Talks book club! We
will be discussing a preselected book each month, with the occasional session
reserved for a discussion on a theme. Bring your favorite passages, points of
interests, and share your reading experiences with us. Each person is
responsible for either borrowing or buying their own copy to read.
 Wednesday Sept 8th:
Still Alice by Lisa Genova
Still Alice is a compelling debut
novel about a 50-year-old woman's sudden descent into early onset Alzheimer's
disease, written by first-time author Lisa Genova, who holds a Ph. D in
neuroscience from Harvard University. Reminiscent of A Beautiful Mind, Ordinary
People and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, Still Alice packs
a powerful emotional punch and marks the arrival of a strong new voice in
fiction.
"After I read Still Alice, I
wanted to stand up and tell a train full of strangers, 'You have to get this
book.'" - Beverly Beckham, The Boston Globe
Time: 6:30 – 8:30 pm (2nd
Wed of every month)
Location: Britannia
Library, Gallery Room, 1661 Napier Street, Vancouver, BC
Hosts: Mary Duffy and Sita Carboni
Pre-Register at booktalks@yahoo.ca.
(This is an open book club. Drop ins
are also welcome.)
Pre-registration opens 6 weeks in advance of each date.
Upcoming Dates:
Wed Oct 13th:
Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Wed Nov 10th:
Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie
Wed Dec 8th:
Man's Search For Meaning by Viktor Frankl
Contact: booktalks@yahoo.ca
www.pandorascollective.com
PRESS RELEASE
Cut, Drawn and Painted: Collage for Adults
5 Tuesdays - Starts Sept 14th
 Collage
is great for people who like to work with many different materials or don't know
yet what materials they like to use. The course combines learning and experience
using collage techniques/materials with drawing and acrylic painting. The course
will include discussion about: composition, perspective, colour schemes,
drawing/painting styles, texture and demonstrations on the use of materials. The
emphasis is on fun, learning at your own pace, individual projects and
individual instruction in a small class setting. Bring inspiring photos,
graphics, words, and supplies to use as a starting point for the first class.
Duration: 5
weeks
Eva Waldauf has been an
exhibiting artist in both Vancouver and Toronto for 23 years. She creates
Collage/Mixed Media Art, Acrylic Paintings, Woodcut and Lino block Prints and
Sculpture. She has taught Acrylic Painting and Collage for 31/2 years at the
Vancouver School Board, and has taught Acrylic Painting and Sculpture at
Community Centres & private classes for 4 years. Eva has also been writing
Poetry for 71/2 years, and reading poetry for the last 4 years. She enjoys
incorporating words into her Collage art and paintings.
Location:
Clayzone Gallery, 661 East 15th Ave, Vancouver, BC
Cost:
$125 (not including supplies)
Contact:
evawaldauf@gmail.com
Tuesday, Sept 14, 2010
Pandora's
Collective Presents
WORD WHIPS - THE
NORTH SHORE EDITION
Take the
challenge. We provide the writing prompts and the opportunity for sharing. Ten -
fifteen minutes to write to each prompt. See what you can whip up.
Hosts: Fran Bourassa and Suzy Malcolm
Time: 7:00 -
9:00pm (2nd Tuesday of
every month)
(Sept - June. We
are not meeting July and August)
Location: Starbucks in Indigo Books
1025 Marine Drive, North Vancouver
Contact: Suzy (bttunes@telus.net)
or Fran (fbourassa@nvsd44.bc.ca or
778-835-6775)
www.pandorascollective.com
Sun day Sept
19th, 2010
BOOK TALKS
- WHITE ROCK
Presented by Pandora’s Collective
Join us for Book Talks book club! We
will be discussing a preselected book each month, with the occasional session
reserved for a discussion on a theme. Bring your favorite passages, points of
interests, and share your reading experiences with us. Each person is
responsible for either borrowing or buying their own copy to read.
 Sunday
Sept 19th:
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
"Orphaned and penniless at the height
of the Depression, Jacob Jankowski escapes everything he knows by jumping on a
passing train—and inadvertently runs away with the circus". So begins Water for
Elephants, Sara Gruen’s darkly beautiful tale about the characters who inhabit
the less-than-greatest show on earth. Jacob finds a place tending the circus
animals, including a seemingly untrainable elephant named Rosie. He also comes
to know Marlena, the star of the equestrian act—and wife of August, a
charismatic but cruel animal trainer. Caught between his love for Marlena and
his need to belong in the crazy family of travelling performers, Jacob is freed
only by a murderous secret that will bring the big top down.”
Time: 3:30 -
5:00 pm (3rd Sunday of every month)
Location:
Small Ritual Coffee Society, 1237 Johnston
Rd. White Rock
Host: Taslim Jaffer
Upcoming:
October 17th:
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
November 21st:
Still Alice by Lisa Genova
December 19th:
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Contact :
pcwhiterock@yahoo.ca
Pre-registration opens 6 weeks in
advance of each date.
This is an open book club. Drop ins
are also welcome.
Web:
www.pandorascollective.com
PRESS RELEASE
Sunday Sept 26, 2010
Word on the Street:
Word On The Street Vancouver! - 16th
annual festival with author readings, exhibits, performances, and all-round
literary mayhem. 11:00 am - 5 pm.
http://www.thewordonthestreet.ca/wots/vancouver
PRESS RELEASE
Pandora’s
Collective
at the Word
on the Street
Poetry Tent
Sunday Sept
26, 2010
4:00 pm - Pandora's Collective
Twisted
Poets Literary Salon
The Twisted Poets Literary Salon is held on the first Thursday of every month at
the Cambie Bakery and Cafe. Join host, and founder of Pandora’s Collective,
Bonnie Nish with four twisted poets. Bonnie Nish
has been published in numerous magazines and journals and is currently
pursuing her Masters in Art Education at SFU. Fran
Bourassa is a poet/artist/performer and contributing writer to
numerous anthologies. She co-hosts Word Whips: The North Shore Edition, a
reading/writing series supported by Pandora’s Collective.
Daniela Elza has more than 140 poems in over 42 publications. She
is the recipient of this year’s Pandora’s Collective Citizenship Award.
Warren Dean Fulton is the editor and
publisher of Pooka Press. David Shewell grew
up in Ottawa and has celebrated life with marriage and fatherhood, poetry, home
renovation, and other enjoyable bad habits.
The Poetry Tent
Schedule:
11:00 :: Gary Geddes
Swimming Ginger
11:20 :: Garry Gottfriedson
Skin Like Mine
11:40 :: Anna Swanson
The Nights Also
12:00 :: Heather Susan Haley
Three Blocks West of Wonderland
12:20 :: Billeh Nickerson
McPoems
12:40 :: Jen Currin
The Inquisition Yours
1:00 :: C.E. Gatchalian, Elaine Woo, Fiona Tinwei Lam
Ricepaper Magazine
1:30 :: Aslinn Hunter, Marion Quednau, Rachel Rose
The Malahat Review
2:00 :: Poetry In Transit 2010
3:00 :: Ray Hsu
Cold Sleep Permanent Afternoon
3:20 :: Bren Simmers
Night Gears
3:40 :: Evelyn Lau
Living Under Plastic
4:00 :: Pandora's Collective
Twisted Poets Literary Salon
4:30 :: Bong Ja Ahn, Ashok Bhargava, Masume Dihkani
World Poetry Reading Series
http://www.thewordonthestreet.ca/wots/vancouver
PRESS RELEASE
SEPTEMBER 26, 2010
ON BEHALF OF THE
RECOVERY NARRATIVE PROJECT WRITERS**
I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOU TO THE CELEBRATION OF THE LAUNCH OF OUR FIRST
ANTHOLOGY:
EVENING the frayed edges:
a collection of first-hand accounts of Mental Health Recovery
AT THE JOHN BRAITHWAITE COMMUNITY CENTRE
145 West 1st Street , North Vancouver
http://maps.google.ca/places/ca/north-vancouver/w-1-st/145/-john-braithwaite-community-centre?gl=ca
OPENING AND GREETINGS BEGIN AT 7:00 PM
followed by
WORDS AND READINGS BY THE AUTHORS
LIGHT REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED
BOOKS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SIGNING AND PURCHASE
and are also available from the authors, First Choice Books, or Odin Books (http://www.firstchoicebookstore.com/product.php?id_product=178)
(http://www.odinbooks.ca)**Dori Jaffe,
Deniz Burton Ismen, Jude Swanson, Margo Robinson, Susan J. Katz, and Susan Trapp
follow our blog at: http://eveningthefrayededges.blogspot.com/
WARMEST REGARDS...SUSAN J. KATZ (EDITOR
September: 27th 7-8:30 pm
World Poetry Celebrates the 200th anniversary of Chilean Independence
Vancouver Public Library, 350 West Georgia, Alice MacKaye Room, historical
presentation, music and dance. Hosts: Ariadne Sawyer and Alejandro Mujica-Olea.
Free. All welcome.
PRESS RELEASE
October
22-24, 2010
The Surrey International Writers'
Conference
http://www.siwc.ca/
PRESS RELEASE
Pandora’s
Collective Citizenship Award
a message from
Executive Director, Bonnie Nish
I would like to take a moment to announce the recipient of this
years Pandora’s Collective Citizenship Award. This is one award that is not
voted on but that I get to pick. This is an important award because it goes to
someone that I feel has contributed to the writing community in a significant
way. And this person has certainly done that. About 8 years ago I met a woman on
a playground and we started to talk about poetry. Then there she was at the
Surrey Writers Conference approaching me at our table. Since that time she has
become a friend, a colleague, an inspiration to myself and so many. In her quiet
way she supports as many writers as she can to submit work, to read, to push
ourselves. She encourages us and she puts herself out there so that we may find
a space where we are safe while trying to go beyond what we thought we were
capable of. To me that is one of the best qualities an educator and a mentor can
have. It is with great pleasure that I give to you the recipient of this years
Pandora’s Collective Citizenship Award to an individual who has excelled in
their commitment to support writers within our community. The regional rep of
the Federation of BC Writers, an amazing poet herself, a PhD student, a mom and
wife and wonderful spirit; Daniela Elza !
 Daniela
Elza has released more than 140 poems into the world (in more than 42
publications). Her interests lie in the gaps, rubs, and bridges between poetry,
language, and philosophy. She recently completed her first full length poetry
manuscript in which the crows have a lot to say. Daniela lives with her family
in Vancouver , and sporadically blogs at:
http://strangeplaces.livingcode.org
PRESS RELEASE
The South Delta Artists Guild's
Poets & Painters Book
is now available!
This book was inspired by an art and poetry exhibition
that was hosted by the South Delta Artists Guild and was a collaboration between
the South Delta Artists Guild and two writers’ groups, Pandora’s Collective and
World Poetry Café. Poets were invited to write a poem inspired by a work of art.
Alternatively, poets could submit poems that artists interpreted in paintings.
The result was a very successful exhibit that was well attended by the public,
the artists and the poets. It was an inspiring show of 95 paintings and 95
poems. This book contains many of the images and poems from the show.
To order the book please go to
www.SouthDeltaArtistsGuild.com and download the order form.
PRESS RELEASE
Pandora's
Collective Needs Volunteers
Click here for a list of volunteer jobs
and our wish list of things that we will need in the upcoming months. If you
would like to help please fill out the form at
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dE5qaktxWkdac3RLcTdSZG1kNDJtZEE6MA
or email blnish_pandoras@yahoo.ca.
PRESS RELEASE
Have you spent too many hours hunched over the computer?
Yoga for the People is a newly
opened 2000 sq ft yoga studio with the primary aim of stimulating social
awareness and community development. All classes are drop in, pay what you
can, with a suggested donation of $10/class. Please help to support this
wonderful new studio. For information on teachers, yoga classes and schedules
visit
www.yogaforthepeople.ca
Radha Yoga has
a long history of offering Hatha yoga community classes and Hidden Language
Hatha Yoga (bring your journal). Classes are only $12-13/class or pay as you
can. Visit
http://www.radhavancouver.org/ for details.
PRESS RELEASE
"End of the Line" Jam Session
The Princeton Pub
Every Tuesday starting at 8:30 pm.
Greetings friends,
I doth most wholeheartedly invite you to the "End of the Line" jam session at
The Princeton Pub this and every Tuesday starting at 8:30 pm. A small note: We
will be running the jam right through February and with all the out of town
guests expected I am thinking it will be a great opportunity to expose one's
musical wares to those said guests who will be arriving from all over the
planet.
If anyone is interested in a showcase spot during this time, please contact me
and I will arrange to make a spot available to you & don't forget to bring CD's
of your music if you have some.
Cheers,
SandyBone (sandybone@axion.net)
On-going Events
Every 2 Weeks
Saturdays/Sundays
GRIND WRITERS GROUP
Writers of all ages & stages, genres & genders are
welcome to join us at the Grind Café for writing exercises, feedback, and
community. Bring pen & paper or your laptop. We sometimes change the venue so
before you attend the first time please email Margo at
wonderwords@shaw.ca.
Location: Grind Café: 4124 Main Street @ King
Edward Ave (25th).
Time: 10AM – noon.
Every Sunday
POETIC JUSTICE
AT RENAISSANCE BOOKS
43 - 6TH St New Westminster BC
(˝ block up from Columbia Station)
4-6 pm SUNDAYS
(except holiday weekends)
Information: 604-525-4566
renbooks@telus.net
www.renaissancebookstore.com
Come early & sign up for Open Mic
only ˝ hour from downtown Vancouver by Skytrain
a large collection of fine used books, including out-of-print & hard-to-find
copies, & new books by local authors.
Open 9:30-6:30 every day except Christmas, Boxing Day & New Year’s.
Every Sunday
THE JAMES BAY INN READING SERIES
Sundays at the JBI is a weekly reading series that
brings the literary arts (poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, script) to the
relaxed environment of the James Bay Inn Pub in Victoria, BC. The series was
launched by the late Roy McFarlane in September of 1999 and quickly became a
success with both writers and audiences. The series now boasts a list of over
250 past feature readers and has been produced by Jill Margo since September
2001.
1st, 3rd and 5th Sunday of every
month
THUNDERING WORD
Vancouver's Finest Open Mic
Invites You, the best audience in town
to come out and enjoy our features.
Plus!!Our usual
assortment of great Open Mic artists
You never know what you'll get at Thundering
Word
T-Paul lives!!!
Time: Sign up is at 7:30-----show at 8pm sharp
Summer Hours: Sign up at 8:30-----Show at 9pm
Location: At the Montmartre Cafe`
4362 Main street at 28th ave.
Contact: Bill,
hoggersmoon@telus.net
2nd Sunday of
every month
STORY SLAM
Eight storytellers competing for prizes and a place in the finals. First
come, first served.
Time: Sign up from 7.30, show starts at 8.30pm.
Cost: $5
Hosted by Clint Father
Goose Wilson.
Contact: myspace.com/thevancouverstoryslam
Location: Cafe Deux Soleils, 2096 Commercial Drive , Vancouver BC
OUR MANDATE: To provide a venue for prose-writers, from the famous to the
fledgling and to encourage a cross-fertilization of ideas amongst them.
3rd Sunday of
every month
BOOK TALKS
- WHITE ROCK
Presented by Pandora’s Collective
Join us for Book Talks book club! We
will be discussing a preselected book each month, with the occasional session
reserved for a discussion on a theme. Bring your favorite passages, points of
interests, and share your reading experiences with us. Each person is
responsible for either borrowing or buying their own copy to read.
Time:
3:30 - 5:00 pm (3rd Sunday of every month)
Location:
Small Ritual Coffee Society, 1237 Johnston
Rd. White Rock
Host:
Taslim Jaffer
Pre-registration opens 6 weeks in
advance of each date.
This is an open book club. Drop ins
are also welcome.
Contact:
pcwhiterock@yahoo.ca
www.pandorascollective.com
Sunday/Monday Alternating (1/mth)
TANGLEWOOD TALES
James Mullin owner of Tanglewood Books is pleased to bring back his successful
reading series Tangelwood Tales. Each month will see the event switch between a
Sunday in the month and Monday so be sure to check for the date. Features to be
followed by open mic.
Start time: 6pm
Location: 1553 Broadway West, Vancouver
Contact: James Tel. 604-736-8876
Every Monday
VANCOUVER POETRY SLAM
Spoken word competition
where nothing is sacred and you have
3 minutes to wow the judges with your words.
Time: 8 pm sign
up, 9 pm show time
Be judged and win
Vancouver’s spoken word competition.
$5 to enter
The 4th Monday
of each month is the
Youth Slam
- 7 pm sign up, 8 pm start
Location: Cafe Deux Soleil, 2096 Commercial Drive
Contact: Sean McGarragle,
mcgarragle@gmail.com
Mondays - 1/month
THE WORLD POETRY READING SERIES
A multicultural Poetry feast with readers from around
the world.
This is an amazing, ongoing, free event that should not be missed.
Hosted by: Alejandro Mujica-Olea and Ariadne Sawyer
Time: 7 pm
Location: email for dates & location
Vancouver BC
Contact: Ariadne,
ariadnes@uniserve.com
http://www.worldpoetics.blogspot.com/
Every Tuesday
ARTS EXPRESS
CITR
101.9 FM
UBC
CAMPUS RADIO
Arts Express is a weekly show dedicated to letting you know what's going on in
the Vancouver arts scene through listings, reviews, features and interviews -
all from a fresh, unpretentious perspective. The show covers all aspects of the
arts including theatre, film, visual arts, comedy, dance, classical music and
literary events.
Time: 2:00pm
Listen on-line:
http://www.citr.ca/first.php
Contact:
katie-fitz@hotmail.com,
arts@citr.ca
Every Tuesday
THE WORLD POETRY RADIO SHOW
Time: 9:00-10:00pm
Station: Co-op Radio, 102.7 fm
Vancouver BC
Hosted by: Alejandro Mujica-Olea and Ariadne Sawyer
http://www.worldpoetics.blogspot.com/
Every Tuesday
THE BEEHIVE ARTS RADIO SHOW
Tune in to the Beehive for spoken word, interviews,
music and community news.
Time: Tuesday nights from 10-11pm.
Station: 90.1 fm
Location: SFU, Burnaby BC
Hosted by: Mr. C and El Beehive
Contact: beehivearts@hotmail.com
1st three Tuesdays of every month
WEST END WRITERS' GROUP
Workshop Meetings
Visitors are welcome! If you wish to present your writing for critiquing, please
bring a few extra photocopies for those present.
Meetings are not held July-August.
Time: 7:00pm,
Location: the upstairs meeting room of Barclay Manor,
1447 Barclay Street, Vancouver, BC.
Contact: West End Writers
2nd Tuesday of
every month
Pandora's
Collective Presents
WORD WHIPS - THE NORTH SHORE EDITION
Take the
challenge. We provide the writing prompts and the opportunity for sharing. Ten -
fifteen minutes to write to each prompt. See what you can whip up. Hosted by
Fran Bourassa and Suzy Malcolm
Time: 7:00 -
9:00pm
(Sept - June. We
are not meeting July and August)
Location:
Starbucks in Indigo Books
1025 Marine Drive, North Vancouver
Contact: Suzy (bttunes@telus.net)
or Fran (fbourassa@nvsd44.bc.ca or
778-835-6775)
2nd Tuesday of
every month
BLUE MOON READING SERIES
Features & Open Mic
Time: 6:30-8:30pm
Location: The Clearbrooke Library
32320 George Ferguson Way, Abbotsford BC
Contact:
shaggard@shaw.ca,
www.poetspotpourrisociety.com
3rd Tuesday of
every month
Spoken INK
The monthly open
mic reading series brought to you by the Burnaby Writers' Society
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: La
Fontana Caffe
101- 3701 East Hastings
at Boundary Road
(NE corner)
Burnaby BC Canada
More info: www.burnabywritersnews.blogspot.com
Between 5:30 and 7:30 on Spoken INK nights (third
Tuesday of the month), all Spoken INK attendees will be offered a 20 per cent
discount at Brown's Books, across the street (3740 East Hastings)!
4th Tuesday of
every month
Pandora's Collective Presents
WORD WHIPS WRITING SERIES
Take the
challenge. We provide the writing prompts and the opportunity for sharing. Ten -
fifteen minutes to write to each prompt. See what you can whip up.
Hosted by Bonnie Nish and Sita Carboni.
Time: 6:30 -
8:30pm
Location:
Britannia Library, Gallery Room,
1661 Napier
Street, Vancouver, BC
http://www.vpl.vancouver.bc.ca/branches/details/britannia_branch
Contact:
blnish_pandoras@yahoo.ca
or visit
http://www.pandorascollective.com/openmics.html
Every Wednesday
WAX POETIC
Spoken Word Radio Show
Time: 2:00-2:30pm
Station: Co-op Radio, 102.7 fm
Vancouver BC
Hosted by: Steve Duncan, Diane Laloge and RC Weslowski
Contact:
sr_duncan@shaw.ca
1st Wednesday
of every month
DARE TO BE HEARD
Dare to Be Heard is presented by the North Shore
Writers Association. Writers of all genres, fiction and non-fiction, are invited
to read their work in a friendly, supportive environment; readers are also
invited to come, relax, and listen to local authors. Readings are held at Mollie
Nye House, 940 Lynn Valley Road, North Vancouver, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Admission and parking are free; refreshments are available by donation. For more
information about the North Shore Writers Association, see www.nswriters.bc.ca;
for more info re: Dare to be Heard, contact wsmith@shaw.ca or elaineberg@telus.net.
1st and 3rd
Wednesday of every month
THE SPILLIOUS SPEAK AND SING
This is open to
musicians and spoken word people
poets, storytellers, etc.
Time: 8 - 12pm
Location: The Cottage Bistro
4468 Main Street @ 29th Avenue
Host: Trevor Spilchen
Contact: trevorspilchen@yahoo.co.uk,
http://www.members.shaw.ca/cottagebistro/
2nd Wednesday of every month
BOOK TALKS
- Book Club
Presented by Pandora’s Collective
and The Vancouver Public
Library
Join us for Book Talks book club! We will be discussing a preselected book each
month, with the occasional session reserved for a discussion on a theme. Bring
your favorite passages, points of interests, and share your reading experiences
with us. Each person is responsible for either borrowing or buying their own
copy to read.
Pre-Register at booktalks@yahoo.ca.
(This is an open book club. Drop ins
are welcome.)
Location: Britannia
Library, Gallery Room, 1661 Napier Street, Vancouver, BC
Hosts: Mary Duffy and Sita Carboni
Pre-registration opens 6 weeks in advance of each date.
Contact: booktalks@yahoo.ca
Web: www.pandorascollective.com
2nd Wednesday of every month
CANADIAN AUTHORS ASSOCIATION
Monthly meetings featuring guest speakers, member
readings, and/or open mic. All meetings are free for members and open to the
general public for a nominal fee. We also offer one or two workshops each year,
rates vary according to presentation. Discounted rates are offered to our
members.
Time: 7 – 9:00 pm. (doors open at 6:45 pm)
Location: Alliance for Arts & Cultural Events
Suite 100, 938 Howe Street, Vancouver
Dates: September through June
Contact: Anthony Dalton 604-948-2654
www.canauthorsvancouver.org/meetings.htm
2nd Wednesday of every month
OPEN MIKE NIGHTS AT THE DELTA ARTS CENTRE
Location: 1172 - 56th Street
Tsawwassen, BC
Contact: 604.943.9787
Every Thursday
MUSIC & MORE ON MAIN
An acoustic open stage with a weekly feature performer.
Admission is by donation (it goes to the feature).
Coffee, teas, hot chocolate, and sweets all at 75 cents apiece.
Time: 7:30 - 9:30pm
Location: 3981 Little Mountain Neighborhood House (24th & Main)
Contact: Tim Mar, timsongs@uniserve.com
1st Thursday of every month
Pandora's Collective Presents
TWISTED POETS LITERARY SALON
In the spirit of Vancouver all poets are welcome. Come out and
bring your best, favourite, newest, oldest poems, and share in an evening of
literary surprises.
First Thursday of every moth - Open mic and featured readers.
Hosts: Bonnie Nish and Sita Carboni
Time: 7-9pm
Location: Cambie Bakery and Cafe - a fantastic selection of fine
vegetarian foods, teas, coffees and pastries!
312 Cambie Street (North of Hastings), Vancouver B.C.
Contact: blinsh_pandoras@yahoo.ca
www.pandorascollective.com
1st Thursday of every month
Pandora's Collective Presents
WORD WHIPS BY THE WATER
We provide writing
prompts and encourage people to take the challenge. Emphasis is on exercising
the right brain in a safe environment – sharing is optional.
Host: Taslim Jaffer
Time: 6:30 - 8:00 pm (1st
Thursday of every month)
Location:
Small Ritual Coffee Society, 1237 Johnston Rd. White Rock
Contact:
pcwhiterock@yahoo.ca
www.pandorascollective.com
2nd
Thursday of every month
OPEN MIC
Join host Lorraine Ashdown for a mix of music and voice
for poems, chants, stories.
Time: 7 - 9pm
Location: Happy Isle Cafe, Bowen Island
(One long block uphill from ferry, a 5 minute walk.)
Contact:
lorraineashdown@shaw.ca
3rd Thursdays of
every month
POETRY AROUND THE WORLD
Poets and Writers
of the New Millennium.
Join host Lucia Gorea for a wonderful evening of poetry and spoken word at
Chapters Metrotown, on Kingsway. Poetry Around the World invites poets, writers
and artists to promote their cultural values through music, poetry, spoken word
and art in a pleasant and friendly ambiance. This is a multicultural event, and
everyone who wants to join in, is welcome. Admission is free.
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Chapters at Metrotown
4700 Kingsway, Burnaby
Contact:
luciag_esl@yahoo.com
3rd Friday of every month
57 VARIETIES
Join hosts Rowan Lipkovits and Matthew Glick for
Vancouver's only unplugged open stage/variety show, limited only by your
imagination! Their goal is to achieve in any given night such a diversity of
genres and styles that the event lives up to the ketchupy tally in its name. No
sign-up -- do what you want, when you feel. No amplification -- keeps the
audience concentration intentful and respectful, and is what separates our open
stage from an open mic (...no mic!)
Time: 8 'til late.
Location: changing venues ...email for details
Contact: rowan@butchershop.ca or visit
www.butchershop.ca
3rd Friday of
every month
The RIDGE POETRY SLAM
IN MAPLE "'Ha, you still live there.'" RIDGE
CONTINUES
@ THE RIDGE CAFE
#170, 22470, Dewdney Trunk Road, Maple Ridge
(think leisure-centre library building area)
7:30 - 10:00 PM , $2 or by donation
SLAM:
PERFORMANCE POETRY OPEN TO ANYBODY
INTENSE, COMPETITIVE EXPRESSION
CERTIFIED ORGANIC GOOD KARMA
FEATURING
"YOU
come out and
freakin'
SET THE STAGE ON FIRE
SPREAD THE WORD!
(pass it on)
Contact:
vongoodman@gmail.com
4th Friday of every month
FUSE
Art.Music.Performance.
Every fourth Friday, Vancouver's leading visual arts destination will take on an
entirely new light - at night.
Location: The Vancouver Art Gallery
750 Hornby Street, Vancouver, BC
Contact: 604.662.4700 or visit
www.vanartgallery.bc.ca/public_always.cfm
Every Saturday
Live Flamenco in Kits
As a result of the extravagant features of the dance, the word fandango is used
as a synonym for a quarrel, a big fuss or a brilliant exploit. Flamenco Coast
certainly intends to take you on a brilliant exploit by performing the festive
rhythm of many in flamenco. This is combined with the Sevillanas, a rhythm named
after the city of Seville , whose streets lined with orange trees, weeping
fountains and breezy courtyards inspired the dance performed in festivals.
Experience an evening of power and passion where the best is yet to come. Every
Saturday, 7pm, at the Wired Monk, 2610 West 4th in Kits. Tix $8.
For more
information visit
www.flamencocoast.com
1st Saturday of
every month
THE EASTSIDE WRITERS
Features with open mic to follow.
Time: 7:00pm-10:00pm
Location: #20 West Hastings(Main & Hastings)
Vancouver, B.C.
Misc. Dates
VANCOUVER PUBLIC LIBRARY EVENTS
Visit:
http://www.vpl.vancouver.bc.ca/events/
Misc.
Dates
ROBSON READING
SERIES
UBC Robson Square features many
literary events including The Robson Reading Series. For details visit
http://www.robsonsquare.ubc.ca/index2.html.
Misc.
Dates
BANYEN BOOKS READINGS
Banyen Books is one of North America's
most complete bookstore/web sites specializing in conscious living, personal
growth, and spiritual awareness. Banyen's goal is to provide education and
nourishment for the Human Soul and Community in the form of books, music,
videos, talks, workshops, performances, and other events. For event listings
visit www.banyen.com/EVENTS.HTM.
Misc.
Dates
RHIZOME
Café * Arts Venue * Community Space
317 East Broadway
www.rhizomecafe.ca
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