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Welcome to our Community Event Listings. Press Releases are listed in the 1st section and "On-going Events" are listed in the 2nd section.
If you would like to add your event please use the form at the bottom of this page. If you prefer a calendar format visit our Community Calendar but please note that not all press releases are posted in the calendar, as some press releases are not date specific. |
Press Releases
Friday Feb 7th - Poetry Reading
Jan 24th - Feb 14th - Get your Edible Flowers at Koko Monk TASTE OF LOVE: EDIBLE POETRY Presented by Only Words and Pandora's Collective Give your loved one a unique gift, 3 in 1: 1. a love poem 2. a one of a kind, handcrafted flower 3. a memorable experience Edible Flowers: Come to Koko Monk (Broadway location) throughout the Hot Chocolate Festival, read a verse about love, by a Vancouver poet, written on an edible flower. Stir the flower into your hot chocolate to let the petals melt like your heart. Poetry Reading: Come back for more on February 7th at 7pm, when you can listen to the poems you had a taste of. Featured Poets: Natasha Boskic, Bonnie Nish, Leanne Boschman, Robin Susanto, Mary Duffy, Sita Carboni, Kyle Hawke, Eva Waldauf, Paul Stacey, Rob Taylor, Amanda Wardrop. Address: Koko Monk, 2883 West Broadway, Vancouver. View Koko Monk's hot chocolate festival menu. Taste of Love created and designed by OnlyWords.ca (Natasha Boskic) and presented with Pandora’s Collective and Koko Monk. Contact: natasha.boskic@onlywords.ca 
Jan 23rd
Pandora's Collective Presents TWISTED POETS LITERARY SALON Twisted Poets is the 4th Thursday of each month (except Dec). Location: HOOD 29 4468 Main Street, Vancouver, BC Three Features + Open Mic. Suggested donation at the door: $5 Upcoming Dates: JANUARY 23rd: Readings from Against Death Anthology. Guest reader Brian Brett FEBRUARY 27th: Cornelia Hoogland, Adrienne Drobnies, Natasha Boskic MARCH 26th: Sweet Water: Poems for the Watershed Readers from the anthology: Barbara Black, Kevin Spenst, Rob Taylor, Fiona Tinwei Lam, Barbara Pelman, David Pimm, Michelle Brown, Daniela Elza, Rhona McAdam,Kirsten Pendreigh, Geoffrey Nilson, Elena Johnson, Lee Beavington, Wendy Donawa APRIL 23rd: Youth/Kids Event with Michelle Barker. MAY 28th: Double Poetry Book Launch Daniela Elza (the broken boat, April 2019) & MC Warrior (Disappearing Minglewood Blues, April 2019) Twisted Poets is supported by the Writers Union of Canada and The League of Canadian Poets. Contact: blnish@pandorascollective.com www.pandorascollective.com 
Tuesday Jan 28th
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. 4th Tuesday of every month 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 
Tues Jan 28th
Pandora's Collective and Britannia Library Present POETIC PAIRINGS 6:30 – 8:30 pm Join us for delightful pairings of poetic voices. Free Event. Britannia Library, Gallery Room 1661 Napier Street, Vancouver, BC Host: Bonnie Nish Poetic Pairs: Jude Neale and Heidi Greco David Pritchett and Rosemary Nowicki David Shewell and Lilija Valis Una Bruhns and Leanne Boschman Voices become differently engaged when set against another writer’s work. Listen as couplets bounce words off one another, relate their stories and rejoice in the collaboration of expression. Question period to follow. Contact: blnish@pandorascollective.com Voices become differently engaged when set against another writer’s work. Listen as couplets bounce words off one another, relate their stories and rejoice in the collaboration of expression. Question period to follow. Contact: blnish@pandorascollective.com www.pandorascollective.com 
Wednesday Feb 5th
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 Karen Shaw, chezshaw2013@gmail.com 
Tues Feb 11th
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 Guest Hosts: Lilija Valis (March, May), Fran Bourassa (April) Supported by the Writers Union of Canada and The League of Canadian Poets. Contact: blnish@pandorascollective.com 
Tues Feb 18th
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) January Guest Host: Wayne Smith Time: 6:30 - 8:30 pm Location: Britannia Library, Gallery Room 1661 Napier Street, Vancouver, BC Contact: blnish@pandorascollective.com www.pandorascollective.com 
Thursday Feb 20th
Poetry Evening with Pandora’s Collective Sidney and Gertrude Zack Gallery 7- 9 pm 950 West 41st Ave, Vancouver Poets: Amy Lam, Rosemary Nowicki, Diane Tucker, Jude Neale, David Shewell, Timothy Shay, Bonnie Nish Art Exhibit: Beckoned by the Light by Linda Frimer 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 Beckoned by the Light by Linda Frimer From the time I was a young child living in the wilderness town of Wells, BC, I have followed the light in creation and sought to immerse myself within it. I sought light in the forest behind our home, where it filtered like inspiration between thick trunks and feathery branches. Inside our home, I overheard stories where the darkness of prejudice and war sought to overcome the light of my cultural family and so, the light of all humanity. I grew to understand that nature and culture rise inseparable in creation, and I devote my art to ennobling the sacred light within them both, as this light beckons me every day. Contact: blnish@pandorascollective.com www.pandorascollective.com 
Wednesday Feb 26th
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) Feb 26th: Secret Daughter by Shilpi Somaya Gowda Somer’s life is everything she imagined it would be—she’s newly married and has started her career as a physician in San Francisco—until she makes the devastating discovery she never will be able to have children. The same year in India, a poor mother makes the heartbreaking choice to save her newborn daughter’s life by giving her away. It is a decision that will haunt Kavita for the rest of her life, and cause a ripple effect that travels across the world and back again. Asha, adopted out of a Mumbai orphanage, is the child that binds the destinies of these two women. We follow both families, invisibly connected until Asha’s journey of self-discovery leads her back to India. Compulsively readable and deeply touching, Secret Daughter is a story of the unforeseen ways in which our choices and families affect our lives, and the indelible power of love in all its many forms. - Amazon.ca Upcoming Dates: March 25th: The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate -Discoveries from A Secret World by Peter Wohlleben April 22nd: Washington Black: A Novel by Esi Edugyan May 27th: Educated by Tara Westover June 24th: A Mind Spread Out on the Ground by Alicia Elliott July 22nd: Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman Aug 26th: 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos by Jordan B. Peterson Sept 23rd: The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah Oct 28th: Righting Canada's Wrongs: Africville: An African Nova Scotian Community Is Demolished - and Fights Back by Gloria Ann Wesley Nov 25th: Suzanne by Anais Barbeau-Lavalette Dec: on hiatus 2021: Jan 27th: Help Me: My Perfectly Disastrous Journey through the World of Self-Help by Marianne Power Feb 24th: The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood March 24th: Book Recommendation Night April 28th: Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari May 26th: The Boat People by Sharon Bala June 23rd: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly 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 
Thursday March 19th
Poetry Evening with Pandora’s Collective Sidney and Gertrude Zack Gallery 7- 9 pm 950 West 41st Ave, Vancouver Host: Natasha Boskic Poets: Heidi Greco, Leanne Boschman, David Pritchett, Quinn Casey, Laura Farina, Daniela Elza, Amanda Wardrop Art Exhibit: Community Longing and Belonging 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 Community Longing and Belonging How do we make meaning of the concept of community, the real and the imagined spaces we inhabit? What does community longing look like, and what are the possibilities for belonging in an ever changing world? This 2nd annual exhibit is in celebration of the Jewish Disability Awareness Acceptance and Inclusion Month. Art piece included above: “A Home for All in Aquamarine” by Julia Zimet Russell Contact: blnish@pandorascollective.com www.pandorascollective.com 
Tuesday April 28th
Pandora's Collective and Britannia Library Present POETIC PAIRINGS 6:30 – 8:30 pm Join us for delightful pairings of poetic voices. Free Event. Britannia Library, Gallery Room 1661 Napier Street, Vancouver, BC Host: Rosemary Nowicki Poetic Pairs: Natasha Sanders-Kay and Bonnie Nish Allan Hill and David Geary RC Weslowski and Kedrick James Natasha Boskic and Fran Bourassa Voices become differently engaged when set against another writer’s work. Listen as couplets bounce words off one another, relate their stories and rejoice in the collaboration of expression. Question period to follow. Contact: blnish@pandorascollective.com www.pandorascollective.com |
On Going Events...
Sundays
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Every Sunday (except holiday weekends)
POETIC JUSTICE – POETRY NEW WEST HERITAGE GRILL, BACK ROOM Come early & sign up for Open Mic. Time: 2PM-4PM, FEATURED POETS START at 2 pm Location: HERITAGE GRILL, 447 Columbia Street New Westminster, BC For updated information visit: https://www.facebook.com/groups/poeticjusticepnw/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/215251815176114/ If you would like to feature in our series email co-managers Candice James & Alan Hill at poeticjusticepnw@gmail.com Usually every 2nd Sundays** (We skip holiday weekends) The Grind Writers Group, Vancouver - on Main Street 10am - 12:30pm Since 2006 Facilitator: Margo Lamont All levels, genres, outlooks, orientations, ages welcome. ** We sometimes have out-trips or have a cancellation, so please email (grindwriters@gmail.com) and introduce yourself before you attend the first time - and will confirm location. Blog: http://grindwriters.blogspot.ca/ Grind News: http://issuu.com/home/publications Facebook: "The Grind Writers Group" 2nd Sundays of the odd months of the year (Jan, Mar, May, July, Sept, Nov) DEAD POETS READING SERIES From 3-5pm @ Vancouver Public Library, Main Branch, Georgia Street downtown Vancouver, downstairs. Free Event. For more information and featured readers: www.deadpoetslive.com |
Mondays
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Every Monday of the month
HERITAGE WRITERS meets at the Heritage Grill Mondays 10 to noon. $5. drop-in. Memoirs, Fiction, Non Fiction, Poetry. Readings and workshops. Contact: Ruth Kozak at ruthaki1@shaw.ca for further information. Every Monday of the month VANCOUVER POETRY SLAM Featured readers, poetry open mic and poetry slam 7 pm sign up, show starts at 8 pm. Location: Café Deux Soleils on Commercial Drive 4th Monday of each month is the YOUTH POETRY SLAM Featured poets each week and a poetry open mic plus the competition. Slam Director: Hal Lackie Contact: hal@vancouverpoetryhouse.com Website: http://vanslam.ca/ Every Monday of the month VANCOUVER WRITERS GROUP Time: 7 - 9 pm Location: 520 Alexander St, Vancouver Our main session is a Reading, Critiquing and Podcasting night every Monday night. We share material we are working on – fiction, creative non-fiction, comedy, scripts, poetry, non-fiction – and help each other refine our work. Some of us work on performance skills. Podcasting is optional though encouraged. We also do series or one-offs on topics of interest to writers. We have been known to have social nights at a bar in Vancouver, and occasionally writing competitions. Check out some of our work at http://vancouver-writers.podomatic.com Learn More: https://www.meetup.com/Vancouver-Writers-Group/ 1st Monday of each month The North Shore Writers' Association Presents ”Dare to be heard!” an Open Mike Night Location: North Vancouver City Library, 120 W. 14th St., North Vancouver 6:30-8:45pm (as library closes at 9pm) Enjoy a fireside coffee then step up to the mike to read your poetry, short fiction or non-fiction. No cover charge. Sessions run the first Monday of each month; October to December, and February to June; and on the second Monday of September...check with front desk for the room location when arriving at library... For more information and updates visit North Shore Writers' website: http://nswriters.com/announcements/dare-to-be-heard-copy/ |
Tuesdays
2nd Tues 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 Supported by the Writers Union of Canada and The League of Canadian Poets. Contact: blnish@pandorascollective.com 2nd Tuesday of every month
Parkgate Library and Wayne Smith present Tell Your Story: Memoir Writing Group Have you ever thought of sharing your memories, stories and life experiences through a memoir? Join Wayne Smith for a monthly program to exchange storytelling tips and inspiration from fellow aspiring memoirists. You can write to memoir prompts for fifteen minutes share your stories with others or just listen. The program will focus on memoir writing and will allow participants to explore different media for recording memoir from books to audio recordings to various other media. Time: 7 pm - 8.30 pm Location: Parkgate Library, activities room, 3675 Banff Ct. North Vancouver V7H 2Z8 Contact: Wayne Smith 778 888 6250 wsmith@shaw.ca First Tuesday of every month
RCLAS presents “SONGWRITERS OPEN MIC NIGHT” for New & Emerging Songwriters. Everyone Welcome! Time: 7:00pm – 9:00pm, Free admission. Location: The Heritage Grill, Backstage Room, 447 Columbia St, New Westminster, BC Hosts: Enrico Renz, Lawren Nemeth and Poul Bech More info https://www.facebook.com/groups/150810881784465/ Description: Original music only, performed by the songwriters! Great venue: good sound, food, beverages and a friendly, supportive audience that actually listens. If you write songs and need an outlet to share your material, this is the place to meet like-minded people! Join us for a fun, relaxed evening, either as a participant or audience member 2nd Tuesday of every month
VANCOUVER STORY SLAM 8 pm Cottage Bistro, 4468 Main Street, Vancouver In this short-story-telling show, ten talented wordsmiths share their original wise, witty, or weird writings. Audience members vote on their favourites. Top monthly storytellers are invited to participate in the annual championship finals in December. Organized and hosted by Susan Cormier and Bryant Ross $5 cover includes a ballot to vote for your favorite stories! At least $150 in cash prizes are given away each month. Facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/VancouverStorySlam 
3rd Tuesday of every month (except Nov & Dec)
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: 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 3rd Tuesday of every month (except July/August)
SPOKEN INK READING SERIES Burnaby Writers' Society/Spoken INK Deer Lake Gallery 6584 Deer Lake Ave from 8-9:30 The Burnaby Writers' Society workshop is held from 6:45-7:45 p.m. for members of the BWS, but others are welcome to participate as time allows. (No pre-registration required.) The workshop is followed by Spoken INK, BWS's monthly reading series, at 8:00 p.m. Both events are held on the 3rd Tuesday of each month, except July and August. Info: bwscafe@gmail.com http://burnabywritersnews.blogspot.ca/ 
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 |
Wednesdays
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Every Wednesday
WAX POETIC - RADIO SHOW Listen on CFRO 100.5FM Wednesday from 2-2:30pm. Join hosts RC Weslowski and Kevin Spenst every week as they visit with poet laureates from across the country, the latest up and coming poetry slammers, the most seasoned touring spoken word artists, and poets with new books hot off the presses! Learn More: https://www.facebook.com/waxpoeticradio 
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 www.pandorascollective.com Karen Shaw, chezshaw2013@gmail.com 
Every Other Wednesday
Incite - Reading Series Mind-altering, metamorphic, twice-monthly. A free, regular reading series organized by the Vancouver Writers Fest. Every other Wednesday, 7:30pm. Vancouver Public Library Central Branch - Alice MacKay Room Incite is presented in partnership with Vancouver Public Library and sponsored by the Downtown Vancouver Business Association and Vancouver Courier. Contact: info@writersfest.bc.ca 2nd Wednesday (Sept - June)
Canadian Authors Association We meet monthly on the second Wednesday, September through June, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. (doors open at 6:45 p.m.). Our meetings are open to the general public and are held at the Alliance for Arts and Culture, Suite 100, 938 Howe Street in downtown Vancouver. Meetings include Vancouver Branch announcements and guest speakers (or events). There will be time for socializing (and book signing) at the end of the evening. We charge a nominal fee to non-members. www.canauthorsvancouver.org/meetings.htm 3rd Wednesday of every month POETS CORNER READING SERIES Formats: Featured Poets, Open Mic, Book Launches, and Themed Readings. When: 7 - 9:30 pm. Where: Massy Books, 229 East Georgia, Vancouver (a 10-minute walk or 3-minute bus ride north of the Main St.-Science World Skytrain station). Admission: Suggested donation of $5, but give whatever you can afford. Contact: James Felton, Manager (james@poetscorner.ca) Website: www.PoetsCorner.ca Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1479876268788189 Poets Corner is a free reading series devoted to poetry, poets, and poetry fans. Poets, whether emerging or established, are showcased. We host book launch readings and themed readings, but our most frequent format features two (occasionally three) fine poets preceded by an open mic segment. We offer the perfect mix: poetry, a bookshop, and a cash bar. 3rd Wednesday of every month LUNCH POEMS @SFU 12:00 -1:00pm @ Teck Gallery, SFU Harbour Centre, 515 W. Hastings, Vancouver, BC Lunch poems @ SFU hosts well-known and up-and-coming poets on the third Wednesday of every month. For more information visit www.facebook.com/LunchPoemsAtSFU. Free admission, no registration required. 
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) Jan 22nd: The Power of Kindness: Why Empathy Is Essential in Everyday Life In The Power of Kindness, Goldman leaves the comfortable, familiar surroundings of the hospital in search of his own lost compassion. A top neuroscientist performs an MRI scan of his brain to see if he is hard-wired for empathy. A researcher at Western University in Ontario tests his personality and makes a startling discovery. Goldman then circles the planet in search of the most empathic people alive, to hear their stories and learn their secrets. He visits a boulevard in São Paulo, Brazil, where he meets a woman who calls a homeless poet her soulmate and reunited him with his family; a research lab in Kyoto, Japan, where he meets a lifelike, empathetic android; and a nursing home in rural Pennsylvania, where he meets a therapist at a nursing home who has an uncanny knack of knowing what’s inside the hearts and minds of people with dementia, as well as her protege, a woman who talked a gun-wielding robber into walking away from his crime. Powerful and engaging, The Power of Kindness takes us far from the theatre of medicine and into the world at large, and investigates why kindness is so vital to our existence. Upcoming Dates: Feb 26th: Secret Daughter by Shilpi Somaya Gowda March 25th: The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate -Discoveries from A Secret World by Peter Wohlleben April 22nd: Washington Black: A Novel by Esi Edugyan May 27th: Educated by Tara Westover June 24th: A Mind Spread Out on the Ground by Alicia Elliott July 22nd: Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman Aug 26th: 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos by Jordan B. Peterson Sept 23rd: The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah Oct 28th: Righting Canada's Wrongs: Africville: An African Nova Scotian Community Is Demolished - and Fights Back by Gloria Ann Wesley Nov 25th: Suzanne by Anais Barbeau-Lavalette Dec: on hiatus 2021: Jan 27th: Help Me: My Perfectly Disastrous Journey through the World of Self-Help by Marianne Power Feb 24th: The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood March 24th: Book Recommendation Night April 28th: Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari May 26th: The Boat People by Sharon Bala June 23rd: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly 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 Last Wednesday of each month
Monica's Writers' Café 6:30pm-8:pm Monica's Writers' Café is a forum for poets, writers, singers/songwriters and artists to share their work in a relaxed and friendly environment, providing the opportunity for budding writers to meet people, make new friends and take part in the open mic sessions. *Monica's Café is a diverse, all inclusive group. Founder and host: Lucia Monica Gorea, PhD Location: Nanaimo Harbourfront Library 90 Commercial Street, Nanaimo, B.C. |
Thursdays
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Every Thursday
Downtown Eastside Writers Collective Thursday's between 2-4 at the third floor of Carnegie's location downtown. All new writers are welcome. There will be at least one chapbook put out by the group in the year Sept- Dec/ Jan- 2018/ Jan= April 2019.. Contact: d.n. simmers - dnsimmers@yahoo.ca 1st Thursday of every month The Regional Assembly of Text Letter Writing Club The Letter Writing Club has been gathering at our flagship store in Vancouver to write letters to their loved ones since September of 2005. This monthly event is open to everyone, especially those of us who love writing letters as much as we love receiving them. Join us in Vancouver the first Thursday of every month at 7 pm. No need to sign up ahead of time. Everyone welcome. No cost. Supplies provided. Time: 7 pm Location: The Regional Assembly of Text 3934 Main Street Vancouver BC, V5V 3P2 http://www.assemblyoftext.com/letter_writing_club 1st Thursday of every month TWS READING SERIES If you get on their mailing list the call for readers goes out the month before and then about eight or nine readers are scheduled with 10 min each. There is usually one feature. No open mic. 8:00-10:00 p.m. Cottage Bistro, 4470 Main Street (at East 29th), Vancouver Hosts: Ivan and Karen *Cottage Bistro takes cash or debit cards only 2nd Thursday of each month Royal City Literary Arts Society presents “Tellers of Short Tales” Free admission. Location : Anvil Centre, 4th Floor, 777 Columbia Street, New Westminster A feature author each session. Open Mic Sign Up will be available for writers who would like to share their stories. More info https://rclas.com/recurring/tellers-of-short-tales/ Description: A program of monthly readings designed to engage fans of the short story genre with emerging and published short story writers. 2nd Thursday of every month (though not December, July, August) ZERO to 360 Zero – 360, Literary Open Mic is a collaboration of emerging and experienced writers who each share up to six minutes of poetry, short stories, chapters of novels in progress, memoirs or song lyrics. Location: South Surrey Recreation and Arts Centre, words will ring out in the beautiful Turnbull Gallery. Snacks and beverages will be available from the Sources concession stand in the Centre, with service shutting down at 7:30. Sign-up for the Open Mic starts at 7 pm, with the readings beginning at 7:30. Except for April, when it’s an all-poetry night (for National Poetry Month), all genres are welcome – just so long as the presentations stay within that magical ‘360 second’ mark (6 inutes). If the timer rings while you’re reading, it can be embarrassing, so do a bit of practice before you come. All are welcome – and remember, you don’t need to read to attend. Audience members are appreciated, especially when they’re appreciative listeners. Melissa melissa@semiahmooarts.com Sponsored by Pelican Rouge and Semiahmoo Arts Council 3rd Thursday of every month
RCLAS presents “In Their Words: A Royal City Reading Series” 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Free admission Location: Anvil Centre, 4th Floor Room TBA, 777 Columbia St, New Westminster Host: Ruth Kozak Description: In Their Words happens on the 3rd Thursday of every other month. Feature speakers present their favourite author from any genre in poetry, fiction, non-fiction or drama. Presentations include a brief commentary about the author and a reading of selections that exemplify what the presenter loves about the author’s work. A short Q&A follows each presenter. 
4th Thursday of every month
Pandora's Collective Presents TWISTED POETS LITERARY SALON Features poets plus an 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: The Cottage Bistro, 4468 Main Street, Vancouver 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 |
Fridays
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Every Friday (except summer months)
PLANET EARTH POETRY READING SERIES, Victoria Fridays at 7:30pm. @ Hillside Coffee and Tea, 1633 Hillside Ave (across from Bolen Books) $5 donation at the door. Planet Earth Reading Series is a launching pad for the energies of writers and poets established and not. It is a place where words are most important. A venue in which all manner of poets and writers are welcome; a place for excellence, innovation, collaboration, diverse projects and experiments. The format includes an open mic and normally two feature writers. The evening begins at 7:30 with an open mic, followed by feature reader(s). Between 7 and 7:15, put your name in the hat to read at open mic.Visiting writers are encouraged to contact Daniel Scott pepoetry2@gmail.com to arrange a reading. For more information visit: http://planetearthpoetry.com/ 4th Friday of every month (except Dec.) Surrey Muse Presenters (Guest Author, Featured Poet, Featured Artist/Performer), Book Signing, Refreshments, Book Table, Open Mic (3-5 min each). 5:30-8:30 pm @Room 405 – City Centre branch, Surrey Public Library Events are free Donations are welcome. More Information: http://surreymuse.wordpress.com/meetings/ |
