Juneteenth: Celebrating The Bicentennial Of Abraham Lincoln Saturday June 13, 2009 12:00-5:00 PM Martin Luther King Jr. Park 1950 Lemon Ave., Long Beach Emcee: Leo Stallworth, ABC7 West Coast Premiere Composer Roy Harris Bicentennial Symphony MusicUNTOLD ORCHESTRA & CHORALE Joseph R. Taylor, Conductor MIGHTY MO ROGERS THE NEW BLUEZ BOBBY RODRIGUEZ LATIN JAZZ FREE…
Music event programming by the Long Beach Central Area Association dramatically changed after the formation of MusicUNTOLD as event production arm of LBCAA in 2007. The previous focus was presenting so-called “Black Music” representing wholesome family entertainment with audience drawing power. Memorable performances included Kool & The Gang, Shirley Caesar, Andre Crouch, Deniece Williams, Evelyn “Champagne”…
Non-music arts & education event programming by the Long Beach Central Area Association remained basically unchanged after the formation of MusicUNTOLD as event production arm of the LBCAA in 2007. All non-music events are FREE. Here are a few samples. LBCAA presented A LEGACY OF STYLE: Works by Paul R. Williams, Architect (a lecture and slide…
The Long Beach Central Area Association (LBCAA) was founded in 1987 as charitable 501(c)(3) unincorporated neighborhood association in the Central Area-Sixth District of Long Beach. This was spearheaded by City of Long Beach Sixth District council member Clarence Smith in 1987, principally to co-sponsor, with the City of Long Beach, the Long Beach Martin Luther…
I was blessed to attend multiple colleges on a track & field scholarship to eventually earn a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration after several interruptions to participate in the civil rights movement. I heard an interview of Marty Glickman on NPR radio. Marty Glickman was a Jewish American Olympic track athlete who was…
As President of the Long Beach Central Area Association, I focus on presenting arts programs that develop understanding, awareness, appreciation of differences, and strengthen bonds of peoplehood. Alicia Dwyer, the daughter, of a close friend, graduated from USC School of Film and was an associate producer for the documentary Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories…
Bridges between people are built on many levels. I chose the arts to embrace cultural diversity. and free expression. I am from a Catholic family of many generations. Around the middle nineties, i befriended Ido Aharoni, Consul for Communications and Public Affairs for the Consulate General of Israel in Los Angeles. I was already a…
The west coast premiere and first performance of the “Bicentennial Symphony” since the 1976 premiere will be held June 13, 2009 as centerpiece of ‘Junteenth: Celebrating the Bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln‘.