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Under the Table Masks4EastVan Fundraiser Ft. Jane Shi & Kay Kassirer

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

On Tuesday, Sept 5th at 6pm PDT, join Massy Arts Society and a collective of brilliant poet organizers for Under The Table Masks4EastVan Fundraiser featuring Jane Shi & Kay Kassirer. There is a suggested donation of $10 to support Masks4EastVan, but this event is PWYC. Register / make your donation here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/under-the-table-masks4eastvan-fundraiser-ft-jane-shi-kay-kassirer-tickets-694176690167 Doors and sign-up […]

Brandi Bird + Friends Celebrate the Launch of The All + Flesh

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

On Wednesday, September 6th at 6pm, join Massy Arts, Massy Books and House of Anansi Press to celebrate the launch of The All + Flesh by Brandi Bird. Brandi Bird will be joined by Samantha Nock, Mallory Tater, Heather Saluti and host Selina Boan at this celebration of Brandi’s long-anticipated debut poetry collection. “I … will be […]

Reviving RIOT FOOD HERE

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

In commemoration of the 116th anniversary of the 1907 Anti-Asian Riots in Vancouver, artist and author Henry Tsang will be reviving his RIOT FOOD HERE pop-up food art project. Chef Kris Barnholden will be recreating the original menu that reflects five cuisines of the people in the area at the time of the riot: European, Chinese, Japanese, […]

Kids Book Launch: More Than Words by Roz MacLean

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

On Saturday, September 9th from 2-4pm, join Massy Arts, Massy Books and Henry Holt and Co. for the launch of More Than Words: So Many Ways to Say What We Mean by Roz MacLean. This tender, stunningly illustrated picture book explores and celebrates the many forms of expression—signing, speaking, singing, smiling, among others— and culminates in a […]

Dead Poets Reading Series – Sept. 10, 2023

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

Join Massy Arts Society on Sunday, September 10th at 3pm for the next Dead Poets Reading Series, as deep threads of connection and solidarity are drawn between local, contemporary poets and a diverse array of poets from the past. We welcome you to an afternoon reflection and celebration, as poetic conversation and recitation travel through […]

Erosion: The Inte/ruption of Home: Adrienne Fitzpatrick, Daniela Elza & Ian Thomas

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

On Thursday, Sept. 14th at 6pm, join Massy Arts, Massy Books, Caitlin Press, Mother Tongue Publishing, and Raven Books in celebrating the work of Adrienne Fitzpatrick, Daniela Elza, and Ian Thomas. Erosion encompasses the environmental impacts on home, as well as the emotional and spiritual. Erosion can be subtle, not even noticeable and then suddenly […]

Closing Reception / Kyla Gilbert + Otilia Sabina + Nico McGiffin

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

On Saturday, September 16th from 2-4pm, join Massy Arts, and Vancouver-based artists Kyla Gilbert + Otilia Sabina + Nico McGiffin for the closing reception of our current exhibitions: Here I am, in the in-between, and Blue-Collar Sex Kitten.

Drug Tales: An Evening of Storytelling and Open Mic

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

Join Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy and Get Sensible for a fascinating conversation with Caitlin Donohue, author of Weed: Cannabis Culture in the Americas and Dr. Emily Jenkins in an enlightening conversation about weed and its impacts on young people. Following the conversation, Heath D'Alessio from Get Sensible will facilitate an open mic, Drug […]

Halina! Kadto kamo! Sung na! – Celebrating Our Languages

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

* The following words mean "Let's go!" or "Come on!" - “Halina!” (Tagalog - halika + na); “Kadto kamo!” (Hiligaynon); “Sung na!” (Sinug). Halina at magsama-sama tayo para ipagdiwang ang ating mga wika! Dali kamo mag inistoryahanay kita! Agtitimpuyog ken agkaykaysa tayo nga mangrambak ti nadumaduma nga kultura! Let our languages come alive, be heard, and […]

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 […]