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Once Upon a Hill in Maine: The Pedro Tovookan Parris Story

Sunday, November 9, 2025 | 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. | Performance
First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 114 Main St, Kennebunk

Award-winning storyteller Antonio Rocha presents Once Upon a Hill in Maine: The Pedro Tovookan Parris Story, an evocative performance that traces one man’s extraordinary journey from enslavement to freedom. Born in East Africa around 1833, Pedro Tovookan Parris was trafficked aboard a Maine-built brig to Brazil before finding refuge and community in Paris Hill, Maine. Through movement, voice, and song, Rocha brings Pedro’s story to life—illuminating Maine’s connections to the trans-Atlantic slave trade and celebrating resilience, creativity, and the power of testimony. Presented by Atlantic Black Box, in partnership with the Just History Project, Brick Store Museum, and First Parish UU. Free and open to the public; registration required.

You are welcome to join us on both Saturday for the WHERE walk and on Sunday for Antonio Rocha's performance, or you can take part in either day's events. Please register for each event separately.

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