EVENTS
Future Arts in Residence - Poetry Collective Panel
Join Under The Table for an evening of queer and disabled poetry and discussion. Under The Table Poetry is an access-oriented collective prioritizing disability justice and queer liberation by carving out space for connection, sharing, and exploration of writing and poetics. This collective of queer disabled artists welcomes community into a COVID-safer, more accessible, anti-oppressive space. Featuring collective members Divya Kaur, Ivy Edad, Frankie McGee, Kay Kassirer, Neven Marelj and Hannah Sullivan Facknitz, the event will include poetry readings as well as an artist talk on how both the group’s creative and organizing work are shaped by disability justice and queer liberation. This event is mask mandatory. Masks will be provided on site. Live transcriber will be present. In partnership with Future Arts Network’s Future Arts in Residency (FAiR), there will be three events hosted and facilitated by artists from their 2025/26 cohort. Sign up for one workshop or stay the whole day!
(Museum of Vancouver, 1100 Chestnut Street, Apr. 4)
WORKSHOPS
Coquitlam Heritage PJ Storytime
Join us at Mackin House Museum for our first quarterly PJ Storytime of 2026. Held collaboratively with the Coquitlam Public Library, kiddos can come by the Museum in their favourite pajamas, listen to fun stories, and enjoy snacks in a slumber-party style setting inside our 1909 Heritage House. Aimed at kids aged 3–5. Free; RSVP required.
(Mackin House at Coquitlam Heritage, 1116 Brunette Avenue, Coquitlam, Apr. 1)
Richmond’s 2026 Writer-in-Residence Program
Together, the City of Richmond and Richmond Public Library warmly welcome Aaron Chan as Richmond’s 2026 Writer-in-Residence. Aaron’s residency will explore themes of queerness, intersectionality, identity and bridging cultural and generational divides. From April 4 to June 20, Aaron will support emerging writers through a series of free workshops, events and conversations for teens and adults. Registration is now open and space is limited. To learn more and register, visit richmond.ca/WriterInResidence.
(Richmond Cultural Centre and Richmond Public Library, Apr. 4-Jun. 20)
