Food, Death, and Desire reading @ Shaktea
Food, Death, and Desire
Three local writer/performers present original work exploring themes for All Soul’s Day: women who aren’t afraid to take a bite out of life’s chewiest topics.
Lori Weidenhammer, Terrie Hamazaki, and Kim Shaughnessy take us on a poetic journey through death, desire, and dessert!
November 1, 7:00 p.m. (Seating and tea service at 7, reading to follow)
Shaktea: A cozy neighborhood tea shop with a wide selection of fine teas, tea-infused truffles, as well as delectable cookies and desserts. 3702 Main Street (604) 873-5151 Tickets are $10, which includes a tea and dessert from a special menu created for this event. Get your tickets in person at Shaktea now as seats are limited!
Terrie Hamazaki’s plays have been produced at the Fringe and Women in View Performing Arts Festivals; and her fiction and poetry have appeared in several anthologies. She recently completed the SFU Writers Studio Program and works full-time at a battered women’s shelter.
Kim Shaughnessy is a supercute, angsty little queer who has been performing spoken word poetry for over three years at venues and events across Canada, including the Toronto International Poetry Slam, Under The Volcano, and various LGBTQ Pride events. Kim competed in the 2006 CBC Radio Poetry Face-Off, and was a member of the Vancouver Poetry Slam Team Deux, who took home the Flaming Mic Award at the 2005 Canadian Festival of Spoken Word. Kim organizes Outspoken, a monthly queer open mic night in Vancouver, and is the author of two chapbooks, “Creativity is Trashy” and “Dear LiveJournal.
Lori Weidenhammer is a performance-based artist originally from Cactus Lake Saskatchewan. In her latest project, she conjures the persona of Madame Dolittle, an apitherapist who communicates with honeybees. In the Weidenhammer Wunderkammer, Lori toured disappearing prairie towns in the Artist Run Limousine. She has also performed with Foursight Theatre, and toured England in Six Dead Queens and an Inflatable Henry. She is currently working on The Lobster Monologues.