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SUMMARY:Sechelt Library: Poetry Circle
DESCRIPTION: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 \nThis event happens on the first Tuesday of the month\, 10:30-11:30am in the Community Room
URL:https://coastculture.com/event/sechelt-library-poetry-circle-2/2026-06-02/
LOCATION:Sechelt Library\, 5797 Cowrie St\, Sechelt\, BC\, V0N 3A0\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Arts,Literary
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SUMMARY:Davis Bay Hall: Spring Author Readings
DESCRIPTION:The dedicated authors from the Mini One-Day Writer’s Retreat will be reading from their manuscripts at the SCWES May Meeting\, Sunday\, May 31st\, 2-4:30 pm\, featuring Joan Fletcher’s launch of her scifi novel\, “The Data Raiders.”
URL:https://coastculture.com/event/davis-bay-hall-spring-author-readings/
LOCATION:Davis Bay Community Hall\, 5123 Davis Bay Rd\, Sechelt BC
CATEGORIES:Literary
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SUMMARY:Gibsons Library: Word Whips
DESCRIPTION:Writing Workshop with Fran Bourassa \nCalling all poets\, writers\, and would-be writers of all ages and experience levels! Bypass your inner “editor” to find your authentic voice. 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.\nFran Bourassa is an award-winning poet and contributing writer to numerous anthologies\, including Breaking the Surface\, Pacific Poetry Anthology\, Force Field: 77 BC Poets.\nFree but space is limited (in person only).\nRegistration opens on the 1st of the month here.
URL:https://coastculture.com/event/gibsons-library-word-whips/
LOCATION:Gibsons & District Public Library\, 470 Fletcher Rd S\, Gibsons\, BC\, V0N 1V0\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Literary,Workshop/Classes/Retreat
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260505T103000
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SUMMARY:Sechelt Library: Poetry Circle
DESCRIPTION: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 \nThis event happens on the first Tuesday of the month\, 10:30-11:30am in the Community Room
URL:https://coastculture.com/event/sechelt-library-poetry-circle-2/2026-05-05/
LOCATION:Sechelt Library\, 5797 Cowrie St\, Sechelt\, BC\, V0N 3A0\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Arts,Literary
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260425T100000
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SUMMARY:Davis Bay Hall: Mini Writers Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our one-day writers’ retreat to give yourself time away from distractions to focus on your work-in-progress\, and/or engage in activities\, like a group poem\, in a peaceful\, scene setting at Davis Bay by the sea. Come and go as you wish. \nYour polished pieces may be submitted to Not An Island literary quarterly for consideration for publication. \nRead your work from the retreat at the Sunday\, May 31st\, SCWES Meeting\, Davis Bay Hall\, 2 pm. \nBy donation. Suggested donation $10 for members $20 for nonmembers.
URL:https://coastculture.com/event/davis-bay-hall-mini-writers-retreat/
LOCATION:Davis Bay Community Hall\, 5123 Davis Bay Rd\, Sechelt BC
CATEGORIES:Workshop/Classes/Retreat
ORGANIZER;CN="SCWES":MAILTO:sunshinecoast@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260424T170000
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SUMMARY:Roberts Creek Elementary Writers' Showcase
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an hour of stories celebrating the Roberts Creek Elementary writer-in-residency program with bestselling children’s author Tanya Lloyd Kyi. The event will showcase writing by students in grades 5\, 6 and 7 and will be hosted by Kyi. All are welcome\, and refreshments will be served. No registration required. \nThe event is sponsored by Celebration of Authors\, Books and Community (CABC)\, an initiative of School District 46 and the Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts\, and funded by a responsive community grant from the Sunshine Coast Foundation.
URL:https://coastculture.com/event/roberts-creek-elementary-writers-showcase/
LOCATION:Roberts Creek Legacy Garden\, 1088 Roberts Creek Rd\, Roberts Creek\, BC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Arts,Community,Literary
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260407T103000
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SUMMARY:Sechelt Library: Poetry Circle
DESCRIPTION: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 \nThis event happens on the first Tuesday of the month\, 10:30-11:30am in the Community Room
URL:https://coastculture.com/event/sechelt-library-poetry-circle-2/2026-04-07/
LOCATION:Sechelt Library\, 5797 Cowrie St\, Sechelt\, BC\, V0N 3A0\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Arts,Literary
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260303T103000
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SUMMARY:Sechelt Library: Poetry Circle
DESCRIPTION: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 \nThis event happens on the first Tuesday of the month\, 10:30-11:30am in the Community Room
URL:https://coastculture.com/event/sechelt-library-poetry-circle-2/2026-03-03/
LOCATION:Sechelt Library\, 5797 Cowrie St\, Sechelt\, BC\, V0N 3A0\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Arts,Literary
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SUMMARY:Sechelt Library: Poetry Circle
DESCRIPTION: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 \nThis event happens on the first Tuesday of the month\, 10:30-11:30am in the Community Room
URL:https://coastculture.com/event/sechelt-library-poetry-circle-2/2026-02-03/
LOCATION:Sechelt Library\, 5797 Cowrie St\, Sechelt\, BC\, V0N 3A0\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Arts,Literary
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251220T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251220T150000
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SUMMARY:Gibsons Public Art Gallery: Artist Talk & Reading with Andrea Fritz
DESCRIPTION:Come learn about Coast Salish art\, culture and storytelling on Saturday Dec. 20th\, 2pm – 4pm. Andrea Fritz will read from her newest book Woolly Dog Warms His Family and talk about its relation to her serigraph Sqwiqwi\, on display now in her Eve Smart exhibition Lyackson Place Names. This event is free and open to all! \nLyackson Place Names features hand produced silk screen prints in the traditional style of the Coast Salish People\, exploring place names and different aspects of storytelling and culture. Each print in Andrea Fritz’s exhibition focuses on a place within Lyackson territory on the Salish Sea or on an aspect of Coast Salish storytelling\, and is accompanied by the story relating to the piece. Lyackson Place Names will be closing on Saturday\, December 20th at 4pm.
URL:https://coastculture.com/event/gibsons-library-artist-talk-reading-with-andrea-fritz/
LOCATION:Gibsons Public Art Gallery\, 431 Marine Dr\, Gibsons\, BC\, V0N 1V0\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Arts,Community,Literary
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251123T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251123T150000
DTSTAMP:20260609T231930
CREATED:20251028T173855Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251117T181027Z
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SUMMARY:How to Enter a Writing Contest & Win
DESCRIPTION:Want to enter a Writing Contest and Win but don’t know how to do so? Join Jan DeGrass\, journalist and author\, to learn the basics and be on your way to entering your first literary contest.\nThe fee is by donation to cover Jan’s time and the venue rental (suggested donation is $15).
URL:https://coastculture.com/event/how-to-enter-a-writing-contest-win/
LOCATION:Gather\, 494 S. Fletcher Rd. #102\, Gibsons\, V0N 1V0
CATEGORIES:Literary,Workshop/Classes/Retreat
ORGANIZER;CN="SCWES":MAILTO:sunshinecoast@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251026T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251026T163000
DTSTAMP:20260609T231930
CREATED:20250923T172538Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250923T172538Z
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SUMMARY:Davis Bay Hall: Charlotte Morganti Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:The Sunshine Coast Writers and Editors Society is pleased to host local award-winning mystery writer Charlotte Morganti’s book launch of The Karma Murders.\nThe Karma Murders\nA driver falling asleep at the wheel. A truck slipping out of gear. A sailboat boom striking a sailor’s skull. \nSomeone is delivering fatal justice in Cheakamus\, B.C. He has anointed himself as Karma’s Helper\, delivering justice where it’s long overdue. \nTownspeople see these accidents as random acts of fate. But P.I. Gabe Gabrieli believes the truth is more sinister. He recognizes the pattern—a killer’s signature hidden in plain sight—and studies the threads connecting the victims\, searching for a common link. \nBrief AGM will be held prior to the launch. Goodies at the break. All welcome. Free.
URL:https://coastculture.com/event/davis-bay-hall-charlotte-morganti-book-launch/
LOCATION:Davis Bay Community Hall\, 5123 Davis Bay Rd\, Sechelt BC
CATEGORIES:Literary
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251005T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251005T160000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250924T165931Z
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SUMMARY:An Afternoon with Bob McDonald - Host of CBC's Quirks and Quarks
DESCRIPTION:We’re thrilled to welcome Bob McDonald—acclaimed author\, CBC broadcaster\, and longtime host of Quirks & Quarks—to the Raven’s Cry Theatre for a very special fundraising event.\nWith over 800\,000 weekly listeners across Canada\, Bob is one of the country’s most trusted voices in science communication. He’s just released his memoir “Just Say Yes” and has generously offered his time to support this cause.\nThis event will benefit the Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts\, now in its 43rd year. The Festival continues to enrich our community through storytelling\, author events\, and literacy initiatives—like the much-loved Literacy Week in local elementary schools. \nClick on the link below for ticket options.\nhttps://writersfestival.ca/2025/an-afternoon-with-bob-mcdonald/?fbclid=IwY2xjawMsMj
URL:https://coastculture.com/event/an-afternoon-with-bob-mcdonald-host-of-cbcs-quirks-and-quarks/
LOCATION:Raven’s Cry Theatre\, 5555 SC Hwy\, Sechelt\, BC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Arts,Community,Literary
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GEO:49.4738269;-123.7502399
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250927T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250927T160000
DTSTAMP:20260609T231930
CREATED:20250912T181043Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250912T215237Z
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SUMMARY:SC Arts Centre: Sechelt Arts Festival: Writing Theatre in Response to the Climate Crisis with Elaine Ávila
DESCRIPTION:Max 10 Registration required. \nIn this fun\, interactive\, hands-on workshop\, you will write a short play in response to the climate crisis\, by identifying issues that are essential to write about now\, as well as exploring and expanding your sense of the possible. Playwriting has much to offer writers in other genres\, such as developing your skills with dialogue\, structure\, story\, vivid details and experimentation. Playwriting gives theatre artists unparalleled agency and an opportunity to identify the core of what they want to make work about. \nWe will explore a variety of approaches to making plays that have relevance for communities and connection to the natural world. You will learn what a theatre action is\, how to workshop your short play\, and explore where to go next. If you ar
URL:https://coastculture.com/event/sc-arts-centre-writing-theatre-in-response-to-the-climate-crisis-with-elaine-avila/
LOCATION:Sunshine Coast Arts Centre\, 5714 Medusa St\, Sechelt\, V0N 3A0
CATEGORIES:Arts,Community,Workshop/Classes/Retreat
ORGANIZER;CN="Sechelt Arts Festival":MAILTO:diana@secheltartsfestival.com
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