Catch a production of Schoolhouse by Leanna Brodie runs at 4th Line Theatre early summer 2026. Set in 1938 in a one-room schoolhouse, Brodie’s play Schoolhouse introduces a delightful and boisterous group of children who may just have met their match in eighteen-year-old teacher Melita Linton. For more details on 4th Line Theatre’s run of Schoolhouse and to purchase tickets, click here.

Schoolhouse
4th Line Theatre
Millbrook, ON
June 30–July 25, 2026

A production of Crees in the Caribbean by Drew Hayden Taylor runs at Roselawn Theatre in Port Colborne For more information and to order tickets, click here.

Crees in the Caribbean
Roselawn Theatre
Port Colborne, ON
July 8–July 19, 2026

Head to the Secret Handshake Gallery for “Life Inside the Unknown,” an exhibit of visual art by bill bissett author of th book uv lost passwords 1, and Hart Broudy. The gallery is open Monday to Friday from 1–5 p.m. EDT and on Saturdays from 2–5 p.m. EDT.

Life Inside the Unknown
Secret Handshake Gallery
301–360 College Street
Toronto, ON
July 11–October 3, 2026

Author of dream / arteries Phinder Dulai is one of the artists performing at Rishta, the outdoor closing event of the Indian Summer Festival! Get all of the details here.

Rishta at the Indian Summer Festival
Punjabi Market Plaza
Vancouver, BC
July 19, 2026
4:00–7:00 p.m. PDT

Author of th book uv lost passwords 1 bill bissett will be performing at the 2026 Galiano Island Lit Festival! bissett will be reading from his new novel of poems in classic, iconic bill bissett fashion. To see the full schedule, click here.

bill bissett at the 2026 Galiano Island Lit Festival
Yellow House Arts Centre
Galiano Island
July 19, 2026
7:00 p.m. PDT

Head to the Wil Aballe gallery to enjoy over fifty original artworks by the legendary bill bissett (th book uv lost passwords 1, breth, and more). bissett will be in attendance on July 22 from 6–8 p.m. PDT. Hope to see you there! Check out bill’s paintings here.

Exhibit of bill bissett’s art
Wil Aballe Gallery
Vancouver, BC
July 21–25, 2026

On July 29, head to Centennial Lodge in New Westminster to enjoy a live poetry performance by Jónína Kirton, author of Save Your Prayers – Send Money. Kirton will be reading alongside Russell Thornton.

Poetry in the Park is a free, family-friendly reading series. For more details, click here:

Jónína Kirton at Poetry in the Park
Centennial Lodge
New Westminster, BC
July 29, 2026
6:30 p.m. PDT

The brand new play The Tao of the World by Jovanni Sy is having its world premiere this summer at the Stratford Festival! Inspired by William Congreve’s The Way of the World and Kevin Kwan’s Crazy Rich Asians, The Tao of the World is a Restoration comedy for modern times, a hilarious, bawdy romp that asks what it means for things to return to normal. The Tao of the World looks at love, class differences, queer identities, and power.

For more information and to purchase tickets, click here.

The Tao of the World at the Stratford Festival
Tom Patterson Theatre
Stratford, ON
August 2–September 26, 2026

Join Jónína Kirton and Michelle Poirier Brown to celebrate the launch of Kirton’s latest work of poetry and prose Save Your Prayers – Send Money. For more details and to register to attend, click here.

Save Your Prayers – Send Money Launch
Massy Books
Vancouver, BC
August 13, 2026
7 p.m. PDT

Elee Kraljii Gardiner will be sharing work from her new book of ecopoetry sometimes, forest in a Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts event! Kraljii Gardiner will be reading alongside bronwyn peerce with Megan Cole. To see the complete festival schedule, click here.

Elee Kraljii Gardiner at Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts
Festival Pavilion at Rockwood Centre
Sechelt, BC
August 15, 2026
11:30 a.m. PDT

Frances Koncan, author of Space Girl: A Cosmic Comedy, and Dave Deveau, author of Cissy, are two of the writers who will be present at the Opening Night of Word Vancouver. For more details, click here

Opening Night of Word Vancouver: Introducing Our Guest Curators and Their Guests
Vancouver Public Library Central Branch, Alice MacKay Room
Vancouver, BC
September 10, 2026
6:30–8:00 p.m. PT

andrea bennett, author of the berry takes the shape of the bloom, is on the panel for Pitch Perfect, a Word Vancouver event. For additional information, click here.

Pitch Perfect
Sunroom/Gallery, UBC Robson Square
Vancouver, BC
September 19, 2026
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. PDT

Author of allostatic load Junie Désil is one of the poets on the panel of Awkward Questions, Honest Answers, a Word Vancouver event. Learn more here.

Awkward Questions, Honest Answers
Sunroom/Gallery, UBC Robson Square
Vancouver, BC
September 19, 2026
12:30–1:30 p.m. PDT

Elee Kraljii Gardiner, author of sometimes, forest, is one of the authors performing at Between Forest and Future as part of the Word Vancouver festival. Find more details here.

Between Forest and Future
HSBC Hall, UBC Robson Square
Vancouver, BC
September 19, 2026
3:30–4:30 p.m. PDT

Author of Save Your Prayers – Send Money, Jónína Kirton, is one of the authors conducting the workshop It’s Complicated: The Art of Compassion When Writing About Others at Word Vancouver. Further information can be found here

It’s Complicated: The Art of Compassion When Writing About Others
Room C215, UBC Robson Square
Vancouver, BC
September 19, 2026
2:30–3:30 p.m. PDT

Frances Koncan, author of Space Girl: A Cosmic Comedy, is moderating the event Songs and Stories as part of Word Vancouver. For additional details, click here.

Songs and Stories
Room C400, UBC Robson Square
Vancouver, BC
September 19, 2026
12:30–1:30 p.m. PDT