TALK OF GREENWOOD
Dr. Jerry Goodwin
Chautauqua performers are (l-r) Rebecca Marks-Jimerson (Coretta Scott King), Dr. Jim Armstead (Thurgood Marshall), Doug Mishler (Earl Warren), Vanessa Adams Harris (Rosa Parks), and Leslie Goddard (Lady Bird Johnson). Photo Provided
Tulsa Chautauqua has announced its June program honoring the six-decade anniversary of the Civil Rights Act signed by Pres. Lyndon Johnson. The title of the week-long performances is “Lift Every Voice: 60 Years Since the Civil Rights Act.”
The series of performances has been scheduled for June 4 – 8. The free shows will be held at the Tulsa Historical Society and Museum, 2445 S. Peoria Ave.
Each day will include two workshops (12 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.) and an evening performance (7 p.m.). The featured artists and their historical figures are Dr. Jim Armstead (Thurgood Marshall), Leslie Goodard (Lady Bird Johnson), Vanessa Adams Harris (Rosa Parks), Rebecca Marks-Jimerson (Coretta Scott King), and Doug Mishler (Earl Warren).
The week schedule is as follows:
Tues., June 4 – First workshop, Vanessa Adams-Harris; second workshop, Rebecca Marks-Jimerson; and evening performance, Earl Warren
Wed, June 5 – Leslie Goddard, Doug Mishler, and Vanessa Adams-Harris
Thur., June 6 – Jim Armstead, Vanessa Adams-Hall, and Leslie Goddard
Fri., June 7 – Rebecca Marks-Jimerson, Leslie Goddard, and Jim Armstead
Sat., June 8 – Doug Mishler, Jim Armstead, and Rebecca Marks-Jimerson
Sponsors of the program are the following: Benefactor level: Oklahoma Humanities, National Endowment for the Humanities, and The Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation; Champion level: Magellan and Gelvin Foundation; and Advocate level: All Souls Unitarian Church and Tulsa Community College.
For more information, visit https://tulsachautauqua.org/
