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SUMMARY:"Crossing a Deep River" Staged Reading
DESCRIPTION:The Montpelier Historic Site and Montpelier Arts Center are honored to present a staged reading of Rev. Dr. Joanne M. Braxton’s “Crossing a Deep River: A Ritual Drama in Three Movements.” “Crossing a Deep River” has enjoyed staged readings at Harvard\, The College of William and Mary\, and the 2005 National Black Theatre Festival at Morgan State University. This event will incorporate Montpelier’s history as a former site of enslavement into the drama’s unfolding narrative. Members of the Montpelier Museum should call (301) 377-7817 to register. \n\n\n\nDate and time subject to change.  Please call 301-377-7817 for more information.
URL:https://arts.pgparks.com/event_list/crossing-a-deep-river-staged-reading-2
CATEGORIES:250th Anniversary,Black History,History,Literary
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SUMMARY:Music City D.C.: The History of Maryland Popular Music
DESCRIPTION:Ken Avis’ lecture The History of Maryland Popular Music provides an overview of the greats of jazz\, blues\, soul\, and rock who emerged and lived in our home state.  \n\n\n\nMusic City D.C. is a four-part lecture series with music historian and performing musician Ken Avis\, featuring four entertaining audio-visual sessions to surprise and delight.
URL:https://arts.pgparks.com/event_list/music-city-d-c-the-history-of-maryland-popular-music
CATEGORIES:All Ages,Arts,Literary
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SUMMARY:Black History Month Book Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Join us on a journey through the rich history of African American poetry. A chorus of past voices from Phillis Wheatley Frances\, Ellen Watkins Harper\, Langston Hughes\, Jean Toomer\, and many more bring us through to more recent poets such as James Baldwin\, Rita Dove\, and Audre Lorde. Host and poet laureate Dr. Karen Arnold will also discuss local writers E. Ethelbert Miller and Lucille Clifton\, both Maryland poets. 
URL:https://arts.pgparks.com/event_list/black-history-month-book-discussion
CATEGORIES:18 and up,Arts,Black History Month,Free,Literary
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SUMMARY:Music City D.C.: Black Music of D.C.
DESCRIPTION:Ken Avis’ lecture Black Music History of D.C. surveys music from jazz to soul\, telling the incredible story of the D.C. area and its powerful influence on the history of Black popular music.   \n\n\n\nMusic City D.C. is a four-part lecture series with music historian and performing musician Ken Avis\, featuring four entertaining audio-visual sessions to surprise and delight.  
URL:https://arts.pgparks.com/event_list/music-city-d-c-black-music-of-d-c
CATEGORIES:All Ages,Arts,Black History Month,Literary
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SUMMARY:Music City D.C.: Women in Music in the DMV
DESCRIPTION:Ken Avis’ lecture Women in Music in the DMV surveys legendary women and the forgotten legends of music\, highlighting the incredible stories of DMV musicians Blanche Calloway\, Patsy Cline\, Emmylou Harris\, and more.  \n\n\n\nMusic City D.C. is a four-part lecture series with music historian and performing musician Ken Avis\, featuring four entertaining audio-visual sessions to surprise and delight.
URL:https://arts.pgparks.com/event_list/music-city-d-c-women-in-music-in-the-dmv
CATEGORIES:All Ages,Arts,Literary
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SUMMARY:Music City D.C.: The Nashville of the North – When Country was King in D.C.
DESCRIPTION:Ken Avis’ lecture The Nashville of the North – When Country was King in D.C. reveals that before there was Nashville\, there was D.C.\, telling the forgotten story of hillbilly and country music in the nation’s capital. \n\n\n\nMusic City D.C. is a four-part lecture series with music historian and performing musician Ken Avis\, featuring four entertaining audio-visual sessions to surprise and delight.
URL:https://arts.pgparks.com/event_list/music-city-d-c-the-nashville-of-the-north-when-country-was-king-in-d-c
CATEGORIES:All Ages,Arts,Literary
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