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 Tues, every other 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 Word Whips In the Gallery: 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
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2nd Tues, every other 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. 2nd Tuesday of Jan, March, May, July, Sept and Nov. Location: Vancouver Library--Hastings Branch 2674 E Hastings St, Vancouver, BC V5K 1Z6 Hosts: Bonnie Nish & JJami Macarty Contact: blnish@pandorascollective.com 
3rd 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. 10 -15 minutes to write to each prompt. See what you can whip up. (3rd Tuesday of each month except December) Hosts: 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) June 28th: Fifteen Dogs by André Alexis Winner of the 2015 Scotiabank Giller Prize and the 2015 Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize, as well as the 2017 edition of Canada Reads. “Andre Alexis's contemporary take on the apologue offers an utterly compelling and affecting look at the beauty and perils of human consciousness. By turns meditative and devastating, charming and strange, Fifteen Dogs shows you can teach an old genre new tricks.” - Amazon.ca Upcoming 2017 Dates: July 26th: Trauma Farm: A Rebel History of Rural Life by Brian Brett Aug 23rd: The Japanese Lover; A Novel by Isabel Allende Sept 27th: Mexican Hooker #1: And My Other Roles Since the Revolution by Carmen Aguirre Oct 25th: If I Fall; If I Die by Michael Christie Nov 22nd: Adventures in Solitude: What Not to Wear to a Nude Potluck and Other Stories from Desolation Sound By Grant Lawrence Dec - Closed for the holidays 2018 Dates: Jan 24th: One Hundred years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez Feb 28th: City of Thorns: Nine Lives in the World's Largest Refugee Camp by Ben Rawlence Mar 28th: Book Recommendation Night Apr 25th: Laughing All The Way To The Mosque By Zarqa Nawaz May 23rd: Beloved by Tony Morrison 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 June 22nd features Shazia Hafiz Ramji, and launches a chapbook written to music by Jason Zumpano. Readers include Bren Simmers, Jennifer Zilm, Kevin Spenst, Daniela Elza, Geoff Nilson, Mariner Janes plus open mic. Suggested donation at the door: $5 Time: 7:00 - 9:30 pm Open Mic sign up at 7 pm. Readings begin at 7:30 Location: Cottage Bistro, 4468 Main St, Vancouver, BC Supported by the Writers Union of Canada and The League of Canadian Poets. Hosts: Daniela Elza & Leanne Boschman Contact: blnish@pandorascollective.com www.pandorascollective.com 
Wed July 12th
Word Whips in The Gallery Readers: Bonnie NIsh, Rosemary Nowicki, Daniela Elza, Taslim Jaffer, Christopher Levenson, Chelsea Comeau, Paul Sasges, Fran Bourassa Feature Poet: Jude Neale Host: Mary Duffy There will be an open mic time when members of the audience will be given an opportunity to write and then read poems they have written that relate to the exhibition. Exhibit: Sea to Sky: Michael Ableman | Victoria Scudamore Victoria Scudamore is an intuitive painter, who uses watercolour, acrylics, and encaustic mediums, to create multi-layered Abstract Expressionistic paintings. Her surroundings and travel inspire her art; forests and oceans are a common theme. She has a Master of Arts from Royal Roads University in Victoria, B.C. She did an artist residence in Barcelona, Spain, and has taken numerous workshops around the world with well-known artists. Michael Ableman is an impressionist inspired artist whose work includes landscapes in acrylic on canvas. “The incredible beauty of British Columbia inspires me. I find myself drawn to the mountains and sea, to the various ships that arrive and depart daily. I find the slow but fast growing movement of the huge ships a fascinating juxtaposition to the lightening fast speed of modern technology.” Michael is from Johannesburg, South Africa, and is currently studying art at Emily Carr University. Time: 7:00-9:00 pm Location: Zack Gallery, Jewish Community Centre 950 West 41st, Vancouver, BC Presented by the Sidney and Gertrude Zack Gallery in collaboration with Pandora’s Collective and the Isaac Waldman Jewish Public Library. Made possible by the Yosef Wosk Poetry Initiative Grant Contact: blnish@pandorascollective.com www.pandorascollective.com 
Thursday Aug 17th
Pandora's Collective and the Nina Di Gallery Present WORD WHIPS - POETRY TO PICNIC Hosts: Eloise Carbone and Sita Carboni Address #1: Nina Di Gallery, 1740 Charles St, Vancouver Address #2: Grandview Park, 1657 Charles St, Vancouver (Look for us on the Charles St side of the park, between Commercial Dr and Cotton Dr). Schedule: 6:30 pm - 7:10 pm: Our evening will start at NiNa’s Art Gallery (www.ninadigiovanni.com). The art will be our writing inspiration. Bring a journal/clipboard to write on. This is a small art gallery with no seating (unless you bring your own fold up chair). 7:10 pm - 7:20 pm: Transition from the art gallery to Grandview Park. It is only a 1/2 block away. 7:20 pm - 9 pm: Pandora's Picnic in the Park. Bring a snack! (plus a picnic blanket or fold up chair if you are driving/able to). Get to know your fellow writers. This is our social/sharing time. We can discuss writing, creativity, current projects, community resources, etc. Contact: sita@pandorascollective.com www.pandorascollective.com |
North Shore Events
4th Tuesday of every month
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
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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, Taslim Jaffer 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 www.pandorascollective.com Karen Shaw, chezshaw2013@gmail.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) |
