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ghts movement, a legendary group of Black jazz artists gathered in Harlem t=
o be forever captured in the iconic photo, =E2=80=9CA Great Day in Harlem.=
=E2=80=9D Today, galvanized by demonstrations against racially-motivated vi=
olence and systemic racism, we find ourselves at the beginning of another c=
ivil rights era. And once again there is the need to document Black artists=
who are centered at the intersection of arts and activism. You are invited=
to join =E2=80=9CA Great Day in New York.=E2=80=9D We will come together t=
o commemorate the 62nd anniversary of the original photo and celebrate the =
legacy of Black activism in the arts. This Wednesday, August 12 at 9:30AM,=
we will meet at the site of the first Black Lives Matter Mural in the stat=
e of New York. Organized by The Billie Holiday Theatre in partnership with =
Councilmember Robert E. Cornegy, the mural is located at 1368 Fulton Street=
between Brooklyn and New York Avenues. Please arrive, camera ready, with =
a mask on and RSVP below. If you do not have a mask, one will be provided. =
Social distancing will be observed. =E2=80=9CA Great Day In New York=E2=80=
=9D is conceived and produced by The Billie Holiday Theatre in partnership =
with Walk Tall Girl Productions. Photo Credit: Hollis King, Creative Direc=
tor, The Billie RSVP TO JOIN THIS HISTORIC PHOTO THE BILLIE | BED-STUY THEA=
TER HOME TO THE LARGEST AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY IN THE NATION The AUDELC=
O and Obie Award-winning Billie Holiday Theatre is artistic anchor to the l=
argest African American community in the nation: Central Brooklyn and one o=
f the last remaining theaters forged in the aesthetic and sociocultural kil=
n of America=E2=80=99s Civil Rights/Black Arts Movements. Founded in May 19=
72 by Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation, The Billie Holiday Theatr=
e is a beacon for world class art rooted in racial justice in the heart of =
Bed-Stuy: producing, presenting, and commissioning new and classic works an=
d festivals in theater, dance, music, visual arts, and film; providing arti=
stic and institutional residencies; and serving ages 3 to 103 with dynamic =
and accessible educational programming. For bold and daring artists and aud=
iences from around the corner and around the world who look to The Billie a=
s a rigorous artistic space that tackles racial injustices, presents authen=
tic, unapologetic voices, and imagines a world where all people can flouris=
h...welcome home. DONATE OUR PARTNERS The 2020 - 2021 season folds the comm=
unity into world-class artistic experiences in the heart of Bed-stuy. The B=
illie Holiday Theatre was founded in 1972 by Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration=
Corporation whose partnership provides a vital platform for the sustainabi=
lity of world-class arts and culture. Lead support for the 2019 - 2020 seas=
on provided by the Ford Foundation, New York Community Trust, and Howard Gi=
lman Foundation. The J. L. Greene Art Access Fund in The New York Community=
Trust has partnered with The Billie Holiday Theatre to bring the performin=
g arts to underrepresented audiences throughout New York. Our ability to te=
ll stories that matter in the epicenter of the largest community of people =
of African descent in the nation is made possible with support from our par=
tners: The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, The Laurie Tisch Illumination Fund,=
The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, and Con Edison. Additional s=
upport provided by The Fund for the City of New York, Lily Auchincloss Foun=
dation, The Shubert Foundation, Srinija Srinivasan Fund of the Silicon Vall=
ey Community Foundation, and John Golden Fund. The Billie Holiday Theatre=
, Inc. is a proud member of the Coalition of Theatres of Color (CTC). The 2=
019 - 2020 Season is made possible, in part, by public funds from the New Y=
ork City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Counci=
l, with the support of Commissioner Tom Finkelpearl, the Office of the Mayo=
r of the City of New York with the support of Mayor Bill de Blasio, Office =
of the Brooklyn Borough President with the support of Brooklyn Borough Pres=
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"A GREAT DAY IN NEW YORK" HISTORIC PHOTO Wednesday, August 12 | 9:30 AM On=
August 12, 1958, in the midst of this nation=E2=80=99s burgeoning civil ri=
ghts movement, a legendary group of Black jazz artists gathered in Harlem t=
o be forever captured in the iconic photo, =E2=80=9CA Great Day in Harlem.=
=E2=80=9D Today, galvanized by demonstrations against racially-motivated vi=
olence and systemic racism, we find ourselves at the beginning of another c=
ivil rights era. And once again there is the need to document Black artists=
who are centered at the intersection of arts and activism. You are invited=
to join =E2=80=9CA Great Day in New York.=E2=80=9D We will come together t=
o commemorate the 62nd anniversary of the original photo and celebrate the =
legacy of Black activism in the arts. This Wednesday, August 12 at 9:30AM,=
we will meet at the site of the first Black Lives Matter Mural in the stat=
e of New York. Organized by The Billie Holiday Theatre in partnership with =
Councilmember Robert E. Cornegy, the mural is located at 1368 Fulton Street=
between Brooklyn and New York Avenues. Please arrive, camera ready, with =
a mask on and RSVP below. If you do not have a mask, one will be provided. =
Social distancing will be observed. =E2=80=9CA Great Day In New York=E2=80=
=9D is conceived and produced by The Billie Holiday Theatre in partnership =
with Walk Tall Girl Productions. Photo Credit: Hollis King, Creative Direc=
tor, The Billie RSVP TO JOIN THIS HISTORIC PHOTO THE BILLIE | BED-STUY THEA=
TER HOME TO THE LARGEST AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY IN THE NATION The AUDELC=
O and Obie Award-winning Billie Holiday Theatre is artistic anchor to the l=
argest African American community in the nation: Central Brooklyn and one o=
f the last remaining theaters forged in the aesthetic and sociocultural kil=
n of America=E2=80=99s Civil Rights/Black Arts Movements. Founded in May 19=
72 by Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation, The Billie Holiday Theatr=
e is a beacon for world class art rooted in racial justice in the heart of =
Bed-Stuy: producing, presenting, and commissioning new and classic works an=
d festivals in theater, dance, music, visual arts, and film; providing arti=
stic and institutional residencies; and serving ages 3 to 103 with dynamic =
and accessible educational programming. For bold and daring artists and aud=
iences from around the corner and around the world who look to The Billie a=
s a rigorous artistic space that tackles racial injustices, presents authen=
tic, unapologetic voices, and imagines a world where all people can flouris=
h...welcome home. DONATE OUR PARTNERS The 2020 - 2021 season folds the comm=
unity into world-class artistic experiences in the heart of Bed-stuy. The B=
illie Holiday Theatre was founded in 1972 by Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration=
Corporation whose partnership provides a vital platform for the sustainabi=
lity of world-class arts and culture. Lead support for the 2019 - 2020 seas=
on provided by the Ford Foundation, New York Community Trust, and Howard Gi=
lman Foundation. The J. L. Greene Art Access Fund in The New York Community=
Trust has partnered with The Billie Holiday Theatre to bring the performin=
g arts to underrepresented audiences throughout New York. Our ability to te=
ll stories that matter in the epicenter of the largest community of people =
of African descent in the nation is made possible with support from our par=
tners: The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, The Laurie Tisch Illumination Fund,=
The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, and Con Edison. Additional s=
upport provided by The Fund for the City of New York, Lily Auchincloss Foun=
dation, The Shubert Foundation, Srinija Srinivasan Fund of the Silicon Vall=
ey Community Foundation, and John Golden Fund. The Billie Holiday Theatre=
, Inc. is a proud member of the Coalition of Theatres of Color (CTC). The 2=
019 - 2020 Season is made possible, in part, by public funds from the New Y=
ork City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Counci=
l, with the support of Commissioner Tom Finkelpearl, the Office of the Mayo=
r of the City of New York with the support of Mayor Bill de Blasio, Office =
of the Brooklyn Borough President with the support of Brooklyn Borough Pres=
ident Eric L. Adams, New York City Council (District 36) with the support o=
f Councilmember Robert E. Cornegy, Majority Council, Majority Leader Counci=
lmember Laurie Cumbo, and the support of Assemblymember Tremaine Wright. T=
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