Langston Hughes centennial events sweep Lawrence
Lawrence hosts a multifaceted Langston Hughes centennial celebration through February and March. events include art murals at Lawrence High School and the Spencer Museum, performances at the Lied Center and Watkins Museum, school visits by poets, book signings at The Raven, talks and film events, and student collaborations with Tim Rollins and the Kids of Survival.
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Violinist Oliveira to Perform at Carlsen Center
Violinist Elmar Oliveira headlines a 8 p.m. concert at Johnson County Community College Carlsen Center with a Mozart Elgar Blach Kreisler Gluck Mussorgsky program. A preconcert talk by KU musicologist Paul Laird starts at 7 p.m. Tickets $25 $20. Oliveira is an American Tchaikovsky winner and Avery Fisher laureate with two Grammy nominations.
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KC jazz musician Tim Whitmer CD release party in KC
Kansas City musicians gather for a concert at Unity Temple of the Plaza 707 W 47th St to release Kansas City Standard Time. Tim Whitmer and the Tim Whitmer Jazz Consort perform the CD songs with guests Myra Taylor and Rusty Tucker. Admission 6 dollars for adults, free for under 16.
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Topeka talk by Lean on Me subject Toreko Joe Clark
Toreko Joe Clark, the subject of the film Lean on Me, will speak at 7 p.m. Thursday at Washburn University Gray Theatre in Topeka. The former Army drill instructor is known for transforming a Paterson New Jersey high school in the 1980s. He has appeared on 60 Minutes and Time. No admission charge, tickets required. call 785 231 1010 extension 2002 for tickets.
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Hughes Viewed Through Film in Langston Hughes Festival
The 1939 film Way Down South with Hughes acting as co writer and songwriter will be shown as part of Langston Hughes ers at the City Auditorium at 7 p.m. Friday moderated by Kevin Willmott KU assistant professor. The event pairs screenings with clips from The Dream Keeper and Remembering Langston along with Looking for Langston, plus a guest talk by Thomas Cripps.
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Morgan State University
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Ities
Woodruff Auditorium
Kansas Union
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Langston Hughes Poetry Interpreted in Kansas University Event
A 7:30 p.m. Wednesday program features three Daniel Gilliam songs for voice and piano inspired by Langston Hughes. Lacey Hunter sings with Zechariah Goh at Watkins Community, with Gilliam presenting Hughes’s influence on music and society. Steve Jansen will discuss Hughes biographies and provide a related discography.
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Watkins Community Museum of History
Mass
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Kansas University
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Zechariah Goh
America
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Color Purple actor to read Langston Hughes works
Danny Glover, known for The Color Purple and Lethal Weapon, will perform dramatic readings of Langston Hughes at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Lied Center. The free event requires vouchers for early seating. doors open at 6 p.m. Voucher distribution at Lied Center, Murphy Hall, and Student Center boxes. The program includes accompanist JJ Penna and features songs by Blackwell and Quivar. Tickets range from 16 to 38 dollars and are available at multiple box offices or online.
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Rue
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Thomas Jefferson
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Satirist Ishmael Reed to read from his works
Satirist Ishmael Reed, a key Black Arts voice, will read his poetry and prose at 4 30 p m February 11 in Alderson Auditorium Kansas Union. Reed, a novelist and critic, has taught at Harvard Yale Dartmouth and UC Berkeley and has been a Pulitzer finalist and National Book Award finalist.
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Alderson Auditorium
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Veterans of Opera Sing Duets at Lied Center Concert
Two veterans of the operatic stage will perform a concert of duets and solo song cycles on Tuesday at the Lied Center. The program showcases arias and art songs, highlighting enduring vocal artistry and collaboration between seasoned performers.
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Stories cake on tap at Langston Hughes birthday party
The Lawrence Public Library hosts a birthday party for Langston Hughes with the event titled Sharing Aunt Sue's Stories from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the library auditorium. Tracy Milsap of Kansas City, Kansas, will tell stories in the Aunt Sue tradition. A birthday cake will be served. the event is free.
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