Pandora's Collective - 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
Thursdays Nov 7th and 14th
Pandora’s Collective and Isaac Waldman Jewish Public Library present TRANSFORMATIONS Expressive Arts Workshop Time: 3:30-5:30 pm Location: Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver 950 West 41st Ave, Vancouver In the Isaac Waldman Jewish Public Library TRANSFORMATIONS: Expressive Arts Workshop When you let words and media play and dance, anything can happen! Explore how universal yet unique human feelings and ideas can be — through poetry and multimedia expression. Please come with a set of poems or your own writing. If you are interested in using apps for multimedia creation, bring either your cell phone or tablet and charger. If you have digital photos of your own, please bring them as well. No prior experience necessary Please RSVP library@jccgv.bc.ca or 604-257-5181 FACILITATORS: Natasha Boškić, PhD writes poetry and short stories. Fascinated by the opportunities, she likes experimenting with new technologies. As a result, her poetry is often an exciting encounter of audio, video and text. Mary McDonald is a writer, visual artist, and multimedia storyteller. She tells stories through writing, animation and video, photography and music. 
Thursday Nov 21st
Poetry Evening with Pandora’s Collective Sidney and Gertrude Zack Gallery 7- 9 pm 950 West 41st Ave, Vancouver Host: Amanda Wardop Poets: Sita Carboni, Suzy Malcolm, Mary Duffy, Eva Waldorf, Eloise Carbone, Deborah Wilton Come out and hear the work of these wonderful poets who have written to this art exhibit. There will be an open mic time when the audience will have an opportunity to write and read poems relating to the exhibit. 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 Art Exhibit: Cuba by Lorne Greenberg I began to photograph in Cuba in 2016 with an interest in exteriors of buildings and the relationships between shapes, line and colour with a view to understanding the structure of formal abstraction as seen in a streetscape. Eventually I began to photograph people in relation to the formal shapes. My interest was not to portray the people as heroic, romanticized or idealized but rather to see them in their solitude, contemplation, interaction and lack of interaction with others or perhaps in their awareness of myself. They are who they are, where they are in integral relation to the building backdrop. Contact: blnish@pandorascollective.com www.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: Jami Macarty & Leanne Boschman Contact: blnish@pandorascollective.com 
3rd Tuesday of every month
(On hiatus for Nov and Dec. We will see you again in January.) 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 Nov & Dec) 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) Nov 27th: Exit West: A Novel by Mohsin Hamid “In a country teetering on the brink of civil war, two young people meet—sensual, fiercely independent Nadia and gentle, restrained Saeed. They embark on a furtive love affair, and are soon cloistered in a premature intimacy by the unrest roiling their city. When it explodes, turning familiar streets into a patchwork of checkpoints and bomb blasts, they begin to hear whispers about doors—doors that can whisk people far away, if perilously and for a price. Profoundly intimate and powerfully inventive, it tells an unforgettable story of love, loyalty, and courage that is both completely of our time and for all time.” - Amazon.ca Upcoming Dates: Dec: on hiatus for the holidays Jan 22nd: The Power of Kindness: Why Empathy Is Essential in Everyday Life by Dr. Brian Goldman 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 
Nov 29th (6-8pm)
Pandora's Collective Presents TWISTED POETS LITERARY SALON Twisted Poets is normally the 4th Thursday of each month (except Dec). Friday Nov 29th is an exception. Please be sure to note the earlier start time. Location: HOOD 29 4468 Main Street, Vancouver, BC Three Features + Open Mic. Suggested donation at the door: $5 Upcoming Features: November 29th, 2019: Linda King, Renee Norman & Fiona Tinwei Lam Twisted Poets is supported by the Writers Union of Canada and The League of Canadian Poets. Contact: blnish@pandorascollective.com www.pandorascollective.com 
Thursday Dec 12th
Poetry Evening with Pandora’s Collective Sidney and Gertrude Zack Gallery 7- 9 pm 950 West 41st Ave, Vancouver Host: Rosemary Nowicki Poets: Bonnie Nish, Natasha Boskic, Kedrick James, Natasha Kay-Sanders, Fran Bourassa. Alan Hill, David Geary, RC Weslowski Come out and hear the work of these wonderful poets who have written to this art exhibit. There will be an open mic time when the audience will have an opportunity to write and read poems relating to the exhibit. 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 Art Exhibit: Wings of Imagination by Janet Strayer This exhibit acclaims the boundless space entered on wings of imagination. It is about the substance and spirit of things that fly: birds, winged creations, feathers, feelings and ideas. Conveyed by a contemporary approach that mixes current with traditional techniques, we experience the atmospheric colour of Impressionism, the gesture and compositional force of Abstract Expressionism, the fun of Pop. Strayer’s artwork has been featured in several solo shows and many curated exhibits, has won awards, and lives in homes and public settings internationally. Contact: blnish@pandorascollective.com www.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) |
