Black History Month at the Ramsdell

Feb. 11, 2023

The Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts has teamed up with the Manistee Racial Justice and Diversity Initiative (MARJDI) to present “Journey of Discovery,” a month-long series of events that celebrates Black History Month and specifically the contributions of African Americans in rural Michigan. This week, you can catch two of the events. First up, on Thursday, Feb. 16, is a performance by singer-songwriter Crys Matthews, a classically-trained clarinetist who is now heralded as one of “…the brightest stars of the new generation of social justice music-makers.” Then, on Saturday, Feb. 18, the Ramsdell MARJDI will welcome Dr. Anna Lisa Cox, an Alumna Fellow at Harvard University’s Hutchins Center for African American Research, for a special lecture focused on “Black pioneers who upheld the values of the American Revolution in frontier Michigan and Manistee.” Both events are free to the public, but do require pre-registration. Get the details and make plans by visiting ramsdelltheatre.org.