Surrey Muse Program – June-November 2023

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Featured art by Ann Lovell, Surrey Muse, March 2023

  Session 24
June-November 2023

June 24
Author Catherine Lewis
Poet Kyle Hawke
Visiting Author Sabyasachi Nag
Emerging Musician TBA
Emerging Poet Michele Adams
Artist-At-Work Yanli Tang
Host Mariam Zohra D

July 22
Author Cynthia Sharp
Poet Ashok Bhargava
Performer Deborah Vieyra
Emerging Preeti Kaur Dhaliwal
Emerging Musician Niki Kennedy
Artist-At-Work Yanli Tang
Host Michael Stark

August 26
Author Myrna Kostash
Poet Ivan Drury
Musician Tariq Hussain
Emerging Musician Tze Liew
Emerging Musician Brent Wagner
Artist-At-Work Yanli Tang
Host Carol Neuman

September 23
Author Dora Ducek
Poet Timothy Shay
Performer Angela Rebrec
Emerging Writer Melissa Yuan-Innes
Emerging Writer Jennifer Ashton
Artist-At-Work Yanli Tang
Host Samantha Krilow

October 28
Author Rahela Nayebzadah
Poet Tolu Oloruntoba
Musician Metronomad
Emerging Poet Dilan Qadir
Emerging Artist Tatjana Mirkov-Popovicki
Artist-At-Work Yanli Tang
Host Michael Stark

November 25
Author Winner, Joy Kogawa Award for Fiction
Poet Winner, Vera Manual Award for Poetry
Author Winner, Susan Crean Award for Nonfiction
Musician Winner, Faith Nolan Award for Music
Artist Winner, Norval Morrisseau Award for Visual Arts
Host Mariam Zohra D

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Program

Surrey Muse program is put together twice a year, in Nov/Dec for January-May session, and in May/June for June-November session. Dates are chosen by the participants through an invitation. Participants are invited from a recommendations list that stays open throughout the year. To recommend authors, poets and artist/performers to be featured at Surrey Muse, please use the online recommendations form.

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Surrey Muse gatherings take place
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Qayqayt, Tsawwassen, Musqueam,
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Surrey Muse Gathering – Saturday May 27 / 2023

125th Gathering

5-27-2023

Featured Artists

Author Hasan Namir
Poet Wayde Compton
Artist Janel Rae
Emerging Poet Eimear Laffan
Emerging Artist Elyse Longair
Featured Art by Diego Rivera
Host Mariam Zohra D

Saturday, May 27, 2023
1:00 – 4:00 PM (PT)
Room 418, City Centre branch, Surrey Libraries
10350 University Drive, Surrey BC V3T 4B8
Phone: (604) 598-7426

Open Mic submissions
Arrive 5 minutes before the event and sign up
Submission guidelines

Free & Wheelchair Accessible
Masks Recommended
Donations welcome

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Surrey Muse gatherings take place
on the unceded Coast Salish territories of
the Semiahmoo, Katzie, Kwikwetlem, Kwantlen,
Qayqayt, Tsawwassen, Musqueam,
Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations.

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Surrey Muse Gathering – Saturday April 22 / 2023

124th Gathering

4-22-2023 (1)

Featured Artists

Author Anne Murphy
Poet Franz Seachel
Artist Myrtle Thomas
Emerging Writer Lucy E.M. Black
Emerging Writer Samantha Krilow
Just Launched by Linda Jones
Featured Art by Henri Cartier-Bresson
Host Mariam Zohra D

Saturday, April 22, 2023
1:00 – 4:00 PM (PT)
Room 418, City Centre branch, Surrey Libraries
10350 University Drive, Surrey BC V3T 4B8
Phone: (604) 598-7426

Open Mic submissions
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Submission guidelines

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Donations welcome

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Women Who Named the Unnamed

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Surrey Muse gatherings take place
on the unceded Coast Salish territories of
the Semiahmoo, Katzie, Kwikwetlem, Kwantlen,
Qayqayt, Tsawwassen, Musqueam,
Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations.

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Surrey Muse Gathering – Saturday March 25 / 2023

123rd Gathering

3-25-2023 (1)

Featured Artists

Author Daniel G. Scott
Poet Daniela Elza
Artist Tamar Haytayan
Emerging Writer K.R. Byggdin
Emerging Poet Carol Neuman
Featured Art by Ann Lovell
Host Michael Stark

Saturday, March 25, 2023
1:00 – 4:00 PM (PT)
Room 418, City Centre branch, Surrey Libraries
10350 University Drive, Surrey BC V3T 4B8
Phone: (604) 598-7426

Open Mic submissions
Arrive 5 minutes before the event and sign up
Submission guidelines

Free & Wheelchair Accessible
Masks Recommended
Donations welcome

Updates will be posted here
Program
Videos will be posted here
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Support other SMAS Projects
Surrey Muse Art & Literature Awards
Surrey Muse At Large (SMAL)
Surrey Muse Writers
Women Who Named the Unnamed

Contact
surrey.muse@gmail.com

Surrey Muse gatherings take place
on the unceded Coast Salish territories of
the Semiahmoo, Katzie, Kwikwetlem, Kwantlen,
Qayqayt, Tsawwassen, Musqueam,
Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations.

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Surrey Muse Gathering – Saturday February 25 / 2023

122nd Gathering

2-25-2023

Featured Artists

Author Dorothy Palmer
Poet Manolis Aligizakis
Artist Kenzie Housego
Emerging Writer Diary Marif
Emerging Poet Hya Sheikh
Featured Art by Henrietta Hall
Host Michael Stark

Saturday, February 25, 2023
1:00 – 4:00 PM (PT)
Room 402, City Centre branch, Surrey Libraries
10350 University Drive, Surrey BC V3T 4B8
Phone: (604) 598-7426

Open Mic submissions
Arrive 5 minutes before the event and sign up
Submission guidelines

Free & Wheelchair Accessible
Masks Recommended
Donations welcome

Updates will be posted here
Program
Videos will be posted here
youtube.com/@surreymuse

More about the gatherings
Gatherings

‘LIKE’ us on FB
facebook.com/pages/Surrey-Muse
FOLLOW on Twitter
@SurreyMuse
FOLLOW on Instagram
surreymuse.arts

Support SMAS Projects
Surrey Muse Art & Literature Awards
Surrey Muse At Large (SMAL)
Surrey Muse Writers
Women Who Named the Unnamed

Contact
surrey.muse@gmail.com

Surrey Muse gatherings take place
on the unceded Coast Salish territories of
the Semiahmoo, Katzie, Kwikwetlem, Kwantlen,
Qayqayt, Tsawwassen, Musqueam,
Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations.

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