An Evening with Ta-Nehisi Coates at the Chan Centre, Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, UBC, Vancouver BC

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Sun, Nov 8 · 7:30pm-9pm

An Evening with Ta-Nehisi Coates at the Chan Centre

National Book Award winner Ta-Nehisi Coates, author of Between the World and Me and The Message, speaks at the Chan Centre. One night, Sunday 7:30pm.

Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, UBC

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The date

Ta-Nehisi Coates wrote The Case for Reparations and Between the World and Me, won the National Book Award and a MacArthur fellowship, and his latest book, The Message, is about untangling ourselves from the myths that mislead us. He speaks at the Chan Centre on Sunday, presented with SFU's Centre for Comparative Muslim Studies. This is the date for people who like to argue on the walk home. Eat at Koerner's Pub on West Mall beforehand, two minutes from the hall, and keep the conversation going on the bus back downtown. Talk at 7:30pm in Chan Shun Concert Hall. Seats run $59 to $99 including fees, with $30 value, student and Indigenous seats.

How to do it

Buy seats through the Chan Centre's event page (UBC Tickets), $59 to $99 with fees included, or $30 value seats. Take the 99 B-Line or R4 to UBC Exchange, eat at Koerner's Pub around 6pm, and walk two minutes to the Chan Centre for 7:30pm.

What to wear: smart casual

Dates & times

November 2026

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Sunday, November 8

7:30pm - 9pm

7:30pm, Chan Shun Concert Hall. End time estimated.

Times as published by the festival. Verify before you go

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Duration
1½-2 hours
Best time
Evening to late night
Per person
~$30-99
setting
Indoor
neighbourhood
Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, UBC
best season
Fall

Priced from the menu · Nov 2026

UBC Tickets: Category A $89, B $79, C $59, Premium $99, Value Seating $30 (student and Indigenous rates $30); prices include GST, facility fee and service charges.. Not a quote.

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