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Purple Poetry Hour: Poetic Rhymes + Acoustic Melodies with Like-Minded Folk

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

On Thursday, May 11, at 6pm, join Massy Arts Society and Purple Lining for "Purple Poetry Hour: Poetic Rhymes + Acoustic Melodies with Like-Minded Folk".   Purple Lining is a growing community that brings people together through music, poetry, comedy, art + so much more. Whether you want to take the stage yourself or experience …

Mirth, Magic, & Meaning: Indigenous Storytime for Toddlers “Fluffy and the Stars” by T’áncháy Redvers

online event

On five Saturdays through spring, join Massy Arts, Massy Books and Orca Book Publishers for Magic, Mirth & Meaning, Indigenous Storytime for Toddlers, a series of launches for children’s books, read by their authors, online! This project has been made possible by the British Columbia Arts Council, supported by the Province of British Columbia. Venue & …

Dead Poets Reading Series — May 2023

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

Dead Poets Reading Series — May On Sunday, May 14th at 3pm, join Massy Arts Society, Massy Books and four fantastic readers for a bi-monthly literary seance: Dead Poets Reading Series. Readers act as a medium, inviting us to time travel by reading a selection of work by their favourite dead poet. Previously held in …

Between a Rock and a Repoetic Place: Benjamin C. Dugdale & William Ping with Guests

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

On Sunday, May 21st  at 6:00pm, join Massy Arts Society, Massy Books, Gordon Hill Press and HarperCollins for Between a Rock and a Repoetic Place, a double book launch with authors Benjamin C. Dugdale, author of The Repoetic: After Saint-Pol-Roux and William Ping, author of Hollow Bamboo. Hosted by Rhiannon Collett and featuring guest reader …

R. F. Kuang in Conversation with Eddy Boudel Tan

Revue Stage 1601 Johnston St, Vancouver, BC V6H 3R9

Part of the Vancouver Writers Fest Bestsellers Series This event is presented in partnership with Massy Books. R. F. Kuang in Conversation with Eddy Boudel Tan | Vancouver Writers Fest Rebecca F. Kuang shot to #1 on the New York Times bestsellers list with her previous novels Babel and the Poppy War Trilogy. She joins the Vancouver Writers Fest with …

Folklore, Feminism, and Sea-Maidens: A Mythic Evening with Nalo Hopkinson in Conversation w/ Valérie d. Walker

The Djavad Mowafaghian World Art Centre 149 West Hastings St., Vancouver, BC, Canada

On Thursday, May 25th at 6:30pm, join Massy Arts Society, Sum Gallery, SFU Library, SFU Public Square & Massy Books at The Djavad Mowafaghian World Art Centre for a special evening with one of the world’s preeminent writers of science fiction and fantasy: Folklore, Feminism, and Sea-Maidens: A Mythic Evening with Nalo Hopkinson in Conversation …

Irons in the Fire: Hilary Peach & Pirjo Raits

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

Irons in the Fire: Hilary Peach & Pirjo Raits On Friday, May 26th at 6:00pm, join Massy Arts, Massy Books, Anvil Press Publishers, and Heritage House for readings by authors Hilary Peach and Pirjo Raits. Come join these two women as they render the unseen worlds of metalwork visible through words and photography. Peach, whose …

Mirth, Magic, & Meaning: Indigenous Storytime for Toddlers “I Hope / nipakosêyimon” by Monique Gray Smith

online event

On five Saturdays through spring, join Massy Arts, Massy Books and Orca Book Publishers for Magic, Mirth & Meaning, Indigenous Storytime for Toddlers, a series of launches for children’s books, read by their authors, online! This project has been made possible by the British Columbia Arts Council, supported by the Province of British Columbia. Venue & …

Maza Collective Anthology Launch (hybrid event)

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

Join us on Monday, May 29th for a dynamic, far-reaching celebration of the work of Maza collective, as we welcome the deep pleasure of poetry, film and prose emerging from the South Asian diaspora. We welcome you --- in person and online --- to bask in the creative fortitude of South Asian women and non-binary …

Massy Books Presents: Alchemizing Black Futures (online event)

online event

On Thursday, June 1st at 4pm PDT / 7pm EDT, join Massy Books online for Alchemizing Black Futures, a wide-ranging conversation between world-renowned science fiction authors N.K Jemisin, Nalo Hopkinson, and fellow award-winning author and multidisciplinary creator, adrienne maree brown, moderated by poet Brandon Wint. In Alchemizing Black Futures these profound writers will explore the ways that futurity, …

The New Masculinity: Alex Manley in conversation with Mel Woods

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

On Friday, June 2, at 6pm, join Massy Arts, Massy Books and ECW Press for the launch of The New Masculinity: A Roadmap for a 21st-Century Definition of Manhood by author Alex Manley in conversation with Xtra Senior Editor Mel Woods. “Alex Manley’s debut book The New Masculinity is a clarion call and guiding light for anyone …