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Kolton Harris talks about the role of art during times of social upheaval

June 08, 2020 12:00 am • Last Updated: June 09, 2020 7:44 pm

By Carlos Virgen
Assistant Managing Editor for Audience Development

c.virgen@theday.com

Kolton Harris, musician, artists and Executive Director of Writers Block Ink, in his Groton home Friday, June 5, 2020. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Kolton Harris, executive director of

Writer's Block InK, talked to

The Day's Rick Koster about the role of the performing arts during periods of social upheaval and shared a song that he co-wrote in the weeks since the death of George Floyd titled "

Another One Dead."

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