Opening Doors Presents: Black History Month Concert

The Opening Doors Project

An evening of poetry, music, and conversation with Regie Gibson and Reggie Harris presented by The Opening Doors Project.

Belmont High School Black Box Theater

In honor of Black History Month, and in collaboration with the <a href="https://www.passim.org/mission/folkcollective/" title="https://www.passim.org/mission/folkcollective/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Club Passim Folk Collective</a> and <a href="https://belmontagainstracism.org/" title="https://belmontagainstracism.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Belmont Against Racism</a>, <a href="https://www.openingdoorsproject.org/" title="https://www.openingdoorsproject.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Opening Doors Project</a> presents a free evening of poetry, music, and conversation with Reggie Harris and Massachusetts Poet Laureate Regie Gibson.<a href="http://www.regiegibson.com/" title="http://www.regiegibson.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Regie Gibson</a> is the first and current Poet Laureate of Massachusetts, an honor <a href="https://www.mass.gov/news/governor-healey-announces-regie-gibson-as-massachusetts-inaugural-poet-laureate" title="https://www.mass.gov/news/governor-healey-announces-regie-gibson-as-massachusetts-inaugural-poet-laureate" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">bestowed</a> on him by Governor Maura Healey in May, 2025. He is also a National Poetry Slam champion and Chicago Tribune Artist of the Year; appeared in "Love Jones," a New Line Cinema feature film based upon his life; was featured on HBO's "Def Poetry Jam;" contributes regularly to NPR; has lectured and performed throughout the U.S., Cuba, and Europe; and currently teaches at both Clark University and Berklee College of Music.<a href="https://reggieharrismusic.com/" title="https://reggieharrismusic.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Reggie Harris</a> has traveled the world for over 40 years as a songwriter, storyteller, and lecturer using music and the spoken word to make an impact in education, social and racial justice, the environment, faith and in human and civil rights. He is a teaching artist in the Kennedy Center’s CETA program, a Woodrow Wilson Scholar, Director of Music Education for the Living Legacy Project (leading pilgrimages to Civil Rights landmarks throughout the American South), and a winner of the Spirit of Folk Award from Folk Alliance International, the W.E.B. Du Bois Legacy Award, and the Magic Penny Lifetime Achievement Award from the Children’s Music Network.The show will be hosted by Opening Doors co-founder <a href="https://moockmusic.com/" title="https://moockmusic.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Alastair Moock</a>.This FREE community event is made possible by Belmont Against Racism, Someone Else’s Child Foundation, Nine Athens Music, and The Club Passim Folk Collective. DOORS OPEN AT 6:30pmAdmission to this event is FREE, but we kindly welcome <a href="https://www.openingdoorsproject.org/donate" title="https://www.openingdoorsproject.org/donate" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">donations</a>. Your support enables us to continue offering programs for free, thank you!

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