Events
‘Be Water’: An Evening of Poetry
Join for a night of poetry with visiting poet Grace, author of Be Water, who will be joined by fellow poets Mercedes Eng and Estlin McPhee. This event is free, but please RSVP here as capacity is limited. Be Water is a meditation on change — on what happens when life pulls you from the city’s ...read more
Wednesday, Nov 4 Upstart & Crow Studio
Let’s Go on a Walk and Celebrate Women, Walking!
Join us on Saturday, November 7 at 11 a.m. for a walk (and talk) with Zahra Ebrahim about her newest anthology, Women, Walking! We’ll meet at the Upstart studio and go for a short stroll with Zahra and contributing essayist, Paty Rios, who will share more about the book and host a walking conversation about our experiences on ...read more
Saturday, Nov 7 Upstart & Crow Studio
The Seabird Trials: Book Launch
Join us in launching the riveting new book by Briony Penn, The Seabird Trials: How a Scientist Took Big Oil to Court and Won. As author John Vaillant says, this book “has it all: heroes, villains, endangered seabirds, and the wild Pacific, all colliding in this expertly rendered courtroom drama.” Penn will be in conversation with Upstart ...read more
Sunday, Nov 8 Upstart & Crow Studio
‘Driving Crazy to the Front Door’: Book Launch
Join us in launching Michael Foy’s debut story collection, Driving Crazy to the Front Door, moderated by Daneva Dansby. With many of the stories set in Surrey’s urban sprawl, the characters of Driving Crazy face a demolition of love, a type of destruction that forces them to rebuild and, if they can, recoup their losses. The stories shed light ...read more
Friday, Nov 13 Upstart & Crow Studio
Unstuck: Navigating Corporate Sustainability
Join us on Tuesday November 17th at 6:30PM for a special workshop in our Women Talking Climate series. Navigate the complexities of corporate sustainability in this interactive strategy clinic and problem-solving workshop for those working in, or curious about sustainability within business. Part collaborative brain trust, part strategy lab, this session creates space for corporate ...read more
Tuesday, Nov 17 Upstart & Crow Studio