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Blues for Black Opals: Yolanda Wisher, Jim Dragoni, Trapeta Mayson, Mark Palacio

February 9, 2017 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Free but RSVP

Blues for Black Opals: Yolanda Wisher, Dick Lourie & Company

Thursday, February 9, 2017 – 6:00pm – 7:30pm

Philadelphia Poet Laureate and vocalist Yolanda Wisher and poet/horn player Dick Lourie come together with poets Quincy Scott Jones, Iréne Mathieu, and Trapeta Mayson, as well as musicians Jim Dragoni, Sirlance Gamble, and Mark Palacio for an evening of poetry, blues, and jazz in remembrance of Black Opals, a 1920s literary magazine produced by black writers in Philadelphia.

Free but must register.

Details

  • Date: February 9, 2017
  • Time:
    6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
  • Cost: Free but RSVP

Venue

  • Rosenbach Museum
  • 2008 Delancy Place
    Philadelphia, PA 19103 United States
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  • Phone 215-732-1600