some february readings, mega-readings, book launches, info sessions, $175 live auctions, etc.

Thanks to Vaughan Chapman for pointing to this blog as a good place to keep up with Vancouver lit readings. Now that I have a reputation to maintain, here's an eclectic batch of events for early February, two of which will include me:

Banff Centre Info Session
Wednesday, February 2nd, 3:30 - 4:30 PM
Arts Club Upstairs Lounge
1585 Johnston Street, Vancouver
Featuring: Information on Banff Centre programs. Go get learned, Vancouver writers.
Free!


Vancouver Lit-Mag Extravaganza (aka "A Communal Reading") [aaka "A Literary Clusterf*ck"]
Thursday, February 3rd, 7:00 PM
The Beaumont Studios
316 West 5th Avenue, Vancouver
Featuring: Readers representing PRISM international, Joyland, Poetry is Dead, Geist, EVENT, subTerrain, OCW Magazine and Ricepaper, including Rachel Knudsen, Dina Del Bucchia, Gillian Jerome, Shannon Rayne, Charles Demers and George Bowering. Yes, this event will be seven hundred hours long.
$10 (includes some free magazines)


Writers' Trust Presents Margaret Atwood
Thursday, February 3rd, 7:00 PM
Fairmont Hotel
900 West Georgia St., Vancouver
Featuring: A theatrical performance of Atwood's "The Year of the Flood", and an auction full of things you'll never be able to afford - at least not after having shelled out for a ticket. There's also an online auction, which seems more affordable, here.
$175 (funds go to The Writers' Trust)


Twisted Poets Literary Salon
Thursday, February 3rd, 7:00 PM — 10:00 PM
The Prophouse Cafe
1636 Venables Street, Vancouver
Featuring: Jamie Reid and Pam Bentley
$5 (suggested donation)


Word Whips: Inspired by "Kumra, my Child"
Sunday, February 6th, 7:00 - 9:00 PM
Sidney and Gertrude Zack Gallery
Jewish Community Centre of British Columbia
950 W 41st Ave, Vancouver
Featuring: Daniela Elza, Fran Bourassa, myself and more!
$5 suggested donation (all proceeds to school projects in Ghana)


Walk Myself Home: 50 Voices Join Together to End Violence Against Women
Wednesday, February 9th, 7:00 PM
Carnegie Community Centre Theatre
401 Main Street, Vancouver
Featuring: Kate Braid, Fiona Tinwei Lam, Yvonne Blomer, and more!
Free!


Incite Reading Series
Wednesday, February 9th, 7:30 PM
Alice MacKay room, Central Library
350 West Georgia St., Vancouver
Featuring: Contributors to "Making Waves: Reading BC and Pacific Northwest Literature", including Trevor Carolan, Russell Thornton, and more!
Free!


Play Chthonics
Wednesday, February 9th, 7:30 PM
Graham House at Green College, UBC
6201 Cecil Green Park Road, Vancouver
Featuring: Jay MillAr and Chris Hutchinson
Free!


Poetry is Dead - This is Not a Love Poem
Thursday, February 10th, 7:00 PM
The Waldorf Hotel
1489 East Hastings St., Vancouver
Featuring: Fiona Lam, Nikki Reimer, Catherine Own, myself and more!
$5 (includes a free issue of Poetry is Dead)


Robson Reading Series
Thursday, February 10th, 7:00 PM
UBC Bookstore, Robson Square
800 Robson St, Vancouver
Featuring: Andre Alexis and Harry Karlinsky
Free!


TWS Reading Series
Friday, February 11th, 7:00 - 9:30 PM
Take 5 Café
429 Granville Street, Vancouver
Featuring: Bernice Lever, Dennis E Bolen, Sheenak and more!
Free!


World Poetry Anniversary Gala
Monday, February 14th, 2011, 6:30 PM
Alice MacKay Room, VPL, Central Branch
350 W. Georgia St., Vancouver
Featuring: Tenth anniversary celebrations with hosts Ariadne Sawyer and Alejandro Mujica-Olea
Free!


Spoken Ink Reading Series
Tuesday, February 15th, 2011, 8:00 PM
La Fontana Caffe
101-3701 East Hastings Street, Burnaby
Featuring: Julie H. Ferguson and Daryl Stennett
Free!


Twisted Poets Literary Salon
Thursday, February 17th, 7:00 PM — 10:00 PM
The Prophouse Cafe
1636 Venables Street, Vancouver
Featuring: Catherine Owen and CJ Leon
$5 (suggested donation)


Ray Hsu and Evelyn Lau Reading
Thursday, February 24th, 1:00 - 2:00 PM
Irving K. Barber Learning Centre
Victoria Learning Theatre (Rm 183)
1961 East Mall, UBC Main Campus, Vancouver
Featuring: see title!
Free!


Locution Reading Series
Thursday, February 24th, 7:00 PM
Pulpfiction Books
2422 Main Street, Vancouver
Featuring: Katia Grubisic and Alexander McLeod
Free!


Robson Reading Series
Thursday, February 24th, 7:00 PM
UBC Bookstore, Robson Square
800 Robson St, Vancouver
Featuring: Eve Joseph, Lydia Kwa and Kenneth Radu
Free!

As you'll note if you looked closely, there's a new reading series in town. The Vancouver International Writers Festival has started up a year-round reading series of their own, called Incite. Get all the info here.