Free State Festival

Free State Festival

Sunday, Jun 29, 2025 at 12:00pm

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Free Leonard Peltier – FILM

Film Screening + Q&A with Director Jesse Short Bull & Producer Jhane Myers.

Directed by Jesse Short Bull (Lakota Nation vs. the United States) and David France (How To Survive a Plague, The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson, and Welcome to Chechnya), and produced by Bird Runningwater. Leonard Peltier, one of the surviving leaders of the American Indian Movement, had been in prison for 50 years following a contentious conviction. A new generation of Native activists committed to winning his freedom before he dies.

Time: 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Price: $12

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Hot Dogs for Breakfast with Jeff Eaton – IDEAS

Meet us in the gallery for art, dogs and conversation with exhibiting artist (and Split Lip Rayfield musician) Jeff Eaton. Not your traditional artist. Not your traditional art talk.

ABOUT THE ARTIST
Borrowing from vintage advertising, carnival aesthetic, and car/tattoo culture, Jeff Eaton, AKA Pride of Gumbo, employs traditional sign painting techniques to make bold and colorful works, while keeping it lighthearted and off-beat. Like the hot dog, this exhibition is a combination of parts and pieces that might be overlooked or discarded on their own, but when refined and exquisitely combined into the sweet casing, the viewer’s experience is nothing short of a fulfilling delight.

Time: 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm

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Split Lip Rayfield: Never Make It Home – FILM

In collaboration with the Kaw River Roots Festival’s Split Lip Rayfield 30th Anniversary Celebration, we are proud to present a screening of the documentary, Split Lip Rayfield: Never Make it Home followed by a Q&A.

4pm: Music by Frightened Stag with Special Guests
4:30pm: Film Screening
6:00pm: Q&A

ABOUT THE FILM
Kirk Rundstrom is the electric, hell-raising singer/guitarist of the band Split Lip Rayfield, and he’s been given two months to live. Set across America’s heartland, this moving documentary captures the rowdy, heart-wrenching, and ultimately joyous performances of Kirk Rundstrom’s “Final Tour” where each show was played as it would be the last.

Time: 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Price: $12

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