Upcoming Events

Join Reno Bracchi, longtime blues musician and aficionado, for a two-part presentation “Origins of the Blues: A Uniquely American Music." Blues is a genre that originated amongst African-Americans in the Deep South of the U.S.

Elizabeth Catlett (1915–2012), a Black woman artist of the twentieth century is finally receiving long overdue attention in a traveling exhibition of over 200 works at The Brooklyn Museum, The Art Institute of Chicago, and The National Galle

Join Reno Bracchi, longtime blues musician and aficionado, for Part Two of “Origins of the Blues: A Uniquely American Music”, as he explores how the electric guitar played a crucial role in shaping “the electric blues”, an exciting and

Pianist and vocalist Ken Kresge has performed for live audiences around the world and was a past winner of the Michelob Jazz Search.

As part of the Library's recognition of Black History Month, join award-winning stage and film director Stephen Nachamie as he celebrates the groundbreaking African American artists and creators on Broadway.  He will explore some of the