Cherie Smith JCCGV Jewish Book Festival

EVENTS

Saturday November 24
The Rosedale on Robson Suite Hotel is proud to present The Cherie Smith Memorial Lecture Evening Opening Night Gala A Literary Festival for All 7:00 pm Norman Rothstein Theatre Guest: Howard Jacobson Host: Eleanor Wachtel Details >>

Sunday November 25

The Annual Poetry Brunch 10:30am L'Chaim Lounge Host: Gena Perala Guests: Tom Wayman, Ron Charach, Renee Norman, Ruth Panofsky Wake-up, smell the coffee and roses, then attend a poetry session with some of Canada's most talented poets. Each writer presents a unique, inspiring and thought-provoking perspective. Book tickets early to avoid disappointment as this is a popular annual event!
	Gena Perala is a singer, songwriter, and poet, who is always out to challenge the way she and the people around her live and think. She has published two books of poetry, I'm a Worst Case Scenario Type of Girl and Clean Getaway. Perala has just finished recording her debut solo album entitled 'this ain't pretty', available online www.genaperala.com
	Tom Wayman's philosophical poetry will stimulate your mind and enlighten your heart. Nominated for both the Governor General's Literary Award in Poetry and the B.C. Book Prize in Poetry, this highly-acclaimed writer has recently published three more books: High Speed Through Shoaling Water (poetry), A Vain Thing (a collection of four novellas) and his first collection of short fiction Boundary Country.
	Ron Charach is proof that art and science can co-exist. In 2003 he was awarded the Canadian Jewish Book Award for Poetry. His recent work, Selected Portraits draws on poetry selections from previous collections. Charach resides in Toronto where he is a poet and practicing psychiatrist.
	Renee Norman lives in Coquitlam, BC. Her book, True Confessions, received the Canadian Jewish Book Award in 2006. Norman incorporates autobiography in her writing and reads from her most recent book of poetry, Backhand Through the Mother (2007).
	Ruth Panofsky's newest book of poetry Laike and Nahum: A Poem in Two Voices is based loosely on the lives of Panofsky’s grandparents, Russian Jewish immigrants to Montreal in the early 1900s. Panofsky teaches Canadian Literature and Culture at Ryerson University and is the author of two volumes of poetry and several scholarly books, most recently The Force of Vocation: The Literary Career of Adele Wiseman.
$15 (includes a delicious brunch). Register in person or online #7101 Register by Wednesday, Nov 21 at 5:00 pm, space is limited.


Laughs & Luncheon Learn from the Pro! 12noon-2:00pm Wosk Auditorium Guest: Norene Gilletz
	Toronto's Norene Gilletz is the unmistakable leading author of Kosher cookbooks in Canada. Other delectable cookbooks include, The Food Processor Bible, The Low Iodine Diet Cookbook, and Second Helpings, Please! Gilletz's entertaining and down to earth style makes even cooking a meal for 30 seem like a breeze. Her most recent publication, Norene's Healthy Kitchen, concentrates on healthful eating and cooking - cutting down on the fat without losing any of the taste! Enjoy this unique event which includes a three course plated meal. WHITECAP BOOKS WEST COAST LAUNCH.
$36 in advance; $40 at the door (includes a delicious three course dairy luncheon as shown in demonstration). Register in person or online #7102 Register by Wednesday, Nov 21 at 5:00 pm, space is limited.


Writing Workshop Discover the Poet Within You 12noon-1:00pm Adult Lounge Instructor: Ron Charach
	Practise writing your prose with one of the pros! Toronto's Ron Charach, one of the world's most widely published and highly acclaimed physician/poets, leads this poetry writing workshop. Whether you are a master in the world of words or dipping your feather into ink for the first time, there is a poet inside everyone! The workshop welcomes all levels of aspiring writers.
$18 in advance; $20 at the door. Register in person or online #7103

Self-Publishing Workshop How to Self-Publish your Work 1:00-2:00pm Adult Arts and Crafts Room Instructor: Jo Blackmore Publisher: Granville Island Publishing
	Are you the as yet undiscovered writer of the next great Canadian novel? Completed your manuscript but unsure of how to get it published? Tired of receiving rejection notices? Why not self-publish your book – it’s easier than you think! Learn crucial information about successful self-publishing including how to research and identify appropriate publishers and the crucial steps involved in the process. Jo Blackmore founded Granville Island Publishing in 1998. She has since published over 60 books and has received widespread recognition for the high quality and design of her books.
$18 in advance; $20 at the door. Register in person or online #7104

Amoz Oz Revisited An Expert Interpretation 2:00-3:00pm Adult Lounge Instructor: Tali Geva
Explore the hidden world of Amos Oz's unforgettable debut novel, My Michael, and discover why this Israeli great has achieved such international acclaim.
	Renowned literary expert, Tali Geva leads a fascinating discussion on Oz's highly lauded novel My Michael. Named one of the best novels of the 20th century, translated into thirty languages and adapted into a movie, this marvelous piece of literature should not be left unread or not fully interpreted. This workshop will motivate, arouse, and give a deeper insight into the themes and nuances in Oz's writing.
$18 in advance; $20 at the door. Register in person or online #7105

Hebrew Book Exchange 11:00am-1:00pm JCC Atrium
Out with the old, in with the new…calling all Israelis to find that great new winter read. This popular annual event is specifically for the Hebrew speakers in our community - bring in the Hebrew books you've read, and exchange them with friends for new ones. This is a time to meet up with other Israeli book-lovers, and find some hidden gems.

Reaching New Heights Explore Your Spirituality with the Mussar Tradition! 2:00-4:00pm L’Chaim Lounge Instructor: Alan Morinis
This unique workshop will introduce the ancient practice of Mussar and provide some hands-on advice with tools developed by Mussar masters to help turn your own life into a journey of ascent.
	Vancouver's Alan Morinis is the award-winning author of Climbing Jacob's Ladder and a leading interpreter of the ancient but little-known Jewish spiritual tradition known as Mussar. Mussar offers a set of teachings for cultivating personal growth and reaching your highest potential amid the struggles of everyday life. In his new book, Everyday Holiness, Morinis provides an accessible handbook of Mussar teachings and methods that demonstrate how to purify one's inner life.
$20 in advance; $25 at the door. Register in person or online #7106

Family Time, Creative Time A Unique Writing Event for the Whole Family 4:00-5:00pm Wosk Auditorium Guest: David Tanzer Greenberg
Want to spend some quality time with your children? Take advantage of this special and fun family event and learn how to write a poem together, as a family. Popular children's author, David T. Greenberg, joins us from Portland to lead this innovative and collaborative parent-child writing workshop. David T. Greenberg is the exciting and dynamic author of many best-selling books including Slugs!, Bugs!, Skunks!, Snakes!, Don't Forget Your Etiquette. Join in the fun and laughter as Greenberg reads from his work, tells outrageous stories, and helps your family bond and grow. Turn off the TV, get out of the house, come together and be inspired!
Tickets: $12 in advance; $15 at the door per family. All ages welcome. (604) 257-5111 or PRE-ORDER ONLINE

To Life! Honouring Yiddish Writers 5:00pm-6:30pm Seniors’ Lounge Guests: Beth Kaplan, Rhea Tregebov
Two extraordinary writers rejoice in the past and pay tribute today, giving Yiddish writers back their voice.
	Beth Kaplan is a popular former Vancouver actress now living in Toronto. Kaplan's book, Finding the Jewish Shakespeare: the Life and Legacy of Jacob Gordin, tells of the legend of the Yiddish Theatre's genius playwright, her great-grandfather, Jacob Gordin. Kaplan sets out to repair his tarnished reputation, and in doing so uncovers the facts of his extraordinary life, and tragic death.
	Editor, Rhea Tregebov reads from Arguing with the Storm: Stories by Yiddish Women Writers. This celebrated anthology, originally written in Yiddish, brings together the words and worlds of its nine talented authors into English. Tregebov is the author of six critically acclaimed books of poetry, five popular children's picture books and teaches at UBC's Creative Writing Department.
FREE EVENT

Breaking New Ground Boundary Country 7:00pm Adult Lounge Guest: Tom Wayman
A celebrated poet explores a new genre, creating a skillful work of astounding depth.
	Join acclaimed and beloved Canadian poet Tom Wayman, as he reads from his first collection of fiction, Boundary Country. Since 1973, Wayman has published over a dozen collections of poems and two books of essays. He has also edited several anthologies and been nominated for numerous prizes. In Winter 2007 Wayman held the Fulbright Visiting Chair in creative writing at Arizona State University; this October he served as the Ralph Gustafson Poetry Chair at Malaspina University-College. Wayman teaches at the University of Calgary.
FREE EVENT

Risqué Exposé The Controversial Tell-All Of Life As A Spy 8:00pm Dayson Board Room Guest: Michael Ross Host: Vicki Gabereau
Michael Ross, in candid conversation with Vicki Gabereau, reveals his riveting account of covert fighting, espionage and the inner workings of one of the world's most ruthless secret services, the Mossad.
	Michael Ross' life can be mistaken for the plot of a Hollywood action film. In 1982, he embarked on a typical twenty-something's European backpacking tour. Within two years, a side trip to Israel had taken him on an unexpected path: a conversion to Judaism, and recruitment into the Israeli secret service, the Mossad. His tell-all autobiography, The Volunteer, recounts secrets about the Mossad, never before revealed.
	Vicki Gabereau's sharp intellect, wit and genuine interest in people make her one of Canada's best interviewers and most beloved radio and television personalities.
Tickets: $12 in advance; $15 at the door. (604) 257-5111 or PRE-ORDER ONLINE

Monday November 26

The Joy of Reading The Early Years 1:00pm Isaac Waldman Library Guest: Lesley Simpson
	Forget daycare today! A gifted writer shares her collection of delightful stories that will entertain pre-schoolers and adults alike. Lesley Simpson is a journalist in her grown up life. In her other life, she writes great picture books and is the author of The Purim Surprise, The Shabbat Box, and The Hug. Simpson teaches writing at Ryerson University, Toronto.
FREE EVENT. Everyone is welcome. Vancouver Talmud Torah Grade 1 students in attendance.

A Soup Kitchen in the Warsaw Ghetto Hunger on the Front Lines 7:00pm Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre Guest: Seymour Levitan
Be transported to a time gone-by with the moving first-hand accounts of Rokhl Auerbach, a woman who ran a soup kitchen in the Warsaw Ghetto.
	Seymour Levitan's translations of Yiddish prose and poetry have been included in numerous anthologies. His collection of Rachel Korn's poetry, Paper Roses, was the 1988 winner of the Robert Payne Award from The Translation Center at Columbia University. Levitan has recently translated a number of articles on Korn and poet, Y.Y. Segal, published in the revised Encyclopedia Judaica.
FREE EVENT

Broken Threads The End of an Era 8:00pm Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre Guest: Roberta S. Kremer
The dismantling of the Jewish fashion industry in Nazi Germany and Austria is an astounding yet untold story.
	In Broken Threads Roberta S. Kremer traces the destruction of a thriving fashion industry regarded by the Reich as being too heavily influenced by Jewish designers, manufacturers, and merchandisers. The emergence of ready-to-wear and the development of the modern department store attracted the attention of the Nazis, who proceeded with a campaign of boycotts, humiliation, and Aryanization.
FREE EVENT. Followed by a reception hosted by the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre

Beautiful Minds A Panel on Mental Health 7:00pm-8:30pm Wosk Auditorium Guests: Lisa Appignanesi, Gabor Maté, Robin Friedlander Host: Sheryl MacKay
Three brilliant minds share their professional, academic and personal views on controversial topics concerning our state of mind.
	Lisa Appignanesi takes us on a fascinating journey through the fragile and extraordinary human mind in her book Mad, Bad and Sad? Women and the Mind Doctors. This award-winning writer brings vividly to life a series of exceptional, era-defining women and their afflictions, exploring how they sometimes benefited from treatment, and only too often did not. Appignanesi, author of many best-selling books, grew up in Canada and lives in the UK.
	Gabor Maté is the bestselling author of When the Body Says No: The Cost of Hidden Stress, Scattered Minds, and co-author of Hold On To Your Kids. Maté is currently staff physician at a clinic in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, where many of his patients are people with drug addictions, HIV and related problems. Maté is widely recognized for his unique perspective on ADD, and his firmly held belief in the connection between mind and body health.
	Robin Friedlander's book, Success Stories from the Frontline, is a collection of vivid and haunting personal accounts from individuals and their families, suffering from mental illness. This raw and expressive book also includes artwork by several of its writers, bringing to light an all too often dark subject. Friedlander is a psychiatrist and a clinical associate professor at UBC. As well, he works in the Neuropsychiatry Clinic at BC Children's Hospital and is the Clinical Director of the West Coast & Fraser Valley Mental Health Support Team.
	Sheryl MacKay is the award-winning host of CBC's popular program North By Northwest, and the CBC Radio Studio One Book Club.
MCCARTHUR & COMPANY WESTCOAST LAUNCH
Tickets: $12 in advance; $15 at the door. (604) 257-5111 or PRE-ORDER ONLINE


Israel Through My Lens A Personal Journey with an Exceptional Israeli Photojournalist 8:30pm Norman Rothstein Theatre Guest: David Rubinger
Join iconic Israeli photojournalist in a visually engaging evening that includes a presentation by Rubinger and the acclaimed documentary screening about him and his work.
	David Rubinger is a prize-winning, Time-Life Israeli photojournalist. His recent publication is a compelling autobiography illustrated with his most memorable images of the past 50 years, Israel Through My Lens. Rubinger has recorded historic images of Israel that have captured the imagination of audiences around the world. This special event will feature the Vancouver debut of Eyewitness, a 50 minute documentary about Rubinger's life work, told in part through follow-up interviews with many subjects. In celebration of Israel's upcoming 60th anniversary, join us to hear David discuss his book, the documentary and the importance of photography in the documentation of Israeli history.
Tickets: $12 in advance; $15 at the door. (604) 257-5111 or PRE-ORDER ONLINE


Tuesday November 27

The Inside Scoop Personal Glimpse Behind the Iron Curtain 9:30am Dayson Board Room Guest: Tina Grimberg
The Iron Curtain is gone; the high drama, tragedy, and comedy that was life in the Soviet Union remains a mystery today. One woman shares her amazing story of growing up in this largely unknown world.
	Tina Grimberg provides a unique and unforgettable memoir of coming of age under a Communist regime. She brings colour and perception to a life we may think of as grey, impersonal, and foreboding. Out of Line, is a vivid collection of memories, and a look behind what was the Iron Curtain, a way of life that is quickly vanishing. Grimberg grew up in the Ukrainian city of Kiev and now makes Toronto her home, where she is the Rabbi at Congregation Darchei Noam.
FREE EVENT. All welcome. King David High School Gr. 10-12 in attendance.
Growing Up Soviet True Stories from Beyond the Pale 11:30am Seniors’ Lounge Guest: Tina Grimberg
Tina Grimberg will read from her debut collection, Out of Line - Growing Up Soviet, and share the stories of her personal and compelling experiences living under the Communist regime in the Ukraine. Her diverse stories and direct style reveal the conflicts and the black humour of being Jewish under a communist regime.
FREE EVENT. All welcome. JCC Seniors in attendance.

Reszö Kasztner: Hero or Villain… The Debate Continues 7:00pm Dayson Board Room Guest: Anna Porter
"…1944 in wartime Budapest, two men, a Nazi and a Jew, negotiated through a fog of cigarette smoke. One was notorious: Adolf Eichmann. The other, Reszö Kasztner...the topic was a train to be filled with Jews.….The passengers were destined to survive the Holocaust…"
	Anna Porter is one of Canada's most distinguished publishers as well as the award winning author of Hidden Agenda, Mortal Sins and The Bookfair Murders. With a career spanning nearly three decades, Porter has held leadership positions with McClelland & Stewart and Seal Books, and was the founder, CEO and publisher of Key Porter Books. In 1992 Porter was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada. Her fascinating and controversial book Kaszter's Train has already stirred up much controversy and discussion. Porter lives in Toronto.
FREE EVENT
Presented with support from The Lövi Memorial Endowment Fund of the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre. The Lövi Fund was established by the Maté family in memory of Dr. Joseph Lövi and Anna Abrahamsohn Lövi of Kosicze, Slovaki, who died in the gas chambers of Auschwitz on June 4, 1944. The Fund is also in the memory of Dr. Marta Lövi, daughter of Joseph and Anna, who survived the horrors of Auschwitz and Stuffhoft concentration camps. The Lövi Fund sponsors Holocaust education events in the community.

Murder, Mystery and High Drama 8:00pm Dayson Board Room Guests: Robert Majzels, David Evanier Host: Alexander Hart
Two unique and creative writers share their latest contribution to literature.
	Robert Majzels, who lives in Montréal, is a multi-talented novelist, playwright, poet and translator. He will read from his recently published, novel, The Humbugs Diet, an intriguing murder mystery. Majzels has won the Governor General's Award for his translations as well as the Canadian Jewish Playwrights' Award for his play, This Night the Kapo. He is currently Associate Professor, Creative Writing at the University of Calgary.
	David Evanier's novels have received celebrated reviews. As one critic puts it: "Evanier's stories boil with a satisfying sense of rage, stoked by sharp observation". This award winner’s newest novel, The Great Kisser, is a sobering, sympathetic story that will capture both your attention and your heart. Evanier lives in Brooklyn where he writes full time. He returns to Vancouver, the city where his writing first came to fruition.
	After a decade working in the construction industry, Alexander Hart toiled in the deconstruction industry, completing a Ph.D. in English literature in 1997. Hart is a Sessional Lecturer at UBC specializing in Jewish and Post-Colonial literature.
FREE EVENT

Wednesday November 28

Honey Cake, Kugel & Peanut Butter 9:30am Dayson Board Room Guest: Joan Betty Stuchner
Escape into the world of words and imagination as a gifted children's author shares both her work and inspirations.
	Joan B. Stuchner's books often include food! Her first book, A Peanut Butter Waltz, her second, The Kugel Valley Klezmer Band, and her newest book, Honey Cake, all appeal to the tastebuds! These books are uplifting stories that deal with important issues such as friendship, courage and ambition. Stuchner reads from the recently published book, Honey Cake, set in Nazi-occupied Denmark. Its inspirational story reveals what children can accomplish during dangerous times, and yes, it does include a honey cake recipe!
FREE EVENT. All welcome. Vancouver Talmud Torah Grade 3's and 4's in attendance

Bands and Ballerinas 1:00pm Isaac Waldman Library Guest: Joan Betty Stuchner
Everyone has a dancer within them - find your muse as this talented children's author takes you on a magical journey. When Joan was a little girl, she took dance lessons at a ballet school. At home she used to dance in every room and in the garden. When she wasn't dancing, she was creating characters and making up stories. When she grew up she became a writer - telling stories instead of dancing them. Join her for a magical story-telling time. FREE EVENT. All welcome. Vancouver Talmud Torah Grade 2's and 3’s in attendance.

Memories Recorded and Shared 1:00pm Seniors’ Lounge Host: Nomi Fenson
In this special presentation, members of the Louis Brier Writers’ Club will share their writing with JCC seniors and guests. Members of this unique club retrieve precious memories and write about them. The club regularly hosts guest writers, attends community poetry readings, and has compiled a collection of writings. Nomi Fenson is the coordinator of Volunteer Services at the Dr. Irving & Phyliss Snider Campus for Jewish Seniors and facilitator of the Louis Brier Writers’ Club. Nomi is also a music therapist. FREE EVENT. All welcome.

Confronting Controversy 7:00pm Dayson Board Room Guests: Richard Poplak, Jonathan Garfinkel Host: David Beers
Our past shapes our present: two fresh voices confront injustice, childhood memories and privileged upbringings in their no-holds-barred personal accounts of growing up in worlds of prejudice and political oppression.
	Richard Poplak's book, Ja No, Man! is a memoir of pop culture, girls, suburbia…and growing up white and Jewish in Apartheid-era South Africa. This enlightening and darkly humorous memoir is at times ironic and disturbing but at its core always honest even about the highly sensitive subjects of racism, prejudice and political oppression. Poplak, who lives in Toronto, recently wrote, directed and co-produced the award-winning short, No Tomorrow. He has produced and directed music videos, commercials, and has written extensively for television.
	Jonathan Garfinkel's book, Ambivalence: Crossing the Israel/Palestine Divide, is a personal reflection of the author's first ever visit to Israel/Palestine, years after his Jewish day school education and privileged upbringing in Toronto. On his journey, Garfinkel speaks with Israelis and Palestinians in Israel and the West Bank. In this courageous and provocative account, Garfinkel questions and confronts the complexities of the conflict in the Middle East and his own reactions to life on the borders that few Jewish Canadians have dared to cross.
	David Beers is founding editor of The Tyee (thetyee.ca), award-winning online news and views for BC and beyond. He is author of Blue Sky Dream: A Memoir of America's Fall from Grace.
PENGUIN BOOKS WEST COAST LAUNCH
Tickets: $12 in advance; $15 at the door. (604) 257-5111 or PRE-ORDER ONLINE


Cancer Risk Empower and Educate Yourself 7:00pm Adult Lounge Guests: Karen Gelmon, Dianne MacCormack
Cancer is the leading cause of premature death in Canada. Jewish women are particularly susceptible to Breast and Ovarian cancer. This is an essential talk for women of all ages, and for the men who love them – don’t dare to miss this vital seminar.
	Karen Gelmon, Professor of Medicine at UBC, Medical Oncologist at the BCCA, and recipient of the YWCA Woman of Distinction Award, is a popular and in demand speaker in her field. Gelmon will read from her latest book, The Intelligent Patient's Guide to Breast Cancer.
	Dianne MacCormack, nurse-educator, is a presenter for Ovarian Cancer Canada. MacCormack, who is an Ovarian cancer survivor, has made it her goal to raise awareness about this deadly desease.
FREE EVENT

Debut Success Reflections on Cultural Identity and Growing Up Jewish 8:00pm Dayson Board Room Guests: David Bezmozgis, Sidura Ludwig Host: Nancy Richler
Two acclaimed debut authors discuss a universal right-of passage: exploring their cultural roots, stumbling through the generation gap of their ancestors and going on to forge new identities based on the ashes of old.
	David Bezmozgis' critically-acclaimed collection of short stories, Natasha and Other Stories, was short-listed for the Governor General's award. Bezmozgis is the recipient of numerous awards including the 2005 City of Toronto Book Award, the Canadian Jewish Fiction Prize and the Commonwealth First Book Prize Caribbean/Canada. Born in Riga, Latvia and currently living in Toronto, Bezmozgis is working on his second book.
	Sidura Ludwig's debut novel, Holding My Breath, is a poignant story set in 1947 Winnipeg. Dealing with issues of war, death, frustration and growth, this novel extracts many emotions while remaining true to its familial themes. Ludwig was born and raised in Winnipeg and now lives in Toronto. She is the recipient of the Canadian Author and Bookman Prize for Most Promising Writer and this novel has debuted to critical acclaim.
	Nancy Richler's second novel, Your Mouth is Lovely, won both the Canadian Jewish Book Award (2003), and Italy's Adei Wizo Award (2004). Her first novel, Throwaway Angels, was short-listed for the Arthur Ellis Award. Nancy lives in Vancouver where she is currently at work on a new novel.
Tickets: $12 in advance; $15 at the door. (604) 257-5111 or PRE-ORDER ONLINE


No Room for Censorship How Words Shape Our Culture 7:00pm Location: Sandman Hotel, 180 West Georgia Street @ Cambie, Vancouver Guests: Howard Richler, Ivan Davidson Kalmar Host: Alan Morinis
Two veteran writers will shock, impress and possibly change your point of view as they discuss the dialectical nature of identity, culture and religion.
	Howard Richler was born in Montréal on November 15,1948, one day after Prince Charles, though to date he asserts that he has neither killed a fox nor worn a kilt. This provocative and witty writer’s fifth publication, Can I Have a Word With You?, poses contentious linguistic questions including: Should "niggardly" be regarded as offensive?"and "Why are homosexuals called gay?" Richler’s books are informative as well as hilarious. His column in the Montréal Gazette highlights linguistic nuggets, word origins, and other idiosyncrasies of the English language.
	Ivan D. Kalmar is the author of The Trotskys, Freuds and Woody Allens, Portrait of a Culture which won him the Tannenbaum Prize for Jewish Cultural History. Kalmar recently co-edited Orientalism and the Jews and has published widely on how Jews and Muslims were imagined together in western cultural history. He teaches in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Toronto.
	Alan Morinis is a Rhodes Scholar anthropologist, filmmaker, writer, and student of spiritual traditions. He has published three books on Mussar and has taught at several universities.
FREE EVENT

Thursday November 29

Science Fiction Thriller That Will Scare Your Socks Off! 10:45am Dayson Board Room Guest: Brian Shuster
A sinister and dangerous virus invades computers across the world. Will humankind survive this threat?
	Brian Shuster, successful businessman, futurist and innovator, has been awarded more than two dozen patents on a wide range of internet and computer technologies. In 2006 Shuster self-published The Minerva Virus, a high-tech fiction thriller that is both an entertaining read and a serious warning of the perils that humankind's advancing technology is creating.
FREE EVENT. All welcome. King David Grades 11-12 in attendance.


NEW: THE WRITERS' SALON An Intimate Salon Featuring Nicole Krauss 4:00-6:00pm Home of Deborah Roitberg Guest: Nicole Krauss
The Cherie Smith JCC Jewish Book Festival is thrilled to introduce a new concept to its annual repertoire: THE WRITER'S SALON.
	This Festival fundraiser, offers you the unique opportunity to participate in an intimate gathering with Nicole Krauss, author of The History of Love. This event will be held at the home of Deborah Roitberg, Festival Committee Chair. The unique and informal book club-type setting promises to provide the opportunity to speak candidly with Krauss and engage in a lively dialogue about her writing.
The Festival welcomes patron supporters to our ambitious programme of presenting world-class authors as well as many free community based events. Wine and Hors d'oeuvres served.
$100 (partial tax receipts). Register in person or online #7107
Register by Wednesday, Nov 21 at 5:00 pm, space is limited.

A Book Beloved by Many The Author in Conversation - The History of Love 8:00pm Norman Rothstein Theatre Guest: Nicole Krauss Host: Hal Wake
	Nicole Krauss is author of the bestseller, The History of Love which was short-listed for the prestigious Orange Prize in 2006 and on the international best-seller list for weeks. Book lovers in BC have been patiently waiting to hear what Leo Gursky and Alma Singer sound like to Nicole Krauss, the thirty year old author who created these unforgettable narrators in this exquisitely crafted tale of love, loss, survival and the transformative power of books. Krauss is a graduate of Oxford and Stanford and lives in Brooklyn with her husband, novelist Jonathan Safran-Foer and their young son.
	Hal Wake is the Artistic Director of the Vancouver International Writer's Festival. He has been engaged with Canada's literary community for over 30 years and has moderated over a hundred literary events at Festivals in Vancouver and abroad.
Tickets: $25 in advance; $30 at the door. (604) 257-5111 or PRE-ORDER ONLINE

Spoken Word Slamfest Live Performance and Dance Party 9:30pm-midnight Wosk Auditorium Guests: The Fugitives, Gena Perala, Sasha Langford
End the Festival with a bang, and dance the night away! Don't miss this exclusive, one-time, show-stopping performance by the incredibly talented group The Fugitives. Spoken Word is an oft misunderstood and rarely spoken of art form that takes poetry to a musical level (think 'literary Rap'). Spoken Word gives artists the ability to express vocally, revolutionary and controversial issues while flowing to a rhythm and melody. We dare you to come and check it out!
	The Fugitives, the collaboration of multi-talented Vancouver artists Brendan McLeod, Mark Berube, Steven Charles and Barbara Adler, have been classified as slam folk, folk hop, spoken word cabaret. The agreement is their remarkable storytelling ability. That, and the fact that audiences all over the world have never experienced anything like this blend of skilful musicianship and passionate performance poetry. Don't miss this one-time performance on their cross-Canada tour!
	Gena Perala is a controversial singer, songwriter, author and poet who challenges the way people live and think. Perala's books include, Keep It Together (2005) and, I am A Worst Case Scenario Girl (2003). She also performs in Vancouver with her indie-rock band, ‘Friends Like Us’.
	Sasha Langford is a member of the Vancouver Youth Poetry Slam team and participated in the Vancouver Sista'Hood Celebration. Sasha performs at high schools, theatres, and cafes throughout the Lower Mainland.
Tickets: $15. (604) 257-5111 or PRE-ORDER ONLINE


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