Lyric Theatre And Cultural Arts Center

THE MISSION OF THE LYRIC THEATRE & CULTURAL ARTS CENTER IS TO PRESERVE, PROMOTE, PRESENT, AND CELEBRATE DIVERSE CULTURES THROUGH ARTISTIC PRESENTATIONS OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING AND OUTREACH, FILM, AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITY INCLUSION.

THE LYRIC HAS EFFECTIVELY ACHIEVED ITS MISSION OF PRESERVING, PROMOTING, PRESENTING, AND CELEBRATING DIVERSE CULTURES, EMPHASIZING AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL HERITAGE THROUGH SIGNIFICANT EVENTS. NOTABLY, JUNETEENTH (JUNE 19. 2022), THE SIDNEY POITIER FILM FESTIVAL (WINTER 2022), CLAUDETTE KING'S PERFORMANCE (OCTOBER 23, 2021), AND WOODSONGS OLD TIME RADIO (WEEKLY EVENT) HAVE PROVIDED OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARTISTIC PRESENTATIONS, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING, OUTREACH, AND COMMUNITY INCLUSION. IN ADDITION, THESE EVENTS HAVE FACILITATED THE COMMUNITY'S EDUCATION ON THE HISTORY AND IMPORTANCE OF AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL HERITAGE, RESULTING IN INCREASED CULTURAL DIVERSITY, INCLUSIVITY, EDUCATION, APPRECIATION, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.JUNETEENTH COMMEMORATES THE EMANCIPATION OF ENSLAVED AFRICANS IN AMERICA. THE SIDNEY POITIER FILM FESTIVAL SHOWCASES A CURATED SELECTION OF FILMS HIGHLIGHTING AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL HERITAGE AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FILM INDUSTRY. CLAUDETTE KING'S PERFORMANCE HONORS THE BLUES GENRE AND THE LEGACY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN ARTISTS WHILE PROMOTING COMMUNITY INCLUSION AND UNDERSTANDING. THE WOODSONGS OLD-TIME RADIO HOUR, PRODUCED AND HOSTED BY FOLKSINGER MICHAEL JOHNATHON, PROVIDES A PLATFORM FOR DIVERSE MUSICIANS AND PERFORMERS TO SHOWCASE THEIR TALENTS AND CONTRIBUTE TO PRESERVING AND CELEBRATING CULTURAL DIVERSITY. REFLECTIONS DRAG SHOW (APRIL 24, 2022) PROMOTES DIVERSITY, INCLUSION, AND BELONGING BY BREAKING TRADITIONAL GENDER NORMS AND EXPANDING OUR UNDERSTANDING OF GENDER IDENTITY AND EXPRESSION. IT WELCOMES INDIVIDUALS WHO MAY NOT FEEL ACCEPTED IN CONVENTIONAL GENDER ROLES AND ENCOURAGES APPRECIATION FOR THE CREATIVITY AND UNIQUE TALENTS OF THE PERFORMERS, REGARDLESS OF GENDER IDENTITY. THE SHOW FOSTERS COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING A PLATFORM FOR AUTHENTIC EXPRESSION AND BUILDING CONNECTIONS AMONG DIVERSE INDIVIDUALS.OVERALL, THE LYRIC'S EVENTS HAVE IMPACTED THE COMMUNITY BY PROMOTING CULTURAL DIVERSITY, INCLUSIVITY, EDUCATION, AND AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL HERITAGE APPRECIATION. THEY HAVE ALSO PROVIDED OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND UNDERSTANDING, CONTRIBUTING TO BUILDING A STRONGER AND MORE CONNECTED COMMUNITY.