The 6th Virtual Gathering of Surrey Muse – Friday August 28 / 2020

96th Gathering

Art work ”Ohow – The Owl’ by Aaron Paquette. Poster designed by Mariam Zohra D.

LIVE Watch Party
Friday, August 28, 2020
5:30 -7:30 PM (PT)
Join us on YouTube
Surrey Muse Channel on YouTube

Featured Guests
Author Alix Ohlin
Poet Sophia Naz
Performer Sherry Duggal
Open Mic Opener Martha Warren
Host Jovian Radheshwar

View previous program videos at
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Free event
Donations welcome
Open Mic
(send 3-5 minute video or audio recording by August 15th.)

Updates will be posted here
Program
Videos will be posted here
surreymuse.wordpress.com/virtual/

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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 Program July-November 2020

‘Reversal’ by Shehan Madawela
March 2020, the 1st virtual gathering

Session 18
July-November 2020

July 24
Author Jónína Kirton
Poet Joanne Arnott
Performer Tariq Hussain
Open Mic Opener Steffi Tad-y
Host Mariam Zohra D

Aug 28
Author Alix Ohlin
Poet Sophia Naz
Performer Sherry Duggal
Open Mic Opener Martha Warren
Host Jovian Radheshwar

Sept 25
Author Nathan Adler
Poet Franz
Performer Gunargie O’Sullivan
Open Mic Opener Jacqui Treiber
Host Mariam Zohra D

Oct 23
Author Asel Omar
Poet Hari Alluri
Artist Alanna Edwards
Open Mic Opener Yong Nan Kim
Host Jovian Radheshwar

Nov 27
Author Chimedum Ohaegbu
Poet Laifong Leung
Performer Lend Me Your Underbelly
Open Mic Opener Zofia Musiej
Host Mariam Zohra D

Updates to this program
Will be posted below
Program

Surrey Muse program is put together twice a year, in Nov/Dec for January-June session, and in May/June for July-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 performers to be featured at Surrey Muse, use the email address at the bottom of this post or try the online recommendations form

More about the gatherings
Gatherings
Virtual Gatherings

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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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Tonight’s Surrey Muse Event is CANCELLED

Please note that the February 23 gathering of Surrey Muse, scheduled for tonight, has been cancelled due to hazardous weather conditions.

We’ll make alternate arrangements to have our featured Author Lydia Kwa, featured Poet Raul Gatica, featured Performer Sherry Duggal, Booksigning Author Ashok Bhargava, and Open Mic Opener Mariam Zohra to present in the near future. Gratitude to Raghavendra Rao K.V. for the Featured Art on this month’s poster.

This is our first cancellation since Surrey Muse began in 2011.

Thank you for your ongoing support.

Surrey Muse Core group
February 23, 2018

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Surrey Muse gatherings take place
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February 23-2018 Gathering of Surrey Muse

68th Gathering

February 23, 2018

Author Lydia Kwa
Poet Raul Gatica
Performer Sherry Duggall
Open Mic Opener Mariam Zohra
Booksigning Author Ashok Bhargava
Featured art by Raghavendra Rao K.V.
Host Sonja Grgar

5:30 – 8:30 PM
Room 405 – City Centre branch
Surrey Public Library
Phone: (604) 598-7420
(Surrey Central skytrain)

Open Mic
Refreshments
Book Table
Free event
Donations welcome

Updates will be posted here
Program
More about the gatherings
Gatherings

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Surrey Muse gatherings take place
on the unceded territories of the
Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations.

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Surrey Muse Program January-June 2018

‘Pink Rose’ in Rob Zeer’s ‘Street Kids’ series
from the August 2017 poster designed by Mariam Zohra

Session 13
January – June 2018

Jan 26
Author Joy Haskell
Poet Annie Ross
Performer Pervaiz Akhtar
Open Mic Opener Helga Parekh
Host Sana Janjua

Feb 23
Author Lydia Kwa
Poet Raul Gatica
Performer Sherry Duggall
Open Mic Opener Mariam Zohra
Host Sonja Grgar

March 23
Author Shashi Bhatt
Poet Lee Maracle (via Skype)
Performer Cease Wyss
Open Mic Opener Fauzia Rafique
Host Helga Parekh

Apr 27
Author Joan B. Flood
Poet Adèle Barclay
Performer Marcy of TVOD & Western Obsidian (via Skype)
Open Mic Opener Sonja Grgar
Host Alex Macilwain

May 25
Author Susan Crean
Poet Betsy Warland
Performer Arlene Bowman
Open Mic Opener Randeep Purewall
Host Fauzia Rafique

June 22
Author Julie Flett
Poet Ashok Bhargava
Performer Peter Daniels
Open Mic Opener Sana Janjua
Host Mariam Zohra

Updates to this program
Will be posted at the page below
Program

Surrey Muse program is put together twice a year, in Nov/Dec for January-June session and in May/June for July-November session. Dates are blind-picked by participants through an invitation. Participants are invited from a recommendations list that stays open throughout the year.

Recommend authors, poets and performers to be featured at Surrey Muse. Use the email address at the bottom of the post or try the new recommendations form:surreymuse.wordpress.com/recommendations

Surrey Muse gatherings
Gatherings

Surrey Muse gatherings take place
on the unceded territories of the
Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations.

‘LIKE’ us on FB
facebook.com/pages/Surrey-Muse/
Follow on Twitter
@SurreyMuse

Support our Projects
Surrey Muse Writers
Surrey Muse At Large (SMAL)

Contact
surrey.muse@gmail.com

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