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THE MARY LOUISE LEE BAND: A TRIBUTE TO GLADYS KNIGHT AND THE PIPS Saturday, March 12 at 8pm The Mary Louise Lee Band is back b with an all-new show featuring the mu usic of one of Motown’s amazing artist/groups, Gladys Knight and the Pips! With her amazing range, emotional fire, and sheer charisma onstage, Mary Louise Lee and her full band take you on a tour through some of Gladys Knight and the Pips’ most popular songs and some lesser-known melodies. Tickets: $38-$45
TAJ MAHAL S SEXTET Thursday, y, March 24 at 7:30pm Taj Mahal is a brilliant artist with a music Ta cologist’s mind. A 2017 Grammy win for T Ta ajMo o,, his collaboration with Keb’ Mo’, brought his Grammy tally ta ll tto th three wins i and d 14 nominati i tiions, and erscored his undiminished relevan unde nce more than 50 5 years after his solo debut. Blue es Hall of ame membership, a Lifetime Achievement Fa Awarrd from the Americana Music Asssociation, and other honors punctuate hiss résumé. Tickets: $ $45-$90
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Omaha’s Salem Baptist Church Mass Choir! It’s Virtual and will stream live at 4:00 pm Sunday, March 20, 2022 https://www.youtube.com/c/NewHopeDenver https://www.facebook.com/CGMAHF The CMAGHF Board and the local McDonald Owners and Operators invite Ad sponsors and honorees will receive a hard-copy Souvenir Booklet, and mail-order booklets are available with a $25 donation. Dr. Syl Morgan-Smith, Founder & President CGMAHF sylmsmith@aol.com 303-523-4900
Awards & Community Celebration The 12th Annual be well Awards and Community Celebration coming this Spring.
Nominations Nominations for unsung heroes are still being accepted through Monday, March 28, 2022. Please visit https://bit.ly/3FQeUCeBeWellAwards2022 to nominate your unsung hero who has made a difference in the be well Zone neighborhoods of Park Hill, East Colfax, Northwest Aurora, Montbello, and Central Park.
Thriving in a Pandemic Join us for a virtual night of live music, food, special guests, and giveaways as we honor unsung heroes in our communities who have gone above and beyond to ensure all people’s health and well-being through the COVID 19 pandemic and racial reckoning. Stay tuned for more details.
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Stick Fly lyy is a play about a wealthy family on Martha’s Vineyard and what should be a relaxing summer weekend. But everything goes south when the LeVay brothers bring new girlfriends home to meet their wealthy and imposing parents. Secrets are uncovered and dynamics of race, class, and cultural expectations come into play.
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2021-2022 NEWMAN CENTER PRESENTS Nashville Ballet with Rhiannon Giddens Mar 29 and 30
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Spinosaurus: Lost Giant of the Cretaceous with Nizar Ibrahim Feb 9
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February 6–May 8, 2022 Explore the enduring legacy of Mexico’s La Malinche—one of history’s most enigmatic and fascinating figures. Image: Alfredo Ramos Martínez, La Malinche (Young Girl of Yalala, Oaxaca), 1940. Oil paint on canvas; 50 x 401⁄2 in. Phoenix Art Museum: Museum purchase with funds provided by the Friends of Mexican Art, 1979.86. ©The Alfredo Ramos Martínez Research Project, reproduced by permission. Traitor, Survivor, Icon: The Legacy of La Malinche is organized by the Denver Art Museum. This exhibition has been made possible in part by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom. Additional funding is provided by Furthermore: a program of the J. M. Kaplan Fund, University of Denver: College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences, the donors to the Annual Fund Leadership Campaign, and the residents who support the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD). Promotional support is provided by 5280 Magazine and CBS4. Special thanks to the National Institute of Anthropology and History and Mexico’s Secretary of Culture. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this exhibition do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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