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Voices From the Earth, Inc. is a theater arts organization based in Thomas, WV that has been serving the community since 1991.
Calendar 2017-2018
2017
January
- January 22 2pm - W.E.B. DuBois portrayed by Charles Pace and Ilene Evans portraying Bessie Coleman - St. John’s Lutheran Church, Davis, WV
- January 23 7pm - W.E.B. DuBois portrayed by Charles Pace and Ilene Evans portraying Bessie Coleman
- January 25 - Journey of Freedom in America - WWI Memphis Tennessee Garrison at Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College
- January 27 12:00 Noon - Charles Pace– The Women of Frederick Douglass - Fairmont State University, Fairmont, WV
- January 29 9am - Breakfast with Dr. Dubois (Charles Pace) - St. Paul AME Church, 61 Beechurst Ave., Morgantown, WV
February
- February 2 12:00 Noon - Harriet Tubman History Alive - Bridge Valley Community and Technical College, Charleston, WV
- February 4 11am - Harriet Tubman History Alive - Kanawha County Public Library, Charleston, WV
- February 8 12:15pm - Bessie Coleman: American Aviatrix - portrayed by Ilene Evans - Eastern WV Community and Technical College
- February 12 7pm - Coralie Franklin Cook: Lifting As We Climb - Portrayed by Ilene Evans - Curtis Freewill Baptist Church 47 Storer College Place Harpers Ferry, WV
- February 19 - Eslanda Robeson: I will Not Sit Still - St. Paul AME Church, 61 Beechurst Ave., Morgantown, WV
March
- March 2 12:00 Noon - Eslanda Robeson: I will Not Sit Still – Portrayed by Ilene Evans - Fairmont State University, Fairmont, WV
- March 18 4pm - Harriet Tubman History Alive - Nutter Fort Public Library 1300 Buckhannon Pike
- March 22 12:15pm - Pearl Buck and Eslanda Robeson Portrayed by Karen Vuranch and Ilene Evans - Eastern WV Community and Technical College
April
- April 24 - Symposium 1 American Argument - Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College, Moorefield, WV
- April 26 - Symposium 2 American Argument - Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College, Moorefield, WV
- April 27-30 - In The Voice of Our Ancestors Retreat/Workshop with Ilene EvansDavis, WV
May
- May 29-30 - Campfire for Counsellors: Building a World of Kindness Camp Horseshoe, Leadmine, WV
June
- Check back for June events!
July
- July 8-9 - Abi:The Baby Catcher – By Ilene Evans - Pricketts Fort, Fairmont, WV
- July 18-22 - Bessie Coleman: Bronze Aviatrix - Ashland Chautauqua, Ashland, Ohio
August
- Check back for August events!
September
- September 23, 2pm - Harriet Tubman - Hardy County Heritage Weekend, Moorefield Presbyterian Church-109 South Main St, Moorefield, WV
- September 25, 7pm - Harriet Tubman - History Alive - South Charleston Public Library
October
- October 3, 8pm - Stories to Mend the Night - Songs to Mend the Soul - Conference Call Concert Fund Raiser
- October 6, 2pm - Scholars Panel: Coralie Franklin Cook: Education and Civil Rights
- October 7, 7pm - Coralie Franklin Cook: Lifting As We Climb - Storer College, Harper’s Ferry, WV
- October 11-12 - Storytelling - Jackson’s Mill Storytelling Festival - Jane Lew, WV
- October 21, 7:30pm - Harriet Tubman - History Alive - Elkins-Randolph County Public Library
- October 28 - TBA - Cincinnati, OH
November
- November 7-12 - Storytelling sessions and workshops with Ilene and Lyn Ford - Affrilachian Ghost Tales - National Association of Black Storytellers Wichita, KS
December
- Check back for December events!
2018
January
- Check back for January events!
February
- February 4 - Journey of Freedom in America - New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, Ashland KY
- February 9 - Harriet Tubman - History Alive - Mt. View Christian School
- February 16 - Journey of Freedom in America: African Americans in WWI - St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Boonsboro, MD
- February 25 - Coralie Franklin Cook - St. John Lutheran Church, Davis, WV
March
- March 10, 2-4pm - Journey of Freedom in America: African Americans In WWI - Coralie Franklin Cook and Edith Wharton - St. John Lutheran Church, Davis, WV
- March 16-17 - Women of Color Chautauqua - Washington, D.C.
April
- April 26-29 - In The Voice Of Our Ancestors Retreat - Davis, WV
May
- May 26-29 - Women of Color Chautauqua - Washington, D.C.