GWU Host free music-centered event honoring March on Washington

George Washington University celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington with an evening of cinema, spoken word and music which became the soundtrack of the movement.  Julian Bond, a central figure in the Civil Rights Movement, will speak and urban jazz harmonicist Frédéric Yonnet will join Patrick Lundy and The Ministers of Music for moving, contemporary renditions of  songs that gave people courage and a sense of unity during the Civil Rights Movement.  The event, free and open to the public, is narrated by Dr. Eddie Glaude of Princeton University. Read the story in DC’s MetroWeekly.com.

Date: August 28, 2013
Time: 7:00 PM (doors open at 6;30 PM
Location: Lisner Auditorium
7320 21st Street NW
Washington, DC 20052

The event is free, reservations recommended. Call 202-994-6851 or visit lisner.org.