“From Affrilachia to South America: Stories from Our Culture and Community” told by Carolina Quiroga and Lyn Ford
Category: Event Calendar
Date and Time for this Past Event
- Saturday, Sep 24, 2022 7pm - 8:30pm
Location
See it in person at Eugene & Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center or watch the livestream from home.
Details
Carolina Quiroga and Lyn Ford share the stage, as well as the stories of their heritages and hearts. These are the “family stories” of their communities and cultures. You’ll quickly find out why they’re told and retold from one generation to the next.
Bilingual storyteller Carolina Quiroga was born and raised in Cali, Colombia. In 2012, she began her hero’s journey moving from Colombia to Johnson City, Tennessee to attend East Tennessee State University in pursuit of a master’s degree in storytelling. She specializes in the folklore, mysteries, and histories of her Latinx descendants, spanning the Southwest to La Patagonia.
Lyn Ford is a fourth-generation Affrilachian storyteller, whose stories are rooted in her family’s multicultural Affrilachian storytelling tradition. She is a teaching artist, author, and recipient of the National Storytelling Network Oracle Circle of Excellence Award.
Sponsored by the Estate of Frances Long
Media Sponsor: WFYI
Emcee Sponsor: Paradox Dental
Interpreter Sponsor: Jim Obermaier and Sally Perkins
Videographer Sponsor: Chatham Tap
