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ERNIE POOK'S COMEEK

Aklujar; and Michael Ouchi. Nov. 3-5,
Vancouver Museum (1100 Chestnut). Tix
at Festival Box Office, 604-257-0366, info
www. vancouverstorytelling. org/.

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A HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSON
200TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
Readings and lectures by Eileen
Kernaghan, Dindar Kulich, Don Mowatt,
Henry Lahti, Ingela Burke, and members
of the Vancouver Storytellers' Society,
plus a dramatic reading of scenes from
Per Olov Enqiust's biographical play H.C.
Anderson and the Actress. Oct. 23,
9:30 am-3 pm, Scandinavian Centre
(6540 Thomas St., Burnaby). Tix $10 (kids
free), info 604-294-2777.
EMERGE LAUNCH As part of the
Vancouver International Writers Festival,
students from the SFU Writers Studio
program launch a new anthology. Oct.
23,4 pm, Waterfront Theatre. Tix $5 (plus
service charges and fees) at Ticketmaster,
604-280-3311, info 604-291-5073.
RED LIGHT, SUPERHEROES, SAINTS
AND SLUTS Arsenal Pulp Press presents
the launch of an anthology edited by
Anna Camilleri, featuring contributors
McKinley Hellenes and Bren Simmers,
with projected visual works by Suzy
Malik, Jennifer Linton, karen (miranda)
augustine, Susan Dustin, Tariq Sami, and
Linda Dawn Hammond. Oct. 23, 8 pm,
Rime (1130 Commercial). Free admission,
info 604-687-4233.
ROO BORSON Toronto poet reads as
part of the Locution Reading Series.
Oct. 24,8 pm, Crush Champagne
Lounge (1180 Granville). Free admission.
ALAN TWIGG The publisher and editor
of BC Bookworld discusses his latest
book, First invaders: The Literary Origins
of British Columbia. Oct. 25, 7 pm, White
Rock Library (604-541-2201) and Oct. 27,
7 pm, South Delta Library (604-943-2271).
DEBORAH CAMPBELL ON LITERARY
JOURNALISM UBC's creative-writing
department presents the first in a threepart alumni reading series. Oct. 25, 7 pm,
UBCRobson Square Bookstore (800
Robson). Free admission.
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TERRY BROOKS, JACK WHYTE,
MICHAEL SLADE Evening of readings
presented in partnership with the Surrey
international Writer's Conference. Oct. 20,
7 pm, Chapters (12101 72nd Ave., Surrey).
Info
www.chapters.indigo.ca/.

ALICE MUNRO The Vancouver International Writers Festival presents the
beloved Canadian writer, who discusses
her short-story collection Runaway with
incoming artistic director Hal Wake.
Oct. 22,10 am, Granville Island Stage.
Tix at Ticketmaster, 604-280-3311, info
www. write rsfest. be. ca/

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CELEBRATING OSCAR WILDE
Commemoration of the centenary of the
publication of De Profundi's, with a lecture
by author and literary critic Stan Persky
and music by pianist Karen Lee-Morlang
and baritone Doel Klein. Oct. 20,7 pm,
Vancouver Public Library (350 W. Georgia).
Free admission, info 604-331-3738.

BILL BISSETT/SUSAN MUSGRAVE
Canadian authors launch their latest works,
northern wild roses/deth interrupts th dansing (bissett) and You're In Canada Now...
(Musgrave). Oct. 22,4 pm, Dockside
Restaurant (1253 Johnston). Free admission,
info 604-444-4889.

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A w a r d - n o m i n a t e d author. O c t . 25, 7 p m ,
£/tf/e S/ster's Bookstore
(1238 D a v i e ) .
Free a d m i s s i o n , info 604-669-1753.
KATHIE FONG Y O N E D A Author a n d
film-industry insider signs c o p i e s o f
her b o o k The Script-Selling
Game: A
Hollywood
Insider's Look at Getting
Your Script Sold and Produced. O c t . 27,
5-7 p m , Biz Books (302 W. C o r d o v a ) .
Free a d m i s s i o n , info 604-669-6431.
STEVEN H E I G H T O N Poet, short-story
writer, a n d novelist reads f r o m his n e w
n o v e l , Afterlands. Oct. 27,12 p m , Douglas
College (700 Royal Ave., N e w West.) &
Oct. 27,6 p m , Kwantlen University
College
Surrey Campus Bookstore (12666 72nd
Ave.). Free admission f o r b o t h events.

LIARS O F O R P H E U S Literary j a m sess i o n f o r s p o k e n - w o r d artists, f e a t u r i n g
b a c k i n g b y a live b a n d . Third Fri. o f
e v e r y m o n t h , Butchershop
Gallery (195
E. 26th). Info 604-254-0355.
W O R L D POETS' N I G H T O U T A r i a d n e
Sawyer a n d Lucy Ortiz host a m o n t h l y
s h o w c a s e of p o e t s , musicians, a n d actors.
Last W e d . o f each m o n t h , 7:309 p m , Behind the Scenes Book and Coffee
Shop (243 W. B r o a d w a y ) . Info 604-526-4729,
www.urbanvancouver.com/.

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U N D E R T H E E L E P H A N T Poetry r e a d ings h o s t e d b y Dames M u l l i n . Every
f o u r t h Tues., 7 p m , Tigers (2133 G r a n v i l l e ) .
Info 604-738-8003.
V A N C O U V E R S O N G S L A M Trevor
Spilchen a n d R o w a n Lipkovits host a
m o n t h l y c o m p e t i t i o n b e t w e e n singers o n g w r i t e r s a n d their o r i g i n a l c o m p o sitions. Fourth M o n . o f e v e r y m o n t h ,
d o o r s a n d sign-up 8 p m , s h o w 9 p m ,
Cafe Deux Soleils (2096 C o m m e r c i a l ) .
A d m i s s i o n $5, info
twopoets@vcn.bc.ca.

ETCETERA
LIVE: BIENNIAL OF PERFORMANCE
ART Curated and hosted by Vancouver's
artist-run centres, LIVE includes concerts,
performances, installations, readings,
screenings, and discussions from local,
national, and international artists at venues throughout the city. To Nov. 25. Info
www. livevancouver. be. ca/
EARTH(LING): A FESTIVAL Two-day
gathering of young artists and activists,
featuring workshops, an art installation
by Ottawa graffiti artist Peru Dyer, break
dancing, and performances by Seattle
hip-hop MC sistahailstorm, Vancouver
spoken-word artist Sara Kendall, and
local musical act Beats Without Borders.

ANTISOCIAL 2425 Main, 604-708-5678.
O JENNIFER FEDORINK (mixed-media
installation) to Oct. 31
ART WORKS 225 Smithe, 604-688-3301,
www.artworksbc.com/. 4>FAITHAND
REASON (new paintings by Richard
Wlodarczak) to Oct. 22
ARTSPEAK 233 Carrall, 604-688-0051.
<>THE DAY THAT I WALKED AWAY FROM
THE SOCIETY THAT I HAD KNOWN
(collaborative work by Dudy Radul
and Geoffrey Farmer) Oct. 22-Nov. 26.
Opening reception Oct. 21, 8 pm
AUTUMN BROOK GALLERY 1545
W. 4th, 604-737-2363. ^ VARIOUS WORKS
(paintings and fine-art photography
by Andrea Pratt, Bartolo Maroloa, Ken
Seto, Laura Levitsky, Marilyn Atkey, Paul
Buten, Raymond Chow, Rob Will, Sharon
Norman, Ursula Salmink, and Lance
Isackson) to Oct. 31

BEHIND THE SCENES 243 W Broadway,
604-876-3177. ^PORTRAITS OF GUYANA
(photographs by Danilo Caron) Oct. 2131. Opening reception Oct. 21, 7:30-10 pm

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BAU-XI GALLERY 3045 Granville, 604733-7011. OTOWN& COUNTRY (pamtings by Brent Boechler) to
Oct. 22 ^LAMENT (paintings by Natalie
Waldburger) to Oct. 22

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variety show featuring spoken word,
music, dance, improv, clowning, puppet
shows, etc. Third Fri. of every month, 8 pm,
Butchershop Floor (195 E. 26th). By donation, info www.butchershop.ca/57varieties.

Oct. 21-22, Great Northern Way Campus
(555 Great Northern Way). Tix and info
604-606-6425, www. earthproject. ca/
HEART OF THE CITY FESTIVAL
Readings, musical showcases, coffee
houses, cultural-centre open houses,
dance, spoken word, writers, processions, forums, workshops, discussions,
gallery exhibits, mixed media, and history walks in and around the Downtown
Eastside. Oct. 26-Nov. 6. Info 778-8554099,
www.heartofthecityfestival.com/
ARTIST NIGHT Event for local artists,
artisans, actors, musicians, poets, and
writers to mingle and connect with other
creative minds. Oct. 26, 7-11 pm, Autumn
Brook Gallery (1545 W. 4th). Tix $5, info
www. autumnbrook. ca/
OBJECTS OF BRIGHT PRIDE Auction
featuring Northwest Coast art, to benefit
Bill Reid Foundation projects and the
establishment of the Bill Reid Centre for
Northwest Coast Art Studies. Auction
includes works by Reid, Dim Hart, Susan
Point, Gerald McMaster, Corrine Hunt,
Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas, and Lionel
Samuels. Oct. 27, 6 pm, Pan Pacific Hotel.
Tix $150, info 604-268-7876, www.bill
reidfoundation. org/auction.

57 VARIETIES Rowan Lipkovits and
Matthew Glick host an open-stage

BELKIN SATELLITE 555 Hamilton, 604687-3174. ^SIEGFRIED BURGSTALLER
(photos) Oct. 22-Nov. 13. Opening
reception Oct. 22, 2-4 pm
BJORNSON KAJIWARA GALLERY
1727 W. 3rd, 604-738-3500. <>NINE QUIET
SITTING FIGURES (large-scale works by
Montreal's Stephanie Beliveau) to Nov. 5
BURNABY ART GALLERY 6344 Deer
Lake Ave., Burnaby, 604-205-7332.
<>PRIOR EDITIONS: 10 YEARS OF
CANADIAN PRINTMAKING (expansive
retrospective exhibition features works
from the City of Burnaby's permanent
collection) to Oct. 30
BUSCHLEN MOWATT GALLERY 1445
W. Georgia, 604-682-1234. ^LYNN
CHADWICK: RETROSPECTIVE^ small to
monumental works spanning the years
1958 to 1990) Oct. 20-31
CITYSCAPE COMMUNITY ART SPACE
335 Lonsdale Ave., North Van., 604-988-6844.
^ALL NATIONS CREATIONS (First Nations
textile and wearable art pieces by local
designer Pamela Baker and students
from the Touch of Culture Native Training
Institute) to Oct. 23 &CONS...SAINTLY
AND OTHERWISE (group show) Oct. 28Nov. 27. Opening reception and costume
party Oct. 27,7-9 pm. Artist talk and iconpainting demonstration Nov. 5,2-4 pm
CONTEMPORARY ART GALLERY 555
Nelson, 604-681-2700. QCARL FLOYER
(new works) to Oct. 30 ^TO BE SORTED:
BLANK (new works by Micah Lexier) to
Oct. 30 ^ TWENTY MINUTES' SLEEP (new
works by Daniel Olson) to Oct. 30
DIANE FARRIS GALLERY 1590 W 7th,
604-737-2629, www.dianefarrisgallery.com/
^LIVING SYSTEMS (oil on w o o d panel
by Dudith Currelly) to Oct. 22 ^DISSOLVE
(drawings by Justin Ogilvie) Oct. 27-Nov.
12. Opening reception Oct. 27,6-8 pm

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