"America's Music" Program Comes To The Library

One of 50 selected sites nationwide, Providence Public Library will host "America's Music," a six-week program series featuring documentary film screenings and scholar-led discussions of 20th-century American popular music. The programs are free and open.

"America's Music: A Film History of Our Popular Music from Blues to Bluegrass to Broadway," a series to enlighten audiences about uniquely American musical genres including blues and gospel, Broadway, jazz, bluegrass and country, rock n' roll, mambo, and hip hop, will kick off at the Library on Monday, May 13.

"We are thrilled to participate in this exciting program that will help introduce different types of music, show how modern music has been influenced by older styles, and bridge gaps among generations," said Louise Moulton, PPL program coordinator. "In addition to the film screenings, we have also scheduled a number of local musicians and groups to perform concerts in the focus genres."

FILM SCREENINGS (6pm)
MAY 13 -- The Blues and Gospel Music
MAY 20 -- Broadway and Tin Pan Alley
JUNE 3 -- Swing Jazz
JUNE 10 -- Country and Bluegrass
JUNE 17 -- Rock
JUNE 24 -- Latin Rhythms from Mambo to Hip Hop

CONCERTS (MORE COMING SOON) (7pm)
MAY 23 - Great American Songbook: Oure Pleasure Singers
JUNE 13 - Gospel & Blues: Clarice Thompson, RPM Voices
JUNE 20 - Bluegrass: High Rock Mountain

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