Concert with Reggie Harris

May 3: 3:00 pm

Reggie Harris has been entertaining and educating audiences about equality for more than four decades will be in concert at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Bennington on Sunday, May 3. The concert, at 3 p.m., will be held at the Fellowship’s Meetinghouse at 108 School St. in downtown Bennington. Admission is $20 per person; $10 for those under 12.

Harris’ work is deeply rooted in the power of song and story. Known worldwide for his ability to inspire hope in audiences of all backgrounds, Reggie is skilled at creating entertaining experiences that lead to opportunities for thoughtful dialogue in the pursuit of positive relations. A powerful interpreter of the cultural arts, Reggie’s 40 plus years on the road has prepared him as he presents as many as 300 concerts and lectures per year. He thrives in situations where the goal is to introduce or exchange ideas with people of diverse custom and practice. As an educator, Reggie has focused thousands of children, adults, educators, and parents in the art of music as a vehicle for personal growth and discovery and as an historical resource for learning and motivation. Working in the Kennedy Center’s Changing Educa3on Through the Arts program, as a scholar for the Council of Independent Colleges. His expertise with the music and codes of the Underground Railroad has shed light on the use of that repertoire for freedom and justice and in the understanding of how that music evolved during the Modern Civil Rights Movement and to the present day.