VANCOUVER
Tuesday July 17, 7:30pm, Pop-Up Comedy Jam, Café Deux Soleils, 2096 Commercial, $5
At the Pop-Up Comedy Jam, comedians will perform a mixed bag of your improv favourites, plus break into a comedy jam based upon your suggestions. Featuring Jordan Krahn, Barbara Kozicki, Graeme Duffy, Brad Rossington, Dan Dumsha, Alan Pavlakovic
and Andrew Barber.
Meet other members of the GLBTQ community who are also interested in good books, movies, and music. Click the above link to register.
Summer School will operate as a free public art school that offers single- and multi-session classes on such topics as backstrap weaving, mushroom spore printing, indigo kites, air tasting, solar photograms, chapbooks, rainbow pasta and plastic crafts. Instructors Erin Jane Nelson and Ming Lin will curate finished works by students for an exhibition opening July 27. Pre-register here.
MONTREAL
Thursday July 19, 7pm-9pm, Conundrum Double Launch, Librarie Drawn and Quarterly, 211 Bernard Ouest
Come hear Quebec comic artist Michel Rabagliati discuss his creative process and his new book in English, The Song of Roland, onstage with Rupert Bottenberg. The award winning new book focuses on the life and death of the father-in-law of Rabagliati’s alter-ego Paul. Halifax-based artist Claire Seringhaus will be present to launch her new book of absurdist Dada drawings The Blaring House.
Friday July 20, 7pm-9:30pm, Guy DeLisle, Librarie Drawn and Quarterly, 211 Bernard Ouest
A homecoming party and launch for Guy Delisle, who will present a slide show and sign books to promote his award-winning new travelogue Jerusalem: Chronicles from the Holy City.
Saturday July 21, 7pm-9pm, Jessica Campbell, Librarie Drawn and Quarterly, 211 Bernard Ouest
Jessica Campbell will launch her new book, My Sincerest Apologies.
TORONTO
Bring your poems to this weekly series, with friendly and approachable folk.
Monday July 16, 7pm, Limb-o at the Trane Studio, Trane Studio, 964 Bathurst, suggested donation $10
A night of poetry at the Trane. Featuring Aisha Saint John, Susan Holbrook, Souvankham Thammavongsa and many more. Hosted by Margaret Christakos.
EDMONTON
Wednesday July 18, 7pm-9pm, Haven Social Club Story Slam, 15120 A Stony Plain Road, $5
Writers share their original, 5-minute stories at this monthly event. Followed by a music jam.
Sunday July 22, 7pm-10pm, Wunderbar on Whyte, 8120-101 St
The poets of Nothing, For Now are holding a poetry workshop and jam.
HALIFAX
Local leaders will serve as conversation starters after a jaunt through some of the most picturesque neighbourhoods in HRM. Men and women alike are invited to participate in a monthly conversation about what’s happening in their lives with no political knowledge required.
Thursday July 19, 8:30pm, Speak!, The Company House, 2202 Gottingen Street, $5
The monthly Word Iz Bond spoken word series presents Halifax’s top five slam champions for a night of ruckus and poetry.