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1 event, An informal space to share and discuss poems you love, poems that you are currently reading, or poems you have written! Poems can be from any publication or book, as well as from online resources. For teens and adults This event happens on the first Tuesday of the month, 10:30-11:30am in the Community Room Free |
1 event, -  Join us and share your own original material, or your favourite work by someone else: novels, stories, poems, songs, plays, memoirs, creative nonfiction, etc. Come enjoy reading, performing, or just listening. Five minutes maximum per person, please. Teens, adults, and performers at all levels of English are all welcome. Time slots for those wishing to read is limited, […] Free |
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1 event,If you’re interested in sharing your writing in a respectful, supportive, and encouraging environment—and offering thoughtful, constructive feedback to fellow writers—we’d love to have you join us! Facilitated by Cathalynn (Cindy) Labonte-Smith and Robin Lamarche, this writers’ critique group provides a welcoming space to share works in progress and receive helpful feedback. Together, participants will […] Free |
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1 event, - A spellbinding account of a family devastated by the sudden death of their nineteen-year-old son, only to discover that he had created a secret life which drew him into the dangerous criminal underworld that lies beneath London’s glittering surface. All are welcome (even if you haven’t read the book!). |
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1 event, - Both deeply moving and laugh-out-loud funny as Debbie McGee interweaves two stories: the eight months between her husband’s brain cancer diagnosis and death, and the story of their tumultuous early relationship in the wild St. John’s arts community of the 80’s. For information contact Mark at mmerlino@prpl.ca Free |
2 events, - - In this practical workshop, author Debbie McGee will discuss the many factors to consider while writing, editing, and publishing a memoir. Please bring something to write on. For information contact Mark at mmerlino@prpl.ca Free |
1 event, - CBC's Quirks and Quarks science guru will present an inspiring multi media event based on his memoir "Just Say Yes." A fundraiser for the Heritage Playhouse, your ticket will support building improvements including window replacements and exterior painting. TICKETS: $25 single seat or $50 with copy of Bob's book. $25 |
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1 event, - Writing Workshop with Fran Bourassa Practice “free writing” short pieces from “word whip” prompts that elicit memories, emotions, and powerful ideas for poetry and stories. This method is quick, powerful, and everyone can enjoy it. Fran Bourassa is an award-winning poet and contributing writer to numerous anthologies, including Breaking the Surface, Pacific Poetry Anthology, Force […] Free |
2 events,If you’re interested in sharing your writing in a respectful, supportive, and encouraging environment—and offering thoughtful, constructive feedback to fellow writers—we’d love to have you join us! Facilitated by Cathalynn (Cindy) Labonte-Smith and Robin Lamarche, this writers’ critique group provides a welcoming space to share works in progress and receive helpful feedback. Together, participants will […] Free - This lecture and discussion considers how artists and curators are thinking with a rapidly changing climate. How can art provide a space for more than contemplation and awareness, towards the possibility of transformation? What creative forms and material responses invite us to consider art as a site for urgent action? Free |
2 events, - John Nienaber presents his powerful historical novel of resilience and love in an age of racial inequality in South Africa’s arid Namaqualand region. For information contact Mark at mmerlino@prpl.ca Free - Join former Gibsons resident and Edmonton author Theresa Shea to celebrate the launch of her new novel, Dog Days of Planet Earth. Shea is the bestselling author of The Unfinished Child, and the Alberta Book Award and Guernica Prize winning novel The Shade Tree. Her new book weaves together major environmental and political issues of […] Free |
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1 event, - We are bringing back Art Talks, a series of discussions that centre on issues and ideas connected to contemporary art in the 21st century. Offered online, they are an opportunity to learn, share and discuss wide ranging topics that intersect with making art at this moment in time. Threading theory, practice and art, these discussions […] |
2 events, - Engage with your senses while in writing amongst the fall colours of B&K landscapes to thoughtful prompts. All levels, genres, and types of writers welcome. Covered areas will be used in case of rain. Bring your usual writing tools, such as a journal, pen, or laptop. Facilitator: Cathalynn (Cindy) Labonte-Smith Free - We are bringing back Art Talks, a series of discussions that centre on issues and ideas connected to contemporary art in the 21st century. Offered online they are an opportunity to learn, share and discuss wide ranging topics that intersect with making art at this moment in time. Threading theory, practice and art, these discussions […] |
1 event, - We invite you to join us for a walk along the shoreline of ch’atlich to celebrate the many life-giving attributes and rich resources that the ocean has provided Coast Salish peoples since time immemorial. Each Salish Sea and Me experience will be a conversation with the shoreline; a meeting between land, water, and the people […] Free |
2 events, - Sharing some memories growing up and will talk about and share traditional drumming and Tla’amin songs. For information contact Mark at mmerlino@prpl.ca Free - Join us for a one-night only event in collaboration with Holy Crow Arts Society. Squamish Nation playwright Justin Neal explores the tradition of canoeing in Keepers of the Salish Sea. The play is about finding that path we all seek, a search for meaning in life, to discover answers to existential questions. A probing, searching, […] Free |
1 event, - We invite you to join us for a walk along the shoreline of ch’atlich to celebrate the many life-giving attributes and rich resources that the ocean has provided Coast Salish peoples since time immemorial. Each Salish Sea and Me experience will be a conversation with the shoreline; a meeting between land, water, and the people […] Free |
1 event, - Fourth Monday of every month from 3-5 pm at the Library to collect book donations from the community. These books are sold to raise funds for library services and initiatives. Please only bring books in good condition, and no textbooks. Free |
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1 event, - Lori Thicke, cousin of the late Alan Thicke, will be interviewed by Michael Gurney and read from her national bestselling debut memoir, "Dreamer's Daughter: Surviving My Childhood and Raising My Father." In a mining town where hope is as tapped-out as the gold, a mother abandons her two children. Dreamer’s Daughter is a memoir of […] by donation |
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