The Griot Museum of Black History

10/17/2026, 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

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Overview

Type: Community Event

Admission: Free.

Description

Join The Griot Museum of Black History for a free and interactive day of making quilt panels to memorialize Robert Rayford and other community members in the Saint Louis area who died with HIV. People are welcome to bring the names and stories of loved ones they have lost to HIV / AIDS to be remembered. Everyone is welcome to stay all day, or drop in and out as they are able. No prior experience with quilting or HIV / AIDS is required. Quilters Ms. Adelia Parker-Castro and Ms, Edna Patterson-Patty will be on hand to provide support. Refreshments will be provided. As part of the event, there will also be a short program at 1:00pm CST featuring poet Donnie Moreland and scholar Dr. Shanti Parikh. This event is co-produced with the collective, What Would an HIV Doula Do?, with support from A Blade of Grass, Knowledge of AIDS, and Washington University in St. Louis.

More Information

Website:
https://www.thegriotmuseum.com/events/aids-quil...

Contacts and Location

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Location:
Griot Museum of Black History
2505 Saint Louis Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63106

Sponsor:
The Griot Museum of Black History

Email:
zelesvargas@thegriotmuseum.com

Other Contact:
zelesvargas@thegriotmuseum.com

View details and materials on stlouis-mo.gov

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