WEST VANCOUVER COMMUNITY ARTS COUNCIL

AT THE SILK PURSE

1570 ARGYLE AVENUE, WEST VANCOUVER

(AMBLESIDE-JOHN LAWSON PARK)

presents

”The Lawyer Who Died Trying”
June 12, 2007~ 7:00pm
authors Susan Smily and Honora Finkelstein

Recent winners of the prestigious People’s Choice Lovey Award for Best First Novel in 2006 and one this year’s nominees for the

Agatha Christie Award for Best First Mystery.

Join us for the launch of their second book!

. EVERYONE WELCOME ~ ADMISSION BY DONATION
The Silk Purse Gallery
1570 Argyle Avenue, West Vancouver
Hours: Tuesday to Sunday - 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Information call: (604) 925-7292

Contact: Cheryl Karchut, Executive Director

Email: westvanartscouncil at shaw.ca

Website: www.silkpurse.ca

Canadian Author MATT JACKSON will be at the Silk Purse Arts Centre, 1570 Argyle, West Vancouver on Tuesday, Feb 2oth at 7:30pm for a BOOK LAUNCH of his latest books “Mugged By a Moose” and “I Sold My Gold Tooth for Gas Money”.  The event is free and refreshments will be served. Call (604) 925-7292 for more info or reservations.

MATT JACKSON

 Prepare to laugh when you join author Matt Jackson for a night of slides, music, and storytelling. Matt will share selections from two new books of short, humorous tales from the road. I Sold My Gold Tooth for Gas Money features extraordinary stories of woe from a posse of unsuspecting travellers. Mugged by a Moose celebrates the tales of outdoor enthusiasts who’ve had wild animal encounters, survived epic storms, and endured other outrageous situations at the hands of Mother Nature.

 Author Bio:

 Matt Jackson is an author, photojournalist and publisher specializing in topics related to travel and the outdoors. His first book, The Canada Chronicles: A Four-year Hitchhiking Odyssey, won the IPPY award for best North American travel memoir in 2004. His work has also been featured widely in more than two dozen popular magazines, including Canadian Geographic, Explore and Photo Life.