BlackLit Durham is a bimonthly literary arts event hosted by series artistic director Greg Frankson. The Ajax-based series is designed to showcase, highlight, amplify, and celebrate Black Canadian literary voices of all genres in their full splendour and diversity.

Join us at St. Francis Centre (for Community, Arts, & Culture, 78 Church Street South) in historic Pickering Village. Sign-ups for open mic begin at 6:30 p.m. Showtime is 7-9 p.m.

Learn more at www.blacklitdurham.com.

BlackLit Durham is a bimonthly literary arts event hosted by series artistic director Greg Frankson. The Ajax-based series is designed to showcase, highlight, amplify, and celebrate Black Canadian literary voices of all genres in their full splendour and diversity.

Join us at St. Francis Centre (for Community, Arts, & Culture, 78 Church Street South) in historic Pickering Village. Sign-ups for open mic begin at 6:30 p.m. Showtime is 7-9 p.m.

Learn more at www.blacklitdurham.com.

BlackLit Durham is a bimonthly literary arts event hosted by series artistic director Greg Frankson. The Ajax-based series is designed to showcase, highlight, amplify, and celebrate Black Canadian literary voices of all genres in their full splendour and diversity.

Join us at St. Francis Centre (for Community, Arts, & Culture, 78 Church Street South) in historic Pickering Village. Sign-ups for open mic begin at 6:30 p.m. Showtime is 7-9 p.m.

Learn more at www.blacklitdurham.com.

This event is being held at the Whitby Public Library at 405 Dundas St. W. in historic downtown Whitby. It is produced by the Durham Region branch of The Ontario Poetry Society, in partnership with Trent University, with generous financial assistance from the Canada Council for the Arts through The Writers' Union of Canada.

BlackLit Durham is a bimonthly literary arts event hosted by series artistic director Greg Frankson. The Ajax-based series is designed to showcase, highlight, amplify, and celebrate Black Canadian literary voices of all genres in their full splendour and diversity.

Join us at St. Francis Centre (for Community, Arts, & Culture, 78 Church Street South) in historic Pickering Village. Sign-ups for open mic begin at 6:30 p.m. Showtime is 7-9 p.m.

Learn more at www.blacklitdurham.com.

THE ART OF MANLINESS: EXPLORING MASCULINITY
ADNAN KHAN, A. GREGORY FRANKSON, MATTEO L. CERILLI, KATIE UNDERWOOD (MODERATOR)

A thoughtful, inspiring conversation exploring masculinity in all its forms. What does manhood look like culture to culture, era to era – and what could it look like? How do men aspire to greatness in their families, workplaces, and wider societies? Where does art and literature come into all of this? Join Adnan Khan, A. Gregory Frankson, and Matteo L. Cerilli as they mull over the art of manliness together.

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Join me for a stopover at Coles bookstore at The Shops at Pickering City Centre. Buy a copy of Alphabet Soup: A Memoir in Letters and I’ll be around to personally sign it!