April 18 – Thursday at 7 p.m. – Bayside Bistro, #5 – 2760 Cliffe Ave., Courtenay

APRIL IS POETRY MONTH!

This month, at the Bayside, we poets, poetry lovers, and supporters of readers of poetry will gather. All are invited to read poetry they’ve written, or poems they wish they’d written, or simply poems they like and want to share.  It will be a poetry reading for all.

Please come with a poem or two or three to share.

(Note: The Open Mic segment of our General meetings is becoming quite popular. In order for everyone to have their turn, please be kind and make sure your reading will be limited to a maximum of five (5) minutes. Practice what you will be reading at the meeting in front of a mirror, or a loving spouse, and use a timer to determine your reading length.)

As always, our thanks to Ben and Gerri, owners of the Bayside Bistro.

March 21st – Thursday at 7 p.m. – Bayside Bistro, #5 – 2760 Cliffe Ave., Courtenay.

Our guest speaker for the evening will be author Christine Dickinson, who will give a talk on “Not Your Usual Dry Research”.

Christine Dickinson

Christine’s passion is for the regional history of BC. She has co-authored Atlin: The Story of British Columbia’s Last Gold Rush (1996) and Watershed Moments: A Pictorial History of Courtenay and District (2015). More recently, Christine is a contributing author to Step into Wilderness: A Pictorial History of Outdoor Exploration in the Comox Valley. Christine will share several anecdotes about researching her books.

Everyone welcome!

February 15 – Thursday at 7 p.m. – Bayside Bistro, #5 – 2760 Cliffe Ave., Courtenay

Everyone is welcome and be sure to bring your writing project to share during our Open Mic segment.