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Clemmons Family Farm joyfully presents:
We Are The Dream: 
Affirming the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Junior
​Through A Day of Art and Celebration

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY
​2023 CELEBRATION

ARTIST-LED "WE ARE THE DREAM" SESSIONS

Monday, January 16 | 10 am – 5 pm | Free Admission for all at the ECHO Center in Burlington!
Join Clemmons Family Farm and our team of collaborating artists at the ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain's  11th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration! This is a free admission day sponsored by the City of Burlington and made possible through our joyful partnership with ECHO.

Guests will explore this year’s theme, We Are The Dream: Affirming the Legacy of Martin Luther King Through A Day of Art and Celebration, ​in a series of wonderful arts events curated by Clemmons Family Farm.  Visit the City of Hope: Resurrection City and the 1968 Poor People’s Campaign poster exhibit, which we have relocated from the Authentica Gallery on the Clemmons farm in Charlotte to ECHO especially for MLK Day.  Get creative during our participatory visual and performing arts events featuring nine of Clemmons Family Farm's fantastic collaborating artists!
CLICK HERE TO SEE THE SCHEDULE OF CLEMMONS FAMILY FARM'S "WE ARE THE DREAM" ARTS AND CELEBRATION EVENTS AT ECHO.
ABOUT OUR COLLABORATING ARTISTS:
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All artists showcased in Clemmons Family Farm's MLK Day Celebration Events are members of the Vermont African-American/African Diaspora Artists' Network.
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Edwin Owusu (SINNN). 
The Great Orator Edwin Owusu, better known by his stage name SINNN, has been a mainstay in Burlington’s music scene since 2001. As a hip-hop and Afrobeat artist, his music is composed of shareable moments from his journey disseminated to audiences through meticulous attention to detail. He has performed with many talents including local greats like David Grippo Funk Band & Myra Flynn as well as national acts like Wyclef Jean.
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KeruBo.
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KeruBo
 is a singer/songwriter born in Kendu Bay, Kenya. Her music is a powerful medium for bringing awareness to and rebuking social injustices. Driven by a mission to preserve and teach her culture and heritage, KeruBo educates, advocates, and heals through song.


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PK Silver.
​PK Silver has been a maker and creator ever since they could hold a crayon. They believe that community and storytelling are the core of art, that art is an essential part of life, and joy is a radical act. Using their background as a curator, they have claimed the title of a Victorian Baroness, curating their own cabinet of curiosities with a multitude of mediums. They strive to combine their love of nature, history, and space in every piece they make.
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Julio Desmont.
​Julio Desmont is an abstract visual artist. He often paints with acrylic or oil paints, and sometimes uses mixed media including spray paint. Influenced by his Haitian culture, Julio’s artwork is vibrant and has lots of movement. He chooses to radiate happiness in his work, which balances chaos with stability.




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Mikahely.
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Mikahely is a self-taught musician/singer/songwriter from Madagascar who plays guitar, the valiha (an 18-stringed instrument made of bamboo) and the marovany, a stringed instrument with 22 or more strings. His music is based on traditional Malagasy folk songs and lullabies, with ceremonial rhythms and healing sounds.
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Sekhmet.
Yvonne, dancing under the stage name Sekhmet, can’t remember a time when she wasn’t listening to music. In the ’80’s  she began to study Raqs Sharqi (Egyptian Style Belly Dance), Classical Persian, Middle Eastern Folk dance and folk dances of Uzbekistan. She believes that her inspiration as a dancer truly emerged when she began to study Danse Orientale (Turkish Style belly dance) with acclaimed scholar and dancer Artemis Mourat. ​
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Kenroy Walker (Roy Truth).
Roy is an Alumni of Florida Memorial University- a Historically Black College and University (HBCU) that is home to the famous “Negro National Anthem” (written in 1900). He holds a degree in Popular Music. As a multi-disciplinary artist at Clemmons Family Farm, Roy extends his knowledge of musical structure and songwriting in a way that is collaborative and enjoyable.

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Omega Jade. 
Omega Jade is a multidisciplinary artist whose art includes music production, standup comedy, spoken word poetry, hip hop, and candle making.





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​Toussaint St. Negritude.
Former Poet Laureate of Belfast, Maine, poet, bass clarinetist, and composer Toussaint St. Negritude conjures whole liberations in full tempo. US Poet Laureate Gwendolyn Brooks described his work as "full of sweet sounds and surprises." Originally from San Francisco, Toussaint has lived and broadly thrived across the African Diaspora, from the liberating heights of northern California, to the sacred mountains of Haiti, to the Coltrane District of North Philadelphia. He, along with bassist Gahlord Dewald, is the leader of the band Jaguar Stereo!, a free-form ensemble of his own poetry and improvisational jazz, and his works have been widely published and recorded for over 40 years. On an alpine sanctuary facing east, Toussaint St. Negritude continues to thrive in the farthest elevations of Vermont's Northeast Kingdom.​
CREATE WITH US IN OUR ARTIST-LED "DREAM" SESSIONS!
Visit the ECHO website to see more events happening during the MLK Day Celebrations!

2o23 "Artists on the Farm" Wall Calendar

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  • What We Do
    • Our Programs >
      • Heritage Celebrations >
        • MLK Day 2023!
        • Kwanzaa 2022
        • Juneteenth 2022!
      • K-12 Ethnic Studies >
        • Field Trips
      • Creating Healthy Communities >
        • Beneath Our Skin
        • Cancelling Miss Rona
        • A Sense of Place >
          • A Sense of Place at NEFA-CCX
      • Art >
        • Farm2Art Program >
          • Summer 2016 Farm2Art Program
        • Culinary Heritage & Arts Program
      • Farm
      • Forest
      • Heritage
  • About
    • Our Team
    • About Us >
      • Our Vision
    • Who We Are >
      • Jack and Lydia's Living Legacy
      • How Jack and Lydia Found and Bought the Farm
      • Holding On to Our Legacies
    • When Are We Open?
    • Press Coverage >
      • Other News >
        • 2019 Visitors Survey: Sneak Preview
        • 2018 Updates
        • 2017 Updates
        • 2016 Updates
    • What Our Community is Saying >
      • 2018 Visitor Survey Findings!
      • Feedback from other Vermont communities
    • Subscribe!
  • Artists' Registry
    • Are You Looking for an Artist?
    • Why, Hello there, Artists!
  • Historic Buildings
    • Venue Rentals
    • Stay with Us!
    • Six Historic Buildings
    • The Barn House >
      • The Barn House Legacy
      • Stay with Us!
    • The Big Barn >
      • "Making History, Creating Place" Videos!
      • The Historic Water Cistern
    • The Main House >
      • About the Black Locust Trees
    • The Shop >
      • The Authentica Library
      • Shop Storytelling Videos
  • Please Donate!
    • Subscribe!
  • 2023 Calendar!!