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Olympia, WA 98501
USA
The Center will host the “America’s Music: A Film History of Our Popular Music from Blues to Bluegrass to Broadway” series to enlighten audiences about uniquely American musical genres. The Center is one of fifty sites nationwide selected to host this program series.
The sessions are each Friday from April 4 through May 2, and one Saturday, on April 26, during Olympia’s Arts Walk. Andrew (Drew) Buchman, Expressive Arts (Music) faculty member at The Evergreen State College will introduce each film and lead a discussion afterwards.
The web page at americasmusic.tribecafilminstitute.org includes additional information on the series as well as scholar essays, suggested readings, discussion points and additional films on the genres.
April 4 – Blues and Gospel
April 11 – Broadway and Tin Pan Alley
April 18 – Swing Jazz
April 25 – Country and Bluegrass
April 26 – Rock and Roll
May 2 Latin Rhythm – Mambo to Hip Hop
