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Spring 2023

Free Activities and Groups

Brock House Library
Monday to Friday, 9:00 am to 3:30 pm
Members only Library
Open Daily.
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Members are invited to use the Library everyday. Borrow books, read the daily newspaper, use our reference books and more. Load the Library page.

Life Writing
Meyer Room
Thu, Apr 6 - Jun 8, 10:00-12:00

Coordinator:  Margo Brown. 
Continuing participants, click link to Register for Life Writing.

If you are new and interested, please contact the Office for more info.

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"Life writers" meet once a week to share their short piece of autobiographical writing on the assigned topic. We listen, comment, support and encourage each other. Many, after feedback and rewrites, have combined all their weekly efforts into a book which tells about their life. This is a well-organized class which requires commitment.

Play Reading
Meyer Room
Mon, Ongoing, 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
If you are interested, please contact Wendy, 604-324-0130.
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Come to read and enjoy plays in a friendly and supportive atmosphere. English reading and speaking skills are required. No acting experience is necessary. 

Writers' Circle
Meyer Room
Fri, Ongoing, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Drop-in

Contact Jay Storey at jastorey@shaw.ca for more info.
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An opportunity for writers to meet, discuss and critique each others' work-in-progress.

Thursday Book Club
Games Room
2nd Thursday of each month, Ongoing, 10:00-11:30 am
This Book Club may be full, but you can put your name on the waiting list by contacting the Coordinator Tomina de Jong: tominadj@shaw.ca
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Second Thursday of every month. Please contact Tomina de Jong to get on the waitlist.


Friday Book Club
Meyer Room
Fri, Ongoing, 1:15-3:15

This Book club is presently full, but you can put your name on the waiting list by contacting the coordinator:
Donna Ornstein: dornstein@telus.net

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Maximum of 10 regular members. Members nominate and vote on both fiction and non-fiction books for the following year. Each member presents and leads a discussion of one book. 


Paid Activities

WR401 Guided Memoir
Meyer Room
$60/6 weeks
Wed, Apr 5 - May 10, 1:30-3:30
Register for this class.

If you’d like to register but find that the program is full, please email
ahiggs@me.com to be put on the waitlist.
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There are many good reasons for writing memoir. First, the delight of visiting your past. Next, the companionship that flourishes as we come together and share our stories. Then, the new sense you will make of your life. Finally, your kids and grandkids will thank you. Each week, you’ll write on a different theme at home—a theme that is designed to help you unearth memories and reflect on your life. When we meet, we’ll read our stories aloud to the group.​


This program follows the approach developed by gerontologist James Birren at UCLA and

The University of Southern California.

WR402 Write From the Heart
Art Room
$60
Thu, Apr 6 - May 4
10:30-12:30

Register for this activity. 
Instructor: Ruth Kozak

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Besides the fun of sharing stories, there’s always something new to learn about writing. In this 5 week session the challenges will be: Exploring and developing plot; building tension (keeping your readers on the edge of their seats) and writing dialogue (short play or skit scripts). We’ll also be trying out a couple of different poetry forms (haiku and tanka verse). There will be opportunities to write your stories as memoirs or fiction (your choice). Join us for five fun sessions! 


Brock House, 3875 Point Grey Rd, Vancouver,  BC  V6R 1B3

(604) 228-1461

reception@brockhousesociety.com

Open Monday - Friday: 9:00am - 4:00pm (Closed stat holidays)

To book events after July 31st, 2023, please contact Brock House Events at info@peakeofcatering.com