EVENT: CBC Gem's How to Fail as a Popstar preview and discussion at LitFest Alberta

Join us at LitFest Alberta along with Edmonton-born-and-raised musician Vivek Shraya, star of CBC Gem's newest comedy series, How to Fail as a Popstar. 

How to Fail as a Popstar — the CBC Gem series — answers the question "what happens when a star isn't born?" with hilarity, vulnerability, a healthy dose of imagination, and of course, music. The series tracks the journey of Vivek Shraya, a young queer brown boy, growing up in Edmonton trying (and failing) to achieve pop stardom and what went right and wrong along the way — from the perspective of the now 40-something trans feminine multidisciplinary artist that boy became. 

This event will feature an advanced special screening of the upcoming CBC Gem original title, a performance from Vivek's play that the series is based on, and a fascinating conversation about adapting literary work for different mediums.

The event is a ticketed event.

Time: Thursday, October 19 @ 6PM

Place: Stanley A. Milner Library (7 Sir Winston Churchill Square Edmonton, AB T5J 2V4)

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