Running from October 19-25, the Vancouver Writers Fest goes virtual this year, with 40+ events featuring Kevin Kwan, Tegan and Sara Quin, Megha Majumdar, Thomas King, Charles Yu and many more. With pay-what-you-can events for adults and free events for youth, there’s a little something for everyone, book lovers and idea seekers alike!
Visit Carousel Theatre for Young People’s website for a selection of storytelling and craft video. Once recorded, videos remain onsite: Storytime Saturday Watch out for some of your favourite performers […]
Step into the new year with one of January’s most-anticipated releases: Gutter Child by literary powerhouse and FOLD Artistic Director Jael Richardson. In conversation with the Globe and Mail’s Western Arts Correspondent, Marsha Lederman, this will be an evening in appreciation of the compelling, oftentimes harrowing power of the dystopian novel, and the real-world devastations […]
There are certain stories and characters that reach far beyond the pages of the books they inhabit. Join us for a riveting evening of discussion with some of the literary […]
Think you know Vancouver’s hidden history? Put your knowledge to the test with a night of books celebrating the city’s wildest bygone days. Intrepid reporter and acclaimed author Eve Lazarus […]
Join Vancouver Writers Festival on March 31 for a special edition of Incite featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of Salt Sugar Fat, Michael Moss, as he takes us on […]
Nurture the artist in you while you remain indoors by attending free workshops hosted online by Opus Art Supplies. Learn about different techniques from professional artists, using an assortment of […]
Boca del Lupo’s Net Zero invites you, our community, to visit us this summer on Granville Island and engage in a discussion about our big questions and for you to […]
The Reconciliation Wall at St. Andrew’s-Wesley United Church will feature a cedar house post carved by renowned Squamish Nation artist, Xwalacktun, O.B.C. Bring your family and friends, hear the story of the house post, meet Xwalacktun, see the house post as it is being carved, and help carve some wood off! Hosted by Reconciliation Matters […]
Join us in Ocean Artworks while Carvers from Squamish, Musqueam and Snuneymuxw First Nations honour the strong cultural connection the canoe has to the lands and the waters. Carvers will be working on their newest design, a cedar strip family canoe. They will also be working on paddles and other associated art work. The experience […]
“No Children Will Be Forgotten” is a weekend-long fundraiser, exhibit, and art show hosted by Indigenous artist D’Arcy Basil and CMHC-Granville Island, September 25 & 26, 2021. The art exhibit, with silent auctions on both days, will be held from 10am to 6pm in the new Hives for Humanity parklet, in front of co-host, i.e. […]
For the third consecutive year, Latincouver will celebrate Latin American Heritage Month in BC, and we are excited to say that Granville Island will be playing host to many events this year, including the art exhibition Perceptions of Mother Earth and Altar des Muertos in Ocean Artworks. Learn about and enjoy Latin American history and […]
CMHC-Granville Island would like to acknowledge that we are located on the traditional territory of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) First Nations.
