http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/the-rogue-presents-laura-cortese-and-fish--bird Ambition often follows talent, and Laura Cortese has an embarrassment of both. Her open-armed approach to her art reveals a determination to spread the word about folk music without watering down its distinctiveness. - John Wenzel, Denver Post http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/the-rogue-presents-laura-cortese-and-fish--bird Sat, 18 May 2013 13:45:54 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/the-rogue-presents-michael-averill--when-coasts-collide Fresh off a year of musical adventures touring his puzzle album What's Life All About? and a Nepal documentary soundtrack New Day, New Path, New Legend in Asia, Europe, and Canada, the quirky globetrotting folk-fusion story singer returns to Vancouver to release his next concept album - I'd Rather Walk - a tribute project to his late singer/songwriter father Garry Averill, and an endeavor he intends to share walking across the country starting in Newfoundland in August. http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/the-rogue-presents-michael-averill--when-coasts-collide Sat, 18 May 2013 13:32:20 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/slugfest EVENT: SLUGFESTDATE: Sunday, June 2, 2013TIME: 1:00 pm – 4:00pmPRICE: By Donation WHERE: Richmond Nature Park, 11851 Westminster Hwy AGE: All Ages Join the fun and games dedicated to slugs and their people on Sunday, June 2, 2013 at the Richmond Nature Park. Contest categories include beauty, heavy weight and largest and smallest slug all culminating in the grand finale Great Richmond Slug Race. Bring your own slug to compete! Phone 604-718-6188 or visit www.richmond.ca/naturepark for further information. http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/slugfest Fri, 17 May 2013 18:54:13 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/10th-annual-in-the-house-festival The In the House Festival is 10 years old! We've got a weekend of performance for you that you'll never forget. Music, dance, magic, comedy, burlesque and of course a circus will regale your senses for 3 days. And the unique and captivating thing about this festival? It all takes place in the intimacy of someone's home! 13 houses open up their doors and their yards to the 20 spectacular shows that will make you think twice about the purported "NoFunCity" that plagues Vancouver's reputation. There's something for everyone, so don't miss out on this fabulous community building event! http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/10th-annual-in-the-house-festival Thu, 16 May 2013 19:44:18 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/surrey-canada-day http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/surrey-canada-day Thu, 16 May 2013 14:56:32 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/george-woodcock-lifetime-achievement-award-presentation-william-new http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/george-woodcock-lifetime-achievement-award-presentation-william-new Thu, 16 May 2013 14:12:01 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/craft-and-our-community http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/craft-and-our-community Thu, 16 May 2013 14:07:19 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/hats-off-day http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/hats-off-day Mon, 13 May 2013 16:55:29 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/the-rogue-presents-orville-johnson-john-miller--grant-dermody-plus-suzie-vinnick Johnson, Miller & Dermody have played together for over a decade and a half and this trio has been one of the Pacific Northwest's best-kept secrets until now. All three have busy solo careers but have found time to gather together to play this rootsy, bluesy, soulful music that they love. They sat down at David Lange's studio and played the music found on Deceiving Blues all together in the same room, in real time, no headphones, no studio gimmicks, and no attempts to fix things later. Honest, immediate, heartfelt and real, in the tradition of the artists and music that inspired them. They repeated the method with their latest offering, We Heard the Voice of a PorkChop.

 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/the-rogue-presents-orville-johnson-john-miller--grant-dermody-plus-suzie-vinnick Thu, 09 May 2013 12:06:18 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/the-rogue-presents-eilen-jewell--the-barn-birds It is the battered cassette jammed in the tape deck of the getaway car, the music Ida Lupino cues up on the roadhouse jukebox as she counts the till after close. This is Queen of the Minor Key by Eilen Jewell, a smart cookie with a heart of burnished gold and enough stories to keep even the rowdiest crowd hanging on her every word. Though its long shadows and dark corners make her kingdom feel intimate, her sovereign domain stretches as far as the imagination. Its denizens seek refuge in padded rooms, abandoned automobiles... and strong spirits. http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/the-rogue-presents-eilen-jewell--the-barn-birds Tue, 07 May 2013 14:04:07 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/the-rogue-presents-kirah-raymond--adam-dobres On stage, 17 year old award winning performer Kiérah - doesn't dance and she doesn't sing but she sure knows how to play the fiddle! After 13 years of classical training (receiving Canada's highest mark on her RCM Performance exam) combined with 12 years of learning and performing Celtic fiddle music... Kiérah is a "fiddler extraordinaire". Inspired by the heartfelt playing of Martin Hayes, her own playing radiates the love she has for traditional (and not so traditional) Celtic music - always playing with the clear and precise intonation for which she is known. http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/the-rogue-presents-kirah-raymond--adam-dobres Tue, 07 May 2013 13:49:05 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/dialogue-with-local-mp-joyce-murray-over-wine--cheese http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/dialogue-with-local-mp-joyce-murray-over-wine--cheese Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:33:54 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/the-rogue-folk-club-in-partnership-with-the-chan-centre-for-the-performing-arts-presents-taj-mahal--shemekia-copeland Composer, multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Taj Mahal is one of the most prominent and influential figures in late 20th century blues and roots music. Though his career began more than four decades ago with American blues, he has broadened his artistic scope over the years to include music representing virtually every corner of the world - west Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe, the Hawaiian islands and so much more. What ties it all together is his insatiable interest in musical discovery. Over the years, his passion and curiosity have led him around the world, and the resulting global perspective is reflected in his music. His creativity knows no bounds and his explorations of roots music continue to result in powerful musical collaborations and very danceable recordings. http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/the-rogue-folk-club-in-partnership-with-the-chan-centre-for-the-performing-arts-presents-taj-mahal--shemekia-copeland Sun, 21 Apr 2013 13:54:46 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/the-rogue-folk-club-presents-the-foghorn-stringband Portland's Foghorn String Band stands at the top of today's vibrant old-time music revival and a fine example of what an unending revival it is. Each album finds them deeper into the tradition, more familiar with the rich resources of roots music, and more focused, but still propelled by that undercurrent of punk energy. - Art Menius, WMMT http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/the-rogue-folk-club-presents-the-foghorn-stringband Sun, 21 Apr 2013 13:16:11 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/the-rogue-folk-club-presents-kiran-ahluwalia Expressing her muse through ghazals and Punjabi folk songs, Kiran Ahluwalia explores the language of the heart with beautiful artistry and smoldering intensity. Born in India, raised in Canada, and now living in New York City, her enchanting and seductive music has garnered glowing praise from critics around the world. http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/the-rogue-folk-club-presents-kiran-ahluwalia Sun, 21 Apr 2013 13:11:22 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/teachings-on-dzogchen-and-padmasambhava Renowned Buddhist teacher, Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, returns to Vancouver for a rare public teaching: An exploration of Dzogchen (the great perfection) and Padmasambhava, the extraordinary Indian master known by many as "the second Buddha." Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche is known for his penetrating intellect, lucid teachings, and warm humor. He is a lineage holder in Tibetan Buddhism's most profound traditions of meditation: Mahamudra (the great seal) and Dzogchen (the great perfection). Rinpoche is also a respected scholar and author, including most recently, Rebel Buddha (shambala 2010). For program details and pre-registration please visit: www.vancouver.nalandabodhi.ca http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/teachings-on-dzogchen-and-padmasambhava Thu, 18 Apr 2013 18:43:26 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/kimono--japanese-gifts-sale Sat June 1 from 11am-4pm Vintage kimono, haori, obi, as well as yukata, tabi socks, geta sandals, Japanese hair accessories, jewelry, scarves, bags, original clothes, charms, coin purses, eye glass cases etc. Partial proceeds will be donated towards Japan tsunami relief. Free admission, free parking. (not a market. no food sales) For more info, call 604-736-0966 or email info@pacwestie.com HP: www.pacwestie.com http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/kimono--japanese-gifts-sale Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:23:01 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/4th-annual-wellness-and-home-fair The Wellness and Home Fair attracts hundreds of seniors, families and caregivers from across the lower mainland. This fun event fosters discussions on the realities of aging and includes free blood pressure testing, Bayer A1C diabetes testing, prizes and much more. http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/4th-annual-wellness-and-home-fair Wed, 17 Apr 2013 17:21:07 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/party-for-the-planet http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/party-for-the-planet Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:34:18 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/monday-april-15-wife-of-cuban-5--cuban-ambassador-to-canada-visit-vancouver Monday April 15: Wife of Cuban 5 & Cuban Ambassador to Canada Visit Vancouver! *la versión en español sigue la versión en Inglés* A special evening organized by United Steelworkers featuring... >> ADRIANA PÉREZ Wife of Gerardo Hernández one of the Cuban 5 held in U .S. jails >> HIS EXCELLENCY MR. JULIO GARMENDÍA PEÑA Cuban Ambassador to Canada MONDAY APRIL 15, 2013 6:00pm “Stanley Park Ballroom” Westin Bayshore Hotel 1601 Bayshore Drive Downtown Vancouver, Canada Please join us in welcoming two honoured guests to Vancouver, Canada, Adriana Pérez and Mr. Julio Garmendía Peña. Adriana Pérez is the wife of Gerardo Hernández, one of the Cuban 5. Gerardo is currently serving two life sentences plus 15 years in a United States jail accused of "conspiracy to commit espionage" and "conspiracy to commit murder". However, Gerardo's mission in the United States was only to protect his country, Cuba, against a vicious campaign of terrorism coming out of Miami since 1959 that has led to over 3,400 deaths in Cuba. Adriana has been married to Gerardo since 1988, but he has spent the last 14 years of their marriage in a U.S. jail cell. In those 14 years, Adriana has repeatedly been denied entry to the United States and has not been able to visit her husband. Yet, with courage and determination, she and the families of the Cuban 5 have been speaking out to defend their innocent loved ones and demand their freedom. On Monday April 15, we invite you to come and hear directly from Adriana about the case of the Cuban 5. We will also be honoured by the presences of Mr. Julio Garmendía Peña, Cuban Ambassador to Canada, who will share his perspectives on this important case for the Cuban government and people. For more information on the case of the Cuban 5 please visit: http://www.freethe5vancouver.ca http://www.antiterroristas.cu http://www.freethefive.org http://www.thecuban5.org Event organized by: UNITED STEELWORKERS http://www.usw.ca Event sponsored by: VANCOUVER COMMUNITIES IN SOLIDARITY WITH CUBA FREE THE CUBAN 5 COMMITTEE - VANCOUVER CANADIAN-CUBAN FRIENDSHIP ASSOCIATION - VANCOUVER * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * La esposa de uno de los 5 Cubanos y el Embajador de Cuba en Canadá visitan Vancouver! Una noche especial organizada por United Steelworkers con presentación de ... ADRIANA PÉREZ Esposa de Gerardo Hernández uno de los 5 Cubanos presos en cárceles de EE.UU. SU EXCELENCIA EL SR. JULIO GARMENDIA PEÑA Embajador de Cuba en Canadá Lunes 15 de abril 2013 6:00 pm "Stanley Park Ballroom" Westin Bayshore Hotel 1601 Bayshore Drive Centro de Vancouver, Canadá Por favor, únase a nosotros en dar la bienvenida a dos invitados de honor a Vancouver, Canadá, Adriana Pérez y elSr. Julio Garmendia Peña. Adriana Pérez es la esposa de Gerardo Hernández, uno de los 5 Cubanos. Gerardo está cumpliendo dos cadenas perpetuas más 15 años en una cárcel de Estados Unidos acusado de "Conspiración para cometer espionaje" y "conspiración para cometer asesinato". Sin embargo, la misión de Gerardo en los Estados Unidos era sólo para proteger a su país, Cuba, contra una feroz campaña de terrorismo cometida de Miami desde 1959, que ha llevado a más de 3.400 muertes en Cuba. Adriana ha estado casada con Gerardo desde 1988, pero el ha pasado los últimos 14 años de su matrimonio enuna celda de una prisión en EE.UU. Durante esos 14 años, Adriana ha sidoreiteradamente negada la entrada a los Estados Unidos y no ha podido visitar a su marido. Sin embargo, con coraje y determinación, ella y los familiares de los 5 Cubanos han abogado para defender a sus seres queridos inocentes y para exigir su libertad. El lunes 15 de abril, les invitamos a venir y escuchar directamente de Adriana sobre el caso de los 5 Cubanos. También tendremos el honor de tener la presencia del Sr. Julio Garmendía Peña, Embajador de Cuba en Canadá, quien compartirá su punto de vista sobre este importante caso para el gobierno y el pueblo cubano. Para más información sobre el caso de los 5 Cubanos visite: http://www.freethe5vancouver.ca http://www.antiterroristas.cu http://www.freethefive.org http://www.thecuban5.org Evento organizado por: UNITED STEELWORKERS http://www.usw.ca Evento patrocinado por: VANCOUVER COMUNIDADES EN SOLIDARIDAD CON CUBA COMITÉ FREE THE CUBAN 5 - VANCOUVER ASOCIACIÓN DE AMISTAD CANADIENSE-CUBANA - VANCOUVER http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/monday-april-15-wife-of-cuban-5--cuban-ambassador-to-canada-visit-vancouver Wed, 10 Apr 2013 23:50:45 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/love-your-liver-lecture http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/love-your-liver-lecture Tue, 09 Apr 2013 13:31:58 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/liberty-awards http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/liberty-awards Fri, 05 Apr 2013 18:11:28 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/free-public-legal-seminar-on-tenants-rights--responsibilities People’s http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/free-public-legal-seminar-on-tenants-rights--responsibilities Fri, 05 Apr 2013 14:02:28 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/free-public-legal-seminar-on-family-law-in-bc People’s http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/free-public-legal-seminar-on-family-law-in-bc Fri, 05 Apr 2013 13:53:35 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/kitsilano-chambers-business-after-hours----the-basics-of-networking-success http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/kitsilano-chambers-business-after-hours----the-basics-of-networking-success Tue, 02 Apr 2013 17:21:33 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/free-lecture-is-the-bible-really-gods-word2 Free lecture: Is the Bible really God's Word? How can I know for sure? http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/free-lecture-is-the-bible-really-gods-word2 Mon, 01 Apr 2013 20:55:43 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/an-interactive-event-on-international-and-intercultural-opportunities Society for Intercultural Education Training and Research invites interested minds to the upcoming April event: http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/an-interactive-event-on-international-and-intercultural-opportunities Sat, 30 Mar 2013 01:34:58 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/eastvanlove-vol.-8-journey-to-now EastVanLove Vol. 8: Journey to Now http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/eastvanlove-vol.-8-journey-to-now Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:59:21 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/in-the-house-festival-10th-year-anniversary-gala This year In the House is celebrating its 10th anniversary. I can hardly believe it. It has taken a great deal of passion, soul and joy, blood, sweat and tears to get there, but we did it!! http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/in-the-house-festival-10th-year-anniversary-gala Thu, 21 Mar 2013 15:44:43 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/che-guevara-volunteer-work-brigade-info-night--cultural-event FRI MARCH 22 - Che Guevara Volunteer Work Brigade Info Night & Cultural Event Che Guevara Volunteer Work Brigade Info Night & Cultural Event FRIDAY MARCH 22 7PM Joe's Cafe (in Large North Hall) 1150 Commercial Dr (at William St) Vancouver, Canada A 2nd evening for the Che Guevara Volunteer Work Brigade! This event will feature all-new videos, photos, stories, poems and anecdotes from past Brigadistas to give everyone the flavour of this great way to travel to Cuba. All who attend will have a chance to win some fantastic Cuban prizes in a raffle draw! *** LAUNCHING OF THE VCSC ‘PENNY DRIVE’ FUNDRAISER *** At our February 15 film and cultural evening we launched the penny drive and two wonderful donors shared the Cuban prize pack, March 22 is your next chance to win as a special Cuban prize pack will again be awarded to the person or people who bring the biggest change collection! So if you are not sure what to do with all of the pennies you have in jars, cups and hidden under the couch at home, why not donate them to Vancouver Communities in Solidarity with Cuba? We need your help fundraising to send volunteers on the 2013 Che Guevara Volunteer Work Brigade to Cuba! Of course we always accept ALL donations in any form, but due to the coming elimination of the penny we decided it was good time to encourage our supporters to bring in their loose change and make a donation! We will have a rolling station set up and look forward to receiving your pennies, nickels, dimes, loonies and twoonies! To view the event poster please visit: http://www.vancubasolidarity.com/posters/13030122-vcsc-che-brigade-info-nights.pdf To join the event on facebook please visit: https://www.facebook.com/events/172158889603633/ We look forward to seeing you at Joe's Cafe on March 22! For more information on the Che Brigade visit: http://www.canadiannetworkoncuba.ca/brigade OR contact BC Brigade Coordinators Tamara Hansen 778-882-5223 or Thomas Davies 778-889-7664 ----------------------------- Vancouver Communities in Solidarity with Cuba – VCSC http://www.vancubasolidarity.com vancubasolidarity@gmail.com | 778-882-5223 Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/vancubasolidarity/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/VanCuba_VCSC/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Vancouver-Communities-in-Solidarity-with-Cuba-VCSC/228094570576786 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/che-guevara-volunteer-work-brigade-info-night--cultural-event Thu, 21 Mar 2013 01:29:50 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/webinar-wikibooks-for-plei-publishing Join us for a 1-hour webinar to introduce the innovative and http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/webinar-wikibooks-for-plei-publishing Tue, 19 Mar 2013 18:09:34 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/free-public-legal-seminar-on-being-of-executor This public legal seminar provides http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/free-public-legal-seminar-on-being-of-executor Tue, 19 Mar 2013 18:00:02 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/free-public-legal-seminar-on-powers-of-attorney This public legal seminar provides http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/free-public-legal-seminar-on-powers-of-attorney Tue, 19 Mar 2013 17:59:02 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/free-public-legal-seminar-on-wills--estates2 This public legal seminar provides http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/free-public-legal-seminar-on-wills--estates2 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 17:57:50 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/free-public-legal-seminar-on-wills--estates This seminar provides information on what a will is, why a will is important, and what are the requirements for making a will. http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/free-public-legal-seminar-on-wills--estates Tue, 19 Mar 2013 17:56:45 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/free-public-legal-seminar-on-landlord--tenant-rights2 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/free-public-legal-seminar-on-landlord--tenant-rights2 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 17:42:51 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/free-public-legal-seminar-on-landlord--tenant-rights This Landlord and Tenant Rights public http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/free-public-legal-seminar-on-landlord--tenant-rights Tue, 19 Mar 2013 17:41:32 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/free-public-legal-seminar-on-employment-law This session will include information on employees rights concerning http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/free-public-legal-seminar-on-employment-law Tue, 19 Mar 2013 17:39:57 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/free-public-legal-seminar-on-family-law This public legal seminar will help you to http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/free-public-legal-seminar-on-family-law Tue, 19 Mar 2013 17:37:12 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/the-rogue-folk-club-presents-rose-cousins--del-barber It's no wonder Cousins is the object of audience affection...” - The Boston Globe http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/the-rogue-folk-club-presents-rose-cousins--del-barber Sat, 16 Mar 2013 00:12:21 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/the-rogue-folk-club-presents-pharis--jason-romero-cd-launch-plus-john-wort-hannam On February 5, 2013 Pharis & Jason Romero released their second duo record, Long Gone Out West Blues. A follow-up to their 2011 release A Passing Glimpse, Long Gone Out West Blues brings a "veteran spirit" to Pharis and Jason's music in keeping with their love of traditional music -- connecting 1927 to 2013 in the most honest way they can. We saw them making a huge impression at the Folk Alliance Conference in Toronto in February - it was such a joy to see these BC musicians earning respect and universal acclaim from the world's media and musicians alike! http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/the-rogue-folk-club-presents-pharis--jason-romero-cd-launch-plus-john-wort-hannam Sat, 16 Mar 2013 00:11:12 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/the-rogue-folk-club-presents-battlefield-band Under their banner 'Forward with Scotland’s Past', Battlefield Band have been a bedrock of talent for over four decades, and continue to lead the way for Scotland with their inspired fusion of ancient and modern traditional music and song. Scotland’s great flagship band are the musicians that others measure themselves against, and their new album ‘Room For All’ finds them fresh and invigorated, illustrating once again that they are among the most relevant contemporary composers and interpreters of Celtic music today. http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/the-rogue-folk-club-presents-battlefield-band Sat, 16 Mar 2013 00:08:49 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/tom-russell-second-show Yes! A second show has been added, but this is not a mere repeat of the previous night. Far from it! Tom recently published his first Songbook, and it contains not just the words and music of no less than 120 of his songs, but also short essays and anecdotes about those songs and their origins. Tom will read excerpts from the book and take requests all night long, striving not to repeat any of the songs he plays on Saturday! So it will be an equally memorable show, and if you can't make it on Saturday - or if you are a devotee and want to hear EVERYTHING (in which case you have extremely good taste!) come to BOTH shows! http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/tom-russell-second-show Sat, 16 Mar 2013 00:06:27 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/the-rogue-folk-club-presents-tom-russell One of America's very best songwriters, Tom Russell lives near the Texas border town of Juarez (close to El Paso). He has performed 15 times at The Rogue and has released a string of amazing albums over the past few decades. He cut his teeth in the bars of Vancouver's skid road in the 1970s, quit performing for a while, and was famously convinced to resume his career when Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter was a passenger in his NYC taxi cab. http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/the-rogue-folk-club-presents-tom-russell Sat, 16 Mar 2013 00:03:00 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/the-rogue-folk-club-presents-new-country-rehab-plus-anais-mitchell--jefferson-hamer---child-ballads New Country Rehab cuts through the clutter of watered-down musical imitations with a modern, high-voltage, alt-country sound. Combining sharp innovation and a deep respect and knowledge of timeless musical themes and motifs, New Country Rehab's powerful music is full of love, loss, longing and joy. They are “more Arcade Fire than Lady Antebellum... like Canada's answer to the Avett Brothers and Mumford and Sons.” - Nigel Williamson, UNCUT (Jan 2012) http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/the-rogue-folk-club-presents-new-country-rehab-plus-anais-mitchell--jefferson-hamer---child-ballads Sat, 16 Mar 2013 00:01:04 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/archie-fisher--ballyhooley Archie Fisher is a Scots folk singer who was born into a musical family and he originally sang in skiffle groups in the 1950s. Gravitating towards traditional folk and then his own songwriting he formed a music club in Edinburgh, The Howff, and helped launch the career of such stars as The Incredible String Band and Barbara Dickson. http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/archie-fisher--ballyhooley Fri, 15 Mar 2013 23:58:15 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/o.w.l-orphaned-wildlifes-open-house It's that time again... next month will be OWL’s Annual Open House! Mark your calendars as this is THE BEST time to visit OWL. The Open House will be on Saturday, April 13th and Sunday, April 14th from 10am-3pm. This is the only time of the year where the general public is allowed a "behind the scenes" look at our facility. They are allowed through our care centre which includes the medical room and intensive care, and even through some of our back cages, including the impressive Pool Cage. This great event will also include: - Raffle & garage sale - Environmental displays - Children's activities - Face painting - Educational videos - OWL's Nest Gifts - Interpretive Centre - Blondie’s Bun Works and Miss Betty’s Cupcakes (to feed your hunger needs) There will also be the release of a rehabilitated bird of prey each day of the Open House at 1pm!!! Admission is free and all proceeds and donations will go directly to OWL towards food and medical supplies for the birds in care. For more information, call us 604-946-3171 or email us at owlrehab@dccnet.com Visit our website www.owlcanada.org Hope to see you all there!!! http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/o.w.l-orphaned-wildlifes-open-house Fri, 15 Mar 2013 12:41:50 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/mothers-day-at-kilby-historic-site http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/mothers-day-at-kilby-historic-site Tue, 12 Mar 2013 13:38:16 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/10th-annual-international-film-festival-4-peace * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 10th ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 4 PEACE! March 16-18, 2013 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Marking a Decade of the War and Occupation in Iraq Marking 12 years of the New Era of War & Occupation Marking a Decade of Film Festival For Peace in Canada *** Featuring special guest ALANIS OBOMSAWIN, distinguished Indigenous documentary filmmaker *** Now is the time to mark your calendars for the 10th Annual International Film Festival 4 Peace! Check http://www.filmfest4peace.org for updates and sneak peek videos for this year’s festival! >> SATURDAY & SUNDAY March 16-17 10am-11am Festival Opening & Breakfast 11am-9pm Screenings Britannia Community Center Auditorium 1661 Napier Street at Commercial Drive >> MONDAY March 18 (( 1 )) PICKET ACTION Protest the 10th anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion and occupation of Iraq! 4pm U.S. Consulate 1075 West Pender, Downtown Vancouver (( 2 )) Film Festival Closing Feature & Panel Discussion on the 10th Anniversary of the Invasion of Iraq 7:30pm Joe's Cafe - Large North Hall 1150 Commercial Drive In 2003, Iraq was invaded, occupied, brutalized and until today more than 1.5 million people have been killed as a consequence. In the same year millions of people around the world joined the struggle against this criminal and bloody war. MAWO’s first Film Festival for Peace was held in this year. A decade since the festival began, MAWO has screened hundreds of films documenting wars, occupations and the struggle of oppressed people for self-determination. By organizing the Film Festival for Peace, MAWO has joined this fight for a better world! Since the first MAWO Film Festival for Peace in December 2003, thousands of people have attended this one of a kind and free festival complete with films, special guest speakers, art exhibits and teach-ins. At this year’s festival, MAWO is honoured to host distinguished filmmaker, educator and activist, Alanis Obomsawin. Alanis is from the Abenaki Indigenous Nation and currently lives in Quebec. For more than four decades, she has directed documentaries at the National Film Board of Canada that chronicle the struggles and realities of Indigenous people in Canada. In this period of time, she has made over 30 documentaries, including the award-winning “Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance” and most recently “The People of Kattawapiskak River” which will be screened at this year’s festival. A recipient of many awards and honours, Alanis will also be sharing with the audience her experience in documenting some of the most important events in the recent history of Canada. This year’s film festival, with a central focus on the world-wide struggle for peace, should not to be missed! Stay posted for updates and the full program! http://www.filmfest4peace.org For posters click: http://www.mawovancouver.org/materials/posters/130316-18-MAWO-FF4P.pdf Join the Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/291470140982101/ Check out 10th Annual Film Festival 4 Peace commemorative buttons: http://www.mawovancouver.org/materials/2013-MAWO-FF4P10-buttons.pdf *** Sponsored by: Britannia Community Services Center - http://www.britanniacentre.org/ Capilano University Indigenous Independent Digital Filmmaking Program http://www2.capilanou.ca/programs/indigenous-digital-film.html The Source Newspaper - http://thelasource.com/en/ Videomatica – http://www.videomatica.ca * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * MAWO ~ Mobilization Against War & Occupation http://WWW.MAWOVANCOUVER.ORG/ info@mawovancouver.org Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/2325459635 Twitter: http://twitter.com/mawovancouver Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/mawovan P 604.322.1764 || F 604.322.1763 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/10th-annual-international-film-festival-4-peace Tue, 12 Mar 2013 01:54:20 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/first-nations-rights--law-series-savage-anxieties Lecture by Professor Robert Williams: Indigenous Peoples’ Human Rights and the Not-So-Special Case of Hul’qumi’num Treaty Group v. Canada before the Inter-American Human Rights Commission Throughout the centuries, conquest, war, and unspeakable acts of racist violence and colonial dispossession have all been justified by citing Western civilization’s opposition to the differences represented by indigenous tribal peoples. Professor Robert Williams explores the history of the denial of indigenous peoples’ rights to lands and resources in the West from the time of ancient Greeks and Romans up through Canada’s 21st century treaty negotiations in BC. Robert Williams, Jr., Professor of Law at the University of Arizona and member of the Lumbee Indian Tribe, is an internationally acclaimed expert on First Nations rights. Free admission. Seating is limited. Co-sponsored by Lawyer's Rights Watch Canada. For more information on Library events, visit http://www.vpl.ca/cgi-bin/Calendar/calendar.cgi http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/first-nations-rights--law-series-savage-anxieties Mon, 11 Mar 2013 17:30:30 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/incite-an-exploration-of-books-and-ideas5 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/incite-an-exploration-of-books-and-ideas5 Mon, 11 Mar 2013 13:24:05 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/incite-an-exploration-of-books-and-ideas4 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/incite-an-exploration-of-books-and-ideas4 Mon, 11 Mar 2013 13:19:50 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/411-seniors-centre-society http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/411-seniors-centre-society Sun, 10 Mar 2013 15:41:48 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/free-lecture-is-the-bible-really-gods-word Free lecture: Is the Bible really God's Word? How can I know for sure? http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/free-lecture-is-the-bible-really-gods-word Fri, 08 Mar 2013 21:56:49 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/concert-elles-sappelaient-marie2 Maillardville’s francophone choir Les Échos du Pacifique perform : Elles s’appelaient Marie (« Their name was Marie »), a 16-movement suite by France Levasseur-Ouimet, première performance in BC. Conductor: Luke Mayba. Guest soloist: Marie-Josée Ouimet. Elles s’appelaient Marie is more than a musical suite. It also includes a narrative recounting the life of a woman who marries a "Voyageur" and leaves Quebec at age 16 to live on an Albertan homestead at the turn of the 20th century. The suite was written to acknowledge and honour the often ignored contributions of those women whose day-to-day faith and perseverance built Western Canada's francophone communities. The suite's 16 movements are diverse and their style ranges from "gigue" to lullaby, from gossipers' quarrel to Midnight Mass. The production of this masterpiece will be a significant tribute to Maillardville and, for this occasion, the soloist Marie-Josée Ouimet will join us from Edmonton to interpret the role of "Marie". Tickets: Adults $12/Seniors & students $10/Free for children 12 and under. Group rates available for 10 or more. For more information, call 604-266-4699 or 604-764-2808 or contact lmayba@sd40.bc.ca, or visit our website at www.lesechosdupacifique.com http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/concert-elles-sappelaient-marie2 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 12:21:17 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/concert-elles-sappelaient-marie Maillardville’s francophone choir Les Échos du Pacifique perform : Elles s’appelaient Marie (« Their name was Marie »), a 16-movement suite by France Levasseur-Ouimet, première performance in BC. Conductor: Luke Mayba. Guest soloist: Marie-Josée Ouimet. Elles s’appelaient Marie is more than a musical suite. It also includes a narrative recounting the life of a woman who marries a "Voyageur" and leaves Quebec at age 16 to live on an Albertan homestead at the turn of the 20th century. The suite was written to acknowledge and honour the often ignored contributions of those women whose day-to-day faith and perseverance built Western Canada's francophone communities. The suite's 16 movements are diverse and their style ranges from "gigue" to lullaby, from gossipers' quarrel to Midnight Mass. The production of this masterpiece will be a significant tribute to Maillardville and, for this occasion, the soloist Marie-Josée Ouimet will join us from Edmonton to interpret the role of "Marie". Tickets: Adults $12/Seniors & students $10/Free for children 12 and under. Group rates available for 10 or more. For more information, call 604-266-4699 or 604-764-2808 or contact lmayba@sd40.bc.ca, or visit our website at www.lesechosdupacifique.com http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/concert-elles-sappelaient-marie Thu, 07 Mar 2013 12:19:54 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/wills--estates-public-seminar This seminar provides information on what a will is, why a will is important, and what are the requirements for making a will. http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/wills--estates-public-seminar Wed, 06 Mar 2013 12:13:13 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/employment-law-public-seminar This session will include information on http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/employment-law-public-seminar Wed, 06 Mar 2013 12:11:19 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/legal--lunch-powers-of-attorney--joint-accounts Financial Literacy Workshop for Older Adults: Power of Attorney, Shared Bank Accounts, Financial Abuse, Helpful Resources. Registration at http://www.eventbrite.ca/event/5141905578# or 604.331.5400 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/legal--lunch-powers-of-attorney--joint-accounts Wed, 06 Mar 2013 12:08:44 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/legal--lunch-wills--estates This free public seminar provides information on what a will is, why a will http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/legal--lunch-wills--estates Wed, 06 Mar 2013 12:05:11 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/spring-break-at-the-space-centre Need a place for your kids to visit? Then consider the Space Centre. Spring Break this year includes careers in science, dark secrets of the Universe, how Canadian Astronaut Chris Hadfield lives and works on the ISS, and celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first woman in Space. Open daily during Spring Break 10:00am - 5:00pm. Information: Call 604-738-7827, email info@spacecentre.ca or visit http://www.spacecentre.ca . http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/spring-break-at-the-space-centre Tue, 05 Mar 2013 13:13:15 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/stephen-fearing-cd-launch Multiple Juno Award winning Stephen Fearing is one of the foremost performing singer-songwriters in Canada. Mixing powerful lyrics, creative arrangements and brilliant guitar playing, Fearing has built up a loyal and dedicated international audience with a wide range of songs - from his 1988 release Out to Sea, to his last Juno winning album Yellowjacket. A founding member of Blackie & the Rodeo Kings, Stephen has collaborated with many artists including Shawn Colvin, Richard Thompson, Sarah McLachlan, Tom Wilson, Colin Linden, Margo Timmins and most recently producing Happy Here the latest Juno-nominated album from Suzie Vinnick. http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/stephen-fearing-cd-launch Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:20:40 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/bruce-molsky--john-reischman---double-cd-release A dual CD release concert featuring two of North America's most celebrated acoustic musicians! http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/bruce-molsky--john-reischman---double-cd-release Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:19:52 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/joanna-chapman-smith-international-womens-day-concert--cd-launch Winner of the 2010 Independent Music Award for best acoustic song, this Canadian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist makes her Rogue debut to launch her new CD. With echoes of accordion-driven French and Gypsy music, jazz, folk, blues and more, her music encompasses influences from around the world and from a vast array of musical forms. http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/joanna-chapman-smith-international-womens-day-concert--cd-launch Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:18:28 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/sylvia-herold--the-rhythm-bugs--the-rogue-folk-club Sylvia Herold and the Rhythm Bugs sing lighthearted swing and mid-century pop songs in lush three-part harmony. Sylvia Herold (Wake the Dead, Cats & Jammers, Euphonia), Ed Johnson (vocals/guitar), Jennifer Scott (vocals/piano), and Cary Black (acoustic bass/vocals) draw from their new CD, The Spider and the Fly. The disc takes its name-and its spirit-from the Fats Waller song, "The Spider and the Fly," a tale of leggy seduction. The material ranges from high-society jazz to low-down Basin Street ballads. The focus is on the elegant vocal arrangements reminiscent of the Pied Pipers and the Boswell Sisters. Combining jazz and entomology, Sylvia Herold and the Rhythm Bugs concoct a honey of a musical cocktail that will give listeners a buzz. http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/sylvia-herold--the-rhythm-bugs--the-rogue-folk-club Mon, 04 Mar 2013 23:26:15 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/women-of-the-world-resist-war-and-occupation MAWO PUBLIC FORUM *In commemoration of International Women’s Day* >> Women of the World Resist War and Occupation! TUESDAY March 5 7pm Joe's Cafe [In Large North Hall] 1150 Commercial Dr. at William St Multimedia – Speakers – Discussion ~ Featuring a panel of leading women organizers in Vancouver: >> Nita Palmer ~ author of the book “War and Occupation in Afghanistan: Which Way Forward”, Nita is also a member of the Editorial Board of Fire This Time newspaper >> Tamara Hansen ~ author of the book “5 Decades of the Cuban Revolution: the Challenges of an Unwavering Leadership”, Tamara is also a member of the Editorial Board of Fire This Time newspaper >> Janine Solanki ~ MAWO Executive Committee member and MAWO Co-chair, Janine is also a member of the Editorial Board of Fire This Time newspaper >> Azza Rojbi ~ MAWO Secretary, Executive Committee member and Tunisian social justice activist >> Alison Bodine ~ MAWO Executive Committee member and MAWO Co-chair, Alison is also a member of the Editorial Board of Fire This Time newspaper >> Payvand Pejvack ~ Iranian-Canadian feminist activist and MAWO Executive Committee member See the poster at: http://www.mawovancouver.org/materials/posters/130305-MAWO-IWD-March8-forum.pdf Join the Facebook event at: https://www.facebook.com/events/102897083230657/ http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/women-of-the-world-resist-war-and-occupation Mon, 04 Mar 2013 04:18:47 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/che-guevara-volunteer-work-brigade-info-night--fundraiser Che Guevara Volunteer Work Brigade Info Night & Fundraiser FRIDAY, MARCH 1 7PM Joe's Cafe (in Large North Hall) 1150 Commercial Dr (at William St) Vancouver, Canada On Friday March 1 we invite you to join Vancouver Communities in Solidarity with Cuba to learn more about an incredible opportunity to travel to Cuba with the 2013 Ernesto Che Guevara Volunteer Work Brigade. The evening will feature videos, photos, stories, poems and anecdotes from past Brigadistas, as well as a chance to win some fantastic Cuban prizes in a raffle draw! *** LAUNCHING OF THE VCSC ‘PENNY DRIVE’ FUNDRAISER *** At our February 15 film and cultural evening we launched the penny drive and two wonderful donors shared the Cuban prize pack, March 1 is your next chance to win as a special Cuban prize pack will again be awarded to the person or people who bring the biggest change collection! So if you are not sure what to do with all of the pennies you have in jars, cups and hidden under the couch at home, why not donate them to Vancouver Communities in Solidarity with Cuba? We need your help fundraising to send volunteers on the 2013 Che Guevara Volunteer Work Brigade to Cuba! Of course we always accept ALL donations in any form, but due to the coming elimination of the penny we decided it was good time to encourage our supporters to bring in their loose change and make a donation! We will have a rolling station set up and look forward to receiving your pennies, nickels, dimes, loonies and twoonies! To view the event poster please visit: http://www.vancubasolidarity.com/posters/13030122-vcsc-che-brigade-info-nights.pdf To join the event on facebook please visit: http://www.facebook.com/events/115115442005998/?ref=ts&fref=ts We look forward to seeing you at Joe's Cafe on March 1! Formore information on the Che Brigade visit: http://www.canadiannetworkoncuba.ca/brigade OR contact BC Brigade Coordinators Tamara Hansen 778-882-5223 or Thomas Davies 778-889-7664 ----------------------------- Vancouver Communities in Solidarity with Cuba – VCSC http://www.vancubasolidarity.com/ vancubasolidarity@gmail.com | 778-882-5223 Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/vancubasolidarity/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/VanCuba_VCSC/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Vancouver-Communities-in-Solidarity-with-Cuba-VCSC/228094570576786 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/che-guevara-volunteer-work-brigade-info-night--fundraiser Thu, 28 Feb 2013 23:20:55 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/taking-action-in-nunavut-beyond-the-classroom Lecture by Leslie Kemp and Larry Railton, Illinniarvimmi Inuusilirjii/School Community Counsellor (II/SCC) Training Program. Established http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/taking-action-in-nunavut-beyond-the-classroom Thu, 28 Feb 2013 17:07:19 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/craft-the-environment-and-our-community http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/craft-the-environment-and-our-community Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:58:47 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/incite-an-exploration-of-books-and-ideas3 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/incite-an-exploration-of-books-and-ideas3 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:54:29 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/incite-an-exploration-of-books-and-ideas2 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/incite-an-exploration-of-books-and-ideas2 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:51:25 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/opera-speaks-series-all-about-tea http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/opera-speaks-series-all-about-tea Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:13:36 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/safar/voyage-contemporary-works-of-arab-iranian-and-turkish-artists-presentation-by-dr.-jill-baird http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/safar/voyage-contemporary-works-of-arab-iranian-and-turkish-artists-presentation-by-dr.-jill-baird Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:10:11 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/free-income-tax-clinic-for-seniors The http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/free-income-tax-clinic-for-seniors Wed, 27 Feb 2013 19:58:57 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/free-lecture-have-you-got-the-keys Come and learn more about "the keys" to understanding the Bible! http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/free-lecture-have-you-got-the-keys Tue, 26 Feb 2013 21:00:41 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/legal--lunch-new-bc-family-law-act http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/legal--lunch-new-bc-family-law-act Tue, 26 Feb 2013 14:35:26 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/neil-e.-dees-bizarriety Neil E. Dee's BIZARRIETY: Sideshow-Belly Dance-Burlesque http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/neil-e.-dees-bizarriety Wed, 20 Feb 2013 17:30:46 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/incite-an-exploration-of-books-and-ideas Join us during an evening for poetry lovers with award-winning writers John Barton, Nicole Brossard and Catherine Owen. John Barton reads from his tenth book, For the Boy with the Eyes of the Virgin, a retrospective collection that explores the role of love in contemporary society, the complexity of gay experience, the persistence of homophobia, the reinvention of the idea of family, and the fear and courage that AIDS engendered and how it continues to shape the search and attainment of intimacy. John Barton has won three Archibald Lampman Awards, a Patricia Hackett, an Ottawa Book Award, a CBC Literary Award and a National Magazine Award. White Piano is Nicole Brossard’s latest poetry collection. A play of resonance between pronouns and persons, freely percussive between prose and poetry, and narrating a constellation of questions, White Piano offers readers a “language that cultivates its own craters of fire and savoir-vie.” Nicole Brossard has won two Governor General’s Awards for poetry as well as Le Prix Athanase-David and the Canada Council’s Molson Prize. Catherine Owen reads from her most recent collection, Trobairitz. Twenty-first century metalheads; twelfth century troubadours and their female counterparts, the trobairitz – what could they possibly have in common? The creation of an often misunderstood and at times reviled genre for one; for another, a kin preoccupation with the questioning of structures set up by class, gender, and religion. Her previous book of poetry, Frenzy, won the Alberta Literary Award in 2009. Free admission. Seating is limited. Co-sponsored by Vancouver Writers Fest., http://www.writersfest.bc.ca For more information on Library events, visit http://www.vpl.ca/cgi-bin/Calendar/calendar.cgi http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/incite-an-exploration-of-books-and-ideas Thu, 14 Feb 2013 13:50:32 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/annual-easter-egg-hunt http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/annual-easter-egg-hunt Wed, 13 Feb 2013 16:14:06 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/2nd-annual-walk/run-for-heritage http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/2nd-annual-walk/run-for-heritage Wed, 13 Feb 2013 16:11:57 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/west-coast-leafs-26th-annual-equality-breakfast http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/west-coast-leafs-26th-annual-equality-breakfast Wed, 13 Feb 2013 14:13:58 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/brothels-strolls--stilettos-histories-of-sex-work-in-vancouver http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/brothels-strolls--stilettos-histories-of-sex-work-in-vancouver Mon, 04 Feb 2013 18:09:28 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/special-curator-talk--tour-designing-for-sex-w/-propellor-design http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/special-curator-talk--tour-designing-for-sex-w/-propellor-design Mon, 04 Feb 2013 18:08:17 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/special-curator-talk--tour-a-clandestine-history-of-contraception http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/special-curator-talk--tour-a-clandestine-history-of-contraception Mon, 04 Feb 2013 18:07:22 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/made-to-pleasure-diy-design--talk-with-rachel-maines http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/made-to-pleasure-diy-design--talk-with-rachel-maines Mon, 04 Feb 2013 18:06:29 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/sex-talk-in-the-city-exhibition http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/sex-talk-in-the-city-exhibition Mon, 04 Feb 2013 18:04:10 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/sex-talk-in-the-city-opening-night http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/sex-talk-in-the-city-opening-night Mon, 04 Feb 2013 18:02:04 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/curator-talk--tour Vancouver-born http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/curator-talk--tour Mon, 04 Feb 2013 18:00:19 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/free-lecture-is-there-really-a-god3 Is there REALLY a GOD? How can I know for sure? http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/free-lecture-is-there-really-a-god3 Sat, 02 Feb 2013 11:15:54 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/psychology-salon-out-of-the-blue---the-nature-and-treatment-of-clinical-depression Depression is one of the most significant public health challenges in Canada. It is, by some measures, the single largest cause of long-term disability in the country. But what is it, exactly? What causes it? Is it really just a biochemical imbalance? And, most importantly, how do we treat it? What can someone do on their own to prevent or help overcome the problem? In this talk psychologist and author Dr Randy Paterson sheds light on a complex disorder, and on some basic self-care strategies that turn out to be surprisingly potent. Free admission. Seating is limited. Co-sponsored by Changeways Clinic. For more information on Library events, visit http://www.vpl.ca/cgi-bin/Calendar/calendar.cgi http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/psychology-salon-out-of-the-blue---the-nature-and-treatment-of-clinical-depression Thu, 31 Jan 2013 17:40:29 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/bettina-matzkun-library-resources-and-creative-inspiration Celebrated textile artist Bettina Matzkun's work spans topics such as WW2, navigating, map history and sail construction. She will speak about making effective use of the library -books, databases, maps and staff- as a source for research, inspiration and information to form and organize content for craft creation. Not just for craft artists, anyone interested in creative arts wanting to tell a story can benefit and learn about this often overlooked source of creative inspiration. Bettina Matzkuhn has worked in textiles for over 30 years with an emphasis on embroidery and fabric collage. She holds a BFA in Visual Arts and an MA in Liberal Studies from Simon Fraser University. In the 1980s she animated and directed three award-winning films using textiles for the National Film Board of Canada. An interest in narrative continues to inform her work. She exhibits her work nationally and internationally and gives talks and workshops in conjunction with her exhibits. Matzkuhn also writes professionally on the arts and teaches as a sessional instructor at the Emily Carr University of Art and Design. Free admission. Seating is limited. Co-sponsored by the Craft Council of British Columbia. For more information on Library events, visit http://www.vpl.ca/cgi-bin/Calendar/calendar.cgi http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/bettina-matzkun-library-resources-and-creative-inspiration Thu, 31 Jan 2013 17:36:53 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/victor-chan-the-wisdom-of-compassion Please join us as Victor Chan presents The Wisdom of Compassion: Stories of Remarkable Encounters and Timeless Insights . Co-authored by the Dalai Lama and Victor Chan, the book offers rare insights into the Dalai Lama’s life and his efforts to translate compassion into action through engaging, behind-the-scene stories about his interactions with remarkable people from all walks of life. An attendee at His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s meetings all over the world and co-author with him (The Wisdom of Forgiveness), Victor Chan provides an insider’s account of the spiritual master’s teachings at venues large and small. Victor Chan has written these beautiful stories in consultation with His Holiness. Victor Chan is founding Director of the Dalai Lama Center for Peace & Education. Victor Chan and the Dalai Lama’s last book The Wisdom of Forgiveness was shortlisted for the Best Spiritual Book of 2005 and translated into 14 languages. Free admission. Seating is limited. Co-sponsored by Banyen Books. For more information on Library events, visit http://www.vpl.ca/cgi-bin/Calendar/calendar.cgi http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/victor-chan-the-wisdom-of-compassion Thu, 31 Jan 2013 17:33:53 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/the-international-plutocracy Join us for the Langara College Community Lecture series, presented by current and retired Langara faculty. The March 13 lecture is by Martin Toren. It seems that an international network of super-rich individuals is developing an enormous amount of economic and poltical pwoer. How did its members become so wealthy and influential? What role do they play on the national and international scene? What action should be taken to deal with this situation? Free admission. Seating is limited. Co-sponsored by Langara College. For more information on the series visit http://www.langara.bc.ca/continuing-studies/community-lecture-series/index.html For more information on Library events, visit http://www.vpl.ca/cgi-bin/Calendar/calendar.cgi http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/the-international-plutocracy Thu, 31 Jan 2013 17:02:46 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/social-action-movies-canadian-cinema Join us for the Langara College Community lecture series. Presented by current and http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/social-action-movies-canadian-cinema Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:57:27 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/artists-in-our-midst http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/artists-in-our-midst Thu, 31 Jan 2013 01:53:13 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/stories-by-the-campfire--event-for-both-families-and-adults Mark Forsythe, host of CBC Radio's B.C. Almanac and co-author of The Trail of 1858 will cameo at 2:00 pm to share a tale or two. Cozy up to a crackling campfire to bake your own piece of bannock while historical re-enactors, storytellers and musicians meet you fireside as we gather to celebrate BC Heritage Week. Enjoy being transported back in time at the site of the first fort in BC as stories are told, history is revealed, and experience some hands-on demonstrations. Bring your own mug and help yourself to a hot beverage. Free, Drop-in Event Meet at the Heritage Area on Allard Crescent, north of 96th Avenue and 4 km west of Fort Langley. For information, contact: Metro Vancouver Regional Parks 604-530-4983 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/stories-by-the-campfire--event-for-both-families-and-adults Wed, 30 Jan 2013 12:13:12 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/free-lecture-is-there-really-a-god2 Is there REALLY a GOD? How can I know for sure? http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/free-lecture-is-there-really-a-god2 Tue, 29 Jan 2013 19:14:04 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/platform-for-plus-size BODY EXCHANGE Health and Fitness presents Platform for Plus Size – a one-of-a-kind symposium to instigate empowerment, education and inspiration to the plus size community. The symposium is designed to address the wants, needs and lifestyle of the plus size woman. Thought-provoking topics by some of North America’s most inspirational speakers will address the full picture of elevating your health by discussing the many intricate facets to lasting change. Experts will address the mind – both psychological along with the neuroscience of your brain, physical fitness, internal health, body image, self-esteem and self-confidence, sexual health, emotional and addictive behaviours and more. http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/platform-for-plus-size Tue, 29 Jan 2013 16:45:24 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/a-celtic-prayer Join St. Andrew's United Church on Sunday, March 17, 2013 at 10 am for “A Celtic Prayer”. This is a stirring devotional piece featuring ancient Celtic prayers, ballet danced to twentieth-century Celtic music, and solo work by fiddler and violinist Christa Currey. This powerful blend of traditional and contemporary brings audiences into a demonstration of worship across the ages. http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/a-celtic-prayer Fri, 25 Jan 2013 17:26:30 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/we-are-all-chavez2 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/we-are-all-chavez2 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 02:39:16 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/we-are-all-chavez http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/we-are-all-chavez Fri, 25 Jan 2013 02:39:06 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/shirley-langer-author-of-acclaimed-novel-anitas-revolution-visits-vancouver http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/shirley-langer-author-of-acclaimed-novel-anitas-revolution-visits-vancouver Fri, 25 Jan 2013 02:37:13 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/courage-awards-call-for-nominations Nominate your everyday hero for a 2013 Courage To Come Back Award. Winners will appear on TV, radio and in press and will be honoured at a spectacular gala at the Vancouver Convention Centre in April. Open to all residents of BC. Tell us about someone who inspires you in one of these categories: Addiction, Medical, Mental Health, Physical Rehab, Social Adversity or Youth (under 22 as of Dec 31, 2012). Visit couragetocomeback.ca for more information or call 604-872-3502. http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/courage-awards-call-for-nominations Thu, 24 Jan 2013 18:15:02 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/indie-i-do-wedding-show Bringing together local independent, edgy, and innovative wedding related exhibitors, Indie I Do provides alternatives to express your unique personalities and style. Whether you're going for a totally off-beat wedding, same sex do, or traditional affair with a touch of personality, this will be the place to be. http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/indie-i-do-wedding-show Thu, 24 Jan 2013 03:13:57 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/free-lecture-is-there-really-a-god Is there REALLY a GOD? How can I know for sure? http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/free-lecture-is-there-really-a-god Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:17:00 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/winter-wander-at-vanier-park Do you need a family day? Join us as Vanier Park celebrates Winter Wander. It's a one-day walk in the park to remember. Kids will enjoy and learn about all the arts and culture the 6 park attractions have to offer. One admission is good for all 6 sites. Adults: $5 (16 years and under get in free). For more information: (604) 738-7827, info@spacecentre.ca, or visit www.spacecentre.ca. http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/winter-wander-at-vanier-park Tue, 22 Jan 2013 12:57:38 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/voice-over-mind-festival-2013 What can the human voice do? http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/voice-over-mind-festival-2013 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 10:53:27 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/inhabiting-womens-space-perspectives-from-poetry-memoir-biography-and-history http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/inhabiting-womens-space-perspectives-from-poetry-memoir-biography-and-history Tue, 22 Jan 2013 10:20:23 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/vessels-under-fire-witnessing-transformations-in-clay How do you respond to global events, whether tragic, inspirational, horrific or heroic? Join us for an artist talk and discussion about art and activism in conjunction with the photographic exhibition The Memory Cup Project: This, Too, Will Pass. The Project consists of 366 ceramic vessels referencing human conflicts. Images of the Project will be in the Moat Gallery from March 1st to 31st. The cups will be on display during the artist discussion. Free admission. Seating is limited. For more information on Library events, visit http://www.vpl.ca/cgi-bin/Calendar/calendar.cgi. http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/vessels-under-fire-witnessing-transformations-in-clay Tue, 22 Jan 2013 10:15:30 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/self-publishing-fair Self-publishing has exploded with the evolution of the eBook market, bringing its own set of rewards and challenges to established and aspiring authors. If you are seeking information about the ever-changing world of self-publishing please join us for a day of presentations and panel discussions. Workshops by BC authors include: Editing Skills and Services The How-To of Marketing The Business of Self-Publishing Printing, binding, cover design, software, and book production vendors will be on site. Free admission. Co-sponsored by the Federation of BC Writers. For more information on Library events, visit http://www.vpl.ca/cgi-bin/Calendar/calendar.cgi. http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/self-publishing-fair Tue, 22 Jan 2013 10:12:20 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/taking-action-langara-college-community-lecture-series Join us for the 60th Community Lecture Series to learn more about the many ways in which taking action transforms personal lives, the natural environment and both communities and nations as a whole. From Canadian documentary films to activist songs; from the increasingly popular local food movement to developing a school community counselling training program in Nunavut; from civil disobedience to the power of the written word, we will examine the enduring human desire for growth and change. Lectures are presented by current and retired Langara College faculty. January 30: Civil Disobedience - The Time is Now! Lecture by Peter Prontzos February 6: Growing the Local Food Movement. Lecture by Erin Mullan. February 13: The Power of Song. Lecture by Andrea Smith & Dave Lidstone. February 20: Belief and Action. Lecture by Alister Browne. February 27: The Write Way to Change. Lecture by Cathy Sosnowsky March 6: (Social) Action Movies: Canadian Cinema. Lecture by Roger Holdstock March 13: The International Plutocracy. Lecture by Martin Toren March 20: Taking Action in Marginalized Communities. Lecture by Nicole Latham. March 27: Taking Action for Sustainability - End Inequality. Lecture by Bill Hopwood & Cheryl Hewitt. April 3: Taking Action in Nunavut - Beyond the Classroom. Lecture by Leslie Kemp & Larry Railton. Free admission. Seating is limited. More information on the lecture series at http://www.langara.bc.ca/continuing-studies/community-lecture-series/index.html Visit http://www.vpl.ca/cgi-bin/Calendar/calendar.cgi for the calendar of Library events. http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/taking-action-langara-college-community-lecture-series Tue, 22 Jan 2013 09:59:13 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/ash-wednesday-service Join us on February 13, 2013 in the Sanctuary at 7 pm for an Ash Wednesday Service to mark the beginning of lent. All are welcome. http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/ash-wednesday-service Sat, 19 Jan 2013 13:53:44 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/shrove-tuesday-pancake-supper Join us on Tuesday, February 12, 2013 in the Friendship room from 6 pm - 7:30 pm for a community Pancake Supper. Admission is by donation, all are welcome. http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/shrove-tuesday-pancake-supper Sat, 19 Jan 2013 13:52:18 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/taize-candlelight-service Experience prayer in a way not commonly practiced. Take a journey to your heart where the God of silence rests. Listen to the voice that calls from within. Whatever your faith, you are incited to this Christian prayer practice that is contemplative, dynamic and reflective. All are welcome. 7 pm- 8 pm in the Sanctuary. http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/taize-candlelight-service Sat, 19 Jan 2013 13:51:11 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/first-nations-rights--law-series-indigenous-law-as-a-solution-to-resource-conflict-in-treaty-8 Unconventional energy development made possible by hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”), has massively increased energy development in Treaty 8, which contains the second largest hydrocarbon deposit on earth. This has led to litigation, blockades and other forms of conflict with indigenous communities. Caleb Behn examines the potential of indigenous laws and legal traditions to ensure prevention of the environment as a condition of energy development and to effect reconciliation. Caleb Behn is Eh-Cho Dene and Dunne Z/Cree from the Treaty 8 Territory of northeastern BC. He holds a J.D. with a concentration in environmental law and sustainability and is the subject of the transmedia project and documentary film Fractured Land. Free admission. Seating is limited. Co-sponsored by Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada, Hul’qumi’num Treaty Group and Amnesty International. For more information on Library events, visit http://www.vpl.ca/cgi-bin/Calendar/calendar.cgi http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/first-nations-rights--law-series-indigenous-law-as-a-solution-to-resource-conflict-in-treaty-8 Thu, 17 Jan 2013 14:23:40 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/modern-buddhism-stop-worrying-and-start-living A rare opportunity to hear Gen-la Kelsang Dekyong give a Public Talk on Modern Buddhism in Vancouver. http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/modern-buddhism-stop-worrying-and-start-living Wed, 16 Jan 2013 14:04:22 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/free-drop-in-meditation DISCOVER MINDFULNESS-AWARENESS MEDITATION http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/free-drop-in-meditation Fri, 11 Jan 2013 17:38:33 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/free-workshop-sharing-stories-shaping-identity Sharing Stories, Shaping Identity: A FREE Workshop http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/free-workshop-sharing-stories-shaping-identity Fri, 11 Jan 2013 13:54:38 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/the-12th-annual-bc-lung-associations--climb-the-wall-the-stairclimb-for-clean-air http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/the-12th-annual-bc-lung-associations--climb-the-wall-the-stairclimb-for-clean-air Fri, 11 Jan 2013 13:23:14 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/first-call-20th-anniversary-fundraising-dinner-with-cindy-blackstock An evening with First Nation’s activist and author Cindy Blackstock: “Equity, Human Rights and how we are failing Aboriginal children, or how to get the government to spy on you” http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/first-call-20th-anniversary-fundraising-dinner-with-cindy-blackstock Tue, 08 Jan 2013 14:27:36 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/toga-party When was the last time you were at a good old-fashioned toga party? When was the last time you attended a coronation? Well now’s your chance to kill two birds with one stone! Put on your finest toga, come dressed as your favorite Greek God or Goddess, Hero or Heroine or even your favorite mythological creature and get ready to party like it’s 700 BC! It'll be an unforgettable night of revelry, dancing and fun! http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/toga-party Sat, 05 Jan 2013 16:14:50 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/incite-an-exploration-of-books-and-ideas---featuring-arthur-black--jackson-davies Please join us for an evening of fun and laughter with Canadian humourist Arthur Black and award-winning actor Jackson Davies, best-known for his role as Constable John Constable on The Beachcombers. Arthur Black is the author of a growing collection of award-winning books. In his latest book, Looking Blackward, he analyses a paranoid, hypersensitive, melodramatic society in a colourful collage of stories from small-town antics to international farces. He reveals the absurdity of our ideas and decisions – such as airlifting surplus bunnies from an island off the coast of BC to a rehab farm in Texas – muses on our relationship with technology and lambastes the craze for blood sports and our anachronistic fetish for suits and ties. Arthur Black hosted CBC Radio One’s Basic Black program from 1983 until 2002, while also using his comedic talents to host Life Network’s Weird Homes and Weird Wheels. He is one of two living writers to have won the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour three times. Jackson Davies presents the new book, Bruno and the Beach. This lively, highly illustrated book celebrates Canada’ longest running dramatic TV production The Beachcombers, which aired on CBC TV from 1972-1990.Written by Jackson Davies and co-creator Marc Strange, Bruno and the Beach offers a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the lives of those who gathered at Molly's Reach and shaped a national pastime. It includes insiders' anecdotes, Beachcombers trivia, production crew pranks and personal stories of the folks who appeared on both sides of the camera. Admission is free. Seating is limited. Co-sponsored by the Vancouver Writers Fest http://www.writersfest.bc.ca and the Vancouver Foundation. For more information on Library events, visit http://www.vpl.ca/cgi-bin/Calendar/calendar.cgi http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/incite-an-exploration-of-books-and-ideas---featuring-arthur-black--jackson-davies Mon, 31 Dec 2012 15:37:58 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/incite-an-exploration-of-books-and-ideas---sandra-martin--zac-unger Please join us for an evening filled with non-fiction, featuring Globe and Mail journalist Sandra Martin with her new book Working the Dead Beat: 50 Lives that Changed Canada and award-winning author Zac Unger with his latest, Never Look a Polar Bear in the Eye, chronicling his family’s trip to the Arctic’s edge. Working the Dead Beat honours the lives of Canada’s famous, infamous and unsung heroes in Sandra Martin’s unique collection of obituaries of the first decade of the 21st century. A beautifully written and compelling tribute to a group of individuals who tell the story of our country, and to the obit writer who chronicles these extraordinary lives. In Never Look a Polar Bear in the Eye: A Family Field Trip to the Arctic’s Edge in Search of Adventure, Truth, and Mini-Marshmallows, Zack Unger takes us to an utterly unique and remote place, where the line between man’s territory and mother nature’s has become perilously blurred. Admission is free. Seating is limited. Co-sponsored by Vancouver Writers Fest, http://writersfest.bc.ca and the Vancouver Foundation. For more information on Library events, visit http://www.vpl.ca/cgi-bin/Calendar/calendar.cgi http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/incite-an-exploration-of-books-and-ideas---sandra-martin--zac-unger Mon, 31 Dec 2012 15:32:08 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/opera-speaks-series---first-nations-artists-and-opera-a-powerful-meeting-of-creative-forces Beginning almost a decade ago, Vancouver Opera and First Nations artists, designers and cultural experts came together to create a breathtaking new production of Mozart’s "The Magic Flute", set in the powerful realm of Coast Salish territory. Before the opening of a much-anticipated remounting of that production, key First Nations and opera collaborators will come together to explore the inner workings of this remarkably successful experiment. Gain insight into the dance and gesture, design, and the henqeminem language that have enriched this respectful rendering of Mozart’s great work. Free admission. Seating is limited. Co-sponsored by Vancouver Opera, http://www.vancouveropera.ca Presented in collaboration with First Peoples’ Cultural Council. For more information on Library events, visit http://www.vpl.ca/cgi-bin/Calendar/calendar.cgi http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/opera-speaks-series---first-nations-artists-and-opera-a-powerful-meeting-of-creative-forces Mon, 31 Dec 2012 15:24:45 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/new-years-eve-party-celebrate-54-years-of-the-cuban-revolution http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/new-years-eve-party-celebrate-54-years-of-the-cuban-revolution Fri, 21 Dec 2012 22:56:23 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/treat-your-tastebuds-in-the-historic-district-of-gastown Be sure to RSVP at http://dishcrawl.com/gastown/ http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/treat-your-tastebuds-in-the-historic-district-of-gastown Thu, 13 Dec 2012 10:25:51 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/whats-up-doc-series-payback http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/whats-up-doc-series-payback Tue, 11 Dec 2012 14:12:13 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/first-nations-rights-and-law-deconstructing-the-doctrine-of-discovery According to medieval European law, a monarch could claim any land discovered by one of his subjects that was occupied by non-Christians. Robert Morales, lawyer and chief negotiator for the Hul’qumi’num Treaty Group, will unveil some of the continuing effects of this archaic doctrine. Co-sponsored by Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada, Hul’qumi’num Treaty Group and Amnesty International Admission is free. Seating is limited. For more information on Library events, visit http://www.vpl.ca http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/first-nations-rights-and-law-deconstructing-the-doctrine-of-discovery Tue, 11 Dec 2012 14:09:33 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/linda-svendsen--rhea-tregebov http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/linda-svendsen--rhea-tregebov Tue, 11 Dec 2012 14:06:30 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/craig-bowlsby-empire-of-ice---the-rise-and-fall-of-the-pcha-1911-1926 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/craig-bowlsby-empire-of-ice---the-rise-and-fall-of-the-pcha-1911-1926 Tue, 11 Dec 2012 14:04:06 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/sos-childrens-village-bc-trip-lottery-raffle This holiday season, we invite you to participate in SOS Children Village BC’s Holiday Lottery! Made possible by the generous support of the Air Canada Foundation and Helijet, there are two fabulous prizes to be won! 1st Prize: An Air Canada trip for 2. This includes 2 economy class tickets for travel within North America, including Hawaii, México and the Caribbean 2nd Prize: A Helijet trip for two to Victoria, BC. Tickets are $10 each or 3 for $20 and are on sale until December 24th, 2012. You can purchase tickets online at http://www.sosbc.org/news-events/events or by phone at 604-574-2964 ext.228. The grand prize draw will be held on December 24th, 9:30am at the SOS Children’s Village BC office: 102-5830 176A St., Surrey BC. Winners need not be present to win/400 $10 tickets printed/600 2/$20 tickets printed. Winners consent to the release of their names by the licensee/BC Gaming Event License #49489SOS Children’s BC is a local non-profit organization that works with vulnerable children, youth and their families, including those in foster care. We strengthen and support these families and children in need, help them shape their own future and we share in the development of their communities. For more information on SOS BC, please visit: http://www.sosbc.org/our-programs http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/sos-childrens-village-bc-trip-lottery-raffle Mon, 10 Dec 2012 16:44:16 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/heritage-uke-club-x-mas-party Join us for an evening of Ukulele fun with SWANK, Teresa Marie & Phil and Cypress Street Band. Song-Circle 8-9pm, Bands 9-12pm, at the Heritage Grill. No Cover, Close to Columbia Skytrain Station. You could win a Uke from Bonerattle Music, Contact heritageukes@gmail.com for more info http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/heritage-uke-club-x-mas-party Tue, 04 Dec 2012 16:40:26 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/nature-christmas-party http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/nature-christmas-party Wed, 28 Nov 2012 17:12:59 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/2012-the-movie-at-the-planetarium Did the Maya have the movie “2012” in mind when they ended their calendar on December 21? In the final event of its 3-part series, the Space Centre is screening Hollywood’s take on the end of the world in the Planetarium. General admission: $10.75 — apocalypse notwithstanding. Call (604) 738-7827 or www.spacecentre.ca. http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/2012-the-movie-at-the-planetarium Mon, 26 Nov 2012 15:52:09 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/free-talk-and-meditation-modern-buddhism-for-coping-with-modern-life The ancient wisdom of Buddha has remarkable insight and advice for our modern day lives. It gives us hope and practical methods, for accomplishing a peaceful world and a harmonious society through developing the capacity of our mind. What could be more meaningful than this? http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/free-talk-and-meditation-modern-buddhism-for-coping-with-modern-life Sat, 17 Nov 2012 22:05:16 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/artful-saturday The summer market series "Artful Sundays" moves indoors for one Saturday to celebrate the season. Featuring local artists, artist workshops, live music, tea leaf reading, community groups, a cafe and more! Location: Britannia Community Centre, Gym D, 1661 Napier St, Vancouver Date: Saturday December 8th, 2012 Time: Noon-5pm Free Admission More Info (604)718-5800/www.britanniacentre.org http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/artful-saturday Sun, 11 Nov 2012 17:57:09 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/whats-up-doc-series-surviving-progress---film-screening Please join us for a screening of "Surviving Progress", a feature documentary which presents the story of human advancement as awe-inspiring and double-edged. It reveals the grave risk of running the 21st century’s software - our know-how - on the ancient hardware of our primate brain which hasn’t been upgraded in 50,000 years. With rich imagery and an immersive soundtrack, filmmakers Mathieu Roy and Harold Crooks launch us on a journey to contemplate our evolution from cave-dwellers to space explorers. Ronald Wright, whose best-seller "A Short History Of Progress" inspired this film, reveals how civilizations are repeatedly destroyed by “progress traps” - alluring technologies serve immediate needs, but ransom the future. With intersecting stories from a Chinese car-driving club, a Wall Street insider who exposes an out-of-control, environmentally rapacious financial elite, and eco-cops defending a scorched Amazon, the film lays stark evidence before us. In the past, we could use up a region’s resources and move on. But if today’s global civilization collapses from over-consumption, that’s it. We have no back-up planet. Admission is free. Seating is limited. Co-sponsored by the National Film Board. For more information on Library events, visit http://www.vpl.ca http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/whats-up-doc-series-surviving-progress---film-screening Tue, 06 Nov 2012 14:58:28 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/masks-mischief--molire-demonstration--discussion-on-commedia-dellarte In 16th century Italy, the theatrical form Commedia Dell’Arte spilled a colourful array of masked characters into city streets. One hundred years later, Molière introduced these scheming masters, bumbling servants, and hapless lovers to French Court. Join Artistic Directors Wayne Specht (Axis Theatre) and John Wright (Blackbird Theatre) in an examination of the characters represented by the masks, and the ways in which they will be used in Blackbird Theatre’s adaptation of Molière’s "Don Juan." Featuring mask demonstrations and opportunities for audience participation. Admission is free. Seating is limited. Co-sponsored by Blackbird Theatre. For more information on Library events, visit http://www.vpl.ca http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/masks-mischief--molire-demonstration--discussion-on-commedia-dellarte Tue, 06 Nov 2012 14:55:25 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/reading-by-bestselling-author-kelley-armstrong Bestselling author Kelley Armstrong has just ended her Otherworld series and is ready to wrap up her Vancouver Island-based Darkness Rising Young Adult trilogy. Come hear her read from her work, discuss her various series and talk about what comes next. Armstrong is the author of the Otherworld urban fantasy series, Darkest Powers and Darkness Rising YA paranormal trilogies, and the Nadia Stafford crime series. She lives in southwestern Ontario with her family. Admission is free. Seating is limited. We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, which http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/reading-by-bestselling-author-kelley-armstrong Tue, 06 Nov 2012 14:52:42 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/derek-hayes-the-story-of-british-columbia-in-maps Please join award-winning map historian Derek Hayes as he presents his new volume, "British Columbia: A New Historical Atlas" , the story of British Columbia in maps from the 1500s to the Vancouver Olympics. The efforts of explorers, fur traders, gold seekers and railway builders all created maps that showed where they had gone, what they had found and what they proposed to do – all part of the dramatic tale of forging Canada’s western frontier. In "British Columbia: A New Historical Atlas", Hayes brings together an unprecedented collection of these contemporary maps, most previously unpublished. Surveys, treaty maps, military maps, mining maps, promotional maps, real estate maps – even maps of murder. These maps offer a geographical visual history – a unique and fascinating view of the province’s past. Admission is free. Seating is limited. For more information on Library events, visit http://www.vpl.ca http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/derek-hayes-the-story-of-british-columbia-in-maps Tue, 06 Nov 2012 14:49:52 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/great-canadian-craft-fair-holiday-edition Proudly Presented by Great Canadian Craft: http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/great-canadian-craft-fair-holiday-edition Sun, 04 Nov 2012 15:08:40 -0600 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/bee-the-future2 Help foster mason bee populations in Vancouver by building your own bee box. Participants will be given the opportunity to make either a full sized wooden box (to be donated within the community) or a smaller tin can version to decorate and take home. Each box, big and small, can help give a safe haven for mason bee larva to grown and become adult bees. http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/bee-the-future2 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 23:32:20 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/vancouver-private-school-expo2 Vancouver Private School Expo November 11, 2012 10:30am to 4:00pm The Our Kids Vancouver Private School Expo is the largest in Canada and features the very best private and independent schools in the greater Vancouver area and some outstanding boarding schools from other provinces. Learn about the top schools, their curriculum and programs, and meet with current students and parents all in one day. From preschool to high school, traditional to special needs, the Expo is an event not to be missed. • Meet the leading PS to 12 private and independent schools • Attend free information seminars to help you choose and finance your child's education • Choose from day or boarding, single-sex or co-ed schools that focus on: arts, sports, education, special needs or an all around academic experience • Learn about scholarships, bursaries and tax credits • Speak with current students, staff and heads of schools Information seminars with education experts start at 10:30 and the school exhibit hall opens at 12:00 noon. Register online at www.ourkids.net/expo to get your 50% off admission voucher valid for a family of 4. Date: November 11th, 2012 Time: 10:30 am - 4:00 pm Location: 1601 Bayshore Drive Vancouver, BC V6G 2V4 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/vancouver-private-school-expo2 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 15:10:57 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/the-wizard-of-oz After playing to sold out houses last holiday season, and receiving great critical acclaim, Carousel Theatre invites young audiences to return to follow the Yellow Brick Road! Join us as Dorothy and friends learn about courage, compassion, and the meaning of home in the beloved family musical, THE WIZARD OF OZ, returning to the Waterfront Theatre frp, December 7, 2011 to January 6, 2012. Carousel’s Jessie Award-winning team is set to transform your favorite movie moments into a theatrical spectacle sure to please the whole family. Carousel Theatre’s Artistic & Managing Director CAROLE HIGGINS directs, with Musical Director STEVEN GREENFIELD, Choreographer MELISSA YOUNG. Design Team HEIDI WILKINSON (Set Design), BARBARA CLAYDEN (Costume Design), and JEFF HARRISON (Lighting Design) will transport you over the rainbow. Carousel Theatre welcomes back rising star ROBYN WALLIS (Hairspray) as Dorothy, DARREN BURKETT (Hairspray, Seussical) as the Scarecrow, MIKE STACK (Henry VI, Richard III) as the Tinman, and ALLAN ZINYK (Seussical, A Year With Frog and Toad, Craig’s List Cantata) as the Cowardly Lion. MEGHAN ANDERSSEN, GREG ARMSTRONG-MORRIS, TIMOTHY E BRUMMUND, KAYLA DUNBAR, JANET GIGLIOTTI and CHRISTINE QUINTANA round out this exciting ensemble cast. From “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” to “The Merry Old Land of Oz”, this classic story continues to inspire and awaken imaginations, just as it has for generations. Single tickets go on sale September 18, 2012, subscribers who buy tickets to 2 or more Carouse shows can snap their Wizard of Oz seats up now. Public Performances December 7-January 6, 2013 Preview Performances (Reduced Rate Tickets Available) December 7 at 7pm and December 8 at 2pm Opening Night Saturday, December 8 at 7 pm School Matinees December 5-21, 2012 (Selling out fast!) TICKETS Adults $29, Students with ID/Seniors $25, Youths (Ages 4-17) $15 Discounts Available for groups of 10+ For tickets contact Carousel Theatre Box Office @ 604.669.3410 or purchase online at www.carouseltheatre.ca. http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/the-wizard-of-oz Thu, 25 Oct 2012 14:49:38 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/november-2-5-5th-international-che-guevara-conference--canada4 November 2-5: 5th International Che Guevara Conference – Canada 5th ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CHE GUEVARA CONFERENCE - CANADA “Cuba’s Economic Reforms: Capitalism or Socialism” November 2-5, 2012 Vancouver & Kamloops, BC, CANADA Featuring: DR. ALEIDA GUEVARA - Havana, Cuba Cuban revolutionary leader, a pediatrician, prominent writer, author of the book, “Chavez, Venezuela and the New Latin America” and daughter of the legendary Ernesto Che Guevara. 4 DAYS OF CONFERENCE – FREE ENTRANCE: ((1)) FRIDAY NOVEMBER 2 DAY 1 Special Evening for the 5 Cuban Heroes 7pm MT. PLEASANT NEIGHBOURHOOD HOUSE 800 East Broadway Ave (1 block east of Fraser St. & Broadway Ave) Vancouver, BC, Canada ((2)) SATURDAY NOVEMBER 3 & SUNDAY NOVEMBER 4 DAY 2 & DAY 3 Two Full Days of Workshops 10am-6pm RUSSIAN HALL 600 Campbell Ave. Vancouver, BC, Canada ((3)) MONDAY NOVEMBER 5 DAY 4 of the Conference 5pm-9pm THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY 900 McGill Road Kamloops, BC, Canada Register now, it’s free! http://vancouverinternationalcheconference.blogspot.ca/2011/10/register-now.html On Friday November 2, 2012 Vancouver will host a special evening in tribute of the 5 Cuban heroes held in US jails to open the 4 day of Che Guevara International Conference. Saturday and Sunday November 3 & 4 will feature two full days in Vancouver with many workshops to provide enough time for discourse, debate, argument, polemics and politics! Then we will take the Che Conference over 350 kilometers to the east to Kamloops, BC for 2 highly anticipated workshops on the evening of Monday November 5. The Vancouver International Che Guevara Conference began in 2008 in honour of Che’s 80th birthday. Each conference has held a unique theme, the first conference “Che Guevara: Thinker & Fighter - Are His Ideas Relevant for the 21st Century?”; 2009 conference “50 years of Dynamism of the Cuban Revolution”; 2010 conference “Cuba & Revolutionary Internationalism“ and 2011 Conference “Cuba Today: The Gains & Challenges”. These 4 notable events which debated and discussed the importance of the Cuban revolution and the Cuba solidarity movement worldwide from the point of view of activists and revolutionaries were the only of their kind in Canada. We are pleased that in the last four years we have brought out more than 1,700 people, 35 speakers, and 35 different subjects surrounding the Cuban revolution and its internal and external dynamics. The 2012 conference will expand on the previous 4 years, with the theme of “Cuba’s Economic Reforms: Capitalism or Socialism”. We will be welcoming many important guests, including our honoured guest for the third year in a row, Dr. Aleida Guevara, Cuban Leader, Prominent Author and Daughter of Legendary Revolutionary Ernesto Che Guevara. We hope to see you at the 5th annual Canada International Che Guevara Conference. TO VIEW THE CONFERENCE POSTER, PLEASE VISIT: http://www.vancubasolidarity.com/posters/12110304-vcsc-5-annual-checonference.pdf To join the Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/161831417291396/ We look forward to having you join us for this special event! For more information and updates please continue to visit our website and blog: http://www.vancubasolidarity.com/ http://vancouverinternationalcheconference.blogspot.com/ http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/november-2-5-5th-international-che-guevara-conference--canada4 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 20:53:02 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/november-2-5-5th-international-che-guevara-conference--canada3 5th ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CHE GUEVARA CONFERENCE - CANADA “Cuba’s Economic Reforms: Capitalism or Socialism” November 2-5, 2012 Vancouver & Kamloops, BC, CANADA Featuring: DR. ALEIDA GUEVARA - Havana, Cuba Cuban revolutionary leader, a pediatrician, prominent writer, author of the book, “Chavez, Venezuela and the New Latin America” and daughter of the legendary Ernesto Che Guevara. 4 DAYS OF CONFERENCE – FREE ENTRANCE: ((1)) FRIDAY NOVEMBER 2 DAY 1 Special Evening for the 5 Cuban Heroes 7pm MT. PLEASANT NEIGHBOURHOOD HOUSE 800 East Broadway Ave (1 block east of Fraser St. & Broadway Ave) Vancouver, BC, Canada ((2)) SATURDAY NOVEMBER 3 & SUNDAY NOVEMBER 4 DAY 2 & DAY 3 Two Full Days of Workshops 10am-6pm RUSSIAN HALL 600 Campbell Ave. Vancouver, BC, Canada ((3)) MONDAY NOVEMBER 5 DAY 4 of the Conference 5pm-9pm THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY 900 McGill Road Kamloops, BC, Canada Register now, it’s free! http://vancouverinternationalcheconference.blogspot.ca/2011/10/register-now.html On Friday November 2, 2012 Vancouver will host a special evening in tribute of the 5 Cuban heroes held in US jails to open the 4 day of Che Guevara International Conference. Saturday and Sunday November 3 & 4 will feature two full days in Vancouver with many workshops to provide enough time for discourse, debate, argument, polemics and politics! Then we will take the Che Conference over 350 kilometers to the east to Kamloops, BC for 2 highly anticipated workshops on the evening of Monday November 5. The Vancouver International Che Guevara Conference began in 2008 in honour of Che’s 80th birthday. Each conference has held a unique theme, the first conference “Che Guevara: Thinker & Fighter - Are His Ideas Relevant for the 21st Century?”; 2009 conference “50 years of Dynamism of the Cuban Revolution”; 2010 conference “Cuba & Revolutionary Internationalism“ and 2011 Conference “Cuba Today: The Gains & Challenges”. These 4 notable events which debated and discussed the importance of the Cuban revolution and the Cuba solidarity movement worldwide from the point of view of activists and revolutionaries were the only of their kind in Canada. We are pleased that in the last four years we have brought out more than 1,700 people, 35 speakers, and 35 different subjects surrounding the Cuban revolution and its internal and external dynamics. The 2012 conference will expand on the previous 4 years, with the theme of “Cuba’s Economic Reforms: Capitalism or Socialism”. We will be welcoming many important guests, including our honoured guest for the third year in a row, Dr. Aleida Guevara, Cuban Leader, Prominent Author and Daughter of Legendary Revolutionary Ernesto Che Guevara. We hope to see you at the 5th annual Canada International Che Guevara Conference. TO VIEW THE CONFERENCE POSTER, PLEASE VISIT: http://www.vancubasolidarity.com/posters/12110304-vcsc-5-annual-checonference.pdf To join the Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/161831417291396/ We look forward to having you join us for this special event! For more information and updates please continue to visit our website and blog: http://www.vancubasolidarity.com/ http://vancouverinternationalcheconference.blogspot.com/ http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/november-2-5-5th-international-che-guevara-conference--canada3 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 20:47:58 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/100-miles-for-elephants-trek-info-evening Can you walk 100 Miles for Elephants? Join Dag Goering and Maria Coffey for a presentation on the fundraising treks they are leading across Kenya, to help stop the slaughter of elephants for their ivory. For more information see: http://www.hiddenplaces.net/walking-safari.php Please RSVP to: 1 877 830 8747, as space is limited. http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/100-miles-for-elephants-trek-info-evening Mon, 22 Oct 2012 20:46:56 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/november-2-5-5th-international-che-guevara-conference--canada2 November 2-5: 5th International Che Guevara Conference – Canada 5th ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CHE GUEVARA CONFERENCE - CANADA “Cuba’s Economic Reforms: Capitalism or Socialism” November 2-5, 2012 Vancouver & Kamloops, BC, CANADA Featuring: DR. ALEIDA GUEVARA - Havana, Cuba Cuban revolutionary leader, a pediatrician, prominent writer, author of the book, “Chavez, Venezuela and the New Latin America” and daughter of the legendary Ernesto Che Guevara. 4 DAYS OF CONFERENCE – FREE ENTRANCE: ((1)) FRIDAY NOVEMBER 2 DAY 1 Special Evening for the 5 Cuban Heroes 7pm MT. PLEASANT NEIGHBOURHOOD HOUSE 800 East Broadway Ave (1 block east of Fraser St. & Broadway Ave) Vancouver, BC, Canada ((2)) SATURDAY NOVEMBER 3 & SUNDAY NOVEMBER 4 DAY 2 & DAY 3 Two Full Days of Workshops 10am-6pm RUSSIAN HALL 600 Campbell Ave. Vancouver, BC, Canada ((3)) MONDAY NOVEMBER 5 DAY 4 of the Conference 5pm-9pm THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY 900 McGill Road Kamloops, BC, Canada Register now, it’s free! http://vancouverinternationalcheconference.blogspot.ca/2011/10/register-now.html On Friday November 2, 2012 Vancouver will host a special evening in tribute of the 5 Cuban heroes held in US jails to open the 4 day of Che Guevara International Conference. Saturday and Sunday November 3 & 4 will feature two full days in Vancouver with many workshops to provide enough time for discourse, debate, argument, polemics and politics! Then we will take the Che Conference over 350 kilometers to the east to Kamloops, BC for 2 highly anticipated workshops on the evening of Monday November 5. The Vancouver International Che Guevara Conference began in 2008 in honour of Che’s 80th birthday. Each conference has held a unique theme, the first conference “Che Guevara: Thinker & Fighter - Are His Ideas Relevant for the 21st Century?”; 2009 conference “50 years of Dynamism of the Cuban Revolution”; 2010 conference “Cuba & Revolutionary Internationalism“ and 2011 Conference “Cuba Today: The Gains & Challenges”. These 4 notable events which debated and discussed the importance of the Cuban revolution and the Cuba solidarity movement worldwide from the point of view of activists and revolutionaries were the only of their kind in Canada. We are pleased that in the last four years we have brought out more than 1,700 people, 35 speakers, and 35 different subjects surrounding the Cuban revolution and its internal and external dynamics. The 2012 conference will expand on the previous 4 years, with the theme of “Cuba’s Economic Reforms: Capitalism or Socialism”. We will be welcoming many important guests, including our honoured guest for the third year in a row, Dr. Aleida Guevara, Cuban Leader, Prominent Author and Daughter of Legendary Revolutionary Ernesto Che Guevara. We hope to see you at the 5th annual Canada International Che Guevara Conference. TO VIEW THE CONFERENCE POSTER, PLEASE VISIT: http://www.vancubasolidarity.com/posters/12110304-vcsc-5-annual-checonference.pdf To join the Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/161831417291396/ We look forward to having you join us for this special event! For more information and updates please continue to visit our website and blog: http://www.vancubasolidarity.com/ http://vancouverinternationalcheconference.blogspot.com/ http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/november-2-5-5th-international-che-guevara-conference--canada2 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 20:45:14 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/november-2-5-5th-international-che-guevara-conference--canada 5th ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CHE GUEVARA CONFERENCE - CANADA “Cuba’s Economic Reforms: Capitalism or Socialism” November 2-5, 2012 Vancouver & Kamloops, BC, CANADA Featuring: DR. ALEIDA GUEVARA - Havana, Cuba Cuban revolutionary leader, a pediatrician, prominent writer, author of the book, “Chavez, Venezuela and the New Latin America” and daughter of the legendary Ernesto Che Guevara. 4 DAYS OF CONFERENCE – FREE ENTRANCE: ((1)) FRIDAY NOVEMBER 2 DAY 1 Special Evening for the 5 Cuban Heroes 7pm MT. PLEASANT NEIGHBOURHOOD HOUSE 800 East Broadway Ave (1 block east of Fraser St. & Broadway Ave) Vancouver, BC, Canada ((2)) SATURDAY NOVEMBER 3 & SUNDAY NOVEMBER 4 DAY 2 & DAY 3 Two Full Days of Workshops 10am-6pm RUSSIAN HALL 600 Campbell Ave. Vancouver, BC, Canada ((3)) MONDAY NOVEMBER 5 DAY 4 of the Conference 5pm-9pm THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY 900 McGill Road Kamloops, BC, Canada Register now, it’s free! http://vancouverinternationalcheconference.blogspot.ca/2011/10/register-now.html On Friday November 2, 2012 Vancouver will host a special evening in tribute of the 5 Cuban heroes held in US jails to open the 4 day of Che Guevara International Conference. Saturday and Sunday November 3 & 4 will feature two full days in Vancouver with many workshops to provide enough time for discourse, debate, argument, polemics and politics! Then we will take the Che Conference over 350 kilometers to the east to Kamloops, BC for 2 highly anticipated workshops on the evening of Monday November 5. The Vancouver International Che Guevara Conference began in 2008 in honour of Che’s 80th birthday. Each conference has held a unique theme, the first conference “Che Guevara: Thinker & Fighter - Are His Ideas Relevant for the 21st Century?”; 2009 conference “50 years of Dynamism of the Cuban Revolution”; 2010 conference “Cuba & Revolutionary Internationalism“ and 2011 Conference “Cuba Today: The Gains & Challenges”. These 4 notable events which debated and discussed the importance of the Cuban revolution and the Cuba solidarity movement worldwide from the point of view of activists and revolutionaries were the only of their kind in Canada. We are pleased that in the last four years we have brought out more than 1,700 people, 35 speakers, and 35 different subjects surrounding the Cuban revolution and its internal and external dynamics. The 2012 conference will expand on the previous 4 years, with the theme of “Cuba’s Economic Reforms: Capitalism or Socialism”. We will be welcoming many important guests, including our honoured guest for the third year in a row, Dr. Aleida Guevara, Cuban Leader, Prominent Author and Daughter of Legendary Revolutionary Ernesto Che Guevara. We hope to see you at the 5th annual Canada International Che Guevara Conference. TO VIEW THE CONFERENCE POSTER, PLEASE VISIT: http://www.vancubasolidarity.com/posters/12110304-vcsc-5-annual-checonference.pdf To join the Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/161831417291396/ We look forward to having you join us for this special event! For more information and updates please continue to visit our website and blog: http://www.vancubasolidarity.com/ http://vancouverinternationalcheconference.blogspot.com/ http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/november-2-5-5th-international-che-guevara-conference--canada Mon, 22 Oct 2012 20:42:18 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/story-lab2 STORY LAB ON HALLOWE'EN Avoid the Trick-or-Treaters and come join us at this creative open mic event. For more info and to register click here: http://www.winningthemover.com/sq/14729-story-lab-events WHAT IS STORY LAB? Story Lab is an on-going open mic event in Vancouver, BC run by professional speaking coaches. It's part open mic and part tips on story crafting and delivery. It’s like an incubator for creative self-expression when it comes to communicating your ideas to groups. THEME FOR HALLOWE'EN How to build suspense into your story. Come with a suspenseful or scary story to share. Or, just come watch. WHO IS STORY FOR? - Business owners wanting to present to groups so people hire you, buy from you or refer you. - Those who speak at meetings or perform at events. - Those who value a fun, safe and mutually supportive environment in which to creatively grow. FORMAT? Story crafting and delivery tips and tools vocal and physical warm ups plus interactive processes to network and enhance performance skills Performance time in front of the group for people who feel ready. Written peer feedback plus professional coaching. HOW DOES IT WORK? We encourage you to bring a 3 to 5 minute story to share . You can bring notes to glance at, but we suggest you mostly memorize it or improvise it as Story Lab is a great environment to practice embodying your message. You can do the crafting at home. Use Story Lab as a deadline to ensure you get something prepared beforehand. Or you can just watch others and learn a lot that way. BRING: Business cards, notepad, video camera if you want to video yourself. PRICE Drop in at the door $25 – Cash or cheque only Drop in prepay is only $20 Click here: http://bit.ly/MvCcOE to pay by credit card, debit card or PayPal 5 Class Card is only $75 or $15/class click here to pay: http://bit.ly/LaD60f HOW DO I REGISTER? For more info and to register click here: http://www.winningthemover.com/sq/14729-story-lab-events CONTACT Carla Rieger 604-222-2276 Carla@ArtistryofChange.com http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/story-lab2 Sun, 21 Oct 2012 16:18:12 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/indigenous-venezuela-520-years-of-resistance The Consulate General of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela invites you to the movie "Venezuela Indígena, Universo Sonoro". A 30 minutes documentary that shows some of the many changes and improvements in the lives of our aboriginal people. This occasion is to celebrate the Day of the Indigenous Resistance. Admission is free. Place: Chilean Coop. 38-3390 School Ave Vancouver, BC V5R 5N7. Date: Friday October 19th. Time: 7:00 p.m. http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/indigenous-venezuela-520-years-of-resistance Thu, 18 Oct 2012 22:47:48 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/making-of-global-capitalism You are invited to a book launch http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/making-of-global-capitalism Thu, 18 Oct 2012 14:44:43 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/robinson-crusoe--the-pirates ROBINSON CRUSOE & THE PIRATES http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/robinson-crusoe--the-pirates Tue, 16 Oct 2012 13:29:45 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/story-lab Story Lab is an on-going event in Vancouver, BC run by a group of professional speaking coaches, performance and vocal coaches, and mindset experts. It’s like an incubator for creative self expression when it comes to communicating your ideas to groups. This is a great opportunity to try things out in a totally safe environment to play in. It is fun and you learn as much from watching the others as your own. Story Lab is for business owners wanting to present to groups so people hire you, buy from you or refer you those who speak at meetings or perform at events those who value a fun, safe and mutually supportive environment in which to creatively grow The format includes : story crafting and delivery tips and tools vocal and physical warm ups plus interactive processes to network and enhance performance skills and performance time in front of the group for people who feel ready written peer feedback plus professional coaching We encourage you to bring a 3-5 minute story to share . You can bring notes to glance at, but we suggest you mostly memorize it or improvise it as Story Lab is a great environment to practice embodying your message. You can do the crafting at home. Use Story Lab as a deadline to ensure you get something prepared beforehand. Or you can just watch others and learn a lot that way. Registration: Just enter your email address here to go to the registration page Drop in at the door $25 – Cash or Chq only Drop in prepay is only $20 http://bit.ly/STUuOh 5 Class Card is only $75 or $15/class http://bit.ly/T9bg6L http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/story-lab Mon, 15 Oct 2012 13:37:09 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/dr.-barry-gough-author-reading http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/dr.-barry-gough-author-reading Fri, 05 Oct 2012 17:40:28 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/anarchism-in-the-21st-century Please join Robert Graham, Dimitri Roussopolous and Davide Turcato for a discussion of their recent work. Robert Graham will discuss the re-emergence of anarchist movements and ideas in conjunction with global justice movements in the 21st century, based on the third volume of his anthology of anarchist writings, Anarchism: A Documentary History of Libertarian Ideas: The New Anarchism, 1974-2012. Dimitri Roussopolous will talk about his new book, The Rise of Cities: Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver and Other Cities and a new kind of anarchist politics in an increasingly urbanized environment. David Turcato, author of Making Sense of Anarchism: Errico Malatesta’s Experiments with Revolution, 1889-1900, will discuss the relevance of Malatesta’s anarchism today. Admission is free. Seating is limited. For more information on Library events, visit www.vpl.ca http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/anarchism-in-the-21st-century Fri, 05 Oct 2012 17:34:43 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/beyond-the-love-lyric-workshop Join VPL’s Writer in Residence Meredith Quartermain for a workshop aimed at beginning song-writers and writers with no song-writing experience. Jump-start your song lyrics by brainstorming such things as pet peeves, personal predicaments, burning questions, advice to others or what-if stories. While composing a song together, we will consider common song elements such as the hook, the bridge, the chorus and the tag along with rhythm and rhyme and some inspiring models. Be sure to bring pen and paper. If you play a guitar, bring it along too. A musician will be present to discuss the musical aspects of song-writing. This workshop is offered on two different dates: choose either Monday November 19 or Wednesday November 21, 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Free admission. Registration is required. To register, email a short writing sample (100-300 words) to programs@vpl.ca. Co-sponsored by Friends of Vancouver Public Library. We acknowledge the support of The Canada Council for the Arts which last year invested $154 million to bring the arts to Canadians throughout the country. For more information on Library events, visit www.vpl.ca http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/beyond-the-love-lyric-workshop Fri, 05 Oct 2012 17:31:22 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/garry-thomas-morse-author-reading Please join us as critically acclaimed writer Garry Thomas Morse reads from his new book of fiction "Minor Episodes / Major Ruckus" (Talonbooks, 2012), concerning surrealist and speculative genres. Garry Thomas Morse’s previous works include "Discovery Passages" (Talonbooks, 2011), a finalist for the Governor General’s Award for Poetry and finalist for the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize. Grounded in the work of Arthur Rimbaud, Robert Desnos, Ezra Pound, Jack Spicer, Rainer Maria Rilke and his Native oral traditions, Garry Thomas Morse’s work has been featured in a variety of publications, including Canadian Literature, The Capilano Review, PRISM international, subTerrain and The Vancouver Review. Morse is the recipient of the 2008 City of Vancouver Mayor’s Arts Award for Emerging Artist and has twice been selected as runner-up for the Robert Kroetsch Award for Innovative Poetry. Admission is free. Seating is limited. For more information on Library events, visit http://www.vpl.ca http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/garry-thomas-morse-author-reading Fri, 05 Oct 2012 17:27:09 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/stella-harvey-author-reading Please join us as Stella Harvey reads from her first novel, "Nicolai’s Daughters." The Sarinopoulous family has survived a tragedy that history has forgotten. The family is marked by war, fear and shame that cannot be erased by the idle gossip used to pass the time in the small village of Diakofto on the edge of the Peloponnese. "Nicolai’s Daughters" uncovers the secrets and the shame that fester in a family, refusing to heal until the truth is revealed. Stella Leventoyannis Harvey founded the Whistler Writers Group in 2001 which each year produces the Whistler Writers Festival under her direction. Stella is a fiction writer whose short stories have appeared in the Literary Leanings Anthology, the New Orphic Review, Emerge Magazine and the Dalhousie Review. Her non-fiction has appeared in Pique Newsmagazine, the Question and the Globe and Mail. Admission is free. Seating is limited. Co-sponsored by Signature Editions. For more information on Library events, visit http://www.vpl.ca http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/stella-harvey-author-reading Fri, 05 Oct 2012 17:24:35 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/gordon-bitney-author-reading Please join us as Vancouver author Gordon Bitney shares his personal journey by bicycle through the villages of south eastern France in his new book, "Provence For All Seasons", a sequel to "Provence, je t’aime." He presents another installment of life in the French countryside among the orchards and vineyards, the outdoor marchés and the ruins from the Roman times and the Middle Ages, scattered across a picturesque backdrop. Written in an intimate and colourful style, "Provence For All Seasons" reflects the stunning landscapes that inspired Cézanne, Picasso and Van Gogh. Admission is free. Seating is limited. For more information on Library events, visit http://www.vpl.ca http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/gordon-bitney-author-reading Fri, 05 Oct 2012 17:21:17 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/media-democracy-days Media Democracy Days Vancouver 2012 (MDD) is back for its 12th year with two days of discussion on the fight for democratic media! On Friday, November 2nd, the Central Library will feature a public talk from youth media researcher Julian Sefton-Greene from 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m., followed by three workshops including Making Radio for Social Change, Promoting the Missing Stories and Media, Revolutions and Regimes from 1:00 p.m. -5:30 p.m. On Saturday, November 3rd, MDD will host a plenary session with Ricardo Dominguez (UCSD, Electronic Disturbance Theater) and panel discussions ranging from science communication to political marketing and surveillance. While in attendance, be sure to check out the Promenade for the Media Fair -- a trade show style exhibition of local, alternative and innovative media production. Join us for panels and discussion around the politics and biases linked to our highly commercialized and concentrated media! Admission is free. Space is limited. http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/media-democracy-days Fri, 05 Oct 2012 17:18:30 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/main-street-vinyl-record-fair The Main Street Vinyl Record Fair - 6 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/main-street-vinyl-record-fair Thu, 20 Sep 2012 12:11:40 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/blind-date “Fearless…and very funny.” – The New York Times http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/blind-date Wed, 12 Sep 2012 16:23:02 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/jim-francis-how-not-to-suck-at-public-speaking According to Katz Business School, the ability to communicate is the single greatest factor contributing to one’s success in business and life. Public Speaking is the ultimate demonstration of this ability and a critical skill necessary for many things! Unfortunately, most of us are not entirely comfortable with the prospect of being called on to present, especially to a large group, or to strangers. If you’re one of those people, join us as local author Jim Francis shares some of the 50 ways to leave your fears behind and become a great presenter featured in his book, "How Not to Suck at Public Speaking." Jim Francis is the founder of Wavemaker Consulting, a management and educational consulting firm specializing in enhancing individual, team and organizational performance, and cofounder of Wavemaker Adventure Learning, an outdoor learning company specializing in planning sessions, team building and leadership development Admission is free. Seating is limited. For more information on Library events, visit http://www.vpl.ca http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/jim-francis-how-not-to-suck-at-public-speaking Tue, 11 Sep 2012 16:52:13 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/gary-carner-pepper-adams-joy-road Please join jazz researcher Gary Carner as he presents "Pepper Adam’s Joy Road", the first book ever published about the great baritone saxophone soloist. A fascinating overview of Adams’ life and times, this annotated discography includes colourful interview vignettes, drawn from the author’s unpublished conversations with Adams and other musicians. Since Adams worked in so many of the great bands of his era "Pepper Adam’s Joy Road" is a refreshing, sometimes irreverent walk through a large chunk of jazz history and is a nearly complete band discography of the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra, the most influential big band of its time. From 1984 until Adams’ death in 1986, Gary Carner collaborated with Pepper Adams on his memoirs. His research, collected at www.pepperadams.com, spans four decades. Carner also produced all 43 of Adams’ compositions for Motema Records. Admission is free. Seating is limited. For more information on Library events, visit http://www.vpl.ca http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/gary-carner-pepper-adams-joy-road Tue, 11 Sep 2012 16:49:29 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/whats-up-doc-series-pink-ribbons-inc Breast cancer has become the poster child of cause-related marketing campaigns. Countless people walk, run and shop for the cure. Each year, millions of dollars are raised in the name of breast cancer, but where does this money go and what does it actually achieve? Join us for a screening of "Pink Ribbons, Inc.", a feature documentary from the National Film Board of Canada, directed by Léa Pool and produced by Ravida Din. The film shows how the devastating reality of breast cancer, which marketing experts have labeled a “dream cause,” has become obfuscated by a shiny, pink story of success. Admission is free. Seating is limited. Co-sponsored by the National Film Board of Canada. For more information on Library events, visit http://www.vpl.ca http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/whats-up-doc-series-pink-ribbons-inc Tue, 11 Sep 2012 16:45:39 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/got-the-facts-on-millk-film-screening Got the Facts on Milk? is a wildly entertaining, partly animated feature documentary that questions the deep-rooted American belief in the health benefits of milk. Filmmaker Shira Lane’s dairy allergy prompted her to examine the scientific research on the subject. She meets with top doctors and researchers, dietitians, dairy farmers, parents, teachers, and plenty of “ordinary Americans” who provide both comic relief and food for thought. Admission is free. Seating is limited. Co-sponsored by Liberation BC. For more information on Library events, visit http://www.vpl.ca http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/got-the-facts-on-millk-film-screening Tue, 11 Sep 2012 16:42:56 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/be-prepared-not-scared-earthquake-preparedness It's not too late to be prepared for an earthquake. We all witnessed the recent earthquakes in Japan, New Zealand, Haiti and Chile and have seen firsthand the devastation caused by these events. Living in Vancouver, we too could be faced with an earthquake, yet few of us take the steps to ensure we are prepared. This session covers what is required to develop your family emergency plan, how to conduct a Home Hazard Hunt, and what to do when an earthquake strikes. 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Session especially for seniors 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. All are welcome Admission is free. Seating is limited. Co-sponsored by The City of Vancouver. For more information on Library events, visit http://www.vpl.ca http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/be-prepared-not-scared-earthquake-preparedness Tue, 11 Sep 2012 16:39:56 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/sylvia-taylor-book-launch Please join Sylvia Taylor as she presents "The Fisher Queen: A Deckhand’s Tales of the BC Coast", her long-awaited literary memoir on the BC commercial salmon trolling industry. In 1981 Sylvia Taylor signed on as a rookie deckhand on a 40-foot salmon troller, determined to master the ins and outs of fishing some of the most dangerous waters in the world. For four months, she helped navigate the waters off northern Vancouver Island, learning the ways of fisherfolk and the world they inhabitat. Sylvia Taylor is an award-winning writer, editor and educator. Her creative writing has appeared in anthologies and genre magazines in Canada and the US, and she was shortlisted for the CBC National Literary Awards in creative non-fiction. Admission is free. Seating is limited. Co-sponsored by Heritage House Publishing. For more information on Library events, visit http://www.vpl.ca http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/sylvia-taylor-book-launch Tue, 11 Sep 2012 16:35:27 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/langara-college-community-lecture-series5 Please join us for a thought-provoking lecture series. The Langara College 59th Community Lecture Series: Imagine is part of Langara College Continuing Studies, presented by current and retired Langara faculty. Learn more about how our imagination allows us to contemplate, envision and create our world in new and different ways. From Latin American Studies to nation-state building in Iran; from philosophy to the link between public policy and brain development; from supernatural beings to the 5,000 year-old healing science of Ayurveda, we will explore together the ways in which the imagination informs and shapes our lives in such profound ways. Admission is free. Seating is limited. For more information, visit Langara Community College, Continuing Studies at http://langara.bc.ca/continuing-studies/community-lecture-series/index.html or email lkemp@langara.bc.ca For more information on Library events, visit http://www.vpl.ca http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/langara-college-community-lecture-series5 Tue, 11 Sep 2012 15:09:43 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/four-ways-to-write-your-neighbourhood-writing-workshop Join VPL’s Writer in Residence Meredith Quartermain and become an explorer of the local. Learn how to map your street or neighbourhood through memoirs, stories and poems and find out how walking and archival sources can be used as methods of research. Be sure to bring pen and paper and come prepared to try out various approaches to writing your own place in the world. The author of five books, acclaimed poet, writer and historian Meredith Quartermain is known across Canada as a writer of urban spaces and an innovator of narrative forms. Her first book, "Vancouver Walking", won the 2006 BC Book Award for Poetry. Choose from one of these DATES & LOCATIONS: Tuesday, October 2, 6:30 p.m. Marpole Place Neighbourhood House, 1305 W. 70th Wednesday, October 3, 6:30 p.m. Hastings Branch, 2674 E. Hastings St. Thursday, October 4, 6:30 p.m. South Hill Branch, 6076 Fraser St. Saturday, October 6, 1:00 p.m. Britannia Branch, 1661 Napier St. Free admission. Registration is required. Email programs@vpl.ca or call 604-331-4041 for more information. We acknowledge the support of The Canada Council for the Arts which last year invested $154 million to bring the arts to Canadians throughout the country. For more information on Library events, visit http://www.vpl.ca http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/four-ways-to-write-your-neighbourhood-writing-workshop Tue, 11 Sep 2012 15:02:53 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/chinese-canadian-stories Celebrate the history of Chinese Canadians through visually stunning stories told in a multi-language web-portal kiosk hosted at VPL’s Central Branch. Young history buffs can also enjoy Gold Mountain Quest, a fun interactive video game developed by the Centre for Digital Media at Great Northern Way Campus. The Chinese Canadian Stories mobile kiosk is part of the University of British Columbia Library and Simon Fraser University Library project "Chinese Canadian Stories." This one-of-a-kind project created a web-portal and electronic resources that are the first stop for anyone interested in Chinese Canadian history. The kiosk tells stories about Chinese Canadian sports heroes, the Miss Chinatown beauty pageant, the history of Chinese-First Nations marriages and families, and the bravery of Chinese Canadian veterans in fighting for and winning the right to vote for themselves and their community. The design of the kiosk itself is the result of over a year and a half of interdisciplinary courses organized through the UBC Community Learning Initiative involving students from architecture, mechanical engineering, integrated engineering, sociology, and arts. Every part of the kiosk, both hardware and software design, has been the result of collaborations between researchers, students, and community members. Admission is free. Seating is limited. Presented in partnership with University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University. For more information on Library events, visit http://www.vpl.ca http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/chinese-canadian-stories Mon, 10 Sep 2012 17:58:07 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/paola-gianturco-grandmother-power---a-global-phenomenon Please join photojournalist Paola Guianturco as she talks about "Grandmother Power: A Global Phenomenon." She has documented women’s lives worldwide and published acclaimed books which bring together inspiring stories with gorgeous photographs. "Grandmother Power" profiles activist grandmothers in fifteen countries whose compelling stories cover topics including AIDS orphans, solar energy, genital mutilation and healing rituals. Paola Gianturco has been a guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN and Voice of America. Royalties from Grandmother’s Power will be donated to the Stephen Lewis Foundation’s Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign. Admission is free. Seating is limited. Co-sponsored by Greater Van Gogos. For more information on Library events, visit http://www.vpl.ca http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/paola-gianturco-grandmother-power---a-global-phenomenon Mon, 10 Sep 2012 17:49:59 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/anita-rau-badami-author-reading Please join award-winning author Anita Rau Badami as she reads from her new novel, "Tell it to the Trees." A tense mystery and heart-rending story of family life set in an Indian household in a small town in Northern BC. Anita Rau Badami’s critically acclaimed novels include the bestseller "Tamarind Mem", "The Hero's Walk", and "Can You Hear the Nightbird Call?" She is the recipient of the Marian Engel Award for a woman writer in mid-career. She lives in Montreal. Free admission. Seating is limited. We acknowledge the support of The Canada Council for the Arts which last year invested $154 million to bring the arts to Canadians throughout the country. For more information on Library events, visit http://www.vpl.ca http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/anita-rau-badami-author-reading Mon, 10 Sep 2012 17:26:57 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/bee-the-future Help foster mason bee populations in Vancouver by building your own bee box. Participants will be given the opportunity to make either a full sized wooden box (to be donated within the community) or a smaller tin can version to decorate and take home. Each box, big and small, can help give a safe haven for mason bee larva to grown and become adult bees. http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/bee-the-future Sun, 19 Aug 2012 12:42:54 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/faeries-ball-2 The funnest night in Faerie Land is back! Join us for a night of ribald fun where faeries and goblins, imps and trolls, dwarfs and pixies party it up like it’s going out of style! Strap on your hottest wings, show off those sexy pointed ears, and put on your best cap. You want to look your best for your fellow magical creatures! Oh - and bring an ample supply of pixie dust and brush up on your faerie spells - you may need them as you enter the fantastical land of Faerieworld. http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/faeries-ball-2 Fri, 17 Aug 2012 18:00:02 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/vancouver-chamber-choir---youth--music http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/vancouver-chamber-choir---youth--music Fri, 17 Aug 2012 15:05:04 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/vancouver-chamber-choir---bach-mass-in-b-minor http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/vancouver-chamber-choir---bach-mass-in-b-minor Fri, 17 Aug 2012 15:03:47 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/vancouver-chamber-choir---a-cappella-panorama http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/vancouver-chamber-choir---a-cappella-panorama Fri, 17 Aug 2012 15:01:54 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/vancouver-chamber-choir---poetry-in-music-the-conductors-symposium-concert http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/vancouver-chamber-choir---poetry-in-music-the-conductors-symposium-concert Fri, 17 Aug 2012 14:59:17 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/vancouver-chamber-choir---a-little-jazz-/-a-little-tango http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/vancouver-chamber-choir---a-little-jazz-/-a-little-tango Fri, 17 Aug 2012 14:57:04 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/vancouver-chamber-choir---a-dylan-thomas-christmas3 3 pm Sunday, December 16, 2012 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/vancouver-chamber-choir---a-dylan-thomas-christmas3 Fri, 17 Aug 2012 14:54:36 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/vancouver-chamber-choir---a-dylan-thomas-f-a-m-i-l-y-christmas Saturday December 15th, 3:00pm Russell Roberts, reader http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/vancouver-chamber-choir---a-dylan-thomas-f-a-m-i-l-y-christmas Fri, 17 Aug 2012 14:50:20 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/vancouver-chamber-choir---a-dylan-thomas-christmas2 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/vancouver-chamber-choir---a-dylan-thomas-christmas2 Fri, 17 Aug 2012 14:47:06 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/vancouver-chamber-choir---brittens-saint-nicolas-with-ben-heppner http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/vancouver-chamber-choir---brittens-saint-nicolas-with-ben-heppner Fri, 17 Aug 2012 14:44:55 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/vancouver-chamber-choir---finding-the-still-point Vancouver Chamber Choir http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/vancouver-chamber-choir---finding-the-still-point Fri, 17 Aug 2012 14:39:09 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/vancouver-chamber-choir---eric-whitacre-in-vancouver-the-composer-conducts Eric Whitacre, composer and conductor http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/vancouver-chamber-choir---eric-whitacre-in-vancouver-the-composer-conducts Fri, 17 Aug 2012 14:36:42 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/vancouver-chamber-choir---the-brahms-effect Vancouver Chamber Choir http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/vancouver-chamber-choir---the-brahms-effect Fri, 17 Aug 2012 14:31:52 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/testament-of-a-naked-man The Testament of a Naked Man is a dramatic interpretation of the Good News According to Mark performed by Angus Stuart. He will be performing at St. Andrew's United Church at 3 o'clock on September 16 2012. Admission is $10 and all proceeds go to the Guatemala Mission Peace House of Healing & Reconciliation, Santa Cruz del Quiche. http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/testament-of-a-naked-man Wed, 15 Aug 2012 16:55:32 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/pro-bono-going-public---free-legal-advice-a-thon This September, lawyers will once again provide free legal advice in the streets of Vancouver, Kelowna and Victoria and for the first time in New Westminster, in order to raise awareness and funds for BC's pro bono programs. The free legal advice-a-thon will facilitate access to justice for low- and modest-income people, including the homeless, by engaging lawyers in advising pre-scheduled and drop-in clients on all legal issues. http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/pro-bono-going-public---free-legal-advice-a-thon Wed, 15 Aug 2012 14:21:18 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/meredith-quartermain-writer-in-library-inaugural-reading Meredith Quartermain, the Library’s eighth Writer in Residence, will read from some of her award-winning works and talk about her writing process at her inaugural reading on September 11th. Quartermain is known across Canada as an acclaimed writer of urban spaces and an innovator of poetic and narrative form. Her book "Vancouver Walking" won the 2006 BC Book Award for Poetry; "Nightmarker" was a finalist for the 2009 Vancouver Book Award; and Recipes from the Red Planet was a finalist for the 2011 BC Book Award for fiction. Her work has appeared in The Walrus, Canadian Literature, CV2, Matrix, Prism and other Canadian and U.S. magazines, and was recently included in Best Canadian Poetry. She is cofounder of Nomados Literary Publishers, which has published more than 35 books of contemporary writing. Vancouver Public Library’s eighth Writer in Residence will promote Canadian writing and literature to Vancouver residents through workshops, one-on-one consultations, readings and more. For information on the residency and to apply for a consultation with Meredith Quartermain please visit www.vpl.ca/writer_in_residence. This event is co-sponsored by the Friends of Vancouver Public Library. We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, which last year invested $154 million to bring the arts to Canadians throughout the country. For more information on the Writer in Residence, please visit http://www.vpl.ca/writer_in_residence For more information on Library events, visit http//www.vpl.ca http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/meredith-quartermain-writer-in-library-inaugural-reading Mon, 13 Aug 2012 17:42:23 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/st.-andrews-centennial-celebration COME CELEBRATE ST. ANDREW’S UNITED CHURCH 100TH YEAR http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/st.-andrews-centennial-celebration Wed, 08 Aug 2012 17:06:28 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/red-cross-babysitters-course-in-a-day2 An interactive and fun course that teaches youth aged 11 to 15 years the business of babysitting. Learn the responsibilities of a babysitter, how to get along and care for babies, toddlers, preschoolers and school-aged children, and how to handle emergencies and provide first aid. Cost: $55 (includes the Canadian Red Cross Babysitter's Manual and Babysitter's participation card). Course dates: Sat. Aug. 11, Mon. Aug. 13, and Mon. Aug. 20, 9:30 am – 4:00 pm @ St. Andrew's United Church, 1044 St. George’s Avenue & 11th Street in North Vancouver. For more information or to register, please contact Colby Timm at 604-985-0408 or email office@st-andrews-united.ca http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/red-cross-babysitters-course-in-a-day2 Wed, 08 Aug 2012 14:55:42 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/crme-de-la-crme-grand-wedding-showcase Brides prepare for an unrivaled experience as you step into http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/crme-de-la-crme-grand-wedding-showcase Sun, 05 Aug 2012 23:11:49 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/langara-college-community-lecture-series-imagine-how-changed-the-world-would-be-if-we-took-the-brain-seriously Please join us for a lecture by Martin Toren. Recent research regarding the human brain suggests we need some fundamental changes in public policy and educational practices. For example, people should be allowed to vote when their brains can appreciate political and philosophical arguments. Also, school activities should be organized to maximize learning potential. Martin Toren will discuss some of the data and its implications. Langara College Community Lecture Series is presented by current and retired Langara faculty. Admission is free. Seating is limited. Co-sponsored by Langara College. More information on the lecture series at http://www.langara.bc.ca/continuing-studies/community-lecture-series/index.html For more information on Library events, visit http://www.vpl.ca http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/langara-college-community-lecture-series-imagine-how-changed-the-world-would-be-if-we-took-the-brain-seriously Wed, 01 Aug 2012 13:52:18 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/whats-up-docs-the-clean-bin-project Is it possible to live completely waste free? Please join us for a screening of the multi award-winning documentary "The Clean Bin Project" (Mongrel Media), which follows Jen Rustemeyer and Grant Baldwin as they go head to head in a competition to see who can swear off consumerism and produce the least garbage with a goal of zero landfill waste. The film explores the larger issues of garbage in North America as Jen and Grant struggle to find meaning in their minuscule influence on the large-scale environmental impacts of our “throw-away society”. Described as An Inconvenient Truth meets Super Size Me, "The Clean Bin Project" features laugh out loud moments, stop motion animations, and unforgettable imagery. Captivating interviews with renowned artist Chris Jordan and TED lecturer Captain Charles Moore make this film a fun and inspiring call to individual action. Admission is free. Seating is limited. For more information on Library events, visit http://www.vpl.ca http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/whats-up-docs-the-clean-bin-project Wed, 01 Aug 2012 13:44:36 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/joe-wozny-the-digital-dollar Please join Joe Wozny as he discusses his new book "The Digital Dollar: Sustainable Strategies for Online Success." This book is a practical guide dedicated and designed to help create and execute a profitable and measureable online business strategy. An international presenter, Joe Wozny is sought after for his knowledge of past and present digital strategies that shape our world. He is the founder and advisor of several successful Internet, media and publishing companies. Free admission. Seating is limited. Co-sponsored by Fairwinds Press. For more information on Library events, visit http://www.vpl.ca http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/joe-wozny-the-digital-dollar Wed, 01 Aug 2012 13:41:49 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/omar-khadr-oh-canada-book-launch2 Omar Khadr’s imprisonment in Guantanamo raises disturbing questions for Canadians. Join us for a discussion about human rights and the rule of law with Janice Williamson (University of Alberta), editor of the new book "Omar Khadr, Oh Canada", Gail Davidson (Lawyer’s Rights Watch Canada), Robert Diab (Guantanamo North), Alnoor Gova (UBC), and Grace Woo (Ghost Dancing with Colonialism). Maher Arar will contribute by Skype. Free admission. Seating is limited. Co-sponsored by McGill-Queen’s University Press For more information on Library events, visit http://www.vpl.ca http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/omar-khadr-oh-canada-book-launch2 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 13:38:37 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/flamenco-rosario Learn the 12-beat rhythm, hear the patter of castanettes, and better understand the interplay of song, music, and dance in flamenco. This free lecture-demonstration is part of the Vancouver International Flamenco Festival 2012. Flamenco guitarist Victor Kolstee accompanies Flamenco Rosario dancers and the company’s professional training program students. Admission is free. Seating is limited. Co-sponsored by Flamenco Rosario, http://www.flamencorosario.org/ For more information on Library events, visit http://www.vpl.ca. http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/flamenco-rosario Wed, 01 Aug 2012 13:35:06 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/mixed-flicks-hapa-palooza-festival Hapa-palooza Festival brings back this much loved event, curated by award-winning filmmaker Jeff Chiba Stearns. Join us as we explore the latest media featuring multiethnic subjects and casts, with a mixed actors panel, film screenings, and Q&A with the filmmakers. Confirmed guests include filmmakers Ann Marie Fleming and Jason Karmon, actors Jennifer Spence and Kyle Toy, with screenings by Kip Fulbeck and Octavio Warnock-Graham. Please visit www.hapapalooza.com for more details on the festival and event. Admission is free. Seating is limited. For more information on Library events, visit http://www.vpl.ca http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/mixed-flicks-hapa-palooza-festival Wed, 01 Aug 2012 13:26:16 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/mixed-voices-raised-hapa-palooza-festival Vancouver Public Library and Hapa-palooza Festival present a literary panel and Q&A with the hottest BC talent exploring mixed identity in their creative work. Join VPL Chief Librarian Sandra Singh in discussion with essayist and sound poet Wayde Compton, award-winning filmmaker, novelist and Zen priest Ruth Ozecki, and Governor General-winning illustrator and writer Julie Flett. Please visit www.hapapalooza.com for more details on the festival and event. Admission is free. Seating is limited. For more information on Library events, visit http://www.vpl.ca http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/mixed-voices-raised-hapa-palooza-festival Wed, 01 Aug 2012 13:23:28 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/omar-khadr-oh-canada-book-launch Omar Khadr’s imprisonment in Guantanamo raises disturbing questions for Canadians. Join us for a discussion about human rights and the rule of law with Janice Williamson (University of Alberta), editor of the new book "Omar Khadr, Oh Canada", Gail Davidson (Lawyer’s Rights Watch Canada), Robert Diab (Guantanamo North), Alnoor Gova (UBC), and Grace Woo (Ghost Dancing with Colonialism). Maher Arar will contribute by Skype. Admission is free. Seating is limited. Co-sponsored by McGill-Queen's University Press. For more information on Library events, visit http://www.vpl.ca http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/omar-khadr-oh-canada-book-launch Tue, 31 Jul 2012 11:53:35 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/world-poetry-series-tribute-to-chief-dan-george Please join us for a life celebration of Chief Dan George (July 24, 1899 - September 23, 1981). A chief of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation, a Coast Salish band located on Burrard Inlet in North Vancouver, BC, he was also an author, poet, and an Academy Award-nominated actor. Program: biography by Wil George readings by Ruth Ogilvie, Amy George, Dorothy Christian and World Poetry poets music dance presentation of the 2012 World Poetry Lifetime Achievement Award to Jacqueline Maire Program hosts: Ariadne Sawyer and Cease Wyss. Admission is free but seating is limited. Co-sponsored by World Poetry (http://www.worldpoetry.ca) and The Aboriginal Writers Collective West Coast. For more information on Library events, visit http://www.vpl.ca http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/world-poetry-series-tribute-to-chief-dan-george Mon, 30 Jul 2012 14:56:44 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/artful-sundays2 An outdoor arts market featuring the work of local artists, live music, artist workshops and demonstrations, community groups, special events, a cafe and more! More info: tel:(604)718-5800/www.britanniacentre.org http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/artful-sundays2 Sat, 28 Jul 2012 19:22:46 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/celebrate-the-july-26th-movement---moncada-day--the-gains-of-the-cuban-revolution *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** CELEBRATE THE JULY 26th MOVEMENT - MONCADA DAY & THE GAINS OF THE CUBAN REVOLUTION! *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ~ Film! ~ Speakers! ~ Live Music! ~ Poetry! THURSDAY JULY 26, 2012 JOE’S CAFÉ (in the Large North Hall) 1150 Commercial Drive Vancouver, Canada 7pm Join Vancouver Communities in Solidarity with Cuba (VCSC) as we mark the 59th anniversary of the attack on the Moncada Army Barracks in Santiago de Cuba. Led by Fidel Castro, the attack signalled the beginning of the Cuban Revolution which triumphed 6 years later in 1959. Come learn about the origins and history of the Cuban Revolution and celebrate its continuing leadership in building a better world! FEATURING: * Live report and greetings from VCSC organizers celebrating July 26th in Cuba with the Pastors for Peace Caravan! * Multimedia report from the Moncada Garrison museum and Santiago de Cuba showing the details and history of the July 26th attack! * Rare video footage from the early days of the July 26th Movement and the Cuban Revolution! * Live Music with: JOOSE JUSTIS (Hip hop without borders) & JOAQUIN ERNESTO (Inspiring 'Trova' music from a local favorite) * Poetry read by: SHAKEEL LOCHAN and JANINE SOLANKI...including poems written and read by the young people of the July 26th Movement! * Raffle with Cuban art and more! THIS IS A FREE EVENT To see the event poster please visit: http://www.vancubasolidarity.com/posters/120726-vcsc-july26.pdf To join the event on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/events/337086533039104/ Organized by: Vancouver Communities in Solidarity with Cuba (VCSC) http://www.VanCubaSolidarity.com http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/celebrate-the-july-26th-movement---moncada-day--the-gains-of-the-cuban-revolution Thu, 26 Jul 2012 01:05:07 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/2012-go-global-expo Are you interested in studying, working, volunteering or living overseas? Check out opportunities in more than 100 countries at the 2012 Go Global Expo (www.letsgoglobal.ca). Taking place September 16 at the Vancouver Olympic Village Creekside Community Recreation Centre, this FREE event will showcase: http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/2012-go-global-expo Tue, 24 Jul 2012 11:53:53 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/red-cross-babysitters-course-in-a-day The Red Cross Babysitters course in a day is an interactive & fun course for youth ages 11 to 15 years that includes basic baby and child care skills. The course runs from 9:30am- 4:00pm and has a cost of $55 (includes Canadian Red Cross Babysitter's Manual & Babysitter's certificate card). To register call 604-985-0408 or email office@st-andrews-united.ca http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/red-cross-babysitters-course-in-a-day Mon, 23 Jul 2012 23:28:03 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/jeb-sprague-paramilitarism-and-the-assault-on-democracy-in-haiti Sociologist Jeb Sprague discusses his path-breaking book, "Paramilitarism and the Assault on Democracy in Haiti", which investigates the dangerous world of right-wing paramilitarism in Haiti and its role in undermining the democratic aspirations of the Haitian people. Through interviews, declassified government documents, and other sources, Sprague traces connections between paramilitaries and their elite financial and political backers, in Haiti, the United States and the Dominican Republic. Jeb Sprague is a PhD candidate in Sociology at the University of California at Santa Barbara. He received a Project Censored Award in 2008 for an article (coauthored with Haitian journalist Wadner Pierre) from Port-au-Prince, and has written for the Inter Press Service, TeleSUR, al Jazeera, Z Magazine, Haiti Liberté, Haiti Progrés, among numerous journals. Admission is free. Seating is limited. Co-sponsored by Haiti Solidarity BC. For more information on Library events, visit http://www.vpl.ca http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/jeb-sprague-paramilitarism-and-the-assault-on-democracy-in-haiti Wed, 18 Jul 2012 14:57:28 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/world-poetry-tribute-to-chief-dan-george Please join us for a life celebration of Chief Dan George (July 24, 1899 - September 23, 1981). A chief of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation, a Coast Salish band located on Burrard Inlet in North Vancouver, BC, he was also an author, poet, and an Academy Award-nominated actor. The program includes: biography by Wil George; readings by Ruth Ogilvie, Amy George, Dorothy Christian and World Poetry poets; music; dance; presentation of the 2012 World Poetry Lifetime Achievement Award to Jacqueline Maire. Program hosts: Ariadne Sawyer and Cease Wyss. Co-sponsored by World Poetry and The Aboriginal Writers Collective West Coast. More information World Poetry, http://www.worldpoetry.ca. More information on Library events at http://www.vpl.ca http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/world-poetry-tribute-to-chief-dan-george Wed, 18 Jul 2012 14:54:46 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/kucki-low Please join us as Kucki Low reads from her memoir, "This is Kucki Your Pilot Speaking", recounting the challenges, triumphs and joys of being a twentieth-century aviation pioneer. During the 1970s, female pilots on any continent were few and far between. Overcoming personal tragedy and limited schooling, Kucki von Gerlach attained her private pilot’s licence in early 1969 at the age of 23 and became South Africa’s first female commercial airline pilot. Currently residing in Vancouver, BC, Kucki Low is an author and inspirational speaker who relates her life story to highlight how everyone is able to achieve success and happiness, a powerful message on breaking barriers. Admission is free. Seating is limited. For more information on Library events, visit http://www.vpl.ca http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/kucki-low Wed, 18 Jul 2012 14:51:09 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/2012-canadian-open-international-wheelchair-bonspiel The http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/2012-canadian-open-international-wheelchair-bonspiel Sat, 14 Jul 2012 22:50:38 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/rcd-annual-fundraising-gala--viva-las-vegas-a-tribute-to-elvis The http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/rcd-annual-fundraising-gala--viva-las-vegas-a-tribute-to-elvis Sat, 14 Jul 2012 22:49:38 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/we-are-visible-even-after-dark-performing-arts-show As http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/we-are-visible-even-after-dark-performing-arts-show Sat, 14 Jul 2012 22:48:20 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/we-are-visible-at-ceilis-irish-pub-fundraiser As part http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/we-are-visible-at-ceilis-irish-pub-fundraiser Sat, 14 Jul 2012 22:47:25 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/we-are-visible-in-the-parking-lot-bbq-party As part http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/we-are-visible-in-the-parking-lot-bbq-party Sat, 14 Jul 2012 22:45:48 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/invisible-illness-awareness-week The RCD http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/invisible-illness-awareness-week Sat, 14 Jul 2012 22:45:03 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/fundraising-garage-sale Lots of good and affordable items for garage sale - including clothing, http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/fundraising-garage-sale Sat, 14 Jul 2012 22:43:48 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/master-silhouette-artist-karl-johnson-visiting-vancouvers-hip-baby Hip Baby, one of Canada’s leading modern and playful kid stores, is thrilled to announce the personal appearance of renowned 3rd generation silhouette artist, Karl Johnson. The store will be the first to host the artist in Canada at the anticipated event on July 20th at their Kitsilano location. http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/master-silhouette-artist-karl-johnson-visiting-vancouvers-hip-baby Thu, 05 Jul 2012 14:22:11 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/luxury--supercar-weekend Vancouver's third annual Luxury Supercar & Concours d'Elegance http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/luxury--supercar-weekend Tue, 19 Jun 2012 18:42:41 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/marple-arts-collective http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/marple-arts-collective Fri, 15 Jun 2012 11:55:29 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/mandolin-workshop-with-andrew-collins Mandolin Workshop with Andrew Collins In this workshop we will be looking at practice techniques and ways to http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/mandolin-workshop-with-andrew-collins Thu, 14 Jun 2012 13:14:41 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/celebrate-the-84th-birthday-of-che-guevara ~ La versión en español sigue la versión en inglés ~ http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/celebrate-the-84th-birthday-of-che-guevara Thu, 14 Jun 2012 00:24:41 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/diarmuid-omurchu-practicing-spirituality-in-evolutionary-times--workshop What are the practices for living in an evolutionary spirituality? How do we nourish our spirits for this time? What do our conversations look like? How do we live in our spirituality in an evolving universe, at the evolving edge of the universe? What mediation practices and what rituals do we need? How do we create sacred space to enable us to deepen into this new consciousness? How does this consciousness express itself in human form? http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/diarmuid-omurchu-practicing-spirituality-in-evolutionary-times--workshop Wed, 13 Jun 2012 13:55:22 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/diarmuid-omurchu-mysticism-from-an-evolutionary-perspective--workshop Exploring the awakening sense of mystery and mysticism in the contemporary world. http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/diarmuid-omurchu-mysticism-from-an-evolutionary-perspective--workshop Wed, 13 Jun 2012 13:54:17 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/diarmuid-omurchu-the-changing-nature-of-contemporary-spirituality--lecture The changing nature of contemporary spirituality and the implications of how we understand religion today. http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/diarmuid-omurchu-the-changing-nature-of-contemporary-spirituality--lecture Wed, 13 Jun 2012 13:52:37 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/maximum-tolerated-dose-film-screening Please join us for a screening of the new documentary by Decipher Films and Karol Orzechowski. "Maximum Tolerated Dose" charts the lives of both humans and non-humans who have experienced animal testing first-hand. With hauntingly honest testimony by scientists and lab technicians whose ethics demanded they choose a different path, and the simultaneously heartwarming and heartbreaking stories of animals who have seen both sides of the cage, the film aims to re-invigorate the debate about animal testing by bringing these rarely-heard perspectives to the fore. Admission is free. Seating is limited. Co-sponsored by Liberation BC. For more information on Library events, visit http://www.vpl.ca http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/maximum-tolerated-dose-film-screening Wed, 13 Jun 2012 13:48:20 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/-international-autonomous-robot-racing-competition--exhibition-2012 What: International Autonomous Robot Racing Competition & Exhibition 2012 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/-international-autonomous-robot-racing-competition--exhibition-2012 Tue, 12 Jun 2012 12:49:58 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/maple-ridge-pitt-meadows-country-fest Country Fest at Maple Ridge is on July 28- 29! Free admission + only $2 parking. This fun weekend offers a wide array of activities for the entire family, delicious fair food plus live music. Canada's rising country stars and international dance/singing groups will be performing. Enjoy a 4-H show, kids’ entertainment, agricultural displays, mid-way rides & more. NEW acts include a freestyle skateboarding show and Trials Stars Bike Show. Visit www.mrpmcountryfest.com for details. http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/maple-ridge-pitt-meadows-country-fest Tue, 12 Jun 2012 01:36:23 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/metro-vancouver-feast-of-fields4 Feast of Fields is a 4 hour (1pm to 5pm) gourmet wandering harvest festival on Sunday, Sept 9th at Golden Ears Cheesecrafters in Maple Ridge. The Feast of Fields is a FarmFolk CityFolk's annual fundraising event. With a wine glass and linen napkin in hand, you can taste the very best of BC from chefs, vintners, brewers, farmers, fishers, ranchers and food artisans from across the province - some think of it as a 40 course meal paired with wine and beer! Feast of Fields highlights the connections between producer and chef, field and table, and farm folks and city folks. Feast of Fields is a gastronomic journey towards a sustainable, local food system.Tickets are available as of today - June 1st, 2012 via the following link. http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/metro-vancouver-feast-of-fields4 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 13:50:01 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/mawo-picket-action-to-free-bradley-manning ****************************** ***************************** http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/mawo-picket-action-to-free-bradley-manning Thu, 07 Jun 2012 03:26:21 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/tim-ward2 Please join us as Tim Ward reads from his illuminating personal story "Zombies on Kilimanjaro: A Father-Son Journey Above the Clouds." On a journey to the “Roof of Africa”, Tim and his 20-year-old son traverse the treacherous terrain of divorce, rebellion, dark secrets and old grudges, as they forge an authentic adult relationship. Trekking up the volcano, they explore how our stories about ourselves can imprison us in the past, and the necessity of letting go. The final all-night climb to the frozen summit becomes a rite of passage, as oxygen-deprivation turns them into shuffling, brain-dead zombies. The mountain too has a story to tell, a story about climate change and the future of humankind: a future clearly etched on Kilimanjaro’s retreating glaciers. Tim Ward is an author, publisher, teacher and traveler. He has written five books about his travels through Thailand, India, China, Tibet, Greece, Southern Europe and East Africa. Admission is free. Seating is limited. For more information on Library events, visit http://www.vpl.ca http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/tim-ward2 Fri, 01 Jun 2012 12:05:33 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/inspirational-latino-award-ceremony http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/inspirational-latino-award-ceremony Wed, 30 May 2012 16:09:58 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/making-the-case-for-public-health-health-communication-and-evaluation http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/making-the-case-for-public-health-health-communication-and-evaluation Tue, 29 May 2012 18:11:05 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/go-global-expo-2012 GO GLOBAL EXPO 2012 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/go-global-expo-2012 Tue, 29 May 2012 17:18:19 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/psychology-salon-put-off-procrastinating If you procrastinate from time to time, rest assured that you are not alone! While most of us can identify with the desire to put things off, for some people the occasional procrastination can turn into a habit that prevents them from leading a fulfilling life. In this presentation by psychologist Dr. Ekin Blackwell, gain insight into the thinking traps that keep us procrastinating and learn some practical strategies to break free from the procrastination cycle. Admission is free. Seating is limited. Co-sponsored by Changeways Clinic, http://changeways.com For more information on Library events, visit http://www.vpl.ca http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/psychology-salon-put-off-procrastinating Thu, 10 May 2012 15:29:23 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/tom-wayman--kate-braid Award-winning authors Tom Wayman and Kate Braid present a dynamic evening of poetry. Wayman reads from "Dirty Snow" which unflinchingly considers the impact of the Afghan War: its absence and presence in Canadians’ everyday lives as citizens of a nation at war. Braid reads from several collections, including a new edition of "To This Cedar Fountain" which presents a rich, lyrical portrait of the life and work of artist Emily Carr. Admission is free. Seating is limited. Co-sponsored by Harbour Publishing. For more information on Library events, visit http://www.vpl.ca http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/tom-wayman--kate-braid Thu, 10 May 2012 15:26:11 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/world-refugee-day2 Join us for an event in celebration of World Refugee Day on June 20, 2012. Attend the unveiling of the model for a new Refugee Centre that will be the first in Canada. Hear from refugees themselves and from the people who help them. Find out about their journeys, their reality and their challenges. Imagine yourself in their situation – what would you do? Learn more about refugees from interactive activities and information booths presented by the refugee serving community. Admission is free. Seating is limited. Co-sponsored by Settlement Orientation Services, Amnesty International and Rainbow Refugee Committee For more information on Library events, visit http://www.vpl.ca http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/world-refugee-day2 Thu, 10 May 2012 15:19:46 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/michele-landsberg One of the most respected voices in Canadian feminism, two-time National Newspaper Award-winning journalist Michele Landsberg reads from her new volume "Writing the Revolution." For 25 years, between 1978 and 2005, Landsberg wrote a highly influential column in the Toronto Star, recording and interpreting history from the front lines of the feminist movement. In "Writing the Revolution" she brings us a collection of her favourite columns. With her trademark blend of kindness, toughness, bluntness and humour, she reflects on when she was right and when she was wrong, what was happening behind the scenes and what has happened since. The columns show a fearless advocacy on behalf of women and children, peace and pluralism, human rights and social justice. Looking back over the years Landsberg ponders the present and future of feminism. Michele Landsberg is the recipient of the Governor-General’s Award in Commemoration of the Persons Case for her tireless advocacy on behalf of women. The author of three best-selling books, she continues her work as an activist and is a regular reviewer of children’s literature on CBC Radio. Admission is free. Seating is limited. Co-sponsored by Second Story Press. For more information on Library events, visit http://www.vpl.ca http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/michele-landsberg Thu, 10 May 2012 15:16:12 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/storytelling-for-social-change Please join us for a panel discussion in conjunction with the 19th annual Vancouver International Storytelling Festival. Zaccaheus Jackson, Comfort Ero, Laura Simms and Terry Shea will lead a discussion on the applications of storytelling for social change. Zaccaheus Jackson Usually infusing rapid-fire delivery, gritty street tales, intricate rhyme patterns and social criticism, this “East Van ghetto poet” will leave you counting syllables in your sleep. Comfort Ero: Raised in a Nigerian Bini chief's household, Comfort was telling folktales ever since she learned to talk. She studied languages and drama and became a teacher at a time when it was very unpopular in Africa to send girls to school. She has over twenty years of experience as a classroom teacher and principal in Nigerian highschools and colleges. She a storyteller in demand throughout the Lower Mainland Laura Simms: an award-winning performer, writer, and educator advocating storytelling as compassionate action for personal and community transformation. She is a Senior Research Fellow for the International Peace institute at Rutgers University Newark under the auspices of UNESCO. Terry Shea: Terry has been everything from a deckhand on tugs to a Roman Catholic monk, while hitting most of the bases in between. If you were to ask him what he felt his calling was, he would definitely say teaching. He is currently the Spiritual Director of the Center for Spiritual Living in White Rock. Admission is free. Seating is limited. For more information on Library events, visit http://www.vpll.ca http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/storytelling-for-social-change Thu, 10 May 2012 15:12:50 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/bc-lung-associations-rush-race-and-urban-scavenger-hunt http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/bc-lung-associations-rush-race-and-urban-scavenger-hunt Tue, 01 May 2012 16:54:37 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/sam-sullivans-public-salon 8 Inspiring Speakers who will Engage, Provoke and Entertain. Charles Barber - City Opera Jim Bolger - Environmental Ocean Researcher Carolyn Chan & Clancy Dennehy - Metal Dog Hal Gunn - Inspired Health Jas Johal - Global TV Journalist Unjali Malhotra - Women's Health Aaron Sanderson - Next Leaders Network Chip Wilson - Founder of Lululemon Tickets can be purchased at www.ticketstonight.ca 604-684-2787 online $16 at the Door $20 Doors Open at 6:30 pm www.globalcivic.org http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/sam-sullivans-public-salon Tue, 01 May 2012 10:40:44 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/inside-the-newborn-brain If your baby could talk she would be asking 4 things. http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/inside-the-newborn-brain Fri, 27 Apr 2012 22:45:43 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/nutcracker-auditions NUTCRACKER AUDITIONS http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/nutcracker-auditions Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:17:46 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/emergency-protest-picket-action-for-bradley-manning-soldier-of-humanity * Please Forward Widely http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/emergency-protest-picket-action-for-bradley-manning-soldier-of-humanity Wed, 25 Apr 2012 23:04:22 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/garage-sale-for-seva http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/garage-sale-for-seva Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:52:44 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/calling-all-gardeners-sevas-shopping-weekend http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/calling-all-gardeners-sevas-shopping-weekend Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:41:19 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/public-health-summer-school Back by popular demand, the Public Health Summer http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/public-health-summer-school Thu, 19 Apr 2012 11:59:17 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/smokin-speakeasy-soiree Come one, come all, the smooth and the http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/smokin-speakeasy-soiree Wed, 18 Apr 2012 20:49:59 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/writing-the-life-of-ona-simaite-vilna-ghetto-rescuer-an-evening-with-author-julija-sukys Ona Simaite (1894-1970) carefully collected, preserved, and archived the written record of her life, including thousands of letters and scores of diaries. Epistolophilia beckons back to life this quiet and worldly heroine - a giant of Holocaust history (one of Yad Vashem’s honoured Righteous Among the Nations) and yet so little known. Please join Montreal writer Julija Sukys for a reading and discussion of her new book Epistolophilia: Writing the Life of Ona Simaite. Admission is free. Seating is limited. For more information on Library events, visit http://www.vpl.ca. http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/writing-the-life-of-ona-simaite-vilna-ghetto-rescuer-an-evening-with-author-julija-sukys Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:41:24 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/building-the-8th-fire Did you watch the CBC television series 8th Fire? Were you compelled to reflect on relations between indigenous and non-indigenous peoples in Canada today? Hear from diverse First Nations voices about their perspectives on the 8th Fire and more broadly on the state of relations between indigenous and non-indigenous peoples. Where do we go from here? Panelists will include Chief Otis Jasper, and Dr. Glen Coulthard and Dr. Paige Raibmon from the University of British Columbia. Join us to deepen the conversation. Admission is free. Seating is limited. For more information on Library events, visit http://www.vpl.ca. http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/building-the-8th-fire Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:35:27 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/linda-hutsell-manning Author Linda Hutsell-Manning reads from That Summer in Franklin, a bittersweet story of growing older and letting go of the weight of the past. What began as a short story has become seventy-year-old Linda Hutsell-Manning has written a very personal tale about two women wrestling with a long-buried secret while they try and cope with aging parents. Admission is free. Seating is limited. Co-sponsored by Second Story Press. For more information on Library events, visit http://www.vpl.ca. http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/linda-hutsell-manning Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:28:11 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/incite--vpl-noah-richler--trevor-and-debbie-greene Please join the Vancouver International Writers Festival at the Central Library for a series of illuminating readings and discussions. Noah Richler reads from his latest book What We Talk About When We Talk About War and Trevor and Debbie Greene discuss March Forth, the inspiring true story of a Canadian soldier’s journey of love, hope and survival. Noah Richler examines how the governing narrative and associated jargon - victory, defeat, heroes, remembrance, sacrifice - used by politicians and the military when talking about war have populated public pronouncements and media coverage, resulting in a revised national mythology and a re-interpretation of the events of past years. Richler suggests that our changing narrative about war speaks volumes about our collective consciousness and how we have conceived and redefined ourselves as a nation as we talked ourselves into, through, and ultimately out of our participation in war. March Forth is a remarkable story of love, told in two voices. Trevor Greene, a journalist and reservist in the Canadian Army had been deployed to Kandahar in 2006. While meeting with village elders in a remote Kandahar Province, Greene removed his helmet out of respect and without warning a teenage boy under the influence of the Taliban came up behind and swung a rusty axe deep into his skull. Trevor’s fiancée, Debbie, was initially told that he would not survive; after years of rehabilitation with Debbie at his side Trevor learned to talk and move again. In July 2010 he stood up at his own wedding. Admission is free. Seating is limited. Co-sponsored by Vancouver International Writers Festival, http://www.writersfest.bc.ca. For more information on Library events, visit http://www.vpl.ca. http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/incite--vpl-noah-richler--trevor-and-debbie-greene Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:29:03 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/psychologysalong-overload-create-a-less-pressured-life Do you catch yourself racing from place to place, feeling as though you will never catch up? Has your efficiency doubled but has your workload trebled? Does your life feel like a Reality TV version of Beat the Clock? Psychologist and author Dr. Randy Paterson discusses the sense of being overwhelmed by modern existence and provides concrete strategies designed to help lighten the load while maintaining (and enhancing) a fulfilling life. Admission is free. Seating is limited. Co-sponsored by Changeways Clinic, http://www.changeways.com. For more information on Library events, visit http://www.vpl.ca. http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/psychologysalong-overload-create-a-less-pressured-life Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:20:39 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/lynne-bowen-the-story-of-italians-in-british-columbia Award-winning historian Lynne Bowen presents her book, Uncovering British Columbia's Italian Roots, which vividly illustrates the irrepressible spirit of BC's Italian immigrants and the enormous contribution they have made in the building of a province. Lynne Bowen is the author of five books of Western Canadian history and has won the Lieutenant-Governor's Medal for writing British Columbia history, the Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize and the Canadian Historical Association's Regional Certificate of Merit. Admission is free. Seating is limited. For more information on Library events, visit http://www.vpl.ca. http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/lynne-bowen-the-story-of-italians-in-british-columbia Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:16:29 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/first-nations-rights-the-gap-between-law--practice---cooperation-or-conquest Cooperation or Conquest: Coast Salish Legal Traditions and the Canadian State Sarah Morales will explain Coast Salish legal traditions - snuw’uyulh and the displacement of those laws during and after the colonial period. Prior to contact with Europeans the diverse norms and practices of different Indigenous peoples on the west coast of British Columbia had evolved into highly developed legal traditions that guided these peoples in the governance of community, the environment and relationships between people. Against this background Morales will examine the concept of legal pluralism and the potential for such a system today in Canada. Sarah Morales is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of Ottawa and a PhD candidate at the University of Victoria. She is Coast Salish and a member of Cowichan Tribes. Admission is free. Seating is limited. Co-sponsored by Lawyer’s Rights Watch Canada, Hul’qumi’num Treaty Group and Amnesty International. For more information on Library events, visit http://www.vpl.ca. http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/first-nations-rights-the-gap-between-law--practice---cooperation-or-conquest Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:10:56 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/incite--vpl-richard-sternsberg-in-conversation-with-marsha-lederman Please join the Vancouver International Writers Festival at the Central Library for a series of illuminating readings and discussions. On May 15, we present an evening with Richard Stursberg in conversation with Marsha Lederman. Stursberg’s new book, The Tower of Babble: Sins, Secrets and Successes Inside the CBC, is the ultimate CBC insider’s tale which exposes the controversies, successes and dead ends of his time at the top. For most of his adult life, Richard Stursberg has been involved with media. He has been Assistant Deputy Minister, Culture and Broadcasting at the federal department of Communications, President of the Canadian Cable Television association, Chairman of the Canadian Television Fund, Executive Director of Telefilm Canada and Executive Vice President of English services at the CBC. He currently sits on the Board of the Canadian Film Centre. Admission is free. Seating is limited. Co-sponsored by Vancouver International Writers Festival, http://www.writersfest.bc.ca. For more information on Library events, visit http://www.vpl.ca. http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/incite--vpl-richard-sternsberg-in-conversation-with-marsha-lederman Mon, 16 Apr 2012 14:56:20 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/isha-judd-book-launch Isha Judd's new book, Love Has Wings, teaches how to remedy three aspects of life that people often bemoan: the daily grind, insecurity and loneliness, and the uncertainty of a world in crisis. For anyone caught in the storms of a modern life, Judd’s brilliant perspective on life, love and success is the perfect medicine. Isha Judd is considered an ambassador for peace by international leaders of opinion. Judd imposes no political opinions, dogmas or intellectual concepts, yet she is viewed as a modern day visionary, receiving invitations to speak in international forums, with senators, bishops and jet-setters as well as groups of ex-guerrilla soldiers and high security prisoners. Admission is free. Seating is limited. Co-sponsored by Banyen Books. For more information on Library events, visit http://www.vpl.ca. http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/isha-judd-book-launch Mon, 16 Apr 2012 14:51:52 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/bc-book-prizes-poetry-finalists-reading Please join us as several of the finalists for the 2012 Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize read from their nominated work. The evening will be hosted by Evelyn Lau, Vancouver’s Poet Laureate. The BC Book Prizes, established in 1985, celebrate the achievements of British Columbia writers and publishers. The winners of 28th Annual BC Book Prize will be announced May 12. John Pass: author of crawlspace. These poems work within the narrowing passages imposed upon us by the inevitable strictures and limitations of living and experience: again, love and loss, tightening or unravelling family ties. Susan McCaslin: author of Demeter Goes Skydiving. What if Demeter, the timeless fertility goddess of ancient Greek myth, slipped through a crack into the 21st century and began a tour of improbable culture? McCaslin exercises the profound mother-daughter trauma forged in the Demeter-Persephone myth with unapologetic modernity. Garry Thomas Morse: author of Discovery Passages. With its continuous poetic dialogue of discovery and recovery, Discovery Passages sets out to recover the appropriated, stolen and scattered world of the author’s ancestral people, the Kwakwaka’wakw. Sharon Thesen: author of Oyama Pink Shale. Thesen’s poems show the transience of the earthly moment while convincing us of the thread of spirit that links all our lost bits and makes them possible. Admission is free. Seating is limited. Vancouver Public Library thanks a special donor and the Vancouver Public Library Foundation for making this event possible. For more information on Library events, visit http://www.vpl.ca. http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/bc-book-prizes-poetry-finalists-reading Mon, 16 Apr 2012 14:48:28 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/incite--vpl-linden-macintyre--vincent-lam Please join the Vancouver International Writers Festival at the Central Library for a series of illuminating readings and discussions. On May 9th, CBC personality Linden MacIntyre and prize-winning author Vincent Lam take the stage to discuss their latest works. Linden MacIntyre is a co-host of The Fifth Estate and the winner of nine Gemini Awards for broadcast journalism. Linden will read from his brilliant new novel, Why Men Lie. A middle-aged, self-sufficient woman feels immunized against the damage men can do and enjoys a hard-won independence. A chance encounter with a man on a subway platform changes everything and she gambles her emotional resources as she never has before – only to learn that men must lie, and that the consequences of an unexpected lie can be disastrous. Internationally acclaimed and bestselling author Vincent Lam reads from The Headmaster’s Wager, a superbly crafted, highly suspenseful and deeply affecting novel set against the turmoil of the Vietnam War. Blessed with intriguingly flawed characters moving through a richly drawn historical and physical landscape it is a riveting story of love, betrayal and sacrifice. Dr. Vincent Lam is a Lecturer with the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto. His first book, Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures, won the 2006 Scotiabank Giller Prize and has recently been adapted for television and broadcast on HBO Canada. Admission is free. Seating is limited. Co-sponsored by Vancouver International Writers Festival, http://www.writersfest.bc.ca For more information on Library events, visit http://www.vpl.ca. http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/incite--vpl-linden-macintyre--vincent-lam Mon, 16 Apr 2012 14:43:37 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/fictionistas Spend an evening in the company of some of the top Canadian women authors of our time. Expect lively conversation, great readings, and surprising revelations! Arley McNeney, whose novel "The Time We All Went Marching" was selected for the Globe & Mail Top 100 list, hosts fellow FICTIONistas Sarah Kathryn York ("The Anatomy of Edouard Beaupré"), Margaret Macpherson ("Body Trade"), and Alison Preston ("The Girl in the Wall"). Copies of the authors’ books will be available for sale. Admission is free. Seating is limited. Co-sponsored by Coteau Books. For more information on Library events, visit http://www.vpl.ca. http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/fictionistas Mon, 16 Apr 2012 14:37:59 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/taras-grescoe Please join us for an evening with award-winning author Taras Grescoe and his newest book Straphanger: Saving Our Cities and Ourselves from the Automobile. Grescoe rides the rails all over the world and makes an elegant and impassioned case for the imminent end of car culture and the coming transportation revolution. The perception of public transportation in America is often unflattering and a century of auto-centric culture and city planning has left most of the country with public transportation that is underfunded, ill-maintained and ill-conceived. As the demand for petroleum is fast outpacing the world’s supply, a revolution in transportation is under way. Grescoe explores the ascendance of the straphanger and profiles public transportation here and abroad, highlighting the people and ideas that will create better city living for all. Taras Grescoe is the author of four books and countless articles focusing on world travel. He’s written for The New York Times, the Times (London), Wired, The Chicago Tribune Magazine and the Los Angeles Times. Admission is free. Seating is limited. Co-sponsored by HarperCollins Canada. For more information on Library events, visit http://www.vpl.ca http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/taras-grescoe Mon, 16 Apr 2012 14:34:16 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/southeast-echoes-the-unique-music-of-southeast-china Soloists from the BC Chinese Orchestra will perform the music of Chen-Long Zhou, the renowned orchestral composer from Shanghai. The live music presentation will be guided by Dr. Gloria Wong, co-author of Yueqi: Chinese Musical Instruments in Performance (BCCMA). This is a bilingual Chinese/English event. Admission is free. Seating is limited. Co-sponsored by BC Chinese Music Association. For more information on Library events, visit http://www.vpl.ca. http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/southeast-echoes-the-unique-music-of-southeast-china Mon, 16 Apr 2012 14:31:18 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/-bradley-manning-soldier-of-humanity * Please Forward Widely * MAWO Free Public Forum ******************************************** BRADLEY MANNING: SOLDIER OF HUMANITY ******************************************** TUESDAY April 17 7pm Joe's Cafe Large North Hall 1150 Commercial Dr. at William St. Bradley Manning, a 24-year-old U.S. Army intelligence analyst, has been in U.S. prison for two years without trial, faced over 10 months of solidarity confinement, in conditions that are illegal even under U.S. military law. His crime? Bradley Manning is accused of leaking the “collateral damage” video footage showing the killing of civilians, including two Reuters journalists, by a U.S. Apache helicopter crew in Iraq. He is also charged with sharing documents known as the Afghan War Diary, the Iraq War Logs, and U.S. diplomatic cables with WikiLeaks. For the so-called “crime” of blowing the whistle on war crimes, Bradley Manning faces 22 charges, including “Aiding the enemy by indirect means,” for which a conviction could result in the death penalty or life in prison. Across the U.S. and around the world, the campaign to Free Bradley Manning is growing. Mobilization Against War & Occupation (MAWO) here in Vancouver, Lower Mainland and across British Columbia, has taken up the campaign to Free Bradley Manning in joining the worldwide campaign that is growing every day. For more info please visit: www.bradleymanning.org Come out to MAWO’s forum to join our launching of the campaign and to learn from leading U.S. organizers and activists about who Bradley Manning is, and why peace loving people should join the campaign to defend the rights of Bradley Manning, a courageous Soldier for Humanity. Multimedia, Speakers and Discussion With: >> Jeff Paterson, Courage to Resist Project Director & Bradley Manning Support Network Steering Committee member, speaking via videoconference >> A guest activist and organizer from U.S. Veterans for Peace >> Janine Solanki, Co-Chair of MAWO For poster click: http://www.mawovancouver.org/materials/posters/120417-mawo-bradleymanning.pdf For postcard click: http://www.mawovancouver.org/materials/postcards/120417-MAWO-BradleyManning-postcard.pdf For Bradley Manning brochure click: http://www.mawovancouver.org/materials/brochures/MAWO-BradleyManning-brochure.pdf To join facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/events/302986629772182/ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * MAWO ~ Mobilization Against War & Occupation http://WWW.MAWOVANCOUVER.ORG info@mawovancouver.org P 604.322.1764 || F 604.322.1763 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/-bradley-manning-soldier-of-humanity Sun, 15 Apr 2012 23:39:52 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/passport-to-permaculture-an-urban-ag-summer-camp-2012 Passport to Permaculture: An Urban Ag Summer Camp 2012 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/passport-to-permaculture-an-urban-ag-summer-camp-2012 Sun, 15 Apr 2012 14:28:24 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/blues-fiddle-with-michael-jerome-browne Blues Fiddle for intermediate players (or advanced players who don't http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/blues-fiddle-with-michael-jerome-browne Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:45:12 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/open-tunings-for-blues-guitar-with-michael-jerome-browne Workshop description: http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/open-tunings-for-blues-guitar-with-michael-jerome-browne Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:43:19 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/corporations-in-our-heads-or-how-to-evict-corporate-voices-from-our-collective-psyche http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/corporations-in-our-heads-or-how-to-evict-corporate-voices-from-our-collective-psyche Wed, 11 Apr 2012 13:15:28 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/inspiring-solutions-for-difficult-times2 North Vancouver http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/inspiring-solutions-for-difficult-times2 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:51:52 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/inspiring-solutions-for-difficult-times Downtown - West End http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/inspiring-solutions-for-difficult-times Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:38:07 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/meditation-101-at-tilopa Dates First Tuesday of each month. Next classes: http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/meditation-101-at-tilopa Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:23:59 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/ubc-lunchtime-meditation These classes offer a wonderful opportunity to learn how to meditate in your workplace. Each class is self-contained, simply drop-in to any class. Everyone can learn to meditate and appreciate its benefits no matter what age or background. http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/ubc-lunchtime-meditation Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:09:14 -0500 http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/thursday-evenings-at-tilopa2 When Thursdays 7:00 – 8:30pm http://www.new.vcn.bc.ca/events_blog/thursday-evenings-at-tilopa2 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 23:52:17 -0500