Hey all, please check out this amazing event series organized by local poet Toussaint St. Negritude, all culminating in an amazing event at the Haybarn on the 21st.
September 15-21, 2019 Vermont
Poetry, Writing, Music, Film, Lecture, Workshop, Discussion, Honoring the Legacy of Toni Morrison
In honor of the fierce vision and singular legacy of Nobel laureate, Novelist, Essayist, Lecturer, Toni Morrison, The We Do Language Symposium features the broad diaspora of Vermont's Black and allied poets, writers, activists, and artists of all genres. The We Do Language Symposium presents a comprehensive program of dynamic performances, lectures, workshops, panel discussions, exhibitions, and the statewide opportunity for Vermont artists of African descent to collectively bear witness to the excellence of our own humanity, and the indomitable sanctuary of our spirits, as is so brilliantly reflected through the works of Toni Morrison. All programming is free, and all are encouraged to attend. All donations are welcomed.
The programming is developing broadly, please check back for further updates.
Sunday 9/15 — Gathering of the Seeds, welcoming our sacred community, potluck picnic, Blanchard Beach, Oakledge Park, Burlington, VT, 12 – 6pm.
Monday 9/16 — Voices of Color Showcase at the Lit Club, Light Club Lamp Shop, 12 N. Winooski Ave., Burlington, VT, 8pm.
Tuesday 9/17 — Black Healing Workshop, creating safe space, as people of African descent, to creatively spiritually and socially thrive in Vermont, North Branch Café, 41 State Street, Montpelier, 4-6pm.
Wednesday 9/18 — Black Talk, open round-table discussion on the future of Black creative expression in 21st century Vermont, North Branch Café, 41 State Street, Montpelier, 4-6pm.
Thursday 9/19 — Film The Foreigner's Home: Toni Morrison at the Louvre, followed by discussion, Kellogg Hubbard Library, 135 Main Street, Montpelier, 6pm.
Friday 9/20 — Text-Music, a free-improvisation workshop 2pm-4pm, exploring the spontaneous collaboration of music and the text of Toni Morrison, all instruments, all musicians welcome. Flying Wide, the group performance of Text-Music participants, at 8pm. Both events are at Community of Sound, 1 Main Street, Burlington.
Saturday 9/21 — The Salutation!, featuring a grand gala of readings from the works of Toni Morrison and a host of performances, including the poets Major Jackson, Rajnii Eddins, Reuben Jackson, poetry/jazz duo Jaguar Stereo, and a brilliant host of others! The Haybarn Theatre, Goddard College, Plainfield, 7pm.
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