# Event Details - **Event Name**: Come Celebrate our New Community Reading Room at Clemmons Family Farm! - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 21 Mar, 2026 at 01:00 pm – Sat, 21 Mar, 2026 at 04:00 pm - **Event Description**: Join us at the opening event of our reading room. Read poetry of the African diaspora. Enjoy samples of West African beverages and food.About this EventThe new reading room at the Authentica House on the historic Clemmons Farm has more than 700 books celebrating African-American and African diaspora history, arts, and culture, including books for young children! There are also children's books about the natural world and the sciences.To celebrate the opening of this new community resource, join us in reading poetry of the African diaspora. We'll rotate every thirty minutes between quiet reading ("read-in") and reading aloud our favorite poems to each other ("read-out").Samples of West African food and beverages will be available as you explore other spaces in the Authentica House.Be prepared to remove your boots if you'd like to visit the beautiful upstairs spaces by bringing along your slippers and/or wearing socks.DROP-IN PROGRAMDrop-in anytime between 1 and 4 pm!1:00 pm- 1:30 pm: Read-in (silent reading)1:30 pm - 2:00 pm: Read-out (share your favorite poem with others, and listen to poems, during this community read-aloud time)2:00 pm - 2:30 pm: Read-in2:30 pm - 3:00 pm: Read-out3:00 pm - 3:30 pm: Read-in3:30 pm - 4:00 pm: Read-outREFRESHMENTS MENUCold Hibiscus Tea and/or Cold Ginger JuiceWest African Puff-Puffs (sweet fried dough)Fried PlantainsMini grilled chicken kebabsDried pili-pili on the side!LEARN MORE ABOUT THE STORY OF AUTHENTICAAuthentica House - CLEMMONS FAMILY FARMShop Storytelling Videos - CLEMMONS FAMILY FARMThis FREE community event is made possible in part with an Arts & Social Cohesion grant from the Vermont Community Foundation. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/95658e70-1968-11f1-9467-2923091d78de-rimg-w1200-h380-dcffffff-gmir.jpg - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/charlotte/come-celebrate-our-new-community-reading-room-at-clemmons-family-farm/100001984556692490 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, storytelling - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Charlotte - **state**: VT - **country**: United States - **location**: Authentica Art Gallery (on Clemmons Family Farm) - **lat**: 44.3206149 - **long**: -73.25541199999999 - **full address**: Authentica Art Gallery (on Clemmons Family Farm), 2190 Greenbush Road, Charlotte, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Come Celebrate our New Community Reading Room at Clemmons Family Farm! - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/6d4a71e647c81499185936450058adb6f33b2683da3bca540c74775c0b0197f6-rimg-w1200-h721-dcd2ab8c-gmir.jpg?v=1772807261 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Come Celebrate our New Community Reading Room at Clemmons Family Farm! being held? - **A:** Come Celebrate our New Community Reading Room at Clemmons Family Farm! takes place on Sat, 21 Mar, 2026 at 01:00 pm to Sat, 21 Mar, 2026 at 04:00 pm at Authentica Art Gallery (on Clemmons Family Farm), 2190 Greenbush Road, Charlotte, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Come Celebrate our New Community Reading Room at Clemmons Family Farm!? - **A:** Come Celebrate our New Community Reading Room at Clemmons Family Farm! is organized by The Clemmons Family Farm. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Come Celebrate our New Community Reading Room at Clemmons Family Farm!", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/6d4a71e647c81499185936450058adb6f33b2683da3bca540c74775c0b0197f6-rimg-w1200-h721-dcd2ab8c-gmir.jpg?v=1772807261", "startDate": "2026-03-21", "endDate": "2026-03-21", "url": "https://allevents.in/charlotte/come-celebrate-our-new-community-reading-room-at-clemmons-family-farm/100001984556692490", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Authentica Art Gallery (on Clemmons Family Farm)", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "2190 Greenbush Road", "postalCode": "05445", "addressLocality": "Charlotte", "addressRegion": "VT", "addressCountry": "US" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "44.3206149", "longitude": "-73.25541199999999" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Join us at the opening event of our reading room. 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