Toad’s Place Rocks In Memory Of Rohn Lawrence
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Lisa Gray
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Sep 7, 2023 10:18 am
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Toad’s Place on York Street lit up as a cadre of jazz musicians gathered to pay homage to one of New Haven’s own axe men extraordinaire, Rohn Lawrence, and to raise money to help young guitarists follow in the late musical legend’s footsteps.
Lisa Gray
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Lisa believes that it is necessary for black women to write and share our stories so that others do not erase or control our narratives. She writes fiction, poetry, essays, and has contributed stories to The New Haven Independent since 1988. She won the 2018 Robert L. Fish Edgar Award, holds degrees in English and Creative Writing from Mills College and has curated a wide range of readings and literary events since earning her MFA in 2010. You can find her work here and in The Salmon Creek Literary Journal, Mission at Tenth Literary Journal, Black Fire This Time, and New Haven Noir. Check out her website at www.lisawrites.life and follow her on IG and X @randomlissf.
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