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October 2020
Online Book Launch – ‘Those Who Stay’ by Ruth Rodgers
following the life of Clara Lyell, Halfmoon Bay's first white settler from 1895 to 1923. For Zoom links contact rodgers.ruth@gmail.com
Find out more »Open Mic – Gibsons & District Public Library
The Gibsons & District Public Library is hosting an Open Mic night on Zoom on the first Wednesday of every month. Join us on August 5th, 7–8pm to listen to people share their original material. Even better, share your own material. It can be prose, poetry, spoken word, a song, a rap... any original material that is no longer than 5 minutes. Email us before July 29th to reserve your spot. stalbot@gibsons.bclibrary.ca Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83648459130?pwd=Y09hWkkyTkNpYUxLUndNZzB1c1QrZz09
Find out more »Literary Reading Series: Nilofar Shidmehr
Th SCAC Fall 2020 Literary Series continues with online reading with Nilofar Shidmehr. Nilofar Shidmehr is author of short fiction and poetry. Divided Loyalties was a finalist for the BC Book Prize. Iranian-born Nilofar Shidmehr is the author of two collections of short fiction and four books of poetry in English and Persian. Her novella in verse, Shirin and Salt Man, was a finalist for the BC Book-Prize. Divided Loyalties, Nilofar’s most recent publication is a collection of short stories…
Find out more »Book Launch: Dispatches from Ray’s Planet by Claire Finlayson
Join Caitlin Press for the launch of Claire Finlayson's debut memoir, Dispatches from Ray's Planet: A Journey through Autism. Claire's memoir explores her journey and interactions with her adult brother Ray to understand the complexities of his symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorder. Free! Online! No software download necessary. Everyone welcome. Hosted by Michael Maser To reserve your spot click here.
Find out more »November 2020
Literary Reading Series: Raoul Fernandes
The SCAC Fall 2020 Literary Series begins with online readings in September. Raoul’s poems are based in everyday reality, the things we touch and observe, but the poems raise them to a new realm of awareness, of intimacy and empathy. Objects and events are filled with mystery. Thus, a bunch of old walkmans becomes the vehicle that lifts him to “something approaching grace”. Everything, in this world, has a message if we are ready to receive it. In the title…
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