Age Group:
AdultsProgram Description
Event Details
Celebrate the African-American experience with songs of liberation and love from the 1930s through the 1970s! This showcase by Jazz & Soul virtuoso Rhonda Denet highlights luminaries who used their talents to elevate, educate, and encourage through music. Their contributions played an important role in the history of America and offered lasting cultural contributions to the world. This musical journey includes gospel, jazz, soul, and pop with songs recorded by Mahalia Jackson, Dinah Washington, Sam Cooke, Nina Simone, Curtis Mayfield, Aretha Franklin, Donny Hathaway, Stevie Wonder, and more. SNOW DATE: Thursday, Feb. 20 at 7:00 pm.
This is a hybrid program; patrons have the option of attending in-person at the library or virtually over Zoom. Registration is required - please sign up below!