Sunday, November 1, 2026 · 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Sara Sherman NOW Lab — 21 Concord Rd., Sudbury, MA
Come join the Inaugural Poet Laureate of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Regie Gibson for an afternoon of story, spoken word poetry and song. This will be an intelligent, thoughtful, bluesey, jazzy, touching exploration into what it means to live, laugh, and love as a human being. Literary performer, Regie Gibson , has lectured & performed widely in the U.S., Cuba & Europe. Representing the U.S. in Italy, Regie competed for & received both the Absolute Poetry Award in Monfalcone & The Europa in Versi Award in LaGuardia di Como. He’s a Brother Thomas Fellow & has received two Live Arts Boston Grants to develop his first play, The Juke: A Blues Bacchae in which he intersects the ancient Greek tragedy with African-American spiritual & musical culture. Regie has served as consultant for the NEA’s “How Art Works” commission & the “Mere Distinction of Color”: a permanent exhibit at James Madison’s Montpelier home focusing on American slavery & the U.S. constitution. He’s an actor & creator of The Shakespeare Time-Traveling Speakeasy— a theatrical, literary-concert focusing on the life & works of William Shakespeare & is the Artistic Director of Arts for Social Cohesion—a social…