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Performing Arts Safety for Supervisors
Join ActSafe for a morning in-person Performing Arts Safety for Supervisors workshop from 9am - 1pm, followed by an Industry Hangout from 1pm - 3pm!
Performing Arts Safety for Supervisors provides folks preparedness and confidence in performing arts and live event environments. It gives people a practical foundation in safety, so they’re better equipped to recognize hazards, understand their responsibilities, ask the right questions, and contribute to a strong safety culture whether they’re working on stage, backstage, in a venue, or at an event.
The value is in the knowledge it gives someone when they arrive at a workplace, whether they’ve been in the industry 1 day or 20 years. PASS: Know the risks. Know your role. Show up ready. Build the safety knowledge and confidence you need to recognize hazards, understand your responsibilities, and work safely and professionally in performing arts and live event environments.
The certificate is an added benefit, but the real value is being better prepared to work…
Organization: ActSafe and GVPTA. Event Type: Workshop or Class. Is there a fee to participate? Free. Event Website: https://www.actsafestar.ca/v1/index.cfm?action=classroom.eventdetails&event=_B0973B51F3F6AA6B1BB74E049B00492D&company=_F85D73A3726426776D40A735F9B097DC. Learning - Type: Technical Development. Networking + Gathering.
Monday, November 9, 2026, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM.
#140 - 4259 Canada Way, Burnaby, V5G 1H1.
For more info visit www.actsafestar.ca. Toward Parenthood
Overview
Whether you’re thinking about starting a family, navigating life as a new parent, or looking for ways to better support parents in the creative workplace, this transition can bring big questions about work, identity, finances, and the future. In an industry built around unpredictable schedules, project-based work, and uncertainty, how do you make room for parenthood without losing sight of your career? Becoming a parent shouldn’t mean having to leave behind the career you’ve worked so hard to build.
Join Cynthia Jimenez-Hicks and Ella Cooper, alongside Susie Burpee from Balancing Act, for a webinar that explores the realities of navigating parenthood in the entertainment industry. Through lived experiences, honest conversation, and practical guidance, our speakers will explore the challenges, possibilities, and individual nature of this life transition, offering tools and perspectives to help participants on the road ahead.
This session will offer an opportunity to connect, learn, and feel less…
Organization: AFC in partnership with Balancing Act Canada. Event Type: Workshop or Class. Accessibility: ASL Interpreter. Captions/Surtitles. Is there a fee to participate? Free. Event Website: https://afchelps.ca/workshop/toward-parenthood/. Registration & Access: Register online at https://afchelps.ca/workshop/toward-parenthood/, Accessibility
ASL interpretation, closed captions, and translated captions are available. If you require additional accommodations to make this event accessible for you, please get in touch, and we will do our best to meet your needs.
Recording, This event will not be recorded. Registration or Application Deadline: November 12, 2026.
Thursday, November 12, 2026, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit afchelps.ca. Living Room Series; Parenting in the Arts
Living Room Series; Parenting in the Arts
Navigating parenthood as an artist
Join us for a conversation on parenting in the arts, where a panel of parents in creative fields will share their journeys of balancing family life with their artistic practice. This is a welcoming space to ask questions, connect with others, and build upon your community. Whether you're navigating the challenges of raising children while pursuing a creative career or simply seeking advice, come join us and find inspiration and connection. We will cap off the conversation with a pizza party!
Children are welcome. There will be childcare available on site.
Hosts:
Sarah Roa
Jessica Hood
Panelists:
Baraka Rahmani + Olivia Hutt
Shizuka Kai
Dave Deveau.
Organization: Presented by Rumble Theatre in collaboration with Upintheair Theatre and GVPTA. Event Type: Networking. Accessibility: Relaxed Format. Is there a fee to participate? Free. Event Website: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ScXgJDE-ooMhA2O5-57PyQrBHFqdPlc9PZ52OkExnRU/edit. Registration & Access: Register online here. Learning - Type: Mental Health + Wellness. Networking + Gathering.
Sunday, November 29, 2026, 4:30 PM – 7:00 PM.
Progress Lab Studio 1422 William Street, Vancouver BC.
For more info visit docs.google.com. Desserts with Designers
Come connect with and hang out with your fellow theatre designers and discuss work, unionization, and more!!!
Not a replacement for our beloved Drinks with Designers, but hoping to reach designers who prefer ice cream over a drink!
Free to join, but please patronize the business :).
Organization: Associated Designers of Canada. Event Type: Networking. Accessibility: Relaxed Format. Is there a fee to participate? Free. Event Website: https://www.instagram.com/p/DfP-mokPZOs/?dlrf=YWtteDJla3VoeWEx. Learning - Type: Networking + Gathering.
Monday, November 30, 2026, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM.
Little Pisces Cafe
1778 Columbia Street, Vancouver, BC.
Immuno-Inclusivity in Opera
Join us to explore accessibility, inclusivity, and health & safety in opera and the performing arts! From allergies to air pollution to infectious diseases, immune-related hazards can impact singers' voices, deter potential audience members, cause show cancellations and more. Drawing on the latest research and artist experiences from across Canada, we'll share what's working, what isn't, and practical strategies to create safer operatic spaces for all.
This webinar introduces a new online resource and toolkit to help improve immuno-inclusivity across a range of live event settings. Everyone from performers to producers, from stage managers to venue operators, will find scalable solutions that have already been vetted by subject matter experts and tested in real-world projects and productions. The webinar includes a Q&A period.
Featuring:Erin Bardua, Essential Opera, Maureen Batt, Essential Opera, Skylar Cameron, Robin Hahn, Opera Mariposa, Stephanie Ko, Opera Mariposa, Emma Yee, Access measures: Run time…
Organization: Opera Mariposa, Essential Opera, and the Immuno-Inclusivity in Opera Collective. Event Type: Workshop or Class. Accessibility: ASL Interpreter. Is there a fee to participate? Free. Event Website: https://immunoinclusivityinopera.ca/. Registration & Access: Register online at https://immunoinclusivityinopera.ca/news/webinar/. Registration or Application Deadline: Thursday, December 10, 2026. Learning - Type: Mental Health + Wellness. Other.
Thursday, December 10, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM.
For more info visit immunoinclusivityinopera.ca.