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April 23-25, 2027
Jared Beck, AICP is an urban designer and community planner. Stemming from a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture degree, his breadth of professional skills ranges from large scale town planning to detailed architecture and design guidelines. With more than 15 years in both private and public roles, his focus is now on reinvestment programs and projects […]
Rick Bragg is the Pulitzer Prize winning writer of best-selling and critically acclaimed books such as All Over but the Shoutin’, Ava’s Man, and The Prince of Frogtown. A native of Calhoun County, Alabama, Bragg’s books chronicle the lives of his family cotton pickers, mill workers, whiskey makers, long sufferers, and fist fighters. He has […]
Blind Pilot’s ‘And Then Like Lions’ on ATO Records is the third LP from the Portland, Oregon-based sextet consisting of frontman Israel Nebeker, fellow founding member Ryan Dobrowski, Luke Ydstie, Kati Claborn, Ian Krist and Dave Jorgensen. The album was produced by Israel Nebeker and Tucker Martine (The Decemberists, Neko Case, My Morning Jacket), and […]
Jesse Ball has published nineteen books, most recently the novel, Census. His awards include a Guggenheim Fellowship, an NEA grant, and The Paris Review’s Plimpton Prize; his work has been translated into more than a dozen languages. […]
Jan Godown Annino delights in talking about the real SEMINOLES who lived in North Florida, before the collegiate kind arrived. Seminole Tribe of Florida leader Betty Mae Tiger Jumper authorized Jan to share with children about alligator wrestling days, and a great deal more. Jan’s lyrical tribute to Betty Mate Tiger Jumper is an award-winner […]
And The Kids is a Massachusetts-based pop quartet that manages to conjure chunky indie rock, blissful new wave, chamber folk, jarring avant-garde, and brawny classic rock. Guitarist and vocalist Hannah Mohan navigates this expansive creativity, along with Rebecca Lasaponaro on drums, Megan Miller on synthesizers and percussion, and bassist Taliana Katz. Their latest album, “Friends […]
Born along the North Shore of Massachusetts, Spencer Wise pursued his undergraduate degree at Tufts University. He later moved to New York City and worked for Time Out NY and Sports Illustrated. Hard pressed for success, he pursued his masters degree in creative writing, studying at the University of Texas, Austin, and later received a […]
Jontavious Willis grew up singing gospel with his grandfather at their Baptist church in Greenville, Georgia. In 2014 he decided he wanted to be a blues musician and began mastering as many blues instruments he could, including the guitar, harmonica, banjo and the cigar box. In 2018, he was an opening act for blues musician, […]
John Paul White is an American singer-songwriter and a former member of the duo The Civil Wars, which won the 2012 Grammy Awards for the best Folk Album and Country Performance by a Duo or Group and recorded four albums. A co-owner of “Single Lock Records,” a local indie label that has released records by […]