The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, along with its 35th Annual Black Music and The Civil Rights Movement Concert, is hosting a weekend of events in Dallas, Texas to celebrate the national holiday of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Film Director/Writer Charles Burnett, who will receive an Honorary Oscar for his lifetime of work, will be the guest speaker in Dallas at The Black Academy of Arts and Letters' 24-Hour FilmFeast, Nov. 18, 2017. Three of Mr. Burnett's films will be screened and he will participate in an audience talk-back following the last showing.
The Great Jazz Guitarist Chuck Loeb, who died Monday evening, was scheduled to perform at The Black Academy of Arts and Letters' Riverfront Jazz Festival on Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017. TBAAL is saddened by the news of his death and offers its condolences to his family, friends and fans.
To heighten the enjoyment of the 3-day Labor Day Weekend of the first TBAAL Riverfront Jazz Festival in Dallas, organizers are partnering with six local hotels to include free live jazz music after parties. In addition, a midnight to 2 a.m., Jazz Jam Session will be held at TBAAL's Naomi Bruton Main Stage on Friday and Saturday.
Actor Dorien Wilson is slated to perform his one-man show Friday, July 28 and Saturday, July 29, 2017 @9 p.m. in the Clarence Muse Café Theatre of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. Mr. Wilson was under the weather and unable to keep original May 19 and May 20, 2017 schedule.
When the spotlights beam on 4 pianos, 8 hands, 40 fingers and 352 keys, the concert hall is sure to rock with SHAUN MARTIN, XAVIER JACKSON, CALEB SEAN and CLIFTON WILLIAMS as they tip, tap and glide up and down the keyboard, giving Dallas' audience a memorable night of entertainment performing classical, jazz, pop, hip-hop, Broadway, R&B and gospel music. This is a must witness event!
In a special tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the three-time Emmy Award nominated concert features actor Malik Yoba, and artists Bilal, B.SladeTM and Earnest Pugh in the 34th Annual Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert. It will be held at 7:30 p.m., Sunday, January 15, 2017 at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, 2501 Flora St., Dallas, Texas.
The Black Academy of Arts and Letters announces its lineup of 35 national and international musical acts for the first Riverfront Jazz Festival in Downtown Dallas to be held on Labor Day Weekend, September 1-3, 2017. The artist and music are diverse, covering classical, smooth, R&B, neo-soul, soul and pop.
Curtis King, founder and president of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, is announcing the national and international lineup for an upcoming Riverfront Jazz Festival in Downtown Dallas, Texas that will benefit the not-for-profit multi-disciplinary institution's sustainability efforts and Arts-and-Education Program.
Actor and director Kim Fields, who is celebrating her 40th career anniversary, will perform a one-woman show titled "An Evening With Kim Fields," at the Black Academy of Arts and Letters for two nights, Nov. 4 & 5, 2016. The Dallas, Texas-based academy is also celebrating its 40th anniversary season.
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