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February events planned at Freeport’s SNUUC
Diverse events planned for February.
If you are looking for unusually diverse events to cover for Black History month, consider the following multicultural musical and visual arts events that the South Nassau Unitarian Universalist Congregation (SNUUC) is hosting in Freeport in February.
The Hale Smith Day Concert and Art Opening Event will be on Sunday, February 5, at 1 p.m. at the South Nassau Unitarian Universalist Congregation at 228 South Ocean Avenue, Freeport. Appearing in concert will be Tomoko, “The Asian Empress of Soul,” Natalya Simone, “Freeport’s Songbird,” Tara Nova, an exciting jazz singer, The DrUUmatics, an all-female African drum ensemble, and supporting musicians. The event includes an art opening featuring the works of young black artists from Nassau Community College and from South Nassau high school art programs.
The event celebrates the annual “Hale Smith Day,” as proclaimed by the Village of Freeport in 2010. Hale Smith (1925-2009) was a distinguished African-American composer/pianist/professor, Freeport resident and member of the Long Island Composers Alliance.
Tickets: $15, seniors $10, and students $5. (Advance sale via SNUUC.) Tickets will be sold at the door on event day – cash only.
A Vocal Concert and Art Show Event will take place on Sunday, February 26, at 1 p.m. at the South Nassau Unitarian Universalist Congregation. Natalya Simone and Tara Nova return to sing a program of Negro spirituals and music by Hale Smith, Ellington, Gershwin, and LICA composers, accompanied by pianists/composers Paul Hefner and Jay Anthony Gach. Tickets: $15, Seniors $10, and students $5. (Advance sale via SNUUC.) Tickets at the door on event day – cash only.
