Co Op Radio, CFRO 100.5 FM turns 40 years old this year and we're celebrating. There will be a dinner, a variety show, bands and dancing. Come for the good times at the WISE Hall. I will be one of the people performing during the variety show. Check out www.coopradio.org for more info.

I'll be one of over 90 performers taking part in the Tiny Lights Festival in Ymir, BC. It's a mostly musical affair but there will be some spoken weird dropped into the mix by myself the the 2 Dope Boys over the course of the three day festival. If you are in the West Kootenay come join us. Here's the website. http://www.tinylightsfestival.com/

I will be the featured poet at the June 27th Toronto Poetry Slam. This will also be Cathy Petch's birthday (party). Come for the words and stay for the cake. I think it will just be a regular slam at the Drake Hotel. 1150 Queen Street.

I will be one of the feature performers at the Tuesday night Art Bar Poetry Reading Series on June 30th in Toronto. It's at the Black Swan Tavern at 154 Danforth in Toronto on the 2nd floor. I think it was the same venue I was at in 2011. It starts at 8pm and I think it's by donation. There website is http://www.artbar.org/ I will be reading with Klyde Brookx and Alexander Tkachuk

I will be in Toronto performing at the Fringe Festival which runs from July 1st-12th in the Annex area of the city. My show the Cruelest Phone Book in the World will be put up at the Annex Theatre at 730 Bathhurst. Here are the show times. Annex Theatre 730 Bathurst July 3rd 7pm July 4th 7pm July 6th 5pm July 8th 5:45 pm July 9th 1:45 pm July 10th 8:45 pm July 11th 11:30 pm Advance tickets and passes…

Mashed Poetics is a spoken word and music mash up event. We pick a music album and get a live band to play it and we get poets to write new poems based on the songs. It all happens at 7 Dining Lounge on West Broadway. The next show is July 24th 9pm. It's only $10. I'm still tracking down a couple more poets to perform but most of the line up is set. I hope to see you there

I will be the featured speaker at the Arbutus Coffee Poetry Series. I'll be doing a short talk on satire and comedy in poetry. I'll do a short performance and show some videos and have a Q and A as well. There will be an open mic to follow. Here's a facebook link to the venue.