"Voices" A Celebration of the African American Voice!

210 Cypress Gardens Boulevard,Winter Haven FL 33880

04 March, 2022

Description

Voices is a celebration of the African American Voice in arts hosted by Program Filling The Lane! Voices is a celebration of the African American Voice in arts hosted by Program Filling The Lane, Theatre of Winter Haven, Brothers United, and The Winter Haven High School’s Culture Connection Club at the Historic Ritz in downtown Winter Haven. Voices has become a staple event for Black History Month in our county. Last year guests enjoyed a musical review of soul music originally performed by some of the greats, such as Aretha Franklin, the Temptations, The Supremes, and many more to celebrate Black History, which were performed by professional and local singers such as Broadway’s Trista Dollison and Florida's State Teacher of The Year Dr. Dre Graham. This year we will be doing the concert version of Gershwin's Porgy and Bess and we need your support. This years’ event will be at the Historic Theatre of Winter Haven, on March 4th and 5th. We are very excited to have Mr. Yurel Echezarreta join the cast "Voices!" as the Voice! Yurel is a native of Winter Haven, who most recently screened Steven Spielberg movie remake of West Side Story as well as Miss. Olanna Goudeau who has joined the cast "Voices!" Her claim to fame was a stint on America's Got Talent! The event supports program Filling The Lane. The Mission of Filling The Lane is to bridge a gap between education, sports, culture, and community. Our ultimate goal is to enrich youths’ holistic educational experience by creating a structured and nurturing support system that fosters personal and academic development, community involvement, leadership, and appropriate decision making.