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SUMMARY:Mental Health and Wellness Mini Conference
DESCRIPTION:Seasonal depression is real and it can have big effects on the mental health of Canadians. Triggers can include hot or cold weather\, changes in sleep patterns and disrupted routines\, social pressure\, shorter days\, body image concerns and/or seasonal allergies. \nJoin us for a series of discussions\, activities and locally produced short indie films around mental health and how to navigate getting through the Summer months\, into the Autumn and back around again. \nFeaturing Speakers: \nNishant Jain is a writer and sneaky-artist\, making secret drawings of his world everywhere he goes. Nishant’s work addresses urban coexistence\, and drawing as a way to pay attention to our physical environments. He is the host of the popular SneakyArt Podcast\, and writes a weekly Substack newsletter where he shares notes and drawings from his sketchbook adventures. His book\, Make (Sneaky) Art\, offers ideas to build a sketchbook habit based upon mindfulness and observation. \nTasha Feuchuk\, known online as terrorcatmom or as writer Drunk off Heart Condition\, is an avid card-sender and mental health advocate. Having lifelong struggles with physical and mental health\, Tasha feels strongly about taking time to take care of oneself. A literary creature\, former musical theatre and show choir kid as well as persistent medical anomaly\, Tasha began writing as a little one with a Dixon Primary Printer #1 and currently writes professionally with a mechanical keyboard or typewriter\, whatever strikes their fancy. Her disabilities\, namely Truncus Arteriosus Type 2 and a few DSM-5 entries\, do make their life a bit more complicated but they also have granted her incredible opportunities. She’s currently in cardiac rehab from her 3rd open heart surgery and working on a Choose-Your-Own-Adventure style memoir as well as blogging.\n— \nFeaturing Short Films: \nThe Day My Cat Saved My Life by Kagah Goh – 2021 (7:26 mins): Based on a true-life story of a severe psychotic episode which brings the narrator to the brink of suicide\, where he is eventually found and saved by his cat. \nKagan Goh is originally from Singapore\, but is now a Vancouver-based Chinese Canadian multidisciplinary artist: published author\, spoken word poet\, playwright\, actor\, mental health advocate and activist. He was diagnosed with manic depression at the age of twenty-three\, in 1993. Kagan is a well-known spoken word artist\, essayist and poet\, a respected and established voice in Vancouver’s literary community for over three decades. He has been invited to\nperform at readings\, festivals and on radio\, and has published in numerous anthologies\, periodicals\, and magazines. In 2012\, Select Books in Singapore published his poetic memoir\, focused upon his relationship with his esteemed father\, Who Let in the Sky? \n*** \nPet Un-Friendly Cities: Vancouver by Gleyse de França – Potiguara Productions – 2023 (7:02 mins): A short documentary exploring the impact of Vancouver’s housing and pet policies on vulnerable communities\, mental health and everyday urban life. \nPets + Mental Health by Gleyse de França – Potiguara Productions – 2021 (1:00 min): A short film exploring isolation\, healing and the transformative power of the human-animal bond during the pandemic. \nGleyse de França is a Vancouver-based Brazilian filmmaker\, writer\, producer\, director and actor whose work explores mental health\, social issues\, immigration and contemporary urban life. Her short films Pets + Mental Health: Finding Love in Isolation and Pet Un-Friendly Cities: Vancouver have received international festival recognition across North America\, Europe and Asia. Through intimate\, socially conscious storytelling\, her films explore the human-animal bond\, mental well-being\, isolation and the realities of navigating contemporary urban environments. \n*** \nPebbles by Dimitri Kozma & Elaine Thrash – 2024 (12:17 mins): Emma is quietly unraveling inside an emotionally abusive relationship. Desperate for relief\, she turns to her therapist\, who offers an unexpected coping strategy: carry a small bag and drop in a pebble every time she feels hurt or dismissed. \nDimitri Kozma is a Brazilian‑Canadian director/filmmaker\, multimedia artist\, and writer whose work blends surreal visual language with grounded emotional storytelling. Known for Prime Time or Feast for Vultures\, The Meat\, and Unlovers\, his films explore identity\, trauma\, and the uncanny through intimate\, atmospheric worlds that blur the line between reality and imagination. \nElaine Thrash is a Brazilian‑Canadian actress and writer based in Vancouver. Her film credits include Lucid\, Know My Words Forever\, Prime Time or Feast for Vultures\, and many others. She created the Vancouver Fringe play The Lucky Life of a Black Cat\, and is the author of From Depression to Creation and How to be a Good Husband. Elaine wrote and stars in Pebbles\, bringing a raw\, intimate honesty to the role of Emma. \n\n\n	Related
URL:https://districtlocal.com/event/mental-health-and-wellness-mini-conference/
LOCATION:vancouver public library central branch\, 350 W Georgia St\, Vancouver\, V6B 6B1\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260915T180000
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SUMMARY:Human-Centered Journalism: An Evening with Megaphone Editor Paula Carlson and The Shift Peer Newsroom
DESCRIPTION:Join Megaphone Editor Paula Carlson and members of The Shift peer newsroom for an engaging conversation on the ethics of journalism\, with a particular focus on reporting from Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. The evening will also explore the evolving role of print media in 2026 and offer a behind-the-scenes look at Megaphone’s peer newsroom and the collaborative process behind its reporting. \nAfter the event stay for a Q & A with the Megaphone team! \n— \nIn partnership with Megaphone Magazine. \n— \nFor nearly three decades\, Paula Carlson has worked as an editor and reporter at various newspapers throughout the Lower Mainland\, contributing stories and stick-handling special projects that have won more than 50 industry awards for news\, feature and opinion writing\, page layout and design. Her work has appeared across B.C. and Canada. She’s fairly certain a good cup of coffee improves almost anything. \n\n\n	Related
URL:https://districtlocal.com/event/human-centered-journalism-an-evening-with-megaphone-editor-paula-carlson-and-the-shift-peer-newsroom/
LOCATION:vancouver public library central branch\, 350 W Georgia St\, Vancouver\, V6B 6B1\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Summerween: Scary Summer Movie Festival
DESCRIPTION:You don’t have to wait until October to celebrate the communal spirit of Halloween. If the heat of the summer is becoming a horror show\, join us for our first Summerween Film Festival. Cool down with some spine-tingling films that will make you want to grip onto the edge of your seat in the Montalbano Family Theatre. We’re screening everything from kid-friendly skeletons to adult only zombies and secluded country estates that will haunt you long after the lights come back up! Special guest\, Doaa Magdy of the Horror in Seconds Film Festival will do a discussion around the film Get Out. \n— \nSchedule \n2:00 – 3:30 pm – Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas (2008) \nJack Skellington is the King of Halloween. He becomes bored with the same routine every year. He decides to take a walk in the woods. There\, he discovers a door leading to Christmastown and decides to spread Christmas joy to the world. When he is back in Halloweentown he shows his friends what Christmas is like\, and he suggests doing Christmas this year instead. But things do not go as planned when Oogie Boogie\, an evil gambling boogey man\, plots to play a game with Santa Claus’ life and creates a nightmare for all the good little boys and girls everywhere. Although Sally attempts to stop him\, Jack embarks into the sky on a coffin-like sled pulled by skeletal reindeer. \nRating: PG\nRuntime: 76 mins \n4:00 – 5:30 pm – Blood Quantum (2020) \nThe dead are coming back to life outside the isolated Mi’gmaq reserve of Red Crow\, except for its Indigenous inhabitants who are immune to the zombie plague. Traylor\, the tribal sheriff\, must protect his son’s pregnant girlfriend\, apocalyptic refugees\, and reserve riff raff from the hordes of walking white corpses. \nRating: 18A\nRuntime: 98 mins \n6:00 – 8:15 pm – *Get Out (2017) \nA young black man meets his white girlfriend’s parents at their estate\, only to find out that the situation is much more sinister than it appears. \nRating: 14A\nRuntime: 104 mins \n*Featuring a special introduction and discussion of the film by Doaa Magdy of the Horror in Seconds Film Festival. Doaa will take a critical look at Jordan Peele’s movie Get Out and the commodification of Black bodies. \n— \nDoaa Magdy is a multidisciplinary artist\, filmmaker\, decolonial educator\, and writer. Her art practice subverts the colonial norms of storytelling and aims at highlighting Black joy within the realms of the physical and digital spaces in film\, dance\, poetry and digital art. They are the Founder of Vancouver’s First BIPOC Horror Film Festival Horror in Seconds\, launched in November 2023. \n\n\n	Related
URL:https://districtlocal.com/event/summerween-scary-summer-movie-festival/
LOCATION:vancouver public library central branch\, 350 W Georgia St\, Vancouver\, V6B 6B1\, Canada
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SUMMARY:All Over The Map
DESCRIPTION:All Over the Map – Outdoor Dance Performance Series \nExperience dance that celebrates diverse cultures and styles through a free outdoor dance performance series at two iconic locations: Picnic Pavilion on Granville Island and the rooftop of the Vancouver Public Library\, Central Library. From high-energy contemporary movement and street dance to the beautiful storytelling of Kathak\, Bharatanatyam\, and even juggling\, everyone is invited to enjoy these captivating\, family-friendly performances from all over the map. \nEvent Dates:\nFriday\, July 24 at Vancouver Public Library\, Central Library | 12pm\nSunday July 26 at Picnic Pavilion\, Granville Island | 1pm & 3pm\nPerforming Artists: Arno Kamolika & Akshaya Surve\, Jes Hanzelkova\, Joanne Park\, and Satya Mari & Max Hanic \nFriday\, August 14 at Vancouver Public Library | 12pm\nSunday\, August 16 at Picnic Pavilion\, Granville Island | 1pm & 3pm\nPerforming Artists: Bryn Bridgen\, Linnea Goldstrom & Piper French\, Jayden Gigliotti\, Mario Matias\, and Sruthi Purushothaman & Remya Rajiv \nFree for audience of all ages\nPicnic Pavilion\, Granville Island (267 Old Bridge Walk)\nSouth Terrace on Level 8\, Vancouver Public Library\, Central Library (350 W Georgia St) \nLearn More: https://www.newworks.ca/ \n\n\n	Related
URL:https://districtlocal.com/event/all-over-the-map/2026-08-16/
LOCATION:vancouver public library central branch\, 350 W Georgia St\, Vancouver\, V6B 6B1\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Contemporary Romance for a Swoon-worthy Summer
DESCRIPTION:What’s not to love about the huge surging interest in romance books and ebooks? With #RomanceRecs\, #BookTok and #FriendsToLovers hashtags influencing reader behaviour find out what’s hot in the world of romance at the library. \nJoin us for a sweet summer social hangout with workshops\, author readings\, meet and greets with local romance authors and more! Bring your favourite books to discuss and recommend to the community. \nThis event features local Mother-Daughter romance authors Jody Holford (AKA Sophie Sullivan) and Kalie Holford\, Lily Miller\, Lindsay Maple\, Hunter Snow\, Sara Blaydes\, Sophie Sullivan\, Anthony Nerada\, and Julia Jarret. Joining as well will be moderators Amy Pelletier (Perfect Match) and Courtney and Lauren from River City Reader Events. \nIn partnership with Perfect Match Bookshop (Vancouver’s first romance bookstore). \n\n\n	Related
URL:https://districtlocal.com/event/contemporary-romance-for-a-swoon-worthy-summer/
LOCATION:vancouver public library central branch\, 350 W Georgia St\, Vancouver\, V6B 6B1\, Canada
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