READERS SERIES
Sunday, March 4, 2012 @ 3pm
Senate Ends @ 300 Senate St.
Columbia, SC 29201
Brunch is available for purchase
10:30am-2pm
(Prepared by: Dupre Catering & Event)
Live Jazz Music starting @ 2pm
Music performed by: Roland Haynes Quartet
Cover Charge $4.00
FEATURED SCRIPTS
A MONTH OF SUNDAYS:
REMEMBERING WOMEN IN JAZZ
Written by: Dawn Hilton-Williams
Synopsis
A Month of Sundays: Remembering Women in Jazz, is a poignant, warm and emotionally gripping story that involves Real Estate professional, Nadia Valentine, whose elderly grandmother, Sandra is set to inherit a considerable amount of valuable commercial property in a revitalized area of their metropolitan City from a distant relative who Nadia's never heard of. However, in order for the property to be titled free and clear, unanticipated conditions must be met, one of which is that the property be renovated and re-opened as a jazz club, called The Cellar for a specified period of time.
As the play unfolds, memories spanning many decades (1930's forward) come to life and share the center stage with our present day characters. Through these experiences, previously undisclosed familial stories reveal glimpses into a fictional but conceivable commencement of women and their start in vocal jazz music as well as a unique link of lineage and dreams for two families.
The tapestry of A Month of Sundays: Remembering Women in Jazz, has been interwoven among the most essential of life experiences: love, mortality, seeming tragedy, hope, family, choice and dreams; all with the origins stemming from the soul of one woman, Miss Sandra Valentine.
MEET THE FEATURED WRITER
DAWN HILTON-WILLIAMS
Dawn Hilton-Williams was born in Yonkers, New York on December 4. Dawn was raised in Charlotte, NC. After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science (1989-1993) from Virginia State University and after 10 years of service as a Business Planner for the City of Charlotte (Solid Waste and Neighborhood Development Departments) the time had come for Dawn to step full into her journey toward the fulfillment of her purpose, as Writer, Playwright/Producer and Entrepreneur.
Dawn received awards in the Non Rhyming poem category of the 72nd Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition, and the 76th Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition for the Stage Play (A Month of Sundays: Remembering Women in Jazz as well as Seconds Anyone).
Both Playwright/Play also received a monetary grant from the highly competitive bi-annual Regional Artist Grant; Arts and Science Council (ASC), received both funding support and a formal letter of support from Dr. Maya Angelou, a formal letter of support from the National Black Theatre Festival's Readers Theatre Series of New Works and her play was incorporated as part of an ENG 272 course at Ivy-League Institution, Univ. of Massachusetts @ Dartmouth in Spring 2009.
A Month of Sundays: Remembering Women in Jazz was also selected by the National Black Theatre Festival and read at the Readers' Theatre Series of New Plays for the 2007 National Black Theatre Festival and has also been well received by event patrons, private and public sector sponsors, artists and the media.
MEET THINK JAZZ COLUMBIA
Think Jazz Columbia (TJC) is established to preserve and nurture jazz music in the Greater Columbia, South Carolina locale through performance and educational programs. TJC mission is to build and sustain a network of support to performing and aspiring musicians, educators and audiences.
Think Jazz Columbia is committed to preserving the American jazz heritage, while promoting forward thinking creativity to further this vital art form.
SENATE'S END
After much planning, things have moved forward!
Think Jazz Columbia has formed an organization to further jazz performance and education in the greater Columbia, SC area.
Their launch pad program is Sunday Jazz at Senate's End which takes place every Sunday afternoon from 2:00 to 5:00 featuring their resident ensemble Think Jazz Orchestra or a variety of Columbia's finest jazz musicians.
Over time they will feature many of Columbia's school jazz bands and offer clinic/workshops to help our young aspiring jazz musicians. There will be variety in style, musicians and presentation to keep things fresh and exciting for all.
Plus their friends at Senate's End will be presenting a wonderful brunch starting at 10:30am.
