Latest Past Events

Portfolio – Margot Fedoruk

Black Rabbit 321 Selby St, Nanaimo

Join us in the attic for our first event of 2023, featuring non-fiction author Margot Fedoruk and her memoir, Cooking Tips for Desperate Fishwives. Opening readers include Seth Scott and Hanna Macza.  

VIU Global Citizens Week Panel

Vancouver Island University 900 Fifth Street, Nanaimo

Something to Write Home About: Sharing Stories of Here, There, and Everywhere  VIU Nanaimo Campus B356/R109 Join the CREW 431 Portal magazine class, and 4 of its contributors to the 2023 issue, for a panel discussion about the places we call home—Nepal, Chile, Brazil, India—and the ways in which those formative memories and cultures inform our essays, fiction, poems, and scripts. These works introduce readers to parts of the world delicately nuanced through personal introduction and contrast to, and commonalities with, the Canada we define through experiences both unique and universal. VIU's annual week-long event takes place from February 6-10 this year. For more information including the complete 2023 schedule of events, check out the Global Citizens Week page. Panelists Nittu Prasai Barbara Burgardt Verioska Solano Zeel Desai Moderator Seth Scott    

Beer & Burger + Silent Auction

VIUSU Pub VIU Students' Union Pub, 193-900 Fifth Street Lower Level, Nanaimo

Bring your friends and family to the VIUSU Pub to grab a beer and burger—and maybe even some local goods—at our next fundraiser. Entry is free and all proceeds from the silent auction go to our annual issue coming this April!  Each $18 ticket includes one drink and one burger. Veggie burgers and non-alcoholic beverages are also available. Purchase your tickets via Portal students, at the door, or by contacting us by email at viuportal@gmail.com  

$18