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POSTPONED – United Palace – The Muse Presents: Joy in Darkness, a Mardi Gras Celebration

POSTPONED to Wednesday February 28, 2024.

 

Date: Tuesday, February 13th | Doors: 6:30pm | Performance: 7:00pm | Free with RSVP

“Happiness is singing together when day is through, and happiness is those who sing with you.” – Clark Gesner

On Tuesday, February 13, 2024, the United Palace & Jazz Power come together to celebrate music as healer & balm for our hearts.  Grammy nominated vocalist Antoinette Montague teams up with Eli “Dr. E” Yamin and Jazz Power to create a Mardi Gras space filled with love & music where performance meets participation while sourcing our collective inspirational power to transform darkness into light. Be ready to move, groove & sing along with all your heart.  All ages & backgrounds are welcome. No prior experience required.

Joy in Darkness, a Mardi Gras Celebration is the third public event offered by The Muse, the United Palace of Spiritual Arts’ a monthly program celebrating inspiration, the arts & community, challenging participants to reimagine what’s possible in art & in life.

The event will culminate with a communal musical parade followed by a reception.

The event is free with registration.  The event schedule is as follows:

6:30pm Doors open

7:00pm Musical performance & ritual

8:15pm Reception

Guests are invited to bring a Mardi Gras mask to the event.  Some masks will be available at the event.

 

Zena Group at Buunni Inwood Presents: STAGES

STAGES is modern day spin on the Greek Tragedies that helped invent theatre.

After losing their sister, Riley suffers from grief, however each stage of grief is embodied by a ghost from the past.

Niveka Hobaichan (playwright) aims to tell stories that will help the people suffering from the same struggles they’re going through heal. This performance of Stages is dedicated to their brother and their grandmother.

Morris-Jumel: ConEd Family and Community Day

Join us this Family and Community Day as we celebrate Black History Month with a Valentine’s twist. All guests are welcome to create their own Victorian era Valentines, while examining multi-media presentations of famous Black women and couples. Among them will be Phillis Wheatley’s poem “Love” and the short silent film “Something Good” to inform, educate, and inspire our guests to reflect on and celebrate Black history this February and year-round.

This program is free and open to the public. All supplies will be provided and available on a first-come, first-served basis. Masks are optional inside the museum.