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I don't know what it is about November, or maybe it's just this week, but there are all kinds of wonderful going on about town. And such a wide array of events and activities that I'm positive there will be something to please your palate. We have a lot to get through today, so let's get right to it!

How Social Media Are Changing Journalism

Monday, Nov. 7th, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
UBC Robson Square

First up, we have a sure-to-be stellar panel discussion about, well, the title pretty much says it all. Featuring such bright lights as the Social Media Editor of the New York Times, a UBC Digital Media professor, founding editor of Openfile, and the director of CBC Radio 3.

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Eatrip film with food

Tuesday, nov. 8th, 7:00 pm
Vancity Theatre

Next on the docket we have a lovely event that combines two of Schema's favourite things: delicious food, and movies about delicious food. Come for the documentary, stay for the sushi...and the chocolate, and the pizza, and the veggie platters...are you hungry yet?

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JJ Lee at Chapters

Tuesday, Nov. 8th, 7 pm
Chapters at Granville and Broadway

Also on Tuesday, if food isn't your thing (weirdo), there is an equally entertaining evening awaiting you at Chapters on Broadway and Granville. The ever stylish and charming JJ Lee will read from his new book, The Measure of a Man. This engaging trip down fashion and memory lane has just been nominated for the Governor General's Literary Award for Non-fiction (Congrats JJ!), so you won't want to miss out.

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Circle Craft Christmas Market

Wednesday, Nov. 9th to Sunday, Nov. 13th
NEW Vancouver Convention Centre West

Halloween is great and all, but I always preferred the day after, when stores put all their costumes and pumpkin paraphernalia in the bargain bin. Not because I'm itching to get some discount cat ears, but because clearing out the Halloween junk means they're making room for all things Christmassy! I know, I know, November is way too soon to get excited about Christmas, but I just can't help myself, and nothing stokes my unnatural obsession quite like the annual Circle Craft Christmas Market. Lights, decorations, a 10 ft. tall Christmas tree and the intoxicating idea that the perfect gift is just around the corner. Only 23 more days until I can listen to Christmas music without sounding like a lunatic - wish me luck!

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Forme: Exploring Fashion's Borders

Thursday, Nov. 10th, 9:00 pm - 11:30 pm
Ayden Art Gallery

While we're on the subject of fashion, local fashion house Lotus Eye is throwing a designer bash exhibiting South Asian trends in the current fashion scene. Add in an after party featuring the Bollywood- and Bhangra-tinged stylings of DJ Lajit, and you have no excuse not to be there.

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Two Merchants

Thursday, Nov. 10th to Saturday, Nov. 19th, 7:30 pm
Telus Studio, Chan Centre UBC

The Ivory Tower takes the stage and Shakespeare moves to the West Bank in PhD candidate Dana Lori Chalmers' doctoral research project Two Merchants. A contemporary spin on The Merchant of Venice, Chalmers' play takes on both antisemitism and Islamophobia and explores how theatre can be used to break down ideological barriers in society.

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Media Democracy Days

Friday, Nov. 11th - Sunday, Nov. 13th
Various locations

Now in its 10th year, Media Democracy Days will once again be bringing together scholars, activists, media, students, policy makers and more to spread the gospel of truly democratic media. Over three days MDD will highlight speakers like Sut Jhally and Judy Rebick, host film screenings, and offer interactive workshops as part of their excellent three step action plan: Know the Media. Be the Media. Change the Media.

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Dzunukwa - Beneath the Canopy & Through the Underworld

Sunday, Nov. 13th 7:30 pm
VPL Central Branch Promenade

Finally, to round out your week, and this week's post, what could be a better way to spend your Sunday than to spend it discovering mythical creatures hidden in the downtown library? VSO Composer-in-residence Scott Good and 'Namgis First Nation composer William Wasden Jr. have teamed up to create a mass choir and orchestra piece inspired by tales of the Dzunukwa - the wild woman of the woods who steals children but also brings wealth to communities.

There are also several ceremonies around the city in honour of Remembrance Day on November 11th.

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Genie is an editorial assistant for Schema Magazine and self-appointed seeker-out of Schema-worthy events in Vancouver. She is a certified bookworm with a special fondness for Shakespeare and CanLit. You can follow her on Twitter @geniemak