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STRATHMORE HOSTS FIRST-EVER CONCERT BY LOCAL GOSPEL GROUPS
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VIRGINIA TERHUNE
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The James E. Jordan, Jr. Adult Choir from Riverdale, directed by Courtney King (foreground), will perform with two other choirs from Prince George’s County on Saturday at the Music Center at Strathmore in North Bethesda. The show, “Make a Joyful Noise: Best of Maryland Gospel,” is the first time Strathmore has brought together local church choirs to perform on stage.
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WILL C. FRANKLIN STAFF WRITER
Most probably remember Jasmine Guy for her role as Whitley in “The Cosby Show” spinoff “A Different World” back in the late 1980s. Younger audiences might know her as Sheila “Grams” Bennett on The CW’s hit show “The Vampire Diaries.” For more than 30 years, Guy has been a presence in television, on stage and in movies. The multital-
RAISIN’ CANE: A HARLEM RENAISSANCE ODYSSEY n When: 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8 n Where: Publick Playhouse, 5445 Landover Rd., Cheverly n Tickets: $40, $55 VIP seating n For information: 301-277-1710; arts.pgparks.com n Note: Jasmine Guy’s masterclass will be at 11 a.m. Saturday. Tickets are $20, or $15 if you buy a ticket to the show
ented actor, singer, and dancer will star in “Raisin’ Cane: A Harlem Renaissance Odyssey,” at the Publick Playhouse on Saturday. The show, which features the Avery Sharpe Trio, highlights the explosion of art and important works in Harlem shortly after World War I. “It started as a reading that we did in universities,” Guy said. “I’ve always loved the period of the Harlem Renaissance — that decade between 1919 and 1929 — and I knew a lot about it, but I had no idea how much I didn’t know until I started doing this show.” Guy said even though art, poetry,
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