Hi hi there. Welcome to 2013, where the air is cold, the snow is wet and the sky can be grim – but lucky for us, there are many across the country who won’t allow you to slump into the January doldrums. A busy week lies ahead – take a look at all the great events on offer.
TORONTO
Monday January 7, 7-10pm, Loose Leaf Poets and Writers, Fogarty’s, 3481 Lakeshore Blvd
Featuring poets Brandon Pits and Lucile Barker, plus an open mic.
Monday January 7, 8pm, Trampoline Hall, The Garrison, 1197 Dundas St. W, rush tickets $5 at 7:40pm
Smart people lecturing on stuff outside their field(s) of expertise. Curated by Erica Kopyto. Hosted by Mischa Glouberman. Featuring Sarah Treleaven on the Backyard Chicken, Mitch Smolkin on The History of Dentures and Hannah Wise on Laughing When Things Are Not Funny.
Oh hey, we’re sponsoring this great reading series’ January installment. More info.
Toronto Poetry Project’s workshop series continues with a spoken word workshop. Hosted by Brendan McLeod — a writer, spoken word artist, and musician based out of Vancouver. Arrive for 6pm. Workshop to begin at 630pm sharp. Please bring pens and pad o’ paper.
Friday January 11, 8pm, Fucked Up’s Long Winter Part 3, The Great Hall, 1087 Queen Street West, PWYC
Music, art, farts, raves, awesome! Featuring S.H.I.T., Vag Halen, Moon King and a ton of weird art and a rave? This is so good.
Saturday January 12, 1-4pm, Carousel Magazine Launch (Issue 30), O’Born Contemporary, 131 Ossington
Come celebrate the launch of c30 with CAROUSEL artists and contributors. Food and beverage will be shared along with short and casual public interviews.
MONTREAL
The best and brightest young faces! Featuring Gleb Wilson, “The Plan” (Trapshot Archives), Emma Healey, “Begin with the End in Mind” (Arbeiter Ring) Jacob Spector, “Scrapple” (No Press), Guillaume Morissette, “I Am My Own Betrayal” (Maison Kasini) and Laura Broadbent, “Oh There You Are, I Can’t See You, Is It Raining?” (Snare Books).
HALIFAX
Wednesday January 9, 8:30pm, Lilah Kemp Reading Series, Bus Stop Theatre, 2203 Gottingen, pwyc
Featuring Merv Hartlen, Evan Brown, Alice Burdick, Ian Colford and music by Gianna Lauren.
VANCOUVER
An exploration of the interrelatedness of art, society and everyday life, critically explored amongst a diverse plurality of artists and publics. With interdisciplinary works by Marina Roy, Hayley Lauren and Filip Gorecki, digital short films by Neal Rockwell, Sebnem Ozpeta and Graham Meisner and Not Sent Letters Set by Jeremy Todd, Zuzia Juszkiewicz, Rachel E. Baumann, Pietro Sammarco and Rina Liddle.