Words and Music Literary Festival
Friday, November 22, 2024 at 12:00pm
The Words and Music Literary Festival
Various Venues in New Orleans
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
