COUNTRY CHITLIN' CIRCUIT EVENT

SEPT 14, 2024 | DOORS 6:30

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The Art Farm is proud to be hosting this amazing evening of poetry and music!  Our art studio will be open prior to gathering in the barn for the main event.  There will be light snacks provided by our sponsor Steady Eddy's Station in Leo and beverages available by donation. We would like to thank our other sponsors: Kelly Box and Graber Port-o-Jon - as they say it takes a village!  There will be a sliding scale donation at the door with a minimum of $5, give what you can, support these artists!

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The Indiana Chitlin Circuit is based on the historical Chitlin Circuit that sprouted during the period of Jim Crow segregation. African American performers weren’t necessarily allowed to share a stage with white performers. A network of live entertainment venues in the US emerged that catered to black audiences and black entertainers.

 

Indiana poet laureate Curtis Crisler facilitates and shares the pride and verve of the historical entertainers that burgeoned African American entertainment throughout America. In this setting three poets collaborate, creating an atmosphere of artistic excitement, all three sharing the mic, taking turns reading a piece of poetry inspired by the last piece of poetry read. During this magical round-robin each poet feeds off the other, not knowing what to read until that VERY moment. 

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