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Vermont Public’s Brave Little State “Homegoings” Concert hosted by Myra Flynn

Saturday, February 11, 7:00pm

Homegoings, a series from Vermont Public’s podcast  Brave Little State, features conversations with artists of color who live in Vermont — about Black grief, resilience and art. On February 11, some of the artists featured in the series will join forces for a soulful evening of performance-art and conversation.

Join us for Homegoings: A Live Performance, Saturday, February 11th at 7:00PM, on stage at Spruce Peak Arts in Stowe. Hosted by journalist / musician Myra Flynn.

Performances by:

 

Ferene Paris Meyer is a Haitian-American storyteller based in Burlington and the founding CEO of All Heart Inspirations, a heart-centered company that curates spaces for others to share stories, too. 

 

 

 

 

Rajnii Eddins is a Burlington based spoken word poet/emcee and teaching artist. His latest books of poetry are In The Coded Language Of This Mortal Tongue and Their Names are Mine.

 

 

 

 

DonnCherie is a Burlington-based, soul-folk singer-songwriter whose first love was the blues. She’s a model, a dancer, and a practicing witch. She’s also a bookkeeper for artists of color in Vermont. She says as a Black artist in this state, your only job is to show up as yourself.

 

 

 

 

 

Senayit Tomlinson is a singer/songwriter/producer whose music is infectious, groove-based, alternative, free-form rock and soul with soaring vocals and melodic hooks. She both lives and creates her music on a property that spans across the Connecticut River, from Bradford, Vermont to Orford, New Hampshire.

 

 

 

 

 

Liza Phillip is a painter and musician from Bethel. They paint monsters. The monsters have no gender and represent all people.While Liza says their art is for everyone, it is a communication of their unique lived experience. It is not just to look at. It is to process.

 

 

 

 

Listen to Homegoings, the series here: https://www.vermontpublic.org/tags/homegoings-bls-special-series-with-musicians-of-color

Brave Little State: https://www.vermontpublic.org/podcast/brave-little-state

Made possible with support from Vermont Arts Council; American Flatbread Stowe; and Ideltyme Brewing Company

 

Special thanks to the Spruce Peak Arts 2022-23 Season Sponsors:

 Joy and Tom Cronin 
Edward Jones / Caren Merson Deborah and Ron Feinstein
The Merson Family
The Stires-Stark Family Foundation