Watch Night!!! / New Year’s Eve – Sunday, December 31, 2017 4:00pm / At The Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral - 19 South 38th Street - Philadelphia, PA 19104 / In a new initiative inaugurated in response to the alarming increase in racist violence and injustice over the past year, the Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral will host a New Year’s Eve event called Watch Night for Racial Justice – An Evening of Jazz at the Cathedral. The event celebrates the tradition of “Watch Night” which began on New Year’s Eve 1863 in black churches throughout the nation awaiting the announcement of the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1864 / With Performances By: Ruth Naomi Floyd, DeVonne Gardner, Lourin Plant, Jay Fluellen, Sumi Tonooka, Kimpedro Rodriguez, and the Clef Club Student Ensemble directed by Lovett Hines / For more info: http://bit.ly/2Cdwz9H / #WatchNight #EpiscopalCathedral #NewYearsEve #RuthNaomiFloyd #DeVonneGardner #LourinPlant #JayFluellen #SumiTonooka #KimpedroRodriguez #ClefClubStudentEnsemble #PhillyJazz (at Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral)
