March 20th, 2012 by Trish | Comments Off on Census GIS at next UBC GIS Users Group Meeting
Census GIS is the topic for this month’s GIS Users Group meeting. Tom Brittnacher, the GIS Librarian, will be talking about how to get census data and geographic boundaries out of SimplyMap and Abacus, and into GIS.
Wednesday, March 28
3:00 – 4:00 PM
Koerner Library, Level 2, Room 216
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March 20th, 2012 by Glenn Drexhage | Comments Off on Lee Maracle – Robson Reading Series, March 29
Come join us on Thursday, March 29 as esteemed author Lee Maracle reads from The First Wives Club, her new collection of short stories.
Maracle, of Salish and Cree ancestry, and a member of the Sto:loh Nation, was born in North Vancouver. The author of critically acclaimed literary works, she is also the co-editor of a number of anthologies, including the award-winning publication My Home As I Remember. Maracle is currently the Distinguished Visiting Professor of Canadian Culture at Western Washington University.
The UBC Bookstore at Robson Square and UBC Library’s Robson Square branch are pleased to offer the Robson Reading Series at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, a “free series to challenge our understanding of Canadian living, and to expose us to fresh ideas from some of the country’s finest writers.”
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March 20th, 2012 by sromkey | Comments Off on Staged reading of Larry Wong’s new play, "Empress of Asia"
Mar 20
Friday March 23 and Saturday March 24 at 7 pm you are invited to a free staged reading of Larry Wong's new play, Empress of Asia, based on his original one act play: Siu Yeh – A Midnight Snack. The readings will take place at the Firehall Arts Centre at 280 East Cordova Street. From the Firehall Arts Centre:
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