LAUNCHES READINGS & WORKSHOPS:
August 2021
To honour the 50th anniversary of Lions Bay Village (Ch’ich’iyuy Elxwikn) I was asked to record the section of Whale in the Door that tells the story of The Sisters/Ch’ich’iyuy, as told to me by Squamish Nation storyteller, Rebecca Duncan (Tsitsayamat). I would have preferred to have Rebecca tell the story herself but she was not available. The book is available at the Lions Bay Store and the recording is part of a walking tour. To listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRnX8z2DfsE
2019
January 26 & February 17 – Knowing Our Place Book Club
Bowen Island Library. Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
February 22-24 Galiano Literary Festival. I will be a presenter on Feb 24, reading from Whale in the Door and singing songs from my musical adaptation of the book
https://galianoliteraryfestival.wordpress.com/
March 1 – Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival. “Sound Water”. A short documentary on Howe Sound with spectacular scenery, in which I am play a small role. https://vimff.org/
More info: https://vimff.org/film/sound-water
March 23 and April 27 – Knowing Our Place Book Club
Bowen Island Library. The Reconciliation Manifesto by Arthur Manuel
2018
March 3, 11:00 – 12:30 pm Knowing Our Place Book Club, Bowen Island Library. We will be discussing Thomas Kings’ The Truth About Stories
Thursday April 12, 7 pm Reading Whale in the Door Salt Spring Island Library
Sunday, April 15, 3 pm. Reading Whale in the Door Galiano Island Library
Saturday, May 5, 1:30 pm, Creative Non-Fiction Collective Conference (Toronto) I will be giving a workshop with author and journalist, Waubgeshig Rice, on “Building Bridges, Respecting Boundaries: Narrative and the Relationship Between Indigenous and non-Indigenous in Canada”
Monday, May 7, 7:00 pm. Reading Whale in the Door, Toronto Public Library, Yorkville Branch, Our Fragile Planet series, with moderator, Alanna Mitchell, author of Sea Sick: The Hidden Crisis of Global Ocean Change
Saturday, May 12, 11:00 – 12:30 Knowing Our Place Book Club, Bowen Island Library. We will be discussing Lee Maracle’s My Conversations with Canadians.
Saturday, June 2, 11:00-12:30 Knowing Our Place Book Club Bowen Island Library. We will be discussing Lee Maracle’s My Conversations with Canadians.
June 13, Reading Whale in the Door Whistler Public Library
June 21, Knowing Our Place Celebration of National Aboriginal Day Bowen Island
August 11, Whale in the Door: Fold for the Orcas 2-4 pm Vancouver Public Library, Alice McKay Room. A fun, creative family event around ocean protection. Music, poetry, whale puppets, and the folding of origami orcas. No origami experience needed. All materials provided. Free admission.
2017
Sunday October 1, 3 pm, Gallery at Artisan Square, Bowen Island, Chris Corrigan, host
Tuesday October 24, 7-9 pm , Sunshine Coast Arts Centre, Sechelt, Ric Careless, host
Thursday, October 26, 5: 30 – 7:00 pm, North Vancouver Museum & Archives, 3203 Institute Road,
Wednesday, November 1, 1 pm, Gabriola Island Library
Thursday, November 2, 1 pm, Vancouver Island University, Nanaimo
Friday, November 3, 7 pm. Bolen Books, Victoria, Marc Leiren-Young, host
Tuesday, November 7, 6-8 pm, Squamish Library
Friday, November 9, 6 pm. Read Local BC , Co-op Bookstore, 1391 Commercial Drive
Monday, November 27, 10 am. SKY Bowen Island