Louis Armstrong in Black History Live – Grand Junction
Schedule
Fri, 21 Feb, 2025 at 06:00 pm
UTC-07:00Location
The Art Center of Western Colorado | Grand Junction, CO
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Black History Live tour is an annual recognition each February of the significant contributions African Americans have made and continue to make to art, culture, economic development, education, human rights, medicine, public services, politics, and sports. The 2025 statewide tour will feature the living-history portrayals of Harriet Tubman by nationally acclaimed scholar/actor Becky Stone, and Louis Armstrong by scholar/actor Marvin Jefferson. This performance brings you Marvin Jefferson’s Louis Armstrong.The portrayals will be performed in a Chautauqua format, which is a first-person dramatization of a historical figure. The speaker’s monologue typically lasts 40 minutes, followed by 20 minutes of Q&A, first in character and then out of character as the scholar/performer.
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Where is it happening?
The Art Center of Western Colorado, 1803 N 7th St, Grand Junction, CO 81501-3009, United States,Grand Junction, ColoradoEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
