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SUMMARY:SeaChange Conference | Reshaping Tomorrow through Creativity & Community
DESCRIPTION:“Remember to imagine and craft the worlds you cannot live without\, just as you dismantle the ones you cannot live within.” – Ruha Benjamin\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOur community\, country\, and the world need artists’ contributions to heal and build something new. What would it look like to get working artists\, arts administrators\, activists\, and the creative community to explore these questions? \n\n\n\nHow can the arts be used for healing and social change?How might we highlight and amplify the work of BIPOC* artists?What would it take for our community to create a resource-rich environment for artists and grow how we use arts for healing and social change?\n\n\n\nJoin Theater for the People\, Green Acre\, and Kinship on August 26-28 to delve deep into our collective wisdom and explore together the answers to these questions. You can come for one\, two\, or three days. \n\n\n\nThis will not be a traditional conference where there are panels and the audience mostly listens. There will be inspiring speakers and a range of performances and workshops\, plus many opportunities for the participants to talk with each other\, and suggest your own ideas for conversations. \n\n\n\nTogether we will: \n\n\n\nExplore the key questions of the conference through participatory dialogue and gather the wisdom of the whole groupBuild new connections and collaborationsGenerate ideas for action on how we can create a resource rich environment for the arts and BIPOC artists in Seacoast\, New England and beyondParticipate in workshops on dance\, visual arts\, poetry and more\n\n\n\nHosted by Victoria Carrington and Najee Brown\, our artistic guides will inspire us with stellar performances and stimulating engagement — Jeryl Palana Pilapil Brown (Dance & Movement)\, Diannely Antigua (Creative Writing & Poetry)\, Nailah Randell-Bellinger (Choreographer/Educator)\, Richard Haynes (Visual Artist)\, Toni Singleton (Nurse/Educator/Dancer)\, Sandi Clark Kaddy (Theater Artist)\, and Beth Tener (Conversation Host). \n\n\n\nAs an intergenerational\, multicultural community\, we will learn together what we can do to advance change. We will engage in transformative exercises that awaken us to connect and collaborate for the betterment of all. Whether you are seasoned in community work or beginning your journey\, SeaChange needs your contribution. \n\n\n\nWe will come together in a beautiful location along the Piscataqua river in Eliot\, Maine—just 10 minutes from Portsmouth\, NH. The natural environment and quiet pace will allow for extraordinary experiences to unfold—a genuinely rejuvenating way to wrap up the summer. \n\n\n\nSchedule \n\n\n\n• Fri 8/26 | 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM + evening performance at 7:00 PM• Sat 8/27 | 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM + evening performance at 7:00 PM• Sun 8/28 | 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM \n\n\n\nDetailed Daily Schedule \n\n\n\nTuition \n\n\n\n• Entire Conference – $225• 2-Day Pass – $130• 1-Day Pass – $80 \n\n\n\nImportant notes \n\n\n\n• Costs include lunch\, snacks\, and workshop materials• If you wish to attend and the cost is a barrier\, please email us at greenacre@usbnc.org for sliding scale and scholarship options.• Overnight accommodations are available at $100/night \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n* This conference is intended for Black\, Indigenous\, and People of Color (BIPOC) and community members of all cultural backgrounds who are actively engaged in anti-racism\, justice\, inclusion\, social change\, spirituality\, arts\, or leadership work with children\, youth\, or adults. If you are committed to transformational conversations and change-making work\, this space is for you! \n\n\n\n\n\nLocation:\n\n\n\n\n\nOrganizers:
URL:https://afrofuturism.us/event/seachange-conference/
LOCATION:Green Acre: A Bahá’í Center of Learning\, 61 Green Acre Drive\, Eliot\, Maine\, 03903
CATEGORIES:Arts,BIPOC,Community,Healing
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Poet Laureate Diannely Antigua
DESCRIPTION:Green Acre and Theater for the People present an evening of award-winning poetry with Portsmouth Poet Laureate Diannely Antigua. Her debut collection Ugly Music was the winner of the Pamet River Prize and a 2020 Whiting Award. She received her BA in English from the University of Massachusetts\, Lowell\, where she won the Jack Kerouac Creative Writing Scholarship; and received her MFA at NYU where she was awarded a Global Research Initiative Fellowship to Florence\, Italy. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDiannely Antigua’s poetry presentation will be followed immediately by a live jazz performance by Ysanne accompanied by local virtuoso Nick Mainella. Ysanne\, a classically trained vocalist\, gave an outstanding performance here in the Seacoast area as Billie Holiday in Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill at Seacoast Rep last year. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPart of the SeaCHANGE Conference\, which explores how art can be used for healing and social change\, this evening of words and ideas is open to the public. To ensure this event is accessible to all\, there will be a “pay what you can” ticket option. Tickets are required and can be purchased below.
URL:https://afrofuturism.us/event/an-evening-with-poet-laureate-diannely-antigua/
CATEGORIES:Arts,BIPOC,Black Authors,Diannely Antigua,Poetry
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SUMMARY:A Night of Live Art\, Music\, Dancing & S’mores!
DESCRIPTION:Join Green Acre and Theater for the People for a night of music\, dancing and community art—complete with a bonfire and s’mores! Part of the SeaCHANGE Conference\, which explores how the arts can be used for healing and social change\, this is an evening to unwind and have a great time! We’ll start with a community mural and live aerosol art at 7:00 PM. While this event is alcohol-free\, we’ll also be dancing outdoors at the Green Acre campus as Najee Brown of Theater for the People spins music that’ll make your feet move and your heart pump! After the dancing cools down\, we’ll warm back up with a fire and s’mores! \n\n\n\nTickets are required\, and are on a sliding scale. Come out and join the SeaCHANGE Conference participants—folks who are focused on uplifting our communities through the arts—and have a great time under the stars!
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