Mighty Medicine
The program begins at 6:30pm with a free reception at Everybody Reads Bookstore, 2019 E. Michigan Ave, followed by Word Art at 7:00pm – a free performance of poetry, storytelling, and music.
At 8:00 pm, a benefit concert featuring Mighty Medicine and opera singer Marco Guzmán is combined with a food buffet at Gone Wired Cafe, 2021 E. Michigan Ave. Suggested donation for the concert is $10, with additional donation for the buffet. The food will be prepared by Chef Cecilia Garcia, formerly co-owner of Mama Bear’s Cafe.
Word Art guests include:
- poets Silvana Alfaro, Nancy Allen, and Tamera Nielsen;
- writer-activist Melanie Morrison (Allies for Change);
- singer-ethnographer Sandra Cade (Intercultural Communications);
- and spoken word by Laurie Hollinger (Center for Poetry), “Midnight” Rose Cooper (MSU Slam Poetry Team), and Melissa Dey Hasbrook.
Program updates are available at www.deyofthephoenix.com/herstories. Organizers may be reached by at email herstories.project AT gmail.com.
HerStories Fest is part of The HerStories Project, which provides community-based programs celebrating stories about women and gender expression.
Sponsors include East Lansing Food Co-op, Foods for Living, Paramount Coffee, Bake ‘N’ Cakes and many more local businesses.
