Date:
Wednesday, March 26, 2025 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Venue:
Contact:
Electric Mermaid: Live Reads from Char's Landing, Port Alberni, Vancouver Island, BC, Canada
Emcee: Derek Hanebury Moderator: Karl Korven ZOOM Producer: Charlene Patterson
Spoken Word Open Mic at Char's Landing, last Wednesday of each month
ZOOM Hybrid event. Char's physical doors open 5:30pm Pacific Time
MARCH 26TH 2025 FEATURING DONNA KANE
Donna Kane is the recipient of the Aurora Award of Distinction: Arts and Culture, and the British Columbia Medal of Good Citizenship. Her poems, short fiction, reviews and essays have been published widely. She is the author of the non-fiction book Summer of the Horse (2018), and of four books of poetry including Asterisms. Her previous poetry collection, Orrery, was a finalist for the 2020 Governor General’s Literary Award. She divides her time between Rolla, BC, and Halifax, NS.
Her book is available in bookstores across Canada and can also be purchased directly from Harbour Publishing.
Link to the book's purchase page: https://harbourpublishing.com/
AVNews => https://www.albernivalleynews.com/entertainment/poet-donna-kane-featured-at-electric-mermaid-7897452
Video => https://youtu.be/WL54TKYkXV4
MARCH 26TH READERS LIST
READER 01 Peg Evans
READER 02 Kathleen Vance
FEATURE Donna Kane
READER 04 Mark Wonneck
READER 05 Peter Paul Van Camp
READER 06 David Kipling
READER 07 Robbie Van
READER 08 Joe Lunchbucket
READER 09 Jennifer Wenn
READER 15 Derek Hanebury MC
READER 02 Kathleen Vance
FEATURE Donna Kane
READER 04 Mark Wonneck
READER 05 Peter Paul Van Camp
READER 06 David Kipling
READER 07 Robbie Van
READER 08 Joe Lunchbucket
READER 09 Jennifer Wenn
READER 15 Derek Hanebury MC
PAST FEATURES:
2025
March 26th Donna Kane https://alberni.ca/events/37777
February 26th Karen Poirier https://alberni.ca/events/37791
January 29th Yvonne Blomer https://alberni.ca/events/37792
2024
December 18th Members' Night 2024 https://alberni.ca/events/37957
November 27th Judith Reeves https://alberni.ca/events/37382
October 30th Lozan Yamolky https://alberni.ca/events/37381
September 25th Jennifer Wenn https://alberni.ca/events/37380
August 28th John Barton https://alberni.ca/events/37379
July 31st Barbara Black https://alberni.ca/events/37383
June 26th Karen Hofmann https://alberni.ca/events/37377
May 29th Atma Frans' https://alberni.ca/events/37376
April 24th Kathleen Vance & David Kippling https://alberni.ca/events/37375
March 27th Janice Nielsen https://alberni.ca/events/37374
February 28th Perry Bulwer + Judith Reeves https://alberni.ca/events/37373
January 31st Karen Poirier https://alberni.ca/events/37360
2020-2023 https://alberni.ca/events/37432
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Char’s Landing 19+ (accompanied kids welcome until 10pm)
4815 Argyle @5th Port Alberni, Vancouver Island, CANADA V9Y 1V9
Tel: 778-421-2427 www.charslanding.com
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