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SUMMARY:Speed Friending at the Library for Newcomers
DESCRIPTION:Are you new to Vancouver and finding it tough to make friends? Maybe English is your second language or one of the many languages you speak and you want a comfortable space to chat with new people. We’re here to help! Bring your favourite book\, e-book\, graphic novel\, DVD\, podcast\, blog or zine to discuss at this fun\, casual\, in-person event at Central Library. \nYou’ll have six minutes with each person to chat about the item you brought and see if there is a friendship connection. At the very least you’ll have a bunch of interesting conversations with people who share similar interests. \nThis event is open to all with limited space available and takes place in the Alice MacKay room in the Lower Level of the Central Library.
URL:https://districtlocal.com/event/speed-friending-at-the-library-for-newcomers/
LOCATION:Vancouver Public Library\, 350 West Georgia Street\, Vancouver\, V6B 6B1
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SUMMARY:Zoé Jusseret on Comic Books and Graphic Novels
DESCRIPTION:Zoé Jusseret will speak about her journey as an artist\, including influences on her work and favourite techniques\, as well as her various publishing experiences. She works in collage and monotype. Line or patterns are obtained by transfer\, cut out\, glued and added to form landscapes. Each print bears the precise trace of a gesture\, retaining the intensity and texture of the layers of paint. \n— \nZoé Jusseret is a Belgian illustrator\, comic book author and graphic novelist. After taking courses at the Marche-en-Famenne Academy of fine Arts and completing her secondary education\, she enrolled at the Saint-Luc Institute in Brussels. There she was introduced to alternative comics and monotype. Zoe graduated in 2008. Since then\, she has published a number of works and is currently based in Vancouver BC.
URL:https://districtlocal.com/event/zoe-jusseret-on-comic-books-and-graphic-novels/
LOCATION:vancouver public library central branch\, 350 W Georgia St\, Vancouver\, V6B 6B1\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Mary Shelley Meets a Monster
DESCRIPTION:Witty and sexy in equal measure\, Mary Shelley Meets a Monster invites guests into a stormy June in 1816\, when Mary Shelley and four companions decamp to a villa on Lake Geneva to invent a new genre of literature. \nIt begins simply enough as an evening spent rained in with some of the greatest creative minds in history\, but soon becomes a story about love\, sex\, creation\, ambition\, power\, and resurrecting the dead. \nThis 40-seat venue puts our audience right in Lord Byron’s drawing room; opulence\, opium\, crashing thunder\, and a comedy of manners in which all participants are equally flawed and fascinating. \nSpecial showings available for Halloween and sensory sensitivities; VIP tickets available. \nFollow our socials @dreamqueenimmersive\, or learn more at https://www.dreamqueenimmersive.com/villadiodati
URL:https://districtlocal.com/event/mary-shelley-meets-a-monster/2026-10-29/
LOCATION:Silk Purse Arts Centre\, 1570 Argyle Avenue\, West Vancouver\, V7V 1A1
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Min Jin Lee
DESCRIPTION:Born in Seoul and raised in Queens\, Min Jin Lee is the preeminent author of the Korean diaspora. A masterful storyteller who illuminates the complexities of identity\, migration\, and belonging with great empathy\, her novels have been recognized with some of the highest honours in the literary world. \nLee made a stunning debut with Free Food for Millionaires\, a national bestseller and named one of the top books of the year by USA Today\, The Times of London\, and NPR. Her follow-up\, Pachinko\, has become a modern classic. A finalist for the National Book Award for Fiction and runner-up for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize\, it was named to both Kirkus Review and The New York Times’ Best Books of the 21st Century\, and was on over 75 best books of the year lists. \nFor this special occasion\, which marks Lee’s first-ever event in Canada\, Lee discusses her latest novel\, American Hagwon. The third book in what will form her diaspora quartet\, American Hagwon centers on the Koh family and their all-consuming faith in education as the key to success and security. Writer Roxane Gay praised the new work as “a novel I didn’t want to end” with “grand ambition\, fierce heart\, and the tenderest hope.” \nGain insight into of one of today’s most celebrated writers as she launches her newest masterpiece.
URL:https://districtlocal.com/event/an-evening-with-min-jin-lee/
LOCATION:Chan Centre for the Performing Arts\, 6265 Crescent Road\, Vancouver\, V6T 1Z1\, Canada
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Gabor Maté
DESCRIPTION:Gabor Maté is one of the world’s most trusted authorities on addiction\, trauma\, and childhood development. For more than a decade\, he worked as a physician in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside\, treating those battling the ravages of addiction. He also dedicated over two decades to family practice and palliative care. \nThe bestselling author of five books published in 43 languages\, including the award-winning In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction\, Maté has transformed public understanding of how trauma affects both mind and body. Grounded in science\, his work offers a compassionate lens on how our experiences\, relationships\, and social conditions shape our health. \nFor his ground-breaking medical work and writing he has been awarded the Order of Canada as well as the Civic Merit Award from the City of Vancouver. \nHis most recent book\, The Myth of Normal: Trauma\, Illness and Healing in a Toxic Culture is a New York Times and international bestseller. His next book\, Hello Again: A Fresh Start for Parents and their Adult Children is expected to be published in late 2027. Join us for an essential conversation with one of UBC’s most distinguished alumni who has rewritten the narrative on how we understand mental health.
URL:https://districtlocal.com/event/an-evening-with-gabor-mate/
LOCATION:Chan Centre for the Performing Arts\, 6265 Crescent Road\, Vancouver\, V6T 1Z1\, Canada
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Fran Lebowitz
DESCRIPTION:Fran Lebowitz is the world’s most beloved cultural critic. \nWith her acerbic takes on everything from how many children in a restaurant is too many (her answer: one) to hiking (“the most stupid thing I could ever imagine”) to even herself (“Success didn’t spoil me\, I’ve always been insufferable”)\, Lebowitz transforms irritation into art. \nIn the 1970s\, Lebowitz worked odd jobs like taxi driving\, belt peddling\, and apartment cleaning (“with a small specialty in Venetian blinds”) before being hired by Andy Warhol as a columnist for Interview. Her first book\, a collection of essays titled Metropolitan Life\, was a bestseller\, as was her second\, Social Studies. By turns ironic\, facetious\, deadpan\, sarcastic\, and wry\, Lebowitz’s prose is wickedly entertaining. \nThough she does not believe she has the talents to be an actor\, Lebowitz portrayed judges on Law & Order and in The Wolf of Wall Street (“Yes\, I played a judge – because I am a judge”). She also starred in the limited documentary series Pretend It’s a City\, directed by Martin Scorsese\, which was nominated for a 2021 Emmy for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series. \nIn a world of hyper-trends and endless upheaval\, Lebowitz remains a steady fixture of unfiltered\, endlessly entertaining candour. With her signature Levi’s and men’s suit jackets\, she has become an icon of divine judgement. We invite you to revel in it as she returns to the Chan Centre.
URL:https://districtlocal.com/event/an-evening-with-fran-lebowitz/
LOCATION:Chan Centre for the Performing Arts\, 6265 Crescent Road\, Vancouver\, V6T 1Z1\, Canada
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