Stax Music Academy Presents Fourth Annual Black History Month production: “Peace, Love, Soulsville: The Art of Healing”
January 22, 2015, MEMPHIS, TN – The Soulsville Foundation’s Stax Music Academy (SMA) will once again offer Memphis the city’s premier Black History Month celebration with its original musical created by its student and staff. Led by SMA Artistic Director Justin Merrick, this year’s show, “Peace, Love, Soulsville: The Art of Healing” will include music, dancing, drama, and more and intends to show audiences how the power of music brings communities and helps heal problems in the world we face today.
- What: “Peace, Love, Soulsville: The Art of Healing”
- Where: Minglewood Hall, 1555 Madison Avenue
- When:
- Wednesday, February 25th, 6 pm. $5 dress rehearsal
- Thursday, February 26th, 10 am, school groups only. Must be reserved in advance. Free admission
- Thursday, February 26th 7:30 pm, $10 General admission
- Tickets: Maybe purchased at minglewoodhall.com or at the Minglewood Hall box office in advance or night of show
- School groups: Please call Melody Barham 901-261-6360
In true Soul Train fashion, this year’s show will take the audience on a fantastic journey of music, politics, funk, and grit with talented young Memphians trailblazing the path of the Neo Civil Rights Movement. The production will address issues of classism, racism, and sexism that both students and adults face and will entertain in jubilant fashion to demonstrate how art can help heal an individual and/or a community.
Sponsors for “Peace, Love, Soulsville: The Art of Healing” are Tennessee Arts Commission, AutoZone ArtZone, The New Memphis Tri-State Defender, and Tri-State Bank.
For more information please contact Tim Sampson, 901-261-6324 or tim.sampson@soulsvillefoundation.org.
