“Jazz in the House” is a night of live music at the Historic Hampton House. Come out, live in the moment, and walk where legends once walked! This month we are featuring Simply Simone!
‘Simply Simone’ is a revue celebrating the fascinating life and music of the legendary Empress of Soul, Dr. Nina Simone. Four of South Florida’s talented vocalist perform the songs from the Nina Simone songbook. Carbonell Award-winning actress, Sarah Gracel plays the young Nina. Jazz vocal phenom, Ja’Nia Harden plays Nina as she ventures into the night club performance moments of career, stunning musical theatre actress, Toddra Brunson plays the militant Nina and show-stopping vocal performer, Deana Rahming portrays the older Nina. South Florida Times writer, Michelle Hollenger wrote of the South Florida production: “SIMPLY SIMONE CELEBRATES LIFE OF SOCIALLY CONSCIOUS SINGER. Simply Simone-the Music of Nina Simone, an electric new revue based on the turbulent life and rich legacy of this American music icon. Simone’s song, Young, Gifted and Black, written in honor of the singer’s late friend, Lorraine Hansberry, author of the play A Raisin in the Sun, became a civil rights anthem that is as relevant today as it was then.” Join us as we honor the musical legend Nina Simone.
$20 Advance Tickets
$25 At the Door
Doors open at 7:30 pm – Show starts at 8 pm
Cash Bar – Food – Free Parking in Rear via 43rd Terrace
Historic Hampton House
4240 NW 27th Ave
Miami, Florida 33142
https://jithmay2019.eventbrite.com
Olympia Theater’s LOBBY LOUNGE JAZZ is BACK!
Join us in the LOBBY LOUNGE for an evening of JAZZ with the Leesa Richards Quartet. Enjoy refreshing cocktails from the LOBBY BAR and hear some great music with friends and neighbors. This event is FREE.
MILES LENNOX: It’s hard to believe, but 18-year-old Miles Lennox has been playing piano for over 10 years already. The hard work and late nights have paid off, with him winning the 2019 Essentially Ellington award for best Big Band composition, and with his school winning the 2018 Essentially Ellington Big Band Jazz competition in New York City.
Sponsored by: Miami Downtown Development Authority, Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, and Florida Division of Cultural Affairs
Presented by: Olympia Theater and Miami Jazz & Film Society
Jul 12 Hampton House Music 8-11pm $20 adv $25 dr Aniye Strachan
Historic Hampton House in partnership with FIU Department of History & African and African Diaspora Studies and Miami Jazz & Film Society present the UNITY BOULEVARD FILM SERIES, a new film and discussion series happening every third Thursday at the Historic Hampton House Cultural Center!
Join us for a screening of Night Catches Us written and directed by Tanya Hamilton. The film will be followed by a discussion led by Dr. Donna Aza Weir-Soley, Associate Professor of English and an affiliated member in African & African Diaspora Studies, Women’s Studies, and the Latin American and Caribbean Center at Florida International University.
Thursday, July 18th, 2019 @ 6 pm
$5 Advance Tickets
$10 At the Door
Students FREE with student ID
Historic Hampton House Cultural Center
4240 NW 27th Ave
Miami, Florida 33142
*Free Parking in Rear via 43rd Terrace*
About the film:
Night Catches Us is a 2010 drama film directed and written by Tanya Hamilton and stars Kerry Washington, Anthony Mackie, Jamie Hector, Wendell Pierce, and Novella Nelson. Set in the Germantown section of Philadelphia in 1976 during the Black Power movement in the U.S, Night Catches Us examines the 60s liberation struggles through the relationship of former Black Panthers Patricia (Kerry Washington) and Marcus (Anthony Mackie). With police harassment of African-Americans by the nearly all-white Philadelphia police force still continuing in ’76, Night Catches Us considers the near-impossibility of disentangling the personal from the political. The film intersperses snippets of iconic Black Panther footage. However, rather than romanticize Black Power, Hamilton chooses the riskier path of examining its emotional and political fallout.
Jul 26 Hampton House Music 8-11pm $20 adv $25 dr Swing All-Stars
Aug 9 Hampton House Music 8-11pm $20 adv $25 dr Jesse Jones Jr
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