Upcoming Events
SAPP X Moodswing Open Mic with Ellie Sawatzky
Join us for a free (donations welcome) Open Mic event at Moodswing Bar in New West! This month, we’re welcoming feature poet Ellie Sawatzky. Open Mic will follow her set, Music, poetry, stand-up, and all genres welcome!
Ellie Sawatzky (@elliesawatzky) is the author of two poetry collections: None of This Belongs to Me (Nightwood Editions, 2021) and Hottest Smartest Self (ECW Press, forthcoming spring 2028), which won the 2026 Pamela Paige Porter Poetry Prize through the League of Canadian Poets. She lives in Vancouver and works as an editor and poetry teacher.
Tarot Magic: An Online Poetry Workshop (Virtual)
Tarot Magic - Online Workshop, facilitated by Isabella Mori.
R.F. Kuang says "Writing is the closest thing we have to real magic.”
Let’s get even closer to magic by seeing how tarot can help with writing. We’ll look at ways to use tarot for prompts, as a writing aid, and to explore ourselves as writers.
No experience with tarot needed, and you don’t need a tarot deck.
Your facilitator: Isabella Mori, M.Ed., writes everything that’s not nailed down, from short to long fiction to nonfiction to poetry. They are the author of three book with and about poetry, including “A bagful of haiku,” and a book about mental health, “Believe Me.” They run Canada’s most unusual poetry prize, Muriel’s Journey. Isabella has been practicing tarot for a few decades.
This event is hosted by the Sapperton Community Arts Association. Your registration helps support inclusive arts programs and workshops in our community. 🎨
SAPP X Moodswing Open Mic, feature poet TBD
Join us for a free (donations welcome) Open Mic event at Moodswing Bar in New West! Feature poet TBD. Open Mic will follow feature poet, music, poetry, stand-up, and all genres welcome!
SAPP and Moodswing celebrate ALL folks — come hang out with us in a welcoming, queer-friendly and accessible space with good drinks, food, and community. Mocktails available for non-drinkers.
This event is sponsored by The Sapperton Press.
SAPP X Moodswing Open Mic, feature poet TBD
Join us for a free (donations welcome) Open Mic event at Moodswing Bar in New West! Feature poet TBD. Open Mic will follow feature poet, music, poetry, stand-up, and all genres welcome!
SAPP and Moodswing celebrate ALL folks — come hang out with us in a welcoming, queer-friendly and accessible space with good drinks, food, and community. Mocktails available for non-drinkers.
This event is sponsored by The Sapperton Press.
SAPP X Moodswing Open Mic with Feature Poet Steve Miller
Join us for a free (donations welcome) Open Mic event at Moodswing Bar in New West! We’ll have feature poet Steve Miller at 6:30pm followed by an Open Mic. All genres welcome.
SAPP and Moodswing celebrate ALL folks — come hang out with us in a welcoming space with good drinks, food, and community. Mocktails available for non-drinkers.
This event is sponsored by The Sapperton Press.
Steve Miller is a spoken word artist, slam poet, storyteller, performer, workshop creator/facilitator, singer (he thinks), musician (nope but I still try), renaissance handy person (who identifies as a man-kinda). He currently lives and works on the unceded and ancestral territories of the Qayqayt First Nation, the first people of this land, and the shared traditional territories of other Coast Salish peoples, including the Musqueam, Kwantlen, Kwikwetlem, Tsleil-Waututh, and Katzie nations.
Steve Miller's work is defined by its relatable accessibility, often comedic yet raw honesty and unflinching, confessional style. His poetry courageously explores the complexities of human connection, personal trauma, and the search for healing.
SAPP X Moodswing Open Mic with Feature Poet Marlo Browne
Join us for a free (donations welcome) Open Mic event at Moodswing Bar in New West! We’ll have feature poet Marlo Browne, followed by an Open Mic. Sign up starts at 5:30pm. Music, poetry, stand-up, and all genres welcome.
SAPP and Moodswing celebrate ALL folks — come hang out with us in a welcoming space with good drinks, food, and community. Mocktails available for non-drinkers.
This event is sponsored by The Sapperton Press.
Marlo Browne is a Barbadian award-winning poet, spoken word artist, host, film-maker and self published author of five poetry books, currently living in Langley City, BC.
SAPP x RCLAS Open Mic Feature at Poetry in the Park
We’re joining forces with Royal City Literary Arts Society for an incredible night of Poetry in the Park! Find us at Centennial Lodge, listen to our feature SAPP poets, and share your own poems during the Open Mic! Open Mic sign up opens at 6:15pm, feature poets start at 6:30pm.
Feature poets: Jordan Redekop-Jones and K.J. Macmillan.
Hosted by: Royal City Literary Arts Society x Arts New West
SAPP X Moodswing Open Mic Featuring Mary Kelly
Join us for a free (donations welcome) Open Mic event at Moodswing Bar in New West! We’ll have feature poet Mary Kelly followed by an Open Mic. Sign up starts at 5:30pm. Music, poetry, stand-up, any genre welcome.
SAPP and Moodswing celebrate ALL folks — come hang out with us in a welcoming space with good drinks, food, and community. Mocktails available for non-drinkers.
This event is sponsored by The Sapperton Press.
Mary Kelly is an Aotearoa-born writer and MFA candidate at The University of British Columbia. She is the Editor-in-Chief for SAD Magazine. Mary’s work is featured and forthcoming in The Malahat Review, Poetry Wales, Island, Maisonneuve, Poetry Aotearoa Yearbook, Yolk, and elsewhere.
SAPP x moodswing Open Mic
Join us for another epic Open Mic a Moodswing Coffee + Bar on Friday, June 19th a 6:00pm! Sign up starts a 5:30pm and feature poet starts at 6:00pm.
Feature poet: Aaron Hunter.
Hosted by: Jenny Garcha.