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The cultural movement inspired by African American artists in New York in the 1920s and 1930s put the vibrant neighborhood of Harlem on the map.
Experience a season celebrating this unprecedented period of creativity, passion and exuberance as the Harlem Renaissance comes to life again at the Irving Arts Center.
Purchase your season tickets today and join in on special subscriber-only artist receptions and events.
 To Kill a Mockingbird
October 13, 2009
7:30 PM
Carpenter Performance Hall
Launched to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Harper Lee’s Pulitzer-prize-winning novel, this moving production is toured by Montana Repertory Theatre. The story plays out in a sleepy Southern town in the 1930s, where issues of prejudice, racism and human values swirl around one of the most memorable cast of characters ever written.
Adapted for the stage more than 35 years ago by Christopher Sergel, To Kill a Mockingbird has inspired and delighted audiences worldwide with heartbreak, wit and wisdom.
BONUS! Stay in your seats for a special Q&A with the cast following the performance.
 Nnenna Freelon & Harolyn Blackwell with Mike Garson in Dreaming the “Duke”
February 19, 2010
8 PM
Carpenter Performance Hall
Jazz meets classical in a one-of-a-kind celebration of the music of Edward “Duke” Ellington, marking the 110th anniversary of his birth. Award-winning jazz vocalist Nnenna Freelon and Met sensation Harolyn Blackwell join forces with Mike Garson. The result? Serious swing! And an unforgettable evening filled with beloved jazz standards like, Prelude to a Kiss, It Don’t Mean a Thing and Love you Madly; Come Sunday from his famed Black, Brown and Beige Suite; and a few surprise gems from the Ellington canon, including Solitude and Black Butterfly.
BONUS! A&B subscribers are invited to a meet & greet with Nnenna Freelon following the performance.
 Langston Hughes’ Ask Your Mama: Twelve Moods for Jazz
Featuring the Ron McCurdy Quartet
April 16, 2010
8 PM
Carpenter Performance Hall
Ask Your Mama is Hughes’ homage in verse and music to the struggle for artistic and social freedom in the 1960s. Be inspired by this unique multi-media event. A live narrative featuring Hughes’ poignant, witty and soulful prose is woven together by the Ron McCurdy Jazz Quartet, with a visual backdrop of images from Jacob Lawrence, Gordon Parks, Romare Bearden and other artists from the period.
These exciting events and exhibitions illuminate the artistry of the Harlem Renaissance and are free to the public.
 Harlem Renaissance Holiday Celebration
December 4, 2009
Irving Arts Center
5:30 - 7:30 PM
Explore the culture and influence of the Harlem Renaissance with hands-on art projects, holiday card workshops, photos with Santa, refreshments and the joys of the holidays, during the 16th Annual Holiday Open House. The evening’s grand finale features Tapestry Dance in The Souls of Their Feet: A Celebration of American Tap Dance at 7:30 PM in Carpenter Hall. Free!
 The Arthur Primas Collection: 200 Years of African American Art
January 30 - March 28, 2010
Main Gallery
A first for the Metroplex, this significant collection of African American Art including paintings, sculptures, works on paper, graphics and historical documents covers a period of 200 years. Features a selection of artifacts from the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York Public Library.
Faces of the Harlem Renaissance
December 5, 2009 - January 24, 2010
Focus Gallery
Photographs by American photographer Carl Van Vechten (1880-1964). BONUS! Subscribers receive complimentary admission into an exhibit symposium on Jan. 9, 2010.
City of Irving African American History Celebration
7:00 PM • February 21, 2010
Dupree Theater
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