#RESISTANCE #RESILIENCE

When:
Thursday, Jun 08, 2017 6:00p -
8:30p

Where:
Museum of African American History
46 Joy St.
Boston, MA 02114

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Admission:
$10

Categories:
Art, Performing Arts

Event website:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/resistance-resilience-tickets-34521805650

Inspired in part by the heroism, resistance, and resilience of abolitionist Lewis Hayden as well as the powerful stories to be found on Boston’s Black Heritage Trail, #RESISTANCE #RESILIENCE is about empowerment during tough times.


Featured works include the iconic civil rights anthems “Ain’t Gonna’ Let Nobody Turn Me ‘Round” and “We Shall
Overcome,” the latter of which includes audience participation. Music by Castle of our Skins Composer-in-Residence Anthony Green will be featured with his solo saxophone world premiere entitled “dhakira: a middle eastern impression.”


Solo performances by percussionist Julian Loida and flutist Orlando Cela will include Johann Sebastian Bach’s well-known “Chaconne” and African American composer Ed Bland’s “For Flute.” Filmmaker Ireashia Monét will showcase works depicting strength and heritage in her “Reimagining Blackness and Ancestry” and “Resist” videos, while traditional Venezuelan songs, Afro-Latin drumming, and spoken word artistry fill the evening with celebration of cross-cultural resilience.


Thursday, June 8, 2017
6:00PM - Tour meets at Lewis Hayden House
6:30PM - Pre-Reception with at the Museum of African American History’s Abiel Smith Schoolhouse
7:00PM - #RESISTANCE #RESILIENCE at the Museum of African American History’s African Meeting House
Lewis Hayden House: 66 Phillips St, Boston, MA 02114
Museum of African American History: 46 Joy Street, Boston, MA 02114


Tickets: $10 Non-MAAH Members/$5 MAAH Members


This program is made possible with support from the National Parks of Boston "Art on the Trails to Freedom" initiative, the National Park Service Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program, and the New England Foundation for the Arts.


PARKING INFORMATION


$5 parking validation for events is only offered at 4:00pm and on weekends in the underground parking lot of the Charles River Plaza/Cambridge Street Garage at 165 Cambridge Street. Please note that yellow tickets from the upper lot at Whole Foods cannot be validated.

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