VersoFest ’26 keeps getting fest-ier.
First came word that Grammy Award-winning artist/producer/composer/ Fugees co-founder Wyclef Jean will headline a March 27 concert.
Now a second Grammy winner has been booked.
Folk-rock legend and cultural icon Ani DiFranco kicks off the 4-day weekend. She’ll chat with Lauren Coyle Rosen, co-author of their new book, “The Spirit of Ani: Reflections on Spirituality, Feminism, Music, and Freedom.
Their March 26 conversation (7 p.m.) will focus on DiFranco’s creativity, spirituality, and evolving consciousness.
DiFranco‘s 23 albums cross genres, and address a range of autobiographical, political and social issues.
“Verses” — her collection of poems and paintings — was published in 2007. Her memoir, “No Walls and the Recurring Dream,” was a bestseller. She is the author of the children’s books “The Knowing” and “Show Up and Vote.”
In 2024,\ DiFranco spent 5 months on Broadway, playing Persephone in “Hadestown.”
Tickets are $35 (click here to order). Each ticket includes a copy of the book.
This year’s VersoFest also includes a February 27 performance by rising rockers The Thing; conversations with performers, actors and authors, plus panel discussions, an interactive art installation, and more. Click here for details.
Ani DiFranco (Photo/Shervin Lainez)
