Voices for Resistance presents: GOOD TROUBLE, a reading and conversation with Tolley Jones
March 16 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Voices for Resistance presents: GOOD TROUBLE, a reading and conversation with Tolley Jones, a Daily Hampshire Gazette writer. Tolley Jones will read selections from her monthly column about the realities of being a Black woman in Western MA. Northampton Center for the Arts co-director Heather Geoffrey will then have a conversation with Tolley about being a writer and columnist. Audience members will have the opportunity to ask Tolley questions following the discussion.
Location: Friends Meetinghouse, 43 Center St. Northampton
Date/Time: March 16, 2025 3PM
Since 2020 Tolley Jones has been writing a monthly, regionally syndicated column for the Daily Hampshire Gazette. She earned a BA in English from Smith College in 1995. A member of the Straw Dog Writers Guild, Tolley has worked for thirty years with children and families, supporting early literacy. She is currently compiling a collection of her essays.
Co-Director of the Northampton Center for the Arts, Heather Geoffrey is a multidisciplinary artist, arts advocate, and nonprofit leader. She blends her expertise in arts administration with her creative practice, which spans painting, photography, collage, mixed media, and performance. Heather is passionate about the intersection of art, advocacy, and education, using her leadership to foster inclusive, vibrant arts communities.