Bell, Jannicola to perform at Liberty Free

LIBERTY, NY — The Liberty Free Theatre at 109 South Main Street will host a reading and book signing for Eddie Bell’s “Eeny Meeny Miney Mo/Time to Lynch a Negro” on Friday, May 15 at 7:30 p.m. He will be joined by Paul Jannicola, singer/songwriter and film animation artist,

“Eeny Meeny Miney Mo/Time to Lynch a Negro” is a forceful collection of short stories and free-verse poems that reveals the collateral damage of lynching in a unique, memorable tapestry of emotion.

Bell has performed his work in venues from coast to coast and in France, and is the recipient of multiple grants from the New York Foundation for the Arts and the French Ministry of Culture. He has also produced “Festival of Tears,” a compact disc of selected poems from the book that brings together jazz and classical musicians rendering Negro spirituals and jazz and blues improvisations to accompany Bell’s voice.

Admission for the performance is free. Seating is limited and reservations are recommended. The audience is invited to gather after the performance for food, drink and music.

For more information call 845/292-3788.