Date:
Wednesday, October 26, 2022 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Venue:
Contact:
Electric Mermaid: Live Reads from Char's Landing, Port Alberni, Vancouver Island, BC, Canada
Emcee: Derek Hanebury Moderator: Karl Korven Host & ZOOM Producer: Charlene Patterson
Spoken Word Open Mic at Char's Landing, last Wednesday of each month, Char's physical doors open 5:30pm Pacific Time
Wednesday, October 26th, 6pm Electric Mermaid: Live Reads from Char’s Landing will feature H.W. Bryce author of Chasing a Butterfly
H. W. Bryce is the author of Chasing a Butterfly, created out of the depressing yet inspirational journey of his late wife’s Alzheimer’s. He was a judge for the Rabindranath Tagore International English Poetry Competition 2017. His poetry appears in anthologies in India, the US, Canada, and Bolivia, as well as magazines such as the Ekphrastic Review, Neworld Review and Spain’s international publication Azahar. He is a frequent contributor to The Royal City Literary Arts Society’s Ezine Wordplay at Work, and a regular reader at various poetry societies, and Vancouver’s Poetry Café radio show––where he was featured most recently on May 19, 2022, CFRO 100.5 FM. He is a member of the Royal City’s Poetic Justice, and Poetry in the Park, where he is known as The Bard in the Park, and the Federation of British Columbia Writers. Mr. Bryce is known also for his readings at retirement homes and care homes. Published via Friesen Press, Victoria. & is always available also through Amazon, etc., and book stores should be able to order it. Mr. Bryce, who holds a BA in English and Journalism, blogs on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/herb.w.bryce/ -Herb Author of "Chasing a Butterfly: A journey in poems of love and loss to acceptance."The poems of Alzheimer's, poems for everybody. Judge at Rabindranath Tagore International, English Poetry Competition 2017.
With host and emcee Derek Hanebury’s literary guidance, feature H.W.Bryce, plus a host of authors through the http://www.charslanding.com/events open mic, this evening promises to keep poetry and prose fans engaged. Doors open at 5:30pm Pacific Time. See to pre-register for the readers’ list and to select the optional ZOOM link. Char’s Landing Hall & Hostel 4815 Argyle Street at 5th.
OCTOBER 26TH LUMA'S LIST => CURATED OPEN MIC READERS
READER 01 0:17:45 Jennifer Wenn 5min via Zoom (London Ont)
READER 02 0:29:15 Kathleen Vance 5min via Zoom (Gibson B.C)
FEATURE 0:33:15 H.W. Bryce 20min via Zoom (Maple Ridge B.C)
READER 03 0:57:50 David Kippling 5min via Zoom (Gibson B.C)
READER 04 1:03:50 Atma Frans 5min via Zoom (Gibson B.C)
READER 05 1:06:40 Victoria Roscoe-Roumanis 5min in Person (Port Alberni B.C)
READER 06 1:14:50 Joe Lunchbucket (aka Bob Frankow) 5min in Person (Port Alberni B.C)
*BREAK* 1:19:20 social time
READER 07 1:35:45 Dean Lamont 5min in person (Port Alberni B.C)
READER 08 1:43:25 Monica Alhroos 5min in person (Port Alberni B.C)
READER 09 1:50:15 Vicki Drybrough 5min in person (Port Alberni B.C)
READER 00 1:55:30 Derek Hanebury 5min in person (Port Alberni B.C)
October 26th Herb Bryce 20min via Zoom (Maple Ridge, BC)
October 26th event details => https://alberni.ca/node/36575/ YouTube => https://youtu.be/jTtquiXv-m0
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Char’s Landing 19+ (accompanied kids welcome) 4815 Argyle @5th Port Alberni, Vancouver Island, CANADA V9Y 1V9 Tel: 778-421-2427 www.charslanding.com
Char’s Landing gratefully acknowledges:
Creative BC and the Province of British Columbia @creativebcs and #amplifybc
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