Join us for a celebration of history— Black History!
Travel back in time and uncover heart-wrenching letters of the past when your join us on February 23rd for our Letters to Lincoln luncheon! Based off of the compelling book To Address You as My Friend, edited by Jonathan W. White, this historical collection of letters from African Americans to Abraham Lincoln are coming to life on our main stage. Award-winning author, Michael Twitty, actor Elijah Pringle, journalist and professor, Ernest Owens will be reading excerpts of letters written to Lincoln expressing the “dilemmas, doubts, and dreams of both recently enslaved and free people in the throes of dramatic change. These letters, most of which have never been published, offer unflinching, intimate, and often heart-wrenching portraits of Black soldiers’ and civilians’ experiences in wartime.”
From 3pm-5pm, experience a three-course luncheon and a show like no other! Tickets are $65 and inclusive of tax and grat! This is will be a luncheon and live reading on our stage from the book To Address You as My Friend: African Americans' Letters to Abraham Lincoln. Tickets available now.