Blacklit Durham

Appropriate for adults and seniors (18+).
Hosted at the Ajax Centre for the Arts.
Advanced registration required.

Celebrate Black Canadian literary voices of all genres at a night of amazing performances and Q&A with the artists. Sign-ups for open mic poetry sessions start at 2 p.m. Visit blacklitdurham.com for more information.

Featured Artists on October 25:

Award-winning, bestselling African-Canadian author, Angelot Ndongmo, has recently debuted her first-ever young adult novel, “Between Classes.” She is known for her successful Loving Me series, which includes the bestselling children’s books Loving Me and Boy! I Am Loving Me. The series has earned her multiple awards and reflects her commitment to inspiring and uplifting the next generation of children to love themselves as they are and feel empowered. She continues to accomplish this through her writing, but also her career as a child and youth worker and a performance coach for young cheerleaders and dancers.

Peter N. Bailey is an award-winning actor, playwright, and acting, voice, and dialect coach. A 2003 graduate of the Humber College Theatre Performance Program, his stage credits include To Kill a Mockingbird, Richard III, and All's Well That Ends Well (Stratford Festival), Fences and Primary Trust (Grand Theatre), and Sweat and Fairview (Canadian Stage). He has coached at Stratford, Crow's Theatre, Tarragon, and the National Theatre School of Canada, and is a graduate of the Patsy Rodenburg Associate Programme. His debut play, Tyson's Song, won a Dora Mavor Moore Award for Best New Play and has been longlisted for the 2026 Toronto Book Award.