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Vancouver literature and film

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Vancouver, BC, CA

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About us

Vancouver Literature and Film is for people who still think books, poems, plays, essays, and movies can bite.
Most months, we do a mix of:
- book club discussions
- short story and poetry nights
- Shakespeare and classic literature
- film and documentary discussions
- cinema outings
- gallery, theatre, and art-adjacent meetups
- silent reading parties
This is not school. No one is here to perform being smart. The best rooms are serious without becoming stiff: people bring real questions, strong reactions, disagreements, favorite scenes, and the one line that would not leave them alone.
If you want art to feel alive instead of assigned, this is probably your room.
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Upcoming events

5

📚 Silent Reading Party + Book Chat
Sun, Oct 11 · 11:00 AM PDT
Vancouver Central Library, 350 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC, CA
📚🤫 Silent Reading Party - bring whatever book is currently judging you
Bring-your-own-book. Mostly silent. Last stretch = optional book chat.
Short summary
Your phone has had enough of your attention.
For two hours, we’re doing the opposite of the internet: sitting in a room with other people and actually reading.
No assigned book.
No performance.
No one asking you to summarize your thoughts every five minutes.
Bring the novel, essay, poetry collection, biography, sci-fi monster, or half-finished “I swear I’m going to finish this” book that’s been following you around. We’ll read quietly together, then leave a little room at the end for people who want to say what they’re reading and whether it’s worth stealing.
This is social, but not loud.
Structured, but not school.
A room full of people quietly getting their brains back.
How the morning will feel
We’ll settle in right after the library opens, say quick hellos, then read!
Towards the end, we’ll do a short book-share: a few words on what you’re reading, and whether you’d recommend it.

Bring

*any book / ebook / printed article

water or tea if you like
*a notebook if you’re the type who underlines and mutters quietly to yourself

When and where
📅 Sunday, October 11, 2026
🕦 11 AM - 1 PM
📍 Central library,
Level 6 Rm 690
Cap 8 + waitlist
Quiet room, real reading. Not a crowd sport.
Small note
Audiobooks are fine if you use headphones and don’t accidentally become the soundtrack.
6 attendees
🎞️⚔️ Harakiri (1962) in 35mm - honour under pressure
Fri, Oct 16 · 8:30 PM PDT
The Cinematheque, 1131 Howe Street, Vancouver, BC V6Z 2L7, Vancouver, BC, CA
Important: A Meetup RSVP does not include or reserve admission. Everyone must buy their own official cinema ticket in advance.
Masaki Kobayashi’s 1962 Japanese samurai drama is screening from a 35mm print at The Cinematheque. We’ll meet outside the main entrance, then head in together for the 9:00 PM screening.
The film is 133 minutes, in Japanese with English subtitles, and the venue is 18+.
Tickets
Published admission:

General admission 18+: $15

Senior 65+: $13

Student: $11

First Nations, Inuit and Métis admission: $0
Admission includes society membership. Prices, fees, and availability may change at checkout.
Tickets:
https://tickets.thecinematheque.ca/websales/pages/ticketsearchcriteria.aspx?evtinfo=572718~c720b4d8-2524-4617-94b4-09d7b2ffa465
Film page:
https://thecinematheque.ca/films/2026/harakiri
When and where
📅 Friday, October 16, 2026
🕣 Meet outside: 8:30 PM PDT
🎬 Screening: 9:00 PM
Approx. film end: 11:13 PM
Meetup window: 8:30 PM–11:30 PM
📍 The Cinematheque - main entrance
1131 Howe Street, Vancouver, BC V6Z 2L7
No Meetup cap is being imposed for this public cinema outing.
1 attendee
🧛‍♂️😂 Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors - Preview Theatre Outing
Sat, Oct 24 · 7:00 PM PDT
Lindsay Family Stage at Granville Island, 1585 Johnston Street, Vancouver, BC V6H 3R9, Vancouver, BC, CA
Important: A Meetup RSVP does not include or reserve admission. Everyone must buy their own official theatre ticket.
We’re going to the October 24 preview of Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors, a playful farce by Gordon Greenberg and Steve Rosen.
This version of Dracula leans fully into the spoof: the official synopsis includes a cowardly hero, an adventurous heroine, and a vampire who bakes cakes. We’ll meet outside the main entrance at 7:00 PM, then head in for the 7:30 performance.
Tickets
Tickets currently start at $37, including per-ticket fees. Prices and availability may change.
There is no reserved seating block or group rate arranged, so everyone needs to choose and purchase their own seat:
https://tickets.artsclub.com/smart-seat/?itemNumber=24839
Show page:
https://artsclub.com/shows/2026-2027/dracula-a-comedy-of-terrors
Content advisory: the production may contain flashing lights and water-based haze or fog.
When and where
📅 Saturday, October 24, 2026 - preview performance
🕖 Meet outside: 7:00 PM PDT
🎭 Performance: 7:30 PM
Meetup window: 7:00 PM–10:00 PM
📍 Lindsay Family Stage at Granville Island - main entrance
1585 Johnston Street, Vancouver, BC V6H 3R9
Arts Club has not published the runtime, so 10:00 PM is a provisional Meetup end time, not a confirmed performance finish.
1 attendee
The Return of the King [Book Club Discussion]
Sun, Oct 25 · 10:00 AM PDT
UBC Learning Exchange, 612 Main St, Vancouver, BC V6A 2V3, Canada, Vancouver, BC, CA
RSVP on the original event page
This is the same discussion across our groups, with a total cap of 12. Please reserve your place on the original event page: https://www.meetup.com/vancouver-fantasy-scifi-meetup-group/events/316830335/
Registration on this cross-post is closed; it does not reserve an additional place.
Book club discussion - Book VI only.

What this is
This follows the previous Book V session.
For this one, read Book VI only: all nine chapters from The Tower of Cirith Ungol through The Grey Havens.
Any edition works. No appendices assigned.
This is not a movie discussion.
Book VI is where the quest reaches the point where courage stops looking grand and starts looking exhausted. Frodo, Sam, Gollum, the Ring, the return home, and the strange grief of an ending that does not simply let everyone go back to who they were.

A few questions for the room
- “What does Tolkien think victory actually costs?”
- “Who changes most by the end?”
- “Does the ending feel comforting, heartbreaking, or both?”
When and where
🗓️ Date: Sunday, October 25th, 2026
🕒 Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT
📍 Location: UBC Learning Exchange
612 Main St, Vancouver, BC V6A 2V3, Canada
Meeting point: Main entrance at 612 Main Street.
Please arrive 10 minutes before the event starts. Doors close 10 minutes after the start time.
Cap: 12
1 attendee

Past events

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Organizers

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