Pandora's Literary Events
Pandora's Collective currently offers the following on-going literary events.
We also facilitate workshops and additional events on misc dates.
We also facilitate workshops and additional events on misc dates.
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Vancouver:
Word Whips Vancouver East: 2nd Tuesday of every month Word Whips Writing Series: 3rd Tuesday of every month Book Talks - Book Club: 4th Wed of every month Twisted Poets Literary Salon: 4th Thursday of every month Poetry and Art at the JCC: Misc dates Poetic Pairings: Quarterly North Shore: Word Whips North Shore Edition: 4th Tues of each month White Rock: Word Whips By The Water: 1st Wed of each month |
Vancouver Events
Thursday May 16th
Pandora's Collective Presents Poetry And Art in the Zack Gallery 7:00 - 9:00pm. Free admission, HOST: Rosemary Nowicki POETS: Laura Farina, Jennifer Zilm, Mary Duffy, Amanda Wardrop, Fran Bourassa, and Bonnie Nish There will be an open mic time when the audience will have an opportunity to write and read poems relating to the exhibit. EXHIBIT: #SeasonsAtZack Group show featuring Instagram artists of all levels celebrating Festival Ha’Rikud with the theme of “Seasons.” Artists will present images previously posted on their Instagram accounts or images created just for the exhibit. Reproductions in different sizes and finishes will be available for purchase. Proceeds from the exhibition will go to the Zack Gallery. Presented by the Sidney and Gertrude Zack Gallery in collaboration with Pandora’s Collective and the Isaac Waldman Jewish Public Library, and made possible by the Yosef Wosk Poetry Initiative Grant Location: Jewish Community Centre, Sidney and Gertrude Zack Gallery 950 West 41 Ave, Vancouver Contact: blnish@pandorascollective.com 
2nd Tuesday of every month
Vancouver Public Library and Pandora’s Collective Present Word Whips Vancouver East 6:30-8:30 Take the challenge. We provide the writing prompts and the opportunity for sharing. 10 -15 minutes to write to each prompt. See what you can whip up. Location: Vancouver Library--Hastings Branch 2674 E Hastings St, Vancouver, BC V5K 1Z6 Hosts: Bonnie Nish & Jami Macarty Contact: blnish@pandorascollective.com 
3rd Tuesday of every month
Britannia Branch and Pandora's Collective Present WORD WHIPS WRITING SERIES Take the challenge. We provide the writing prompts and the opportunity for sharing. 10 -15 minutes to write to each prompt. See what you can whip up. (3rd Tuesday of each month except December) Host: Bonnie Nish and Sita Carboni Time: 6:30 - 8:30 pm Location: Britannia Library, Gallery Room, 1661 Napier Street, Vancouver, BC http://www.vpl.vancouver.bc.ca/branches/details/britannia_branch Contact: blnish@pandorascollective.com www.pandorascollective.com 
4th Wednesday of every month
Britannia Branch and Pandora’s Collective Present BOOK TALKS - BOOK CLUB Bring your favourite passages, points of interest, and share your reading experiences with us. Admission is free. Registration not required. Each person is responsible for either borrowing or buying their own copy to read. (4th Wednesday of each month except December) Apr 24th: The Ministry of Utmost Happiness: A novel by Arundhati Roy "The Ministry of Utmost Happiness is a dazzling new novel by the internationally celebrated author of The God of Small Things. It takes us on an intimate journey of many years across the Indian subcontinent—from the cramped neighborhoods of Old Dehli and the roads of the new city to the mountains and valleys of Kashmir and beyond, where war is peace and peace is war. " -Amazon.ca Upcoming Dates: May 22nd: Forgiveness by Mark Sakamoto June 26th: Brick Lane: A Novel by Monica Ali July 24th: On The Black Hill by Bruce Chatwin Aug 28th: Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver Sept: 25th: Book Recommendation Night Oct 23rd: The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. LeGuin Nov 27th: Exit West: A Novel by Mohsin Hamid Dec: on hiatus for the holidays Time: 6:30 – 8:30 pm Location: Britannia Library, Gallery Room, 1661 Napier Street, Vancouver, BC Hosts: Mary Duffy and Sita Carboni Contact: booktalks@pandorascollective.com www.pandorascollective.com 
4th Thursday of every month
Pandora's Collective Presents TWISTED POETS LITERARY SALON Featuring Rob Taylor, Elee Kraljii Gardiner & Bonnie Nish Time: 7:00 - 9:30 pm Features poets plus an open mic. Sign up for Open Mic begins at 7pm reading begin at 7:30pm Suggested donation at the door: $5 Location: HOOD 29 (previously known as The Cottage Bistro), 4468 Main Street, Vancouver, BC Hosts: Daniela Elza and Bonnie NIsh Supported by the Writers Union of Canada and The League of Canadian Poets. Contact: blnish@pandorascollective.com www.pandorascollective.com 
Wed June 12th 2019
Pandora's Collective Presents The Poetry of Identity Reading with Trevor Carolyn and Kedrick James Hosts Bonnie Nish and Fran Bourassa Time: 6:30 to 8:30pm Open Mic Location: The Silk Purse Arts Centre 1570 Argyle Avenue, West Vancouver, BC, V7V 1A1 Two extraordinary Poets search out who they are and what it is they bring to this great mix of Canadian Identity through their words. Trevor Carolan's work includes many books of poetry, non-fiction, translation, anthologies, as well as journalism and interviews. He has also produced two documentary films, and works frequently with musicians. He served as literary coordinator for the XV Olympic Winter Games in Calgary, and has been Coordinator of writing and publishing programs at the Banff Centre. A former elected Councillor in North Vancouver, he holds a Ph.D. for studies in Literature, Ecology and ideas of the Sacred in International Relations. A professor of English and Creative Writing at University of the Fraser Valley, his forthcoming poetry collection Road Trips will be published by Ekstasis in September. More at: www.trevorcarolan.com Kedrick James is a poet, scholar, musician and multimedia artist whose work draws on Canadian, particularly West Coast, literary traditions. He is Deputy Head and Senior Instructor in the Department of Language and Literacy Education at the University of British Columbia, and Director of the Digital Literacy Centre, an arts-based digital research hub at UBC. He is co-editor of Poetic Inquiry: Enchantment of Place(Vernon Press, 2018), the founder of the PhoneMe project (social media for spoken word poetry, www.phonemeproject.com). He has played a foundational role in Canadian spoken word poetry, was a co-editor of the seminal small press poetry magazine Anerca, Artistic Director of the Vancouver Free Press Festival, Director and host of the BRAVO! TV series Planet Poetry, creator of the Atomic House of Poetry, toured internationally with the poetrio AWOL Love Vibe, co- founder of the Church of Pointless Hysteria gallery and has published work in formats ranging from books and journals to cassette tapes, vinyl LPs, CDs, and PodCasts and so on. For further information, seewww.kedrickjames.net. Our thanks to the BC Arts Council for their continued support of this program. Contact: blnish@pandorascollective.com www.pandorascollective.com 
Thur July 11th
Poetry And Art in the Zack Gallery 7:00-9:00pm. Free admission POETS: Natasha Sanders-Kay, Bonnie Nish, Lara Varesi, Daniela Elza, Rosemary Nowicki MUSIC: Linda Szentes There will be an open mic time when the audience will have an opportunity to write and read poems relating to the exhibit. EXHIBIT: Conjunction by Ira Hoffecker My work examines the relationships between people and cities by responding to constant change, reconstruction and restoration in the urban landscape. Decay, erasure, covering, revealing and rebuilding are part of my painting practice. I see my process of covering as a metaphor for forgetting and suppressing the past. The process of revealing and sanding the surface alludes to a process of remembering and reconciling historic events. Places are overlaid with multiple histories, layers of paint cover and obscure but each coat is also informed by the previous layer. Presented by the Sidney and Gertrude Zack Gallery in collaboration with Pandora’s Collective and the Isaac Waldman Jewish Public Library, and made possible by the Yosef Wosk Poetry Initiative Grant Location: Jewish Community Centre, Sidney and Gertrude Zack Gallery 950 West 41 Ave, Vancouver Contact: blnish@pandorascollective.com |
North Shore Events
4th Tuesday of every month (except August)
Pandora's Collective Presents WORD WHIPS - THE NORTH SHORE EDITION A warm environment, writing prompts and the opportunity for sharing. Great for beginners or seasoned writers. Get past the inner critic by writing ten to fifteen minutes on each prompt. See what you can whip up. Host: Fran Bourassa Time: 6:30 to 8:30pm Location: The Silk Purse Arts Centre 1570 Argyle Avenue, West Vancouver, BC, V7V 1A1 Contact: Fran at fbourassa@hotmail.com www.pandorascollective.com |
White Rock Events
1st Wednesday 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: Karen Shaw Time: 6:30 - 8:00 pm Location: White Rock Library on Buena Vista Avenue. 15342 Buena Vista Ave, White Rock, BC V4B 1Y6 (604) 541-2201 Contact: pcwhiterock@yahoo.ca or Karen Shaw, chezshaw2013@gmail.com www.pandorascollective.com |
Annual Events
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2010 - Present: Annual Gala Awards Night.
2004 - 2014: The Summer Dreams Literary Arts Festival (an annual, multi-day, summer festival, than ran for 10 years) |
