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Stephen Emery, Doug Fergu- ica, so this is the only Vancouver
son, Wes Hartley, George llsey stop; doors open at 8 p.m., with a
and Colin Thomas, from 7 p.m. slam starting at 9 p.m., five bucks.
Saturday (Nov. 15) at The Odyssey,
Live: Biennial of Perfor1251 Howe. On a similar note, the mance Art continues with Jubook's Arsenal Pulp Press compan- liana Barabas' Seamline: An Invohis much is clear: the Cherie seems to hover around events that worked: opening night events
ion Hot and Bothered 4: short cation of Energy Through Tattoo, her
Smith JCC Jewish Book Festival seem to welcome only one commu- bring in near SROs. This year,
writers like Elana Dykewoman,
short fiction on lesbian desire seventh installment in a 12-part
is a readers festival that hap- nity, as the name would imply.
launches at Crush Champagne performance series. Barabas is a
pens to include Jewish themes and
It seems to be working. A cou- Allan Gould, Robyn Sarah,
Lounge, 1180 Granville, Nov. 20 at patient one, as this whole series
Jewish authors. Sometimes the ple of years ago, Smiley Schnei- Kate Taylor, children's authors
7 p.m. with Ritz Chow, Lorna entails her getting a line tattooed
two may connect, and these Jewish der got a call from the Fraser Val- Aubrey Davis and Kathy Kacer
authors happen to write on Jewish ley Christian high school, no less. show up for readings and talks M A R Y F R A N C E S H I L L Richards, Lisa McArthur, Tanya around the circumference of her
Davies among other authors, body. Want to draw on that bod?
themes. After 19 years, the little A teacher wanted to bring about through the weekend. Best of all,
reading from their contributions. Pick up a crayon on site, and
^ok fair that could has become 100 students in from Surrey. It with the exception of opening
e universal and broad. It's was booked that year, but into night, a Sunday brunch and writ- Tales from Haiti, The Wee Boy: Stories The Vancouver Poetry Slam colour away, to the accompaniless intimidating to those of the community centre the kids ing workshops, every event is and Songs of Growing up in Scotlandcontinues Monday (Nov. 17) at ment of Tetiana Senyshyn on celCafe Deux Soleils, 2096 Commer- lo. (That's interactive art, I tell ya.)
o can't count themselves piled the next year, to hear au- free. Now that's accessibility. and Older is Bolder: Spinsters, Crones
cial, with Daphne Gottlieb (au- Barabas is your canvasfrom8 p.m.
..g the Jewish community but thors from a background so dif- Check out www.jccgv.com for de- and Other Dangerous Women. On Frilly want to hear authors like Ms. ferent from their own read from tails and authors.
day night, the fest gets underway thor of Final Girl) from San Fran- Wednesday (Nov. 19) at The Union,
lagazine founder Letty Cottin their work. "It was then I real• ••
with the event The Greatest Stories cisco and Hal Sirowitz from New 478 Union St., on the southwest
Pogrebin, who's released debut ized, 'hmm...I should really be Yet another fest hits the city, but Ever Told this Friday (Nov. 14) at 8 York. They're touring North Amer- corner ofJackson. @
fiction, or take a workshop with doing more of this,'" she says.
this time there are no books being p.m. at the Vancouver Museum
Karen Tulchinsky, just two of the
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30 presenters at the festival atJewish has done some strategic brating the power of word of festival is taking place. Info at
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