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Maybe a Whale by Kirsten Pendreigh with Illustrator Crystal Smith

MASSY ARTS SOCIETY 23 East Pender Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada

#KIDSBOOK On Sunday, September 24th at 3pm, join Massy Arts, Massy Books and Groundwood Books for the launch of Maybe a Whale by Kirsten Pendreigh with illustrator Crystal Smith. We'll read from the book, share the magic of whale sounds and nighttime camping on the West Coast and make some whale crafts together with insights into Crystal's […]

Becoming Kin: Abolition, Borders and Indigenous Futures: Patty Krawec & Harsha Walia in Conversation

MASSY ARTS SOCIETY 23 East Pender Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada

On Monday, September 25th at 6pm, join Massy Arts, Massy Books, Broadleaf Books and Fernwood Publishing for Becoming Kin: Abolition, Borders and Indigenous Futures: Patty Krawec and Harsha Walia in Conversation. Join these two singular thinkers and friends in conversation on the most pressing issues of our times; unforgetting our histories of racist nationalism and […]

At The Gallery – Two Memorials for Residential School Victims by Crabba

MASSY ARTS SOCIETY 23 East Pender Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada

September 27th 2023 – November 23rd 2023, Massy Arts will host, Two Memorials for Residential School Victims, a window installation by Vancouver-based artist and political activist Crabba.

At The Gallery – In Love & Rage by Thirteen Twelve

MASSY ARTS SOCIETY 23 East Pender Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada

September 27th 2023 – November 23rd 2023, Massy Arts will host, In Love & Rage, a window installation by artist and activist Thirteen Twelve. Exhibited in one of the building’s windows, In Love & Rage addresses the murder of Jared “Jay” Lowndes (Wet’suwet’en, Laksilyu Clan).

Foraging and Feasting in the Pacific Northwest: Lori Snyder and Robin Kort in Conversation

MASSY ARTS SOCIETY 23 East Pender Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada

On Thursday, September 28th at 6pm join Massy Arts, Massy Books and TouchWood Editions for the launch of The Coastal Forager’s Cookbook by Chef Robin Kort. Learn how to connect with the flora and fauna in and around Vancouver through an inspired conversation between chef-author Robin Kort and herbalist Lori Snyder. This project has been made possible […]

Empty Spaces by Jordan Abel

MASSY ARTS SOCIETY 23 East Pender Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada

On Sunday, October 1st at 2pm, join Massy Arts, Massy Books and McLelland & Stewart for the launch of Jordan Abel’s Empty Spaces. Empty Spaces is a bold and profound new vision of history that decenters human perception and forgoes Westernized ways of seeing. Jordan will be joined by moderator and author Mercedes Eng. Venue & Accessibility […]

Take the Compass by Maureen Hynes with guest poet Kim Trainor

MASSY ARTS SOCIETY 23 East Pender Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada

On Monday, October 2nd at 6pm, join Massy Arts, Massy Books, McGill-Queen’s University Press and Goose Lane Editions in welcoming Maureen Hynes with guest Kim Trainor. Hynes' Take the Compass and Trainor's A thin fire runs through me travel in time through the troubled present and into our perilous collective futures, interrogating existence, courage, and complexity on the journey. […]

Under the Table – Poetry Open Mic Series featuring Erin Kirsh

MASSY ARTS SOCIETY 23 East Pender Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada

On Tuesday, October 3rd, at 6pm PDT, join Massy Arts Society and a collective of brilliant poet organizers for Under The Table Open Mic Series, featuring Erin Kirsh. Doors and sign-up at 5:45, show starts at 6 (we run on crip time with the understanding that bodies and brains aren’t always on schedule) We invite […]

When My Ghost Sings by Tara Sidhoo Fraser

MASSY ARTS SOCIETY 229 East Georgia Street., Vancouver, BC, Canada

On Wed. October 4th at 6pm, join Massy Arts, Massy Books and Arsenal Pulp Press for the launch of Tara Sidhoo Fraser's When My Ghost Sings: A Memoir of Stroke, Recovery, and Transformation. Come and absorb Tara Sidhoo Fraser's lucid exploration of amnesia, selfhood, and who is left behind when the past is obliterated. Tara will […]

Furniture Music by Gail Scott with guest Cecily Nicholson

MASSY ARTS SOCIETY 23 East Pender Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada

On Thursday, October 5th at 6pm, join Massy Arts, Massy Books and Wave Books for the Vancouver launch of Furniture Music by Gail Scott. Gail will be joined by Harrowings author Cecily Nicholson. This project has been made possible by the Government of Canada. Ce projet a été rendu possible grâce au gouvernement du Canada. Venue & Accessibility The […]

Becoming a Matriarch by Helen Knott with Jónína Kirton

Museum of Vancouver 1100 Chestnut St., Vancouver, BC, Canada

RESCHEDULED DATE (this event was previously postponed): On Friday, October 6th at 6:00pm, join Massy Arts Society, Massy Books, and Knopf Canada for the launch of Helen Knott’s Becoming a Matriarch with host Jónína Kirton. “Becoming a Matriarch is a feast of remarkable, colourful, deep and profoundly raw storytelling. Helen Knott is one of the greatest […]