Pandora's Collective presently hosts 5 literary events each month, an annual literary arts festival in August and additional community events on misc dates...full details below... Monthly: Vancouver: Annually:Twisted Poets Literary Salon: 2nd Wednesday and 4th Thursday of every month (starting Jan 2013) Book Talks - Book Club: 2nd Wed of each month Word Whips Writing Series: 4th Tues of each month North Vancouver: Word Whips North Shore Edition: 4th Tues of each month White Rock: Word Whips By The Water: 1st Thurs of each month The Summer Dreams Literary Arts Festival Vancouver Events: 2nd Wednesday and 4th Thursday Pandora's Collective Presents TWISTED POETS LITERARY SALON Share in an evening of literary surprises while wrapped in a warm and encouraging environment. Connect, read and enjoy. In the spirit of Vancouver all are welcome. Monthly: 2nd Wednesday and 4th Thursday. (We take a break in August.) Time: 7pm-9:30 pm (sign up for open mic from 7 to 7:30pm) Location: The Cottage Bistro 4468 Main Street Vancouver, BC V5V 3R2 Hosts: Bonnie Nish and Daniela Elza Suggested Donation: $5.00 at the door. Upcoming Features: May 23 Daniela Elza & Aislinn Hunter June 12 Michelle Barker & Daphne Marlatt With thanks to Kyle Hawke for designing and keeping up with our Twisted Poets Literary Salon poster. Contact: Bonnie Nish at blnish@pandorascollective.com www.pandorascollective.com The Cottage Bistro 4468 Main Street Vancouver, BC V5V 3R2 http://www.cottage-bistro.com/ 2nd Wednesday of every month Presented by Pandora’s Collective and Britannia Branch BOOK TALKS - BOOK CLUB 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. This is an open book club. Drop ins are welcome. 2nd Wednesday of every month.  The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion is an account of the year following the death of the author's husband John Gregory Dunne. It won the 2005 National Book Award for Nonfiction and was a finalist for both the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Pulitzer Prize for Biography/Autobiography. July 10th - Dance Dance Dance by Haruki Murakami Aug 14th - A History of Reading by Alberto Manguel Sept 18th (3rd Wednesday of the month for Sept) - My Antonia by Willa Cather Oct 9th - Clouded Leopard by Wade Davis Nov 13th - Notes from Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky Dec 11th - Beyond Belief: My Secret Life Inside Scientology and My Harrowing Escape by Jenna Miscavige Hill Jan 8th - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Suskind Feb 12th – Books We Love - Book Recommendation Night March 12th - Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez April 9th - Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer 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 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. Hosts: Sita Carboni, Mary Duffy, Maureen Egan, Stephen Karr, Suzy Malcolm, Eva Waldauf 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: sita@pandorascollective.com www.pandorascollective.com North Vancouver 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 White Rock Events: 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: The Pantry restaurant at 1812 152nd Street, White Rock Contact: pcwhiterock@yahoo.ca www.pandorascollective.com Annual Event: The Summer Dreams Literary Arts Festival is a multi-day, multi-venue, festival for all ages. Summer Dreams Celebrates 10 Years of Sharing the Written and Spoken Word Saturday August 24th 2013 - Trout Lake, Vancouver, BC It has been over ten years since the idea of the Summer Dreams Literary Arts Festival was born when Executive Director Bonnie Nish, realized there were a lot of on-going literary events each month and a lot of people running those events who could benefit from coming together to highlight what they do for the public. Nish felt this would also be a great way to bring together and cross-pollinate various aspects of the writing communities in Vancouver. The then-named “Summer Dreams Reading Festival” was born. The free, volunteer-run event has grown to embody the real literary community spirit found here. To celebrate this landmark anniversary, Nish promises an event like none other featuring readings by Joy Kogawa, the Vancouver Poetry Slam Team and music by the Madman’s Gospel Band, and so much more. As one might expect, putting on a big event with 3 stages, a children's area, a market place and 90+ performers is a lot of work, so the more help the festival can have the better. Volunteers are needed. It’s a great way to meet people and learn more about event planning and Vancouver's vibrant writing community. Those interested can sign up on The website at www.summerdreamsfest.com. For more information about the festival, including complete directions and line up, check out our website: www.summerdreamsfest.com or email srduncan@shaw.ca or call 604-788-8340 For full details including the schedule, performers bios please visit www.summerdreamsfest.com. MISC DATES: Pandora’s Collective hosts gatherings for writers such as reading, workshops, soirees, retreats, fundraisers, etc. Please contact Bonnie at enews@pandorascollective.com to be added to the mailing list. 
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