Harriet Tubman Band @Yoshi’s Jack London Square
Harriet Tubman (the band) featuring guitarist Brandon Ross, drummer J.T. Lewis, and bassist Melvin Gibbs will be performing at Yoshi Jack London Square on Thursday, October 26, their first appearance in the Bay Area since January 2020 at SFJAZZ. Deeply inspired by the ideals of freedom, the all-star band was formed in 1998 and named after the heroic abolitionist and social activist who escaped slavery and risked her life to help many others do the same.
Walk the Lake for Love
Glide Memorial Holiday JAM!
Dimensions Dance Theater’s 50th Anniversary Performance Weekend
Deborah Vaughan, Dimensions Dance Theater, co-founder, Artistic Director, and Ms. Latanya d. Tigner, Dimensions Extensions, co-director, join Wanda’s Picks for a conversation about this celebratory conclusion to an amazing year, Sat., Oct. 21 at 7:30 PM PT and Sunday, Oct. 22 at 4 PM PT at the Malonga Casquelourd Center, 1428 Alice Street, in Oakland, CA.
The internationally acclaimed company closes its 50th anniversary year with performances of select signature works that have earned it a place as one of the country’s longest-standing and popular African American performing arts organizations. The program features dances that have help Dimensions become widely recognized for its presentation of both traditional and contemporary choreography drawn from African, Jazz, and Modern dance idioms. The diversity and inclusiveness of DDT’s repertoire is unique to the company and has contributed greatly to its reputation for innovative dynamism.
Works to be performed include choreography by Deborah Vaughan, Latanya d. Tigner, Andrea Vonny Lee, Colette Eloi, Erik K. Raymond Lee, Justin Sharlman, Makaya Kayos, Denice Simpson Braga, and Alseny Soumah. Tickets: general $35, Seniors $25, Students $20, Youth under 12yrs $15, 4 tickets for $100 and may be purchased at www.eventbrite.com or www.dimensionsdance.org
MAAFA Commemoration SF Bay Area 2023
For program information see the MAAFA Blog