Episode #4 - Everett Co Stages School

This podcast was created to celebrate…spotlight…and elevate the variety of incredible arts, culture, lifestyle, and beauty found here in New England. On today’s show, the phenom known as Anita Crackinstuff returns with Don’t Save the Laughter for After...a new segment about local history, and a song by local band, Belly.
But first, an interview with Sokeo Ros of Everett Company Stages School. He serves as the Co-artistic director and director of hip hop program. Everett is a multi-disciplinary performance arts incubator. It includes a Company, Stage and School, with a group of artists who create, perform, teach and mentor students. The school explores complex social issues through a combination of theater, dance, music and video. At the heart of the organization is the belief that the arts can transform lives across cultures, generations, and economic backgrounds, and create a more just, equitable and joyous future.

Anita Crackinstuff. She is Big Nazo's most loyal fan, and she has something special for today’s episode of Don't Save the Laughter for After, if you know what I mean. On this month’s contribution, another collage of fantastically wonderful guests including Ruth Sternberg, formerly of Trinity Repertory Company. She lived in Providence 17 years but now is the Production Executive at The Public Theater in New York City... plus, Kelly Brown and Lizz met ten years ago in college based on a lie. They decided to ignore the status quo and join forces together to create their production company, Community X. Their goal is to create an environment for creators from all walks of life to join together and create something new.

On a crisp fall evening of September 19, 1831, the ship The Lion pulled into the Port of Providence, Rhode Island. Six white sailors disembarked. Their first stop--Snow Town. Snow Town was a hard luck kind of place that depended on locals and sailors--mainly drunken sailors--to frequent the gambling houses and brothels that kept Snow Town’s black and white inhabitants economically afloat. 
What happened next is still unclear, but what we do know is that the white sailors sparked a race riot which lasted for three days and nights. By the end, six white men lay dead and the town of Providence was changed forever. In the nineteenth century, there were 144 race riots. This is about one of them. But this story doesn’t end the way you think it might. It’s a story about four black men who defended themselves and about how their actions continue to reverberate across the city of Providence, even today. This story is brought to you by the Everything’s A Rabbit Hole podcast, a podcast about curious stories, even more curious questions, and finding some answers. Like what you heard? Get in touch with us at: earholepod (at) gmail.com.

I am pleased to share that Artclectic New England is now supported in part by a grant from the Department of Art, Culture, and Tourism. Thank you, City of Providence!

I would love to hear from you – comments and questions – if you got some, send them on over to artclecticNE (at) gmail.com or leave some comments on the show page. Thanks so much for listening. Listen here!

LINKS
www.everettri.org/
www.patreon.com/CommunityXProductions
eastsidemonthly.com/stories/how-two…ce-a-city,22373
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belly_(band)

Additional Music:
freemusicarchive.org/music/Yung_Kartz/
freemusicarchive.org/music/Lobo_Loco/

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