Robson Reading Series @ IKBLC Presents Ian Ferguson
Ian Ferguson is an award-winning playwright and humorist whose commentaries have been widely broadcast on radio and television. He is the creator of the live improvised soap operas Die-Nasty and Sin City and is currently writing a sitcom pilot for a major U.S. television network.
UBC on the podium
UBC’s rich Olympic legacy is on display for those wanting a closer look at the athletes and academics who have helped shape Canada’s role in the global sporting event.
Gallery Exhibit on UBC's Unique Olympic Legacy.
December 18 – March 1, 2010
Learning Centre featured in Open Door newsletter
An update on the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre is featured on page 3 of Open Door, the newsletter of the B.C. Library Trustees’ Association.
Drippytown exhibit in Vancouver Courier
The Vancouver Courier features an article on the exhibit Drippytown: Vancouver Life Through the Eyes of Independent Cartoonists.
Patricia Logie donation, event featured in the Coast Reporter
Patricia Logie, a B.C. artist who has donated her portrait collection Chronicles of Pride to UBC Library, is featured in the Coast Reporter, a Sunshine Coast newspaper.
Pecha Kucha Style Event at IKBLC: Topic – 2010 Olympics
Inspired by the excellent work of the Pecha Kucha Vancouver, the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre Olympic Programming Group is hosting our first Pecha Kucha inspired Event on Thursday, January 21st starting at 7 pm.
Gallery @ IKBLC Presents *Morph* Exhibit
Visual Arts 300 students for art exhibition in Gallery at IKBLC, Morph (December 8-31st, 2009) Working within the theme of “transformation” on a personal and universal level, Morph is an exhibition of paintings that offer multiple aspects of individuals’ creative focus, academic backgrounds, personal stories and global perspectives. In preceding projects, students have researched and […]
Free Film Screening of Murderball with Q&A with Ian Chan and Duncan Campbell.
November 23, 2009 at 6:00 – 9:00 pm
The Olympics and Freedom of Speech Discussion
November 19, 2009 at 5:30 – 7:00 pm Come and take part in this timely discussion about the Olympics and its effect on our freedom of speech. Expert speakers include: Daniel W. Burnett, UBC Graduate School of Journalism professor, media law expert; Margot Young, UBC Law, constitutional law expert, and coauthor of “Poverty: Human Rights, […]