Date: 9/10/2021
Subject: Penn's Village Presents: A Virtual Tour of the Marian Anderson House
From: Penn's Village

Penn’s Village Presents:

“Marian The American Story”

A Virtual Group Tour of the Marian Anderson House

Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at 2:00 pm via Zoom

$10 members/$13 non-members

Due to flood damage, the Marian Anderson House on S. Martin St. has been closed while under repair, but is now conducting living history tours on Zoom. This will be a guided tour of all three floors of the museum, and will include documentary clips and recordings of the great American opera singer, humanitarian, and native Philadelphian.

Marian Anderson was an important figure in the struggle for African-American artists to overcome racial prejudice in the United States during the mid-twentieth century. On January 7,1955, Anderson became the first African-American to perform at the Metropolitan Opera. She participated in the civil rights movement in the 1960s, singing at the March on Washington in 1963. The recipient of numerous awards and honors, Anderson was awarded the first Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1963, the Congressional Gold Medal in 1977, the Kennedy Center Honors in 1978, and a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1991. In addition, she worked as a delegate to the United Nations Human Rights Committee and as a Goodwill Ambassador for the United States Department of State, giving concerts all over the world.

LOCATION

This will be an online event hosted via Zoom Conferencing. You do not need a Zoom account but you will need to download and install the Zoom app on your computer or mobile device to join the event. Please email us at tech@pennsvillage.org in advance if you need assistance installing the Zoom app or check our new Zoom Instructions. If you cannot join the event using your computer or mobile device and the Zoom app, you can join the event via teleconference and hear the audio portion.

You will receive an email a few days before the event as well as on the day of the event with a link to the meeting, the Meeting ID, call-in telephone numbers and instructions for joining the meeting.

RSVP

Self-registration is now available on the Penn's Village website! Please review our

Self-Registration Instructions and register here: Marian the American Story Tour. You can also register by emailing info@pennsvillage.org or calling 215-925-7333. If you cannot attend, please cancel your reservation to make room for others.

This program fee is $10 for our members and volunteer partners, and $13 for non-members. Guests are welcome to attend up to three programs before being required to join and/or volunteer with Penn’s Village.

Group photos may be taken during this event.

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