Online Book Launch: “The Certainties” with Aislinn Hunter & Guests
MASSY ARTS SOCIETY 23 East Pender Street, Vancouver, BCAt this launch award-winning novelist and poet Aislinn Hunter will be joined by Juno award-winning musicians Tom and Kalissa Landa for a celebration of her newest novel The Certainties.
The Rose Code: A Conversation with Kate Quinn
“The reigning queen of historical fiction” -- Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author of The Lions of Fifth Avenue
Building Collective Power: a multi-sensory conversation
There’s no greater threat to the status quo than collective power, so how can we build revolutionary relationships in our lives and work?
Alexandra Morton: The Fight to Save Wild Salmon
Come hear biologist and activist Alexandra Morton discuss her new book, NOT ON MY WATCH, where she tells the story of her 30-year fight against big business and government corruption to save British Columbia’s wild salmon.
Artist talk with Nicholas Tay
“I used to feel that being Chinese Canadian was akin to being lost between houses of separated parents, or being an alien guest of a gracious host. Through the exploration of my art, I have found that both cultures are truly at home in me and in my work.”
Book Summit 2021
2020 was a year that shook the world, challenging the way we work, how we reach customers, and publishers’, booksellers’, and libraries’ roles in the community. What should we take from the year’s upheavals, and how can we adapt and be more resilient going forward?
Aaniya Asrani: Temporary Resident
The tongue of my ancestors is Sindhi, I can’t learn it anymore. My mother tongue is Hindi, I can’t write it very well. My father tongue is Kannada, I can’t read it at all. My tongue is the colonizers, I can’t cut it off. Aaniya Asrani July 12 - August 29, 2021 in the …
Event | Across Cultures and Generations – Agency & (Cyber)space As Site of Creation
A virtual panel series with the goals of showcasing local and community-based artistic talent, and facilitating intercultural conversations.