The Muse events were initially part of the 1981 National Festival of Women’s Theatre. This has made determining the annual events number challenging. We have landed on 2025 being the 43rd annual event.
1st In Celebration of the Muse event flyer, 1981
An interview with WomenCARE, Santa Cruz Sentinel, 1983
Mentioned: Michele Hobbs, Wendy Traber, Adrienne Rich, Maude Meehan, Dena Taylor, Roz Spafford
2nd annual In Celebration of the Muse promotional poster, 1984
3rd annual In Celebration of the Muse promotional poster, 1985
An interview with Amber Coverdale Sumrall, Bernice Rendrick, Joan McMillan, The Valley Press, September 18th, 1985
An interview with Lucille Clifton, Santa Cruz Sentinel, November 12th, 1985
Image of Lucille Clifton, Gillian, Alexia
In Celebration of the Muse Submissions Flyer, July 1986
4th annual In Celebration of the Muse promotional poster, 1986
4th In Celebration of the Muse Event promotional poster, 1985
5th annual In Celebration of the Muse promotional poster, 1987
Article on the 5th annual In Celebration of the Muse, The Sun, December 1987
Image of Bernice Rendrick
Mentioned: Adrienne Rich, Jean Vengua Grier, Sharman Murphy, Patrice Vecchione, Amber Coverdale Sumrall
Article on the 5th annual In Celebration of the Muse, The Sun, October 8th, 1987
Image of Amber Coverdale Sumrall and Patrice Vecchione
Mentioned: Ellen Bass, Joyce Brown, Lauren Crux, Jill Gingbofer, Tillie Shaw, Roz Spafford, Louise Thornton, Anita Wilkins
An article on the 7th annual In Celebration of the Muse, Good Times, October 22nd, 1987
Image of Patrice Vecchione and Amber Coverdal Sumrall
Mentioned: Adrienne Rich, Lucille Clifton, Ann Simonton, Florinda Colavin, Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston, Lynn Luria-Sukenick, Barbara Bloom, Ellen Treen, Hope Hart, Sherri Paris
Article on Anthology In Celebration of the Muse: Writings by Santa Cruz Women, November 1987
Mentioned: Patrice Vecchione, Amber Coverdale Sumrall, Carol Dorf, Suzanne Helfman, Marilyn Chin, Lucille Clifton, Lorna Dee Cervantes, Lorena Cassady, Gael Roziere, Eliane Rose, Sherri Paris, Paula Jones
Article on Anthology In Celebration of the Muse: Writings by Santa Cruz Women, December 1987
Mentioned: Amber Coverdale Summral, Patrice Vecchione, Carmen Morones, Claire Braz, Deborah Abbott, Roz Spafford, Carol Staudacher
Image of Lynn Luria Sukenick, Reader at 6th annual In Celebration of the Muse, Good Times, September 15th, 1988
6th annual In Celebration of the Muse promotional poster, 1988
Article on Santa Cruz Writers and In Celebration of the Muse, The Pajaronian, December 1st, 1988
Images of Dena Taylor, Steve Turner, Cathryn Ann Alpert
Mentioned: Veronica Heath, Brian Pusser, Morton Marcus, Patrice Vecchione, Amber Coverdale Sumrall, Mary Dunham-McIntyre, Maude Meehan, Maria Gitin, Ellen Bass, Elba Sanchez, Richard Jorgensen, Jean Vengua Grier, Chris Matthews, Kirby Wilkins
7th annual In Celebration of the Muse Promotional Event Flyer, 1989
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