Performance and Presentation

Lesley-Anne’s community involvements include;

  • Launch of Bernadette Wagner’s new poetry collection The Dry Valley from Radiant Press – event coordinator, guest poet, March 2020
  • Facilitator for group study, The Creative Call, Autumn 2019
  • Us + Them doc screening for National Homelessness Day, panel speaker for Metro Community, at Okanagan Heritage Museum, Oct. 2019
  • Take Back The Night Rally – Central Okanagan Elizabeth Fry Society – Speaker/Poet, Sept. 2019
  • British Columbia Museums Association Conference – breakout session speaker – “SEE:kelowna, Sharing Experiences of Homelessness through Exhibition,” Oct. 2018
  • Inspired By – four collaborative poetry works with visual artists for The Summerland Arts Council and Ryga Festival, August 2018
  • Karis Recovery House, Poetry Circle and Expressive Arts Facilitator, ongoing
  • Metro Community, Advent Liturgy Co-Commission and readings, Dec. 2016
  • Metro Central, Pop-Up Poetry Facilitator, November 2014 – present
  • Metro Central, Poetry Circle Facilitator, weekly, November 2014 – present
  • Global Music Fest for Global Citizen Kelowna @Third Space Coffee, February 2016
  • Inspired Word Cafe, episode #7, Featured Poet, televised Shaw TV, Jan. 14, 2016
  • Inspired Word Cafe, episode #4, televised Shaw TV, Dec. 23, 2015
  • Inspired Word Cafe, episode #1, televised Shaw TV, Dec. 2, 2015
  • Metro Community Steve Bell Concert Fall Fundraiser, Oct. 2015
  • Inn From The Cold Banquet, Poetry Feature Apr. 2015
  • 365 Portraits Celebration, Reading, Third Space Coffee House, Mar. 2015
  • 4 poets “Make Love Poems ~ Live Poetry Show,” Spoken Word Poetry, Feb. 2015 – Interactive poem created with audience: link HERE
  • Feature Poet, OUR Coffee House ~ Artists for Creative Alliance, Jan. 2015
  • Central Okanagan Women’s Resource & Education Foundation, Candlelight Vigil for Women, Poetry Reading, Dec. 2014
  • Inspired Word Cafe, Featured Poet, Kelowna Heritage Museum, Dec. 2014
  • Okanagan Express ~ Write Out Loud, from Page to Podium, Oct. 2014
  • Nourish ~ Pop-Up-Poetry: soul food for the lunch crowd, Sept. 2014
  • Society for Learning in Retirement, Workshop and Reading, Oct. 2014
  • SOPA Fine Arts Speak Easy, Reading, June 2014
  • Creative Aging Awareness Day @ Rotary Centre, Reading, June 2014
  • Inspired Word Cafe, Featured Poet, Rotary Centre for the Arts, May 2014
  • Purple Vine Club @ heART School, Jan. 2014- Interactive poem, link HERE.
  • Trinity Mosaic Advent Service, Commissioned new work and reading, Dec. 2013
  • Inspired Word Cafe @ Rotary Centre, Kelowna Art Galley and @ ORL Downtown Library, open mic readings, various dates
  • Hope Centre @ Willow Park Church, Presentation and Poetry Reading, Dec. 2013
  • Okanagan Regional Library, Mission Branch, Oct. 2013 – Presentation and Readings, Interactive poem created with audience, link HERE.
  • ARTSCO 60 Artists in 60 Spaces @ Pulp Fiction Coffee House, Kelowna, Sept. 2013 – Invited Poetry Reading, Interactive poem created with audience, link HERE.
  • Culture Days Kelowna, Rotary Centre for the Arts, Sept. 2013
  • Lille Gard Festival, Bo.ttega Farm Inn, Kelowna, Summer 2013
  • Festivals Kelowna Street Performer, 2013
  • Pecha Kucha Presenter, The B.C. Society of Landscape Architects Annual Conference (300 + delegates), Vancouver, Spring 2013
  • The Grace Experience, Bo.ttega Farm Inn, Kelowna, Spring 2013, video link.
  • Trinity ReThink Senior High, Kelowna, Summer 2012
  • Quinta Ferriera Estate Winery, Oliver, Summer 2012
  • Trinity Mosaic, Kelowna, Fall 2012
  • Okanagan Institute, Kelowna, March 2011
  • Kelowna Christian School Tribute to Graduating Class, June 2011