Past Events
Book Launch | Apr 17
Véhicule Press and Book Warehouse Main St invite you to the launch of Rhea Tregebov's new collection of poetry, TALKING TO STRANGERS.
Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. and the event will start at 7 p.m. Refreshments will be served. This event is free and open to all.
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TALKING TO STRANGERS is a book of bracing encounters. Throughout her four decades as poet, Rhea Tregebov has displayed an uncommon eye for the mysteries of ordinary life—moments where, as she writes, “[t]he simplest things / elude me.” This gift is brought to brilliant effect in her eighth book of poetry and most charged to date. In gorgeous arias of recollection and evocation, of elegy and heartbreak, Tregebov mourns, praises, prays, regrets, summons, celebrates, and bears witness with formidable artistry and tenderness (“You wouldn’t think the inanimate would get tired /but it does.”) Direct, never forced, keenly observant, and marked by scrupulous craft, these new poems unfold in beguiling, often breathtaking ways. They confirm Tregebov’s place among the most significant poets of her generation.
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Rhea Tregebov is the author of seven acclaimed books of poetry and two novels, The Knife Sharpener’s Bell and Rue des Rosiers. Her work has received the J. I. Segal Award, the Nancy Richler Memorial Prize for Fiction, the Malahat Review Long Poem Prize, the Pat Lowther Award, and the Prairie Schooner Readers’ Choice Award. Retired from teaching at UBC, she now holds the position of Associate Professor Emerita and is the former Chair of The Writers Union of Canada. She lives in Vancouver.
Wednesday, 17 April 2024 - 6:30pm
General Meeting | Apr 17
Join us at our fourth General Meeting of the 2023-2024 year.
A Special Presentation with The Poetic Odysseys Group
featuring Sandra Bruneau, Geoffrey Blair, Jess Brewer, George McWhirter, Michael Healey, Philip Resnick and Helen Spencer
The Poetic Odysseys group was created in 2018 as a forum for Emeriti faculty and their partners with an interest in poetry. In the early years, it met twice each term in one of the classrooms in the building where the Emeritus College has its offices, with a broad range of participants in attendance. With the onset of the COVID pandemic, we went online, and have continued to meet twice a term using Zoom. Members who write poetry have also taken to exchanging poems with each other online, and have contributed poems to the College newsletter.
On April 17, the group will be sponsoring a poetry reading at the College’s general meeting. It will be an opportunity for members of the Poetic Odysseys group to showcase some of the poetry they have been writing in recent years.
Book Display
This General Meeting will also feature a Book Display of recent Emeriti authors.
Schedule:
1:00 - 1:45 pm Coffee and tea
1:45 - 2:00 pm Business Meeting
2:00 - 3:00 pm Speaker
3:00 - 3:30 pm Q&A
Location:
Ponderosa Commons Ballroom, located in Oak House
Enter across from Harvest Market and continue to lower level
Stairs and elevator available
6445 University Blvd
Vancouver BC V6T 1Z2
Parking: The closest parking is either UBC West Parkade (2140 Lower Mall) or Fraser River Parkade (6440 Memorial Rd).
Please note this is an in-person event. A recording will be made available on the Emeritus College YouTube page after the event but there will be no hybrid option.
Wednesday, 17 April 2024 - 1:00pm
Series at Green College | Apr 16
The Amazing Teen: From Problem Focus to Positive Youth Development
Dzung X. Vo, Head, Division of Adolescent Health and Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, BC Children’s Hospital
Adolescence is an incredible time of opportunity and development, as well as a time of stress for many teens. The traditional view of adolescents as “problems to be managed” has does a disservice to our young people. Focusing on strengths, resilience, and positive youth development gives adolescents the best chance and support to become healthy, thriving adults.
'Psychological Trauma and Resilience' is a cross departmental collaboration between UBC's Green College and Emeritus College.
Presentations in the Emeritus College Series at Green College Intergenerational Effects of Psychological Trauma (2021-22) revealed an interest, appetite and need for further conversations related to the development of resiliency among individuals and groups, and how they can cope more effectively and recover from the impact of various traumas. Building on this foundation, the six-part series Psychological Trauma and Resilience will embark on a journey to consider the many ways in which individuals and groups respond to trauma, possible approaches to coping with trauma and specific strategies for recovery.
Series Conveners: Marv Westwood, Counseling Psychology, with Judith Hall, Pediatrics and Medical Genetics; and Richard Vedan, Social Work
Event Dates: Oct 12, Nov 9, Jan 11, Feb 8, Mar 14, Apr 16
In-person with livestream option
Join us in-person at Green College on the UBC Vancouver Campus or virtually. The session will be followed by a reception.
Tuesday, 16 April 2024 - 5:00pm
Photo Group | Apr 12
Theme: Monochrome
As always, you can send photos on other themes, and the photos can be recent (preferred!) or from your catalog.
Please send two photos to Richard Spencer on this theme (or your choice) before the meeting.
If you would like to join, please contact Richard Spencer at richard@rhspencer.ca for Zoom details
Check out the Photo Group’s Flickr account to view photos from their last meeting.
Friday, 12 April 2024 - 3:00pm
Book Launch | Apr 10
Book Launch of Dr. Sima Godfrey | The Crimean War and Cultural Memory: The War France Won and Forgot
Dr. Sima Godfrey, Associate Professor Emerita of French and a member of the UBC Emeritus College, will be giving a talk about her most recent book, The Crimean War and Cultural Memory: The War France Won and Forgot (University of Toronto Press, 2023).
A wine and cheese reception will follow. Hosted by the UBC Department of French, Hispanic and Italian Studies.
Date: Wednesday, April 10 from 4-6 PM
Location: Buchanan Tower, Room 726 (1873 East Mall, Vancouver – UBC Vancouver campus)
If you have questions, please contact Dr. Kim Beauchesne (kim.beauchesne@ubc.ca).
Wednesday, 10 April 2024 - 4:00pm
Seniors’ Sports Program | April 10
UBC Emeriti Seniors’ Sports Program focuses on modified small-sided games and racquet sport opportunities. An integral part of the UBC Emeriti Seniors’ Sports Program will include post-activity social. In the initial phase, programs begin in April until September.
The below schedule is subject to change. Please reach out to Harry Hubball harry.hubball@ubc.ca for the most up-to-date information.
NOTE ABOUT PARTICIPATION: Due to complex facility booking, sport-specific costs, and availability, the schedule will be posted at least 1-month in advance and ‘signed-up’ participants will be required to confirm their attendance 2 weeks prior. Those who have already signed-up for a scheduled sport will have 1st priority. Anyone who wishes to join an activity should contact Harry Hubball prior to the event to confirm availability: harry.hubball@ubc.ca
*SAFETY-FIRST & MODIFIED SENIORS’ SPORTS.
If you are taking part in the activities of the Emeritus College Sports SIG, please recognize that you do so voluntarily for recreational purposes. It is your responsibility to ensure that you are in good health and are comfortable with the modified sport you are taking part in. You must wear any recommended safety equipment (e.g., shin guards, appropriate footwear, etc) as required and participate in a safe manner by obeying rules and regulations. Furthermore, to prevent injury, ensure that you conduct personal warm-up and cool-down strategies, prior to, and following participation in seniors’ sport.
Wednesday, 10 April 2024 - 12:30pm