Words and Music Literary Festival

Schedule

Friday, Nov. 22

12:00pm–Doors open

12:15-1:45pm: Literature & Lunch: Patty Friedmann Writing Competition Reading

ACC Lobby Stage

Gus Berg

Dalton

Ahja Hawkins

Ariadne Blayde

Jacob Budenz

Carolyn Hembree–Judge

Leah Myers–Judge

2:00-3:15: Black Photography in New Orleans

ACC Theater Stage

Eric Waters

Kalamu Ya Salaam

3:30-:5:30: Time

ACC Theater Stage

Fox Richardson

Rob Richardson

3:30-:5:30: Know Your (Copy)Rights

ACC Lobby

Bri Whetstone

Alysha Rooks

6:00-7:30: Poetic Reflections on “Captive State: Louisiana and the Making of Mass Incarceration”

ACC Theater Stage

Sponsored by the Historic New Orleans Collection

Alison Pelegrin

Kelly Harris-DeBerry

Karisma Price

Christopher Louis Romaguera

Mona Lisa Saloy

Sha’Condria “iCon” Sibley

Stacey Balkun

Gian Francisco Smith

Akeem Olaj

Skye Jackson

Jessica Kinnison

8:30-Til: We Are One: The Collective Fashion & Spirit of Frankie Beverly Whiskey & Sticks

Torrence Taylor

Kristina Kay Robinson

Akilah Toney

Date: November 20-23, 2024