Canada’s most diverse & brave poetry reading and open mic
Featured poets: Paulina O’Kieffe-Anthony & Hollay Ghadery
+ Open Mic for poetry in any language
Host: Bänoo Zan
Time: Tuesday, November 28, 2023
Place: Main Hall, Tranzac Club, 292 Brunswick Ave, Toronto, ON M5S 2M7
This is an in-person event.
Open Mic Sign-up: 6:30 PM EST at the venue
Show 7-10 PM EST
Admission: $15-20 Cash at the door
There is an ATM machine at the venue.
Paulina O’Kieffe-Anthony is an award winning artist, curator, arts educator and creative consultant. Her high level accomplishments include being featured in When Sisters Speak, co-curating Scarborough: The Backbone as part of Toronto's Year of Public Art, co-producing the Spoken Soul Festival, and representing Toronto as a 2x national team finalist in the Canadian Festival Of Spoken Word. In 2019 she was a TEDx speaker and in 2020 an excerpt of her play How Jab Jab Saved the Pretty Mas was featured as part of Piece of Mine's Black Women in Theatre Festival. Her work and leadership in the community sector was recognized as she was the recipient of the Toronto Community Foundation Vital People Award and again when she was recognized as one of 150 Black Women Making Herstory (as featured on CBC) for her contribution to building the arts scene in Toronto.
Hollay Ghadery is an Iranian-Canadian writer living in Ontario. She has her MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Guelph. Fuse, her memoir of mixed-race identity and mental health, was released by Guernica Editions (2021) and is a finalist for The Canadian Bookclub Awards. Her collection of poetry, Rebellion Box, came out Radiant Press in 2023 and her collection of short fiction, Widow Fantasies, is scheduled for release with Gordon Hill Press in fall 2024. Hollay is a poetry editor with long con magazine, and the Fiction Editor of untethered. She is also the Poet Laureate of Scugog Township.
Instagram: @hollayghadery @river_street_writes
Facebook: @Hollay Ghadery-Writer
@RiverStreetWriting
Cash at the door. ATM machine exists at the venue.
2023/11/28 - 2023/11/28
Tranzac Club
292 Brunswick Ave, Toronto, ON M5S 2M7
There is a Green P (municipal) parking lot on the north side of the building, off of Barbara Barett Lane (accessible from Borden Street), and there is an additional Green P one block away, accessible from Lippincott Street.
Venue Accessibility:
Entrance: Main entrance at street-level with powered doors. Interior doorways (to washrooms, and performance/event spaces) are not poweredWashrooms: The main floor of the Tranzac has two communal washrooms, each containing a wheelchair accessible stall. One washroom contains 3 exposed urinals plus one stall (wheelchair accessible). The other washroom contains 3 stalls (one of which is wheelchair accessible). Please note that the hall leading to the washroom with 3 stalls has two tight corners which can be difficult for larger mobility devices to maneuver through.The washrooms do not currently have angled mirrors, and some fixtures (paper towel dispenser, powered hand dryer) are positioned high on wallsBar service: Bar service is available in the Southern Cross, and for some events in the Main Hall. Due to the height of the bar surface, Tranzac staff may provide table service upon request and/or bring the wired point of sale interface around to a patron when they approach the bar for payment as required.Second floor: The second floor of the Tranzac is accessed using a staircase (19 steps). Unfortunately the Zine Library, and Tranzac’s administrative office are not fully accessible.
Travel:
Parking: there is a Green P parking lot on the Tranzac property which has one accessible parking spot. The next nearest accessible parking spot is in the Green P parking lot on Lippincott south of Bloor.Transit: Tranzac is a short distance between Spadina (Bloor-Danforth & University lines) and Bathurst subway stations.
Service Animals:
Service animals are welcome at the Tranzac when accompanying a visitor with a disability. The owner will take responsibility for their service animal (including cleanup and tending to any emerging needs the animal will have).
The Tranzac distinguishes between service animals (who are trained and work to provide a specific support for particular disabilities), and pets. Pets are not permitted in the Tranzac building.