A Celebration of African-Americas in the Arts Featuring National Jazz Sensation...TIM WARFIELD!!!

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A Celebration of African-Americas in the Arts Featuring National Jazz Sensation...TIM WARFIELD!!!

Also featuring Live Art by 2014 Yorkfest Featured Artist, OPHELIA CHAMBLISS 

Spoken Word by Baltimore's DAVID ROSS & FEMI THE DRIFISH aka The 5th L

Poetry by York Poet Laureate & "O Magazine" Phenomenal Woman, CHRISTINE LINCOLN

R&B/Hip Hop Dance by New York's A-SwiTCH & "SwiTCHeZ" P. Arts Company, of Adrenaline Dance Of York

Music by vocal sensation T-SHAW as seen with Freddie Jackson and homegrown talent NICOLE 'COCO' SHOCKLEY

The students of WEARY ARTS GROUP and more!

Tickets avaiable at www.mystrandcapitol.org, by calling 717-846-1111, or at the Strand Box Office. Your ticket purchase ($35 for downstairs and $20 for balcony) will help provide summer arts scholarships for York City students of color so please, share, attend and invite. Let's celebrate our glorious past, our fabulous present and our hope filled future!

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Tim Warfield, Jr., a native of York, PA, began studying the alto saxophone at age nine. He switched to tenor saxophone during his first year at William Penn Senior High School where he participated in various musical ensembles, winning many jazz soloist awards. After high school, Warfield attended Howard University in Washington, D.C. Throughout his career, Tim Warfield has appeared on nearly 70 recordings and has made several TV appearances. He has also graced the stage with such musical legends as Dr. Donald Byrd, Jimmy Smith, Shirley Scott, Dizzy Gillespie and Isaac Hayes. Tim currently serves as both a board member and music committee chairperson for the long-standing jazz organization The Central Pennsylvania Friends of Jazz, is an Artist in Residence at Messiah College and an adjunct professor at Temple University. 

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Ophelia M. Chambliss has been successfully working and exhibiting as a fine artist, for many years. In addition to a number of solo and group exhibitions, she has participated in several distinguished juried shows. She calls her signature painting style realistic cubism, and paints a variety of subject matters. Her medium is primarily in Oil, and her color palette is bright colorful and energetic. She holds a Bachelors in Communication Arts and Sciences, and a Masters in Communications from Penn State University. Most of her recent work has been in the realm of public art and murals. Ophelia is originally from Chicago, IL but currently resides in York, Pennsylvania. Prior to her career in Fine Art, she was a business professional in the Publishing Industry, specializing in Graphic Design, and Business Development. 

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The 5th L is a Baltimore-based but nationally traveled spoken-word poetry meets hip-hop soul group which is made up of David Ross/Native Son and Femi Lawal/The Dri Fish. The 5th L has released 3 full length albums, recorded live for B.E.T Jazz’s show entitled Lyric Café and shared stages with international recording artists such as Musiq Soulchild, Saul Williams, Ursula Rucker, Raheem DeVaughn, The Last Poets, Fertile Ground, Jaguar Wright, and KRS-One. Baltimore's Reginald F. Lewis Museum has featured them and their work as part of a permanent exhibit in the museum.

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Anwar Berry, aka A-SwiTCH is the founder and CEO of KaPpTuRe Entertainment & Arts and lead choreographer and creative dance director for recording artist, Santa. He previously worked with a variety of artists associated with Disney, Hip Hop and major record labels and is currently working with veteran recording R & B group FULL FORCE. He has provided choreography for music videos, tours and more. His style is a different, unique and original street style of hip hop dance which he calls: “Re-MixX HiPp-HoP” a very unique distinctive choreographic way of expression, Altering hip hop dance from its present form, by fusing bits of other genre, styles and techniques that helps him formulate a new original and creative technical style of choreographic movements. SwiTCHeZ mission is to encourage and further develop its members to reach their fullest potential. The goal is to grow and refine the dancers skills while creating strong, well-rounded performers that are held to high standards, inspired and encouraged to greatness.

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Oldest of ten children, Son of a preacher man and a mother full of soul, T-Shaw’s music is a fusion of R&B, gospel influenced vibe and honeyed lyrics, a personal ministry of rhythm for every woman and every man. T-Shaw is our 21st century Teddy Pendergrass, Marvin Gaye, Bill Withers and Ronnie Lovejoy; self-taught on multiple instruments, self-made in life and selfless in his gift of inspired music that fills the soul, touches the heart and sometimes leads to baby makin’. T-Shaw’s debut release “Live Throughout This Pain” is an example of such a statement and has been received with rave reviews, bolstered by an amazingly performed and produced video gaining numerous views on YouTube daily. T-Shaw is not only a rising star in the industry, but also has been fortunate enough to work with Legends in the industry such as Legendary R&B artist Freddie Jackson and Legendary producer and songwriter Leon Huff. T-Shaw’s music has been described as "its like 26 year-old scotch and just made moonshine--- wise and smooth, but burning hot all the way down." As you listen to T-Shaw’s collection of self-composed, written, and performed music you'll soon discover that old oak ages the best whisky, that an old soul making today’s music creates something that isn’t just “new”…it’s 21st century groove with a lil’ boom, boom, boom.

http://www.mystrandcapitol.org/event/a-celebration-of-african-americans/

Price: $20 and $35