cityofnanaimo prc_nanaimo (#ilovemyparksandrec) 97 WAKE by Poet Laureate, Neil Surkan To stay with a body through the night, the track — widening — grown fainter; also, the motion of meshworks ever after. We’ve cut the outboard to drift into our berth, having left the island called Protection shrinking beyond the stern light, and so the rollers that diverged to separate shores behind the prop — warping the stars (no : planes and smallsats) spangling the water like burrs — seem to have lost connection to our passage . But even here in the harbour, hulls squeak against the dock’s gumline; the smooth surface is deeply alive, the way hunches of hunches swell in us before we 2025 CULTURE & EVENTS GRANTS Did you know the City of Nanaimo supports over 40 arts and culture groups through our Grant program? Culture & Events have three available grants: • Culture Operating Grant • Culture Project Grant • Downtown Event Revitalization Fund These grants are essential in supporting the activities of the professional and communitybased arts and culture organizations who contribute to the cultural, social and economic vitality of Nanaimo. To learn more about our Grants and to see the organizations, programming and events being supported by this program, please visit our Grants page on our website. Act Theatre in Maffeo Sutton Park The Culture & Events team has many exciting projects and events coming this spring and summer, including ongoing cultural events, Concerts in the Park and the unveiling of more public art projects! Follow us on prc_nanaimo on Instagram or subscribe to the “Love Arts Nanaimo” newsletter through our website at nanaimo.ca NEW POET LAUREATE: Neil Surkan Read, Reflect and Write with Neil Surkan FREE | Drop-In | Harbourfront Library Meeting Room Wednesdays, Mar 5, Apr 2, Jun 4 at 7 pm An opportunity to develop skills as a poet and collaborate and learn from others. Poetry in the Harbour with Neil & Guests FREE | Drop-In | Vancouver Island Conference Centre, Piper’s Lagoon Lobby Wednesdays, Mar 12 & Jun 11 at 7 pm Join Poet Laureate, Neil Surkan, and special guests for an evening of poetry!
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