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Witness exceptional Black literary arts talent in Ajax's historic Pickering Village!
BlackLit Durham is a bimonthly literary arts event produced by AfriCANthology Canada and generously supported by Ajax Public Library and St. Francis Centre. The Durham Region-based series is designed to showcase, highlight, amplify, and celebrate Black Canadian literary voices of all genres in their full splendour and diversity.
An event featuring contributors to the book AfriCANthology, hosted at Ajax's St. Francis Centre in June 2022, was such a rousing success that audience members called for a recurring series based on similar themes to showcase Black Canadian artists. The idea for BlackLit Durham was born.
Now into its third full season in the heart of Pickering Village, BlackLit Durham is the only recurring literary arts focused series of its kind in the eastern GTA, drawing audience members from across Durham Region and beyond.
Durham Region (pop. 697,000 in 2021) is the easternmost regional municipality of the Greater Toronto Area. Most people do not realize that there are large Black populations in the Region's communities, such as Whitby, Pickering, and Oshawa. In fact, the Town of Ajax, where BlackLit Durham takes place, has the largest Black population (by percentage) of any municipality in Canada.
Doors open/open mic sign-ups at 6:30 pm & showtime at 7 pm SHARP at all shows. FREE for all ages!
St. Francis Centre for Community, Arts, & Culture, 78 Church Street. South, Ajax ON, L1S 6B3
Featuring Gloria Blizzard and Joshua "Scribe" Watkis with poetry open mic. More details to come soon!
St. Francis Centre for Community, Arts, & Culture, 78 Church Street. South, Ajax ON, L1S 6B3
St. Francis Centre for Community, Arts, & Culture, 78 Church Street. South, Ajax ON, L1S 6B3
Feature writer TBA with special youth literary showcase. More details to come soon!
St. Francis Centre for Community, Arts, & Culture, 78 Church Street. South, Ajax ON, L1S 6B3
St. Francis Centre for Community, Arts, & Culture, 78 Church Street. South, Ajax ON, L1S 6B3
Features TBA with poetry open mic. More details to come soon!
St. Francis Centre for Community, Arts, & Culture, 78 Church Street. South, Ajax ON, L1S 6B3
St. Francis Centre for Community, Arts, & Culture, 78 Church Street. South, Ajax ON, L1S 6B3
Features TBA with poetry open mic. More details to come soon!
St. Francis Centre for Community, Arts, & Culture, 78 Church Street. South, Ajax ON, L1S 6B3
See event pictures from Durham Region's premier Black Canadian literature series in the BlackLit Durham Photo Gallery
St. Francis Centre for Community, Arts, & Culture, 78 Church Street. South, Ajax ON, L1S 6B3
Featuring Morgan Campbell & Jolly Abrakasa with poetry open mic.
St. Francis Centre for Community, Arts, & Culture, 78 Church Street. South, Ajax ON, L1S 6B3
St. Francis Centre for Community, Arts, & Culture, 78 Church Street. South, Ajax ON, L1S 6B3
Featuring Kern Carter & Nadia L. Hohn with poetry open mic.
St. Francis Centre for Community, Arts, & Culture, 78 Church Street. South, Ajax ON, L1S 6B3
St. Francis Centre for Community, Arts, & Culture, 78 Church Street. South, Ajax ON, L1S 6B3
Featuring Peculiar-i & Affrica "Dess" Spence with guest host Shushanna Harris & poetry open mic.
St. Francis Centre for Community, Arts, & Culture, 78 Church Street. South, Ajax ON, L1S 6B3
St. Francis Centre for Community, Arts, & Culture, 78 Church Street. South, Ajax ON, L1S 6B3
Featuring Adrian Reece & Shushanna Harris with poetry open mic.
St. Francis Centre for Community, Arts, & Culture, 78 Church Street. South, Ajax ON, L1S 6B3
St. Francis Centre for Community, Arts, & Culture, 78 Church Street. South, Ajax ON, L1S 6B3
Featuring Dr. Afua Cooper & Dr. George Elliott Clarke with poetry open mic.
St. Francis Centre for Community, Arts, & Culture, 78 Church Street. South, Ajax ON, L1S 6B3
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