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  • June 2025

  • Thu 19
    Featured June 19, 2025 | 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

    Read Local BC eBookshelf Launch

    Burnaby Public Library, McGill Branch 4595 Albert Street, Burnaby, BC, Canada

    Join Books BC and BC Libraries Co-op for the launch of the Read Local BC eBookshelf - with author readings by Wayde Compton and Candie Tanaka.

    Free
  • Mon 30
    June 30, 2025 | 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

    Enabling Performance: an acoustic open mic night

    Enabling Arts 104-343 Railway Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    Come showcase your talents at our Open Mic Night and share your music, poetry, comedy, or any other performance! Welcome to Enabling Performance: an acousistic open mic night! Come join […]

    $10.00
  • July 2025

  • Wed 16
    July 16, 2025 | 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

    Enabling Arts Poetry Open Mic

    Enabling Arts 104-343 Railway Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    We're back & we can't wait to hear your words! Join us for a poetry night at 343 Railway St (#104). Whether you're a seasoned poet or a first-timer, this […]

    $13.13
  • September 2025

  • Tue 9
    September 9, 2025 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

    Urban Matters: Poetry in the City

    Vancouver Public Library, Central Branch 350 West Georgia St., Vancouver, BC, Canada

    Join authors Daniela Elza and Daniel Cowper for a launch, reading, and discussion on celebration of the life of a city and an interrogation of its cost on our well-being. […]

    Free
  • Wed 17
    September 17, 2025 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

    Encrypted: A Reading with Arleen Paré

    Upstart & Crow 1387 Railspur Alley Vancouver, BC V6H 3R7, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    Join us for an evening in celebration of Paré’s newest poetry collection on grief, family, and loneliness.

    Free
  • Fri 19
    September 19, 2025 | 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

    Reading by C. E. Gatchalian

    Summerland Library ORL Branch 9533 Main Street, Summerland, BC, Canada

    Double Melancholy: Art, Beauty, and the Making of a Brown Queer Man—a lyrical exploration of race, desire, and artistic identity shaped by literature, film, and family history. For those interested, […]

  • Sat 20
    Featured September 20, 2025 | 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

    Poetry Bus! Celebrating the 29th Year of Poetry in Transit

    UBC Robson Square 800 Robson St, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    Join us to hear a selection of the featured 2025-26 poets read from their work, followed by a short discussion and Q&A in which you can engage with the poets over your love of the written verse!

  • Tue 23
    September 23, 2025 | 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

    Author Talk: Daniel Kalla

    Richmond Public Library, Brighouse Branch 7700 Minoru Gate, Richmond, BC, Canada

    Join Richmond Public Library as they welcome back international best-selling author Daniel Kalla as he reads and answers your questions about his newly released novel, The Deepest Fake.

  • Tue 23
    September 23, 2025 | 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

    Booksmack! An evening of book reviews and laughter

    Okanagan Regional Library, Vernon branch 2800 30th Avenue, Vernon, BC, Canada

    Do you love to read? Our highly specialized team of wild and nerdy bibliophiles go head to head as they race against the clock to speed review their favourite books, […]

  • October 2025

  • Thu 16
    October 16, 2025 | 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

    Love At First Page

    Vancouver Public Library, Central Branch 350 West Georgia St., Vancouver, BC, Canada

    Writing a book is a labour of love that often involves working through complex relationships right on the page. Join four Canadian novelists writing at the intersections of romance, comedy […]

    Free
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