CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – The Virginia Festival of the Book March 22nd is presenting at the Paramount “A Tribute to Nikki Giovanni: Celebrating a Legacy through Poetry, Music, and Dance”. The event features authors Jericho Brown, Rita Dove, Tayari Jones, and Remica Bingham-Risher. The Leah Glenn Dance Theatre will be there; as well as other performers, authors, and musicians, in a program under the guiding vision of Furious Flower Poetry Center founder Joanne Gabbin, and the artistic direction of local theater-maker Constance Swain.

One of the foremost poets of the Civil Rights movement, and a professor at Virginia Tech for 35 years, Giovanni passed away in December at age 81. The tickets are free, but registration is required, and you can find all the information by clicking here.