"Celebrate Sonia!" The 80th Birthday Celebration for Sis. Sonia Sanchez
Celebrate Sonia!
The Official NYC 80th Birthday Party for
SONIA SANCHEZ!
Friday, September 19, 2014
6 pm - 9 pm
Bedford Hall
1177 Bedford Ave.
Brooklyn NY, 11216
$35 at celebratesonia.eventbrite.com
Performances by:
Ursula Rucker
jessica Care moore
Remarks by Haki Madhubuti of Third World Press
Music by DJ Reborn and more!
This year marks a milestone for our beloved and dear sister Sonia Sanchez. She turns 80 in September. Sister Sonia has a been a shining light in all of our lives, through her kind and inspirational spirit, her words of wisdom, and her love for all things that we do for the betterment of humankind.
Partners: African Voices, AKILA WORKSONGS, Inc., Arts+Crafts, Inc., The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.
General Information: 718-804-8883
Would you like to contribute to this event? Please contact Maeshay k. Lewis at mlewis@mec.cuny.edu or at 718-804-8882 or make a contribution directly here on Eventbrite. If you would like to make a payment for your advertisement on the souvenir program journal, please do so at https://celebratesoniaads.eventbrite.com.
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