Community Events
Moncton
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Fredericton
NotaBle Acts Theatre Company is excited to offer this free workshop with our 2026 Playwright/Dramaturg in Residence, Jill Connell. See details below and attached and note the registration deadline of July 17. This workshop is being held in conjunction with our annual Summer Theatre Festival, which will take place from July 22-August 1 at venues across Fredericton. Visit www.nbacts.com for full lineup, schedule, and ticket information.
Playwriting & Embodied Experience
a writing workshop with NotaBle Acts Playwright/Dramaturg in Residence Jill Connell
Sunday, July 19, 2026
12:00pm – 3:00pm
UNB Carleton Hall room 304
No charge
A workshop for creative writers and theatre-makers interested in exploring the form and structure of plays. We will use free-writing exercises to explore our experience of the world and the feeling of things (versus an objective or outside perspective about the “logic” of things). We will then look for an associated shape that might contain this experience in live performance and explore this via dramatic writing. We’ll share these aloud with each other, prioritizing availability over interpretation and experimentation over perfection.
All levels of experience are welcome. Please bring a notebook and pen. Limited spots available: email jill@itcouldstillhappen.com to register by July 17.
Jill Connell (she/they) is a playwright and theatre artist based in Tkaronto/Toronto. Her plays include The Supine Cobbler (published with Coach House Books), Arctic Ocean, HROSES: An Affront to Reason, The Tall Building and The Shark Tumour Collection. She runs the independent theatre company It Could Still Happen: a collective of interdisciplinary artists who create performances based on text, space and embodied practice. In March 2026, ICSH premièred their most recent work, The Herald, in partnership with Canada’s longest-running queer theatre, Buddies in Bad Times.
Jill is a graduate of the playwriting program at the National Theatre School of Canada and holds a Masters in English from the University of New Brunswick. The past few years, she is fortunate to teach performance and creative writing at Toronto Metropolitan University, the University of Toronto, Sheridan College, and Humber College. Jill has had four productions with NotaBle Acts, including her thesis play The Shark Tumour Collection, directed by Len Falkenstein (2006). She is thrilled to return to Fredericton after so long and grateful for the warm welcome.
Saint John
July Events
July 18, 2026 – 11:00 am – 2:00 pm – Jane Tims, author Reading & Signing
Join us for a special in-store event with local author Jane Tims, celebrating her many books:
How Her Garden Grew
Open to the Skies
City Grotesque
Mnemonic
To mention a few!
Drop in early to hear her read from some of her books, or anytime between 11 am and 2 pm to meet the author, purchase signed copies, and hear the stories behind her work. Whether you're discovering Jane Tims for the first time or already love her writing, this is a perfect chance to support a talented New Brunswick author while enjoying the cozy atmosphere of the café.
Specialty drinks and treats will be available all day.
All are welcome—come say hello, browse, sip, and shop local!
July 26, 2026 – 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm: Saint John Voices
A literary open mic event. Sign-up is at 6:00 pm, and reading starts at 6:30 pm. We feature prose, poetry, and plays. Readers have 7 minutes to read their piece. Experts are available to offer feedback upon request.
Anyone can sign up to read, locals and visitors alike.
July 29, 2026 - 8:00 pm: Full Moon Ghost Walk led by David Goss
The Full Moon Ghost Walks led by Goss with helpers and many surprise stunts!
Each walk will feature a different set of stories depending on the route, which will start each occasion from the Write Cup Café and Bookstore in Market Square.
Registration and payment must be made one week in advance of each walk, and the cost is $20.00 per person. Adults only, please and no dogs.
On the week of the walk, the fee is $25.00.
Contact is Shannon@partridgeislandpublishing.ca.
July 29, 2026 – 8:30 pm – 10:00 pm: 18+ Adult Reading
Come on in and warm up with some 18+ readings from some of our amazing writers!
Enjoy some snacks and some specialty drinks as you learn about a variety of sex toys, compliments of our sponsor, Pleasures ‘N Treasures.
Enjoy the sizzle at The Write Cup Bookstore Café!
August Events
August 15, 2026 – 2:00 pm – Multi-Author Event
Join us at The Write Cup Bookstore Café as we host three amazing authors from Nova Scotia!
These authors are going to have a lot of fun stories to share and tips to give! Don’t miss your chance to share an afternoon with such a wealth of information.
Tasha Zima
- The Making of a Storm
- Ashby Lake After Dark: Rosa
Kayleigh Malcolm
- Chaotic Passion
- Beneath The Surface
J. Anne Scott
If you love romance novels, supporting local authors, getting cozy with fun drinks, amazing treats, and learning the ins and outs of
August 26, 2026 – 8:30 pm – 10:00 pm: Amazing Amelia & Sexy Sue 18+ Reading and book launch!
Anyone who has been to our smut night events over the last year knows Amelia Dax and Susan Lynn so we are happy to help with the launch of some new books!
Join us for a great evening of smutty reading, prizes, and help us welcome some new, smutty books to our shelves!
A literary open mic event. Sign-up is at 6:00 pm, and reading starts at 6:30 pm. We feature prose, poetry, and plays. Readers have 7 minutes to read their piece. Experts are available to offer feedback upon request.
Anyone can sign up to read, locals and visitors alike.
August 28, 2026 - 8:00 pm: Full Moon Ghost Walk led by David Goss
The Full Moon Ghost Walks led by Goss with helpers and many surprise stunts!
Each walk will feature a different set of stories depending on the route, which will start each occasion from the Write Cup Café and Bookstore in Market Square.
Registration and payment must be made one week in advance of each walk, and the cost is $20.00 per person. Adults only, please and no dogs.
On the week of the walk, the fee is $25.00.
August 29, 2026 – 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Terry Evans author event
Terry Evans, author of 25 Years Under the Rising Sun, will be at The Write Cup Bookstore Café to talk about his life in Japan and his run-in with the Yakuza, which sent him back to Canada.
Come on in and learn about life in Japan, the writing process, and the amazing life Terry lived that marries it all together!
August 30, 2026 – 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm: Saint John Voices
A literary open mic event. Sign-up is at 6:00 pm, and reading starts at 6:30 pm. We feature prose, poetry, and plays. Readers have 7 minutes to read their piece. Experts are available to offer feedback upon request.
Anyone can sign up to read, locals and visitors alike.
NB Film Co-op Screenwriters' Café
The UNB Art Centre has writing classes for everyone! Offered both in-person and online, classes cover topics including crafting the short story, horror, novella writing, editing, self-publishing, and much more. Register early and save 15% https://www.unb.ca/artcentre/learning/