When:
Monday, February 2, 2026
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM CT
Where: Harris Hall, Room 108, 1881 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208 map it
Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Public - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students
Contact:
Jill Mannor
(847) 467-3970
jill.mannor@northwestern.edu
Group: Alice Kaplan Institute for the Humanities
Category: Academic, Fine Arts
Join us for a book panel in celebration of the award-winning Blues Mamas & Broadway Belters: Black Women, Voice, and the Musical Stage with author Masi Asare (Theatre) and respondents Josh Chambers-Letson (Performance Studies), Ryan Dohoney (Music), and Miriam Petty (Radio/Television/Film). Moderated by Liz Son (Theatre).
A reception will follow the panel. RSVP here by Jan. 26. The first 20 students to RSVP and attend the event will receive a free copy of the book.
Presented by: Black Arts Consortium, Department of Theatre, Department of Performance Studies, and the Interdisciplinary PhD in Theatre and Drama.