Our adapted Spring Equinox Ceremony in the news
Tom Zillich visited the PLOT on Tuesday and penned this beautiful article for the Surrey Now-Leader about the PLOT and our plans to safely come together to honour the Spring Equinox. Thank you Tom!
events
Holi – the festival of colours, spring and love – Sun. March 8th,12 -3
Our first event is coming up next week (Sun. March 8th) celebrating Holi, the festival of colours, spring and love! Connect with the local community through a day filled with colours, music and food and relish in the freshness of the upcoming season. ?
If you can please bring:
– plates/cutlery for personal use ?
– any games or musical instruments. ?
– friends and family??
The event is planned to be outside, so please dress accordingly.
What is Holi?
” Holi is a famous Hindu festival that is celebrated in every part of India with utmost joy and enthusiasm. The ritual starts by lighting up the bonfire one day before the day of Holi and this process symbolizes the triumph of good over the bad. On the day of Holi people play with colours with their friends and families. Holi is considered as one of the most revered and celebrated festivals of India and it is celebrated in almost every part of the country. It is also sometimes called as the “festival of love” as on this day people get to unite together forgetting all resentments and all types of bad feeling towards each other. The vibrancy of colors is something that brings in a lot of positivity in our lives and Holi being the festival of colours is actually a day worth rejoicing. ” – https://www.holifestival.org/
Autumn Equinox Celebration – Sunday Sept 22, noon-3
Join us for an Autumn Equinox Observation at the Newton Medicine Wheel with Cree Elder Grandma Amy and guests. Pot Luck Picnic to follow.
Come at 11:45 for smudging and settling in.
In case of rain please meet in Room # 4 at the Newton Ice Arena adjacent to the PLOT.
WHAT TO BRING:
Drums or rattles, a quote, plate, cup, cutlery, lawn chair and something to share.
Please dress for the weather.
This is a free community family event, all are welcome. Suitable for families and folks of all ages.
Harvest Moon Drumming Circle – Sunday Sept 15, 4-5:30 pm
After the Sunday work party and the Indigenous Knowledge Plant Walk at the PLOT.
Thank you Francesca for Hosting!
Indigenous Plant Walk – Newton Library –> PLOT – Sun. Sept 15, 2-3:30
Join us for a medicinal plant walk. Meet at the Newton Public Library. Call the library to register 604-598-7406.
A community member from the Katzie First Nation will share teachings on native and medicinal plants used by her ancestors on this land. Her talk will be followed by a visit to the PLOT.
We are reminded to walk slow, be mindful, and learn what it means to be stewards of the land.
Garden Tour – Saturday Sept. 14, 3:30 pm
2 pm to 6 pm table at Newton Seniors Centre BBQ to Showcase PLOT Sharing Garden with a guided PLOT GARDEN TOUR at 3:30 pm *All welcome for tour
MISH MASH BASH – Sat. Aug. 31, 3 pm to 9 pm
This is our big event of the year.
MUSIC, FOOD, MAKERS TABLES, INTERACTIVE ART, LABYRINTH WALKS, INFO TABLES, COMMUNITY AND CULTURAL COMMUNICATIONS AND AN ART EXHIBIT OF LOCAL ARTISTS.
So come dance, play, look and listen; great stories, poems, comedy, art and music. For more information click here. A schedule will be posted soon.
*Free Public Family Event.
While this is a free event, donations will be accepted to help support future efforts with the garden. Help support us with your presence.
Reading Series 3 – Sat. Aug. 24th, 2 – 4
You are invited to this year’s third and final event of Garden Plot Reading Series. The previous two events were rewarding for both the presenters and the participants, and this time, we are looking forward to spend an afternoon outdoors with our features listening to Wanda’s stories, Kyle’s poetry, Enrico’s songs and Katheren’s poems.
Author Wanda J. Kehewin
Poet Kyle McKillop
Performer Enrico Renz
Open Mic Opener Katheren Szabo
Host Fauzia Rafique
Saturday, August 24, 2019
2 – 4 PM
Plot Sharing Garden
71st Avenue and 137A Street, North Surrey
Located behind the Newton Arena and bus exchange.
Before & After the Readings
Make free public art buttons with Friends of the Grove
This interdisciplinary reading series offers featured presenters, time for participants to ask questions and exchange views, an open mic, refreshments, and, the opportunity to be in a tent pitched in the green surroundings of a garden and medicine wheel.
Events are free, donations are welcome.
Sister organizations: Cedar Bark Poets, Friends of the Grove, Friends of the Plot, Surrey Artists Co-Op and Surrey Muse.
Garden Plot Reading Series
is a collaboration between
Plot Sharing Garden
and
Surrey Muse At Large (SMAL).
We are happy to have received
a grant from Vancouver Foundation (VF)
in Neighbourhood Small Grants program
via Oak Avenue Neighbourhood Hub Society.
Now, seeking private donations.
To donate and for more information, send us a message:
surrey.muse@gmail.com
Surrey Muse At Large (SMAL)
is a project of
Surrey Muse Arts Society
We gratefully acknowledge
that we meet on the traditional territories of
the Semiahmoo, Katzie, Kwikwetlem
Kwantlen, Qayqayt and Tsawwassen First Nations.