Read Local BC events in Vancouver
Writing About First Nations With Jean Barman, Paige Raibmon, Jennifer Kramer and Jan Hare
Tuesday, April 7 at 7 p.m. | Book Warehouse, 4118 Main St., Vancouver Three celebrated UBC Press authors discuss their discoveries in research, how writing about First Nations people has changed over time, and the challenges and successes of the process.
An Evolving City: Writing Vancouver’s Past, Present & Future With George Bowering and Wayde Compton
Thursday, April 9 at 7:30 p.m. | Pulp
Fiction, 2422 Main St., Vancouver Join two of Canada’s literary heavyweights for a conversation exploring Vancouver’s vast networks of people, streets, and changes over time. From the storied streets of East Vancouver in the 1960s to a haunting, speculative vision of the city of glass, these two renowned authors reveal their probing impressions of a beloved yet flawed city.
Roughing it in the Bush Revisited With Jordan Abel, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Evelyn Lau, Daphne Marlatt, W.H. New and George Stanley
Wednesday, April 15th at 7:30 p.m. |
Artspeak Gallery, 233 Carrall St., Vancouver
As big industry and increased construction continues Vancouver’s sprawl into nature, do we give thought to how we invade and modify our own natures through technology? Or to what happens when wilderness creeps back in, reclaiming the crack of a sidewalk or the corner of an abandoned lot? Five Vancouver poets explore the ever-evolving representation of urban and rural spaces in Canadian art. Hosted by poet and Poetry Is Dead editor Daniel Zomparelli.
Secrets, Booze & Rebellion: Vancouver’s Unknown History With Eve Lazarus, Daniel Francis, and Aaron Chapman
Wednesday, April 15 at 7 p.m. | Lynn Valley Public Library, 1277 Lynn Valley Rd., Vancouver Discover the historical underworld of Vancouver and the adventures that took place in many of the buildings and streets still standing today. Three of the city’s finest historians share its rollicking history, from cops turned robbers, to rumrunning entrepreneurs during prohibition, and the glamorous yet naughty history of one of the city’s oldest nightclubs. Read Local BC Children’s Readings
April 13-18 | with various authors and
locations.