VOZA RIVERS LEGACY SERIES - WINNERS OF OPEN-MIC COMPETITION READING SERIES

Schedule

Mon Feb 02 2026 at 06:30 pm to 09:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

259 Convent Ave | New York, NY

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Celebrate and uplift talent and creativity with a full-length reading presentation of SYDNIE HESLOP'S powerful screenplay "Little Girl Blue"
About this Event

PLEASE NOTE NEW DATE: FEBRUARY 2, 2026

JOIN US !!!

FOR THE READING OF SYDNIE HELSOP'S WINNING SCREENPLAY, LITTLE GIRL BLUE!!

Presented by New Heritage Theatre Group in Partnership with The City Colleg of New York

Directed by Michael Anthony Green

FOLLOWED BY A SPECIAL PRESENTATION OF "THE MEETING" BY JEFF STETSON IN CELEBRATION OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR'S BIRTHDAY!!!

**The Meeting depicts a fictional secret meeting between Malcolm X and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. shortly before Malcolm X's assassination. The play explores issues of war, poverty, racism, and Black self-empowerment.

RSVP is required for attendance & seating is limited.

Attendees must have valid picture ID

Doors open at 6pm

LOCATION:

The City College of New York

SHEPARD HALL BUILDING

Room 350, 3rd floor

259 Convent Avenue (near the corner of Convent Avenue & 140th street)

New York, NY 10031


Directions to and campus map for the college:

FOR MORE INFORMATION E-MAIL [email protected]

NEXT WINNER FULL-LENGTH READINGS: PUT THEM ON YOUR CALENDAR!

  • February 23, 2026: Eric Richardson-Hagans; If Only Yesterday
  • March 23, 2026: Allison Shillingford; At the Table
  • April 27, 2026: Daisy Dumas-Featherstone; Mast/Mask

This series is sponsored, in part, by the West Harlem Development Corporation, with additional support from public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (Cultural Development Fund), the Nederlander Organization, and the Shubert Organization.

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259 Convent Ave, 259 Convent Avenue, New York, United States

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