Event Description:
Friday, September 27th, Walking With Whitman will feature poets Lorraine Currelley and Kate Kelly. The evening will also feature live music by Singer-Songwriter Linda Sussman. Join us for this exciting event!
Refreshments will be served starting at 6:30, music and readings start at 7:00.
There is a $10 entry fee for this event that will be collected at the door. (No registration is required)
Lorraine Currelley, daughter, NY, USA 2023-Lifetime Beat Poet Laureate, Bronx Beat Poet Laureate State of New York 2020-2022, poet, spoken word performance artist, multi-genre writer, Pearls of Wisdom storyteller, childrens’ author and multidisciplinary visual artist. Appointed USA President Mil Mentes’ Por Mexico Association International in 2023. She’s a widely anthologized author and awards recipient. She has produced, created and curated for galleries, literary organizations and theater. Her curation credits include but are not limited to Mom Egg Review (VOX), Studio Theater in Exile, Hudson Valley MOCA, Poets Network & Exchange, Bronx Book Fair, Saint Phillips Performance & Fine Arts Center, Growing Theater, Poets Cafe, Museum of Natural History, NYC with Gap Tooth Girlfriends: The Third Act. She’s the president and executive director for both Poets Network & Exchange, Inc and the Bronx Book Fair, Inc. She holds a Masters in Mental Health Counseling and a Masters Certificate in Thanatology (grief & bereavement). She resides in New York City.
Kate Kelly is a published poet and visual artist.
Linda Sussman (LindaSussman.com) is an award-winning singer-songwriter whose versatile vocals and guitar style cross boundaries of alternative-folk and blues. Her music, which has ranked #1 on the Roots Music Report’s weekly Alternative Folk Album Chart, spans universal topics from heartache and triumphs to calls for social justice and can be heard on radio programs in both the US and abroad. The many stages she has played range from the iconic New York City venue The Bitter End to Radio Bean in Burlington, VT. Over the past five years, Linda has released four full-length albums and several singles, all of which are available on Spotify, iTunes, Amazon, YouTube, etc.
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This program is made possible with funds from Poets and Writers, The Claire Friedlander Family Foundation, NY State Parks, Suffolk County, Town of Huntington, and NYS Council on the Arts through Huntington Arts Council.
