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Archive for the ‘Events’
Community, Art, Action
This morning a meeting with the organizing committee for Friends Across the Pacific. We debriefed Thursday’s fundraiser. It was such a warm and love-filled community gathering! The entire room was buoyed with such wondrous energy. When I looked at everyone’s faces, they were like bright flowers facing sunlight. I had an important realization that it wasn’t just about gathering donations for people suffering extreme hardship/trauma– but also a community event, a simultaneous local event that meant so much to us here, to be able to connect with each other, and have a place to give voice and act, so we do not feel so alone and helpless in witnessing the devastation in Japan. That our fears, anxiety and empathy can be shared with each other, and that we can take this energy and reshape it into something positive. Transform it into art. Gather donations. Share prayer, words, poems, songs, food and drink. Talk with friends. Laughter. Hugs. Ground ourselves in positive action. I am much humbled. And feel very very lucky to live in such a creative, engaged and talented community!
There are numerous fundraising events throughout the month of April. Musical performances, dance, arts auctions, etc. For those in the Greater Vancouver area, please duck into the BCJERF website to more details.
My manuscript came back on Saturday for the next rounds of edits. I allowed myself the weekend off– I didn’t open the file. Instead, my daughter and I had high tea this afternoon, and then spent the evening doing crafts and drawing together. I got to use my new paintbrush! Daughter made a mushroom out of felt. I drew a creepy baby, copied from a 1897 ”profusely illustrated” (that’s what it says!) book of verse and stories for (creepy) children called Rosy Cheeks. They had lovely detailed lithographs those days. I think they’re lithographs. I like to copy the style and then add my own little twist. Twisted…. Will try to scan and post, later!
Back to a measured work week. Balanced with swimming and admiring of blooming cherry blossoms. The furry pods of magnolia cracking open. The creamy white petals. Dark pink. Oh, flowers. How pervy art thou!
Big Graphic Stories
Readings with Lee Henderson, Sarah Leavitt & Hiromi Goto with large screen projections of graphics from our books! 8-9:45 pm
Location: Roundhouse Community Centre, 181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver
Edmonton Redux!(Reading @ U of A)
Feelin’ the love! Reading with Tim Bowling, new WIR at U of A.
HC L-3? (Guessing! Please double-check with Engl Dept!)
Powell Street Festival: Stories from Near & Far
Hiromi Goto, Leah Raquel Ranada, Carlo Sayo & Proma Tagore will read from stories and poems about home, homelands, the fantastical, the political, the familiar and the uncanny at The Firehall Theatre, 280 Cordova Street E.
Author’s talk, “Straight from the Horse’s Ass: The Ego’s Journey”
Hosted by the Writer’s Guild of Alberta. Location: Idylwylde Library, 8310 88 Ave. Edmonton
Going to WisCon!
The best feminist sf con in the world!
The Concourse Hotel, Madison, Wisconson
“5 Tales from Cerebus”: Reading with 4 authors @ Michelangelo’s Sat. May 29. 4 pm
Half World Launch and Canadian Contingencies Party, Sun. May 30, Room 611 @ 8:45 PM
Sign-Out, autographing, Mon. May 31, 11:30-12:45 pm Capital Wisconson.
Toronto launch of Wait Until Late Afternoon
or distilled, decanted & debauched… at Toronto WOmen’s Bookstore, 73 Harbord Street. Join me and David Bateman as we celebrate our collaborative long poem. Make a donation at the door in support of this amazing bookstore!
Forest of Reading cont.
10:30 am – 12:00 pm Albion Branch Library, 1515 Albion Rd.
White Pine Award Ceremony, Harbourfront Centre, To.
11:30 -12:30 Autographing
1-2 pm Award Ceremony
