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• ' * «*, hi . . * * • »“1 0 lt;. v „ • v %'.' lt;aL . */• '«**•■'**’* “• 'a***' » .*• rvi4 . .*» «•**«_ evT lt;V' \ _ •*»' lt;’ • ’ lt;J * *’ .'il?i ■* ? *» ! **•'* '?• 11 ■* •. lt;The world premiere of River Croas* mgs a musical drama spanning the 200Therewillbeyearsof Cincinnati's growthnddevelopment, will take place SundaySeptember 25th in Music Hall.River Crossings is an entertainingthought-provoking and historically corred work which reveals much of Cinciimati’s forgotthistory* Montributions blacks have made to the settlement and growth of CincinnatiTYrom the excitement and expOectations of tiie early settlers to the frustration of black patriots initially denied a chance to fight in the Civil War and the courage ofyblack educatohunderstood that educaiotn means pro gress toward equality, River Corssings is an exuberant, inspirational telling of the Cincinnati black experience VRiver Cross ins has become a labor oflove for the. hundreds of volunteersworking onn the project j ”*v ‘ We ’*• all come to feel stronglyabout this produciotn: lt;s important forthe black community to take pride in-their accompllishments inthe milkingof Cincinnati, but it’s equally importantfor Cinncmnati, as a whole, to participate in the telling of this story,’’ says playwright and lyncist Althea Day “Ri^er Crossings, through song, dance and drama will fill in some of themissing piecesthe overall history ofthe Greaminnatt areatwo performancesSeptember 25th, a matinee at 3:00 p m and an evening performance at 7:30 p rn Tickets art $3, *6 and $10 and art available through Ticketronn at 6211110 ^ 1 River Corssings is an official pro-?!THE CINCINNATI HERALD - Saturday , September1988Page 3gramoftheGreater CincinnatiBicentennial Commission;; ■ -. River C rossings ' \Rehearsal ScheduleAugust 27, 9 am-1 pm'— Runthrough, all acts, YWCA Walnut Street August 29 7 10 p m - Act I YWCAAugust 30.i^UgUSt 31September1p m#p- Act II, YWCAAct III, YWCA — Run throughacts, YWCA; September 8. 7 10 p m Run through- all acts. YWCA,p mSeptember 10, 9am1 PR u ’Continued on page 11
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