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    • Climate Change Poetry & Music: Unfurling Ferns

    Lily Rogers

    Nate Davis

    Raya Luehman

    The Rockland Public Library presents Scarlet Labbe-Watson, Lily Rogers, Nate Davis, Raya Luehman, Sophia Scheck, and Anna Picconi,

    This group of young local musicians and poets will present Unfurling Ferns: An Exploration of Climate Change Through Music and Poetry in the Community Room. The music – performed by Scarlet Labbe-Watson, Lily Rogers, Nate Davis, Raya Luehman, and Sophia Scheck – includes a trio by Dvorak, a string quartet by Florence Price, and a duet by Clara Schumann, along with a foot-tapping fiddle tune. Interspersed with the musical pieces will be a selection of climate change poetry read by poet Anna Picconi. These will include works written by local teenagers as well as poems by Mary Oliver, Amanda Gorman, and Tracy K. Smith.

    Through the juxtaposition of music and poetry, this talented group of creative collaborators seeks to explore the complex feelings that can arise in relation to climate change and highlight new and unexplored aspects of our shifting climate. Join us for what is sure to be a thoughtful and inspiring event!

    This event will take place in the library’s Community Room and will be livestreamed via Zoom, for more information or for Zoom links, please email elewis@rocklandmaine.gov by 4 p.m. on May 4.

    Scarlet Labbe-Watson

    Sophia Scheck

    Date

    May 04 2023
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    Time

    6:00 pm

    Location

    Rockland Public Library - Community Room
    80 Union St, Rockland, ME 04841, USA
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