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Learn to Meditate in Half a Day(event)(11 hours)
RETRO DESIGN & ANTIQUES FAIR(event)(8 days)
The National Ballet of Cuba is coming to Vancouver(event)(12 days)
8th Annual Vancouver Diversity Health Fair(event)(28 days)
Crimson Cabaret (event)(35 days)
The Fukushima Nuclear Disaster - One Year Later(event)(36 days)

Literary Events: Reading, Writing, Workshops, and More

VPL Summer Book Sale Stock up on your summer reading at this annual event, featuring fiction, videos, books on tape, children’s books, travel, and multilingual items for 55 cents to $2.25. July 5, 10 am-9 pm; July 6, 10 am-6 pm. Alma VanDusen & Peter Kaye Rooms, Central Library (350 W. Georgia St.). Free. Info: 604-331-3603.

Authenticity, One Word at a Time Explore how cultivating the simple act of writing may lead to deeper and richer ways of living, and understand how the question “Who am I now?” takes on new meaning once we reach midlife. July 10, 12-1 pm, UBC Robson Square (800 Robson St.). Free. Info: lifeandcareer.ubc.ca or 604-822-8585.

The cold reading series An evening of original scripts by local writers with professional actors cast on the spot…all in front of a live audience. Each reading ends with a party in the bar for writers, directors, actors, producers, and audiences. July 12, doors open 8 pm, casting 8:15 pm, curtain 9 pm. Beaumont Studios (316 West 5th Ave. at Alberta). Admission by donation. Info: coldreadingseries.com.

Richard Tarnas: Talk and book signing Author presents Cosmos and Psyche: Intimations of a New World View and discusses the relationship between planetary movement and human history. Discover the unfolding meaning and purpose of the living cosmos and how it influences individuals and our entire civilization. July 19, 7:30 pm, Central Library (350 W. Georgia St.). Free. Info: 604-331-3603.

Portraits of Couples A photo essay celebrating gay and lesbian couples from across Canada. Photographer Francis Li, known for capturing the unique and natural qualities of his subjects, discusses the origins of this portrait exhibit and its subjects and meaning. July 31, 7:30 pm, West End Community Centre, Joe Fortes Branch (870 Denman St.). Free. Seating is limited. Info: 604-665-3972.

World Poetry This bilingual evening hosted by Ariadne Sawyer and Alejandro Mujica-Olea presents poetry and music from around the world. July 30, 7:30 pm, Alma VanDusen Room, Central Library (350 W. Georgia St.). Free. Info: 604-331-3603.

WHERE PEOPLE FEAST: AN INDIGENOUS PEOPLE’S COOKBOOK by Dolly and Annie Watts (Arsenal Pulp Press, $25) Italians have pizza, Americans have burgers and fries, the Irish have Guinness…and Canadians? Are we known only for pancakes and maple syrup? Not anymore. The mother-daughter team who ran the Liliget Feast House (Vancouver’s First Nations fine-dining restaurant) share traditional and modern West Coast aboriginal recipes, including methods for smoking and drying wild game, preparing seafood, and preserving berries. The original 100-mile diet!

LILLY AND LUCY’S SHADOW by Christopher Aslan Kennedy (Benjamin Brown Books, $20) This iParenting Media Award-winner is a rhythmic tale of two crazy-haired girls who encounter their shadows while playing in the park. Instead of running away, they muster the courage to face their fear while making a simple choice that will warm your heart. A wonderful story to remind us that fear isn’t so scary after all. The first in a series exploring themes of self-acceptance, inner courage, and independence of spirit.

MEGATRENDS 2010: THE RISE OF CONSCIOUS CAPITALISM by Patricia Aburdene (Hampton Roads, $17) Business is in the midst of a profound transformation, argues former Forbes staffer Aburdene, creating a new era that goes far beyond corporate social responsibility. Spirituality, environmental stewardship, and personal integrity are reshaping corporations. Read about executives from companies that give back (including Hewlett-Packard, Eileen Fisher, and TELUS Mobility), and as a result, Aburdene argues, consistently outperform others, as well as their conscientious consumers.

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