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Friday, January 27, 2012

Literary: Word Whips @ Britannia


4th Tuesday of every month 
Pandora's Collective Presents 
WORD WHIPS WRITING SERIES 
Take the challenge. We provide the writing prompts and the opportunity for sharing. Ten - fifteen minutes to write to each prompt. See what you can whip up. 
Jan 24th Hosts: Eva Waldauf, Maureen Egan, Mary Duffy, Sita Carboni
Time: 6:30 - 8:30pm 
Location: Britannia Library, Gallery Room, 
1661 Napier Street, Vancouver, BC 

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Friday, April 13, 2007

Theatre: Line-up confirmed for VMT's We're All in This Together


The post-performance talks will be moderated by Sharon Kravitz.

April 19th Coco Culbertson, Director, Lifeskills Centre

April 20 Aline LaFlamme, Executive Director, Aboriginal Front Door

April 21 Gabor Mate, Doctor, newspaper columnist, and author

April 22 Dennis Wardman, Doctor, community medicine and addictions specialist

April 26 Bud Osborn, Poet & community activist

April 27 Susan Boyd, Author of From Witches to Crack Moms: Women, Drug Law and Policy

April 28 Professor Emeritus Bruce Alexander, Author of Roots of Addiction in a Free Market Society

April 29 Donald MacPherson, Vancouver Drug Policy Coordinator

Vancouver Moving Theatre
in association with urban ink’s Fathom Labs
and the Carnegie & Roundhouse Community Centres present
Live Shadow Theatre on a Giant Shadow Screen

Featuring 30 DTES involved musicians, crew and actors!

A contemporary fable from the Downtown Eastside
Two families from different social backgrounds encounter humanity’s struggle with addiction.
Out of the shadows emerge dreams and memories,
fears, hopes and visions.

APRIL 19 to APRIL 29, 2007
Thursday to Sunday Shows 8pm
Russian Hall, 600 Campbell Avenue
Campbell and Keefer, seven blocks east of Main
Suggested Donation $5 - $20
Reservations Recommended 604-254-6911
www.vancouvermovingtheatre.com

“Stunning, stark and startling all at the same time.”
Robyn Livingstone, Carnegie Newsletter
“There is more wisdom in this play then in 150 years of research.”
Author, SFU Professor Emeritus Bruce Alexander

By Rosemary Georgeson and Savannah Walling
with Sheila Baxter, Wendy Chew, Paul Decarie, Mary Duffy, Melissa Error, Patrick Foley, Leith Harris, Stephen Lytton, Muriel Williams
and contributions by Larry Reed and James Fagan Tait

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