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AFTER HOURS-Motown and the Civil Rights Movement

Art - Exhibit

Thursday, October 18, 2012
5:30 PM-8:00 PM

Museum Cafe

Every third Thursday of the month start the weekend early at the Worcester Art Museum with artful entertainment and great company. Enjoy a sensory experience that features live music by dynamic performers and guided gallery tours.

Motown was the music that inspired a generation, a trendsetting sound whose artists broke down racial, gender and societal barriers. This engaging multimedia presentation traces the development of, and interconnections between, the escalating popularity of the Motown Sound; The Sound of Young America, and the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s. From his perspective as a pop music historian, and with the help of archival video and music clips, Tom Ingrassia will take you on a musical journey back to a turbulent time in American history, when we were younger, crazier, and in loveand when we were all swinging and swaying to the sound that reigned supreme!

Cost: Free with Museum admission

Suggested Audiences: College, Adult, Elders

E-mail: information@worcesterart.org
Phone: 508-799-4406

Last Modified: August 10, 2012 at 2:15 PM

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