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Juneteenth Celebration of Jazz & Poetry in Old Lyme, June 18

WSP · Jun 14, 2022 ·

Marilyn Nelson speaking to the students at the Witness Stones installation ceremony.

In the Middletown Press on June 14, 2022

OLD LYME – The Witness Stones Poets will join the Nat Reeves Quartet in a Juneteenth celebration of jazz and poetry on the lawn of the Florence Griswold Museum 2 p.m., June 18, 96 Lyme St.

The poems commemorate 14 African-descended persons once enslaved in Old Lyme, according to a new release.

The acclaimed Connecticut poets – Marilyn Nelson, Kate Rushin, Rhonda Ward and Antoinette Brim-Bell — will read a verse cycle written in collaboration with the Old Lyme Witness Stones Partnership, according to the release.

The internationally renowned bassist and bandleader Nat Reeves will offer a musical tribute to those once held in bondage in the community.

Juneteenth is a federal holiday that commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. The celebration takes place outdoors from 2 to 4 p.m. and offers limited seating. Lawn chairs or blankets for additional outdoor seating are recommended. Admission is free.

The event has received support from the Side Door Jazz Club and the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development, Office of the Arts, which also receives support from the federal ARPA program.

 

 

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