Join us as Harlem celebrates the Grand Opening of the Smithsonian’s new National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington D.C., right here in Harlem.
10:00am – Livestream Dedication watch party – light refreshments served FREE
11:30am – Children’s jazz story hour and scat sing along featuring Jazz Day: The Making of a Famous Photograph with author Roxane Orgill - FREE
Ongoing – Children’s art projects - FREE.
JOHN COLTRANE BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
2:30pm – ...
Join us as Harlem celebrates the Grand Opening of the Smithsonian’s new National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington D.C., right here in Harlem.
10:00am – Livestream Dedication watch party – light refreshments served FREE
11:30am – Children’s jazz story hour and scat sing along featuring Jazz Day: The Making of a Famous Photograph with author Roxane Orgill - FREE
Ongoing – Children’s art projects - FREE.
JOHN COLTRANE BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
2:30pm – Charles Persip Trio: Celebrating John Coltrane at 90
*Presented by Jazz Foundation of America’s Gig Fund
$10.00 Suggested Donation
7:00pm – Dedication Remarks by Greg Thomas
7:10pm - Teodross Avery Ph.D: Presentation and Concert
celebrating John Coltrane
$10.00 Suggested Donation
These events are presented in celebration of the Grand Opening of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture and in partnership with
SMITHSONIAN AFFILIATES
*The Charles Persip Trio is Presented by the Jazz Foundation of America’s Gig Fund program, with support from New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature and the National Endowment for the Arts.
ABOUT THE NMAAHC
The National Museum of African American History and Culture is the 19th museum of the Smithsonian Institution and is located at the foot of the Washington Monument on the National Mall in Washington, DC. The museum provides for the collection, study, and establishment of programs and exhibitions related to African American life, history, art, and culture. It is a place where people can learn about the richness and diversity of the African American experience; it is a place of meaning, memory, reflection, laughter, and hope
For more information about the National Museum of African American History and Culture click here.
The views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this event do not necessarily represent those of the National Museum of African American History and Culture