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Visual Dialogue on Death and Dying Art exhibition
October 30 - November 27
Two Locations: Century House Art Gallery, Anvil Community Gallery
That is my heart at Anvil Centre :)
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#newwestartists #artsnewwest
November 13, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Looking forward to this! Plus, Artist Clarissa Banos will also join us with her painting A Coffee Date with Death which inspired me to write a poem.
Poetry and Art Salon - A Reflection on Remembrance, Grief and Loss
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 16: 2:00-4:00 pm
Anvil Centre, Rm 417, 777 Columbia St, New Westminster

Free! Come listen, share, and connect.
November 6, 2025 at 7:19 AM
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Wonderful to see @janetkvammen.bsky.social reading at the ceremony.
Hundreds of New Westminster residents basked in the sunshine and golden glow of fall foliage to honour veterans and those who never returned from service at Remembrance Day ceremonies in front of City Hall Tuesday.
Photos: New Westminster remembers - Freshet News
Hundreds of residents spilled across the lawn in front of New Westminster city hall for Remembrance Day ceremonies on Nov. 11
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November 11, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Looking forward to this! Plus, Artist Clarissa Banos will also join us with her painting A Coffee Date with Death which inspired me to write a poem.
Poetry and Art Salon - A Reflection on Remembrance, Grief and Loss
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 16: 2:00-4:00 pm
Anvil Centre, Rm 417, 777 Columbia St, New Westminster

Free! Come listen, share, and connect.
November 6, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Happy to have 3 artworks accepted into the “Visual Dialogue on Death and Dying, Grief & Loss” exhibit.
Century House Nov 4 Tue eve 7pm- opening with judges and art talk.

Two venues- Century House and Anvil Centre.
30% of sales to New West Hospice society.

#NewWest #NewWestArtists #hospice
November 3, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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Tonight!
Poets Wanted: Dead or Alive, Open Mic & Tellers
of Short Tales feat. Gina Armstrong & Victoria Vancek of “Haunted History BC” & JG Chayko with a spooky short story.

Hosts: Chelsea Comeau & Janet Kvammen

CENTENNIAL LODGE, Queen’s Park
Wed, OCT 29, 7-9pm

Free! Costume Contest! Prizes!

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October 29, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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October 24, 2025 at 5:48 AM
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Join us @ the Listening Post (Hastings & Main) November 6th @ 6pm in celebration of Muriel Marjorie, poet, activist, and actor well known in the DTES for the Muriel’s Journey Poetry Prize readings & open mic, plus launch of this year’s Fire from the Heart chapbook:

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Heart of the City Festival
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October 25, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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Hope to see you on Wed evening in #NewWest for this fun Halloween event! Haunted History BC have some true ghost stories to share! Some close to home, too!
JG Chayko will share a spooky tale and we will have a poetry open mic.
#RCLAS #halloween #ghosts #poetry #tales
October 25, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Hope to see you on Wed evening in #NewWest for this fun Halloween event! Haunted History BC have some true ghost stories to share! Some close to home, too!
JG Chayko will share a spooky tale and we will have a poetry open mic.
#RCLAS #halloween #ghosts #poetry #tales
October 25, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Maybe we will see you today at Anvil Centre starting at 2pm!

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October 19, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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Hey, hope you can check out my art show at the New Westminster Public Library!
On now until the end of October.

#NewWest #artshow #newwestartists #artsnw
October 10, 2025 at 7:03 PM
WOW Thank you so much!!!!! Amazing!
October 18, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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Poetry+Art Salon with Janet Kvammen
SUNDAY OCT 19 from 2:00-4:00 pm
Location: Anvil Centre, Rm 417
777 Columbia St New Westminster
Featuring Cynthia Sharp & Laura Davis

These are free, informal sharing & chat sessions. Come join the conversation!
October 11, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Hey, hope you can check out my art show at the New Westminster Public Library!
On now until the end of October.

#NewWest #artshow #newwestartists #artsnw
October 10, 2025 at 7:03 PM
October 10, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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AIDAN CHAFE is a poet and educator. His poems have appeared in CV2, EVENT, The Fiddlehead and PRISM international. He lives on the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tseil-Waututh peoples (Vancouver).

Find two of Chafe's poems in EVENT 54/2: www.eventmagazine.ca/product/even...
October 10, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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Poets Wanted: Dead or Alive, Open Mic & Tellers
of Short Tales feat. Gina Armstrong & Victoria Vancek of “Haunted History BC” & JG Chayko with a spooky short story.

Hosts: Chelsea Comeau & Janet Kvammen

CENTENNIAL LODGE, Queen’s Park
Wed, OCT 29, 7-9pm

Free! Costume Contest! Prizes!

rclas.com
October 8, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Thank you!
Ode to the Pattullo event Oct 5. Special guests included Alan Hill, Damarys Sepulveda. Jessica Lee McMillan, Alan Girling, Julia Schoennagel, Jennifer Getsinger, Karen McLaughlin Freeborn.

Thank you to our supportive audience!

#NewWestCulturalCrawl #BCCultureDays
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October 7, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Whoa, what a whirlwind weekend! Wheee! Holy Wowzers, New West Cultural Crawl!
October 6, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Have a few of these titles on order (Joseph Dandurand, Randy Lundy) and one to pick up: if: prey, then: huntress by @christinashah.bsky.social. Congratulations!

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34 works of Canadian poetry coming out in fall 2025 | CBC Books
Here are the Canadian poetry collections we are excited about this fall!
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September 30, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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Ode to the Pattullo Bridge: Poetry Reading Salon with @janetkvammen.bsky.social

Sun, Oct 5, 1:00PM - 2:00PM
Anvil Centre New Westminster
Free!
September 25, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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Deadline October 1st!
The 12th Annual Fred Cogswell Award for Excellence in Poetry is open. Details here: rclas.com/2025-fred-co...
September 6, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Congratulations @jessicaleemcmillan.com! I missed this news! Congrats to everyone:)
ANNOUNCING the WINNERS of our
THIRD PINHOLE POETRY CHAPBOOK SEARCH!

RAYYA LIEBICH, TOSH SHERKAT, ARIEL GORDON, YVETTE LECLAIR, DAVID ROSS LINKLATER, JESSICA LEE MCMILLAN, LM ROCHEFORT, ANDREW FRENCH & ROBIN SUSANTO

We’re excited to share more details about our 25/26 season soon!
September 29, 2025 at 4:13 AM