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In conjunction with the Harlem Is… exhibition currently on display
The Museum of the City of New York presents: A Tribute to Lena Horne

A production with music about the life of the extraordinary artist
Lena Horne during the Civil Rights era written and performed by Wendi
Joy Franklin.

Saturday, March 25, 2006 @ 2:00 PM

  The Museum of the City of New York
  1220 Fifth Avenue
  NY, NY 10029 212.534.1672
  Website

Performance: A Tribute to Lena Horne

"A Song for You: A Civil Rights Journey of a Negro Woman: Lena Calhoun Horne"
is an insightful, dramatic and musical production about the life of the
extraordinary artist Lena Horne during the Civil Rights era. Written
and performed by Wendi Joy Franklin, the play follows Horne from her
childhood in the South during the 1920s through her early music and film
career, to the March on Washington and her work as a Civil Rights
activist. Presented in collaboration with Community Works and New
Heritage Theatre Group in association with the Harlem Arts Alliance.

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harlem is…Music: Portraits by Carl Van Vechten
Jan 28 through Apr 17

  The Museum of the City of New York
  1220 Fifth Avenue, NY, NY 10029 212.534.1672
  http://www.mcny.org/exhibitions/current/321.html

harlem is…Music: Portraits by Carl Van Vechten features original
black-and-white photographs of African-American musicians, singers,
composers, and arrangers–all with a connection to Harlem–whose work
encompassed a variety of musical styles, from blues, jazz, and folk to
classical and show music. Together, their stories create a snapshot
not only of the entertainment world but also of the social and
political milieu of New York in the 1930s through 1950s.

This installation is presented in connection with the Community Works
exhibition, harlem is…Music, at the Lincoln Center Library for the
Performing Arts and is made possible by funding from the New York
Council for the Humanities, a state affiliate of the National
Endowment for the Humanities.
   
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OCTAVIA BUTLER BOOK CLUB TRIBUTE TO HER LIFE AND WORK
MARCH 25, 2006 at 6 PM

Hue-Man Bookstore & Cafe
2319 Frederick Douglass Blvd
Between 124th and 125th Streets
New York, NY 10027