Created by Colby professor Arisa White (librettist) and composed by Jessica Jones, Post Pardon: An Opera in Concert is a bold new work that blends avant-garde improvisation, soul-stirring melodies, and a jazz-informed palette of sound. Conducted by Mazz Swift and musically directed by Marshunda Smith, the dynamic cast is led by three outstanding vocalists: Ashley
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October 9, 2024; 8:00-10:00 PM, Cocktail Mary, 229 Congress Street, Portland, ME Grab a cocktail, kick back, and hear from queer writers Johan Alexander, Chen Chen, Michael Colbert, Melissa Febos, Emily Lowe, Rebecca Turkewitz, and Arisa White.
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October 5, 2024; 7:30 pm | Gordon Center for Creative & Performing Arts, Waterville, ME Reserve Free Tickets at https://www.purplepass.com/events/299422-post-pardon%3A-the-opera-presents-%22the-black-azaleas-oct-5th-2024 Conducted by Marshunda Smith, the evening performance presents “The Black Azaleas Song Cycle,” which introduces the group of eco-activists at the core of Post Pardon: The Opera. Featuring local vocalists and musicians, as well as Colby students
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A Conversation Across Mediums (Part 1), by Shanta Lee Some say that pop music artist Prince lived it. Others say Octavia Butler was the early scribe of it. Artists like Sun Ra manifested it through sound. The “it” in question is Afrofuturism. You may have heard the phrase or you may have some idea of
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Friday, February 9, 2024 12:00-1:00 PM: Book signing at Black Lawrence Press (Bookfair) 1:45-3:00 PM: Poet to Playwright: On the Dramatic Joy of Changing Hats with panelists Jason Bayani, Arisa White, Tess Taylor, and Patricia Smith. Poetry and playwriting are linked crafts—and not only in the hands of the famed Bard of Avon. What happens
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Friday, February 16, 2024, 7-9:30 PM, Bangor Arts Exchange, 193 Exchange Street, Bangor, ME. Hosted by Maine Women’s Lobby, featuring comedian Julie Poulin, poet Arisa White, improv by ImprovAcadia, and music by Darcy Withers.
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This episode features Arisa White, an associate professor of English and Creative Writing at Colby College. As the creator of the Beautiful Things Project, Arisa curates poetic collaborations that are rooted in Black queer women’s ways of knowing. Arisa is also working on an opera. Please enjoy her sharing of her artistic endeavors and her
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November 10, 2023, 5:00–6:30 pm EST, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Join us for a VS Live event at the Guggenheim with VS co-hosts Ajanaé Dawkins and Brittany Rogers and special guests LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs and Arisa White. During this participatory gathering, you will have the chance to reflect on notions of care, freedom, and
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