![]() After writing Honduras: Journalism in the Shadow of Impunity (2013), he joined a PEN delegation to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights for a special session on impunity in Honduras. He is the author of The Winter of a Hundred Books (2010), and A Country Worth Living In (2010). de Caires has edited and co-authored country studies of Mexico, Honduras, India and Guatemala. de Caires defends freedom of expression, and helps exiled writers to establish in Canada. From event organizers: “As head of PEN Canada (Poets, Essayists, Novelists (later broadened to Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists, Novelists). LECTURE | Make your way to UBC for a lecture about freedom of expression and writers in exile, at the Vancouver Institute’s “Defense of Cultural Space” lecture happening at Woodward Instructional Resources Centre on Saturday night. 16 | 7-8pm | Stanley Park Nature House Stanley Park Nature House MAP ![]() But this show will be worth more than the hours spent refreshing Ticketmaster and the resale ticket prices combined if you can get your hands on them. Somewhat predictably, Weyes Blood is also sold out. | Weyes Blood is also stopping at the Commodore, on Tuesday, March 21st, in support of the beautifully ethereal, orchestral, and hymnal, And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow. ![]() Their latest album, Blue Rev (2022), is delightfully undefinable. Tickets for these shows have mostly sold out, but are entirely worth scouring Ticketmaster, Craigslist, or Marketplace for. GIGS | Two very exciting headlines in town this week… First up: Alvvays is on tour and stopping in Vancouver for two consecutive nights at the Commodore Ballroom, Thursday, March 16th and Friday the 17th. Any nomenclature thrown at Alvvays – like “dream pop”, “jangle pop”, “neo-psychedelia”, or even the enduring vestiges of the bands “indie-rock” beginnings – are shrugged off by the band’s unique sonic scenery. 18 | 7-9:30pm | Pacific Spirit Regional Park 4915 West 16th Ave (400 m W of Blanca) MAP
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