KINGSTON AREA EVENTS
FRAGILE EXPLOSION: NINA SIMONE, A CELEBRATION OF A LIFE OF GENIUS
Performed at the BSB Back Room in Kingston, NY on 8/24/19. Directed by Elke Rosthal. Play by Michael Monasterial. Starring Michael Monasterial, Marlene Merritt, Jhanal Alexis, Haruka Koszer, Evelyn Clarke and Peter Fitzsimmons.
PINKSTER 2023: JOY IS AN ACT OF RESISTANCE
Featuring: FilmmakerYoruba Richen, Fight choreographer Jénel Stevens, FUSHA Dance Company, Sojourner Truth portrayed by Aixa Kendrick, Author Margaret Washington, PhD, Historian Lavada Nahon, Chief Baba Neil Clarke, The Pinkster Players, DJ Stormin' Norman, Mfouamila Kongo Dance Company, The Hudson Valley Gospel Fest Choir, BombaYO
PUERTO RICAN DAY FESTIVAL 6.10.23
Featuring: The Alessandra Latin Band, The Pablo Shine Latin Jazz Trio, Live Art Performance by Nancy Ostrovsky
JUNETEENTH JUBILEE NEW PALTZ 2023
Featuring: Anna Bates, NPUMC Historian; Susan Stessin-Cohn, New Paltz town historian and author; Kate Hymes, MWL Center Board Chairperson; Bishop Christopher Williams and Master's Touch Ministries; Rev. Allison Moore, St. Andrews Episcopal Church; Esi Lewis, Founder, MWL Center; Albert Cook, New Paltz High School History Teacher; Storytellers Rev. Evelyn Clarke and Dr. Anthony Dandridge - of SUNY New Paltz Dept. of Black Studies, DJ Drew Andrews and African drumming and drum circle, Center for Creative Education, KJ Denhert, Jennifer Poroyé, April Armstrong
