congrats to the new author
Which I got via WritingIsLife on Twitter. That’s the pen up there, taking all the credit. You know the actual author is lying on the bed, zonked on painkillers and getting an IV put in.
Authorship, an image
Category Archives: Literary
A BENEFIT FOR POET MARC CREAMORE
Got this via Facebook. Sounds like a terrific event and a good cause.
As a born socialist and also a Canadian who’s had cancer, I’d like to let you know that no, BC Medical does not cover all your costs. In fact, for many long months I was on an immune system booster that cost $1700 an injection, and had to be taken twice a month; it was not covered until my life savings had been eaten up completely and I was forced onto medical welfare. Even ambulance rides are no longer covered, remember. And when you are ill and in treatment, there are many small things, like neck pillows, special meals, and support services, that can make all the difference between enduring and living.
$20 for poetry, community, a good time, a burger and a beer. Can’t beat that with a shoplifted copy of On the Road
Cottage Bistro by berglind_hafsteinsdottir
Wednesday Nov 25th
Pandora’s Collective Presents
A BENEFIT FOR FELLOW POET MARC CREAMORE
Pandora’s Collective and folks in the poetry and music community are holding a Benefit for our friend Marc Creamore, who is battling lung cancer. Marc has been an active part of Vancouver ‘s poetry community for many years. Join us in support of Marc and his family at this evening of poetry, music, spoken word and shared memories.Tickets: $20 at the door includes entertainment, a burger with fries and beer. After costs, all proceeds go directly to Marc and his family.
There will also be door prizes, and Marc’s published poetry books will be available for sale.6:00-6:30 Brief Introductions by Bonnie Nish and Ruth Kozak followed by
Poetry and ♫♫ David Campbell
6:30-7:00 Spoken Word Al Mader The Minimalist Jug Band
7:00 – 7:30 ♫♫ Jess Hill
7:30 -7:45 Spoken Word CJ Leon
7:45- 8:15 Spoken Word and Poetry Steve Duncan and Diane Laloge
8:15-9:00 ♫♫ Sandy Bone
9:00- 9:30 Open Mic
9:30-9:45 Spoken Word & ♫♫ CR Avery
9:45-10:15 Poetry Daniela Elza and Robin Susanto
10:15-10:45 ♫♫ Hi-Rise Dex (Kempton Dexter)
10:45-11:15 Spoken Word Bill McNamara and RC Weslowski
11:15-12:00 Open Mic Closing Words.There will be an open mike for poets and friends to share their words with Marc.
Time: 6 – 12pm
Location: The Cottage Bistro
4468 Main Street @ 29th Avenue
Hosts: Bonnie Nish and Ruth K ozak
RSVP if possible
Contact: blinsh_pandoras AT yahoo DOT ca
www.pandorascollective.com
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Join or Die: that’s all she wrote
Are you a member, sir/madam?
You can join us in real life tonight at 7pm at the Shebeen, just behind the Irish Heather, or you can join us virtually on Facebook, you can click the Gimme!Gimme! button on the sidebar to get us delivered to your inbox, or you can join the growing list of RSS subscribers to TheShebeenClub. But you can’t just sit there. I mean, look at that snake. You don’t want the Dorothy Parker of the Downtown EastSide here to open a can of whoopass on you, do you?
Thought not.
Shebeen Club Pre-Holiday Party Monday, November 23
- Image by john curley via Flickr
A quick note to let you know that our November meeting is coming up, and there will be no meeting in December, because the Shebeen is going to be booked for a holiday party.
So, our meeting is this coming Monday, 7pm at the Shebeen. As always $20 buys you a drink and dinner, and the companionship of other literary types: publishers, journalists, authors, editors, illustrators, and bloggers.
Because this is our Holiday party, you are invited to bring your favorite piece of holiday writing and, if you like, read an excerpt. This is the ONLY night of the year we have anything approaching an Open Mic Night, as I was traumatized by an Amateur Talent Show in my youth and have yet to recover. It can be something you wrote, published, edited, or just read and enjoyed. I’ll take down all the titles and authors and put up a list of them afterwards.
Yes, you may wear your reindeer sweater, but we do not guarantee that everyone won’t go all Oscar Wildean/fashion critic on you.
Happy Birthday, Margaret Atwood
margaret atwood birthday pic
She says the candles were the stunt kind, that refuse to blow out. She apparently turned them upside down and stuck them in the cake. That should douse any flame!
Well, what ELSE would it be?
Happy Birthday, Margaret Atwood!
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