Untold Black Stories of Alton: Live Listening Session
Fri, Mar 05
|Alton
Time & Location
Mar 05, 2021, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Alton, 627 E Broadway, Alton, IL 62002, USA
About the Event
STORYCORPS CHICAGO PRESENTS STORYCORPS LIVE:
Live Listening Session of Untold Black Stories of Alton.
Join us for a public virtual listening event of first-person stories of Alton residents documenting their lives and the town’s past, present, and future.
Host – Ayana Contreras, Content Director, Vocalo Radio
- Listening session of StoryCorps' UNtold Black Stories of Alton
- Discussion with featured Alton participants
- Audience Q&A
Join us online via Zoom:
Meeting ID: 976 2108 0362 Passcode: 994140
storycor.ps/3bDo46B
OR
Join us LIVE at Jacoby Arts Center:
Listening Session starts at 5pm -doors open at 4:30
Listen together and learn more about our community.
Stay from 6-8pm for RISE 3: Meet the Artists - Exhibit Reception celebrating greater STL artists of color.
This is a free event open to ALL - simply show up and enjoy the art and community.
Limited Capacity. Social Distancing & Masks Required
Thank you to STORYCORPS and our local partners - Alton Main Street, Great Rivers & Routes Tourism Bureau, All Town, USA, and to our sponsor The Mythic Mississippi Project, a public engagement venture of the University of Illinois that promotes community development through Cultural Heritage programs.