Meet up with alumni, friends and supporters in the heart of Ottawa with live music by Newfoundland and Labrador folk musician (and proud Memorial alumnus!) Matthew Byrne (BA(Hons.)’07, MA’08).  

Matthew has established himself as one of Canada’s foremost traditional singers. His rich and powerful vocals, refined guitar style and compelling interpretations of unique traditional songs have made him a favourite of folk audiences at home in Newfoundland and Labrador and abroad. To learn more about Matthew Byrne, visit his website. 

Wherever in the world you were born, on April 10, your home will be Newfoundland and Labrador in Ottawa!  

Event details: 

Date: Thursday, April 10 
Time: 6 – 9 p.m. 
Location: Beyond the Pale – Byward Taproom 
21 George Street, Ottawa, ON, K1N 8W5 

Tickets: $25 plus tax  

Ticket price includes hors d’oeuvres and one complimentary drink. A cash bar is on site. 

PURCHASE TICKETS

Coast Lines, Memorial University’s popular public book club, will host a special event at the Emera Innovation Exchange (Signal Hill Campus) to celebrate the rich literary history of Newfoundland and Labrador and the role Memorial has played in fostering and shaping the province’s literary community. The event will feature a panel of esteemed current and former faculty members and writers – Mary Dalton (MA’75), Lisa Moore, Aaron Tucker – who will discuss the intersections of Memorial University, Newfoundland and Labrador’s writing and publishing community and the 40^th anniversary of the creative writing program,  in conversation with writer, broadcaster, and Coast Lines alumnus William Ping (BA '18, MA '20). 

The celebration will recognize Memorial’s past contributions to a province with a rich cultural history, while simultaneously setting the stage for its continued impact on the literary world.

Register HERE.

More information to come!

Details coming soon!