Hear the story of the Seven Trials of the hero Esfandiyar from the famous The Persian Book of Kings! In true heroic fashion, Esfandiyar fights beasts, a dragon, and a mythical bird to get to the fortress where his sisters are held captive. But not all tasks require raw strength and battle skills – heroism […]
Are you feeling a little lonely and finding it hard to connect with community in Vancouver? The Vancouver Public Library is hosting a giant silent reading party to get ready for Spring. Our "silent reading party" at the library is a social space where patrons can sit together and read in silence. Do you have […]
Join us for a Somatic Writing Workshop with poet, spoken word artist, playwright, and somatic psychotherapist, Mercedes Baines. Somatics refers to a practice of listening to and dialoguing with the body (which includes the mind and imagination), allowing us to be present with ourselves. As local and global injustices continue, our bodies also continues to […]
Join us for a Somatic Writing Workshop with poet, spoken word artist, playwright, and somatic psychotherapist, Mercedes Baines. Somatics refers to a practice of listening to and dialoguing with the body (which includes the mind and imagination), allowing us to be present with ourselves. As local and global injustices continue, our bodies also continues to […]
Please join Simon Fraser University’s Department of English and Poetry in Canada for a poetry reading featuring our own Professor Joanne Leow and Garth Martens and Fenn Stewart. Details: Date/Time: Friday, March 27th (Doors: 6:30 PM; Readings 7-9 PM) Location: SFU Belzberg Library (SFU’s Harbour Centre campus - 515 West Hastings St., Vancouver) *Free Event; […]
Vancouver Public Library is honoured to introduce Cee Peal as the 2026 Indigenous Storyteller in Residence. Cee Peal is a theatre artist from the Nisga’a First Nation of Northern B.C. now working in Vancouver on the traditional, unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), səl̓ilwətaɁɬ (Tsleil-waututh), and sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) peoples. He brings to the library his […]
Touchstone Theatre and Neworld Theatre present a reading of Christine Quintana's play El Terremoto (directed by Daniela Atiencia). Twenty years have passed since the three Jurado sisters lost their parents, and life just seems to continue on in their East Vancouver home. A birthday party, a failed proposal, and a missed connection fill the days […]
Victoria author Robin Ducharme launches Real Love Ready: A Guide to Relational Literacy, a compassionate guide to the knowledge, skills, and daily practices that help us love with greater intention, truth, and heart. In conversation with Monique Gray Smith, Robin will discuss how relational literacy can shape the way we connect in love, friendship, family, […]
Join Simon Fraser University English Professor Joanne Leow at Enabling Arts on April 9th (6:30 PM) for the launch of her new book, “Exhumations: Inside the Body of a Petrostate”. About the book: “What unknowable chemical? How slow was this damage, this violence? … How might any of us stay uncontaminated by all that was […]
An audio play or drama relies strictly on acoustical elements for its manifestation. There are no visual components involved as it's rendered strictly with dialogue, sound effects, and music alone to help listeners imagine the characters and the story. At this fun and playful event, participants are invited to create a live audio play with […]