Current Season: Nightmares & Dreamscapes
From Autumn 2025 to Summer 2026, DPL will be presenting our second full season of live-action entertainment for your perusal and pleasure. Kicking off with The 3rd Annual From Above/From Below Ball on October 30th, the year will continue with a full lineup of live entertainment before ending in the summer with Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.
The 3rd Annual From Above/From Below BⒶll
On Thursday, October 30th 2025 we gathered remotely over Zoom and in person at the Merritt Branch of the St. Catharines Public Library in St. Catharines, Ontario for the 2nd Annual From Above, From Below Ball to kick off our second season and to celebrate the release of our second Halloween anthology, Fearful Symmetries: An Anthology of Psychedelic Horror.
The party featured remote readings of several stories from the anthology by their authors, including "Black Magick 101" by G. W. McClary, "Taraval Street" by E. B. Ratcliffe, "Fior di Morto" by James Arthur, and "The Jolly Goblin Jamboree" by Adam Parker.
T. S. Eliot's The Waste Land:
a recitation with music
On Thursday, April 30th 2026, we gathered at the KNAC/Crawlspace Theatre in Kalamazoo, Michigan for a live recitation of T. S. Eliot's poem "The Waste Land", read by poet and performer Quincy Ellis.
Prior to the main reading was an open mic where community members had the option to either share their own work or recite a selection of shorter Eliot poems, followed by a live performance by Detroit-based ethereal folk rock band Bard Witch. The event also featured tarot readings from reader Jack Keough.
Detroit Zine Fest
In between shows, we had the opportunity to vend at Detroit Zine Fest on May 16th, 2026, where we joined dozens of other d.i.y. publishers, printers, and artists.
We had a selection of our publications for sale along with a smattering of other goodies. The event was hosted at the Jam Handy in Detroit, Michigan.
Upcoming Events
Balancing the Humors:
A Health & Wellness Stand-Up Show
6:00 July 17th
@ Heirloom Arts
in Kalamazoo, MI
Here There Be Dungeons!
An RPG Live Play Event
location and dates tbd
William Shakespeare's
A Midsummer Night's Dream
location and dates tbd