Thursday, August 15
Book Release Celebration: Proof of Existence by Phyllis Becker
Featuring performances by Gena Bardwell and Angela Hagenbach with Roger Wilder, Piano and Steve Rigazzi, Bass
6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Admission is Pay What You Can
Space is limited, RSVP Required.
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In Proof of Existence, Phyllis Becker explores her African American family’s history from 19th century Fitchburg, Massachusetts, to her own coming of age in Kansas City.
Ancestors and relatives like her great aunts Katherine, a stage performer, and Ruth, a missionary to Liberia, defied conventional expectations of their times. She comes to recognize how the courage and creativity of her forbears helped set her on her own artistic path as a poet. Join us for an incredible night of poetry, drama, and song. Reception and book signing to follow.
This program is sponsored in partnership with the Riverfront Reading Series as part of the Kansas City Museum’s Restorative Poetics Initiative.
