4th Annual Billie Holiday Music Concert in Lafayette Square Park

Description

This event is a musical celebration of the rich and important legacy of Billie Holiday. Located at Lafayette Avenue between Arlington Avenue and Mount Street, Lafayette Square is an anchor of Baltimore's African American religious life, hosting St. James Episcopal Church, one of the city's three Black congregations dating its origins before the 1830s, St. John's AME Church, Metropolitan Methodist Church, and Star of Bethlehem Spiritual Temple.

Two of the oldest African American Christian congregations in the U.S., Bethel African Methodist Episcopal and Sharp Street United Memorial are only four blocks away. Billie Holiday herself lived on Argyle Avenue, just off of Lafayette, and the fountainhead of the City's jazz heritage was at the Royal Theater (1922-1971), located at Pennsylvania and Lafayette Avenue.

See Baltimore and explore historic neighborhoods on the west side with a picnic in the park and immersion in jazz and blues. Never heard jazz before? No problem — the performance updates America's classical music with a contemporary sound for all to enjoy.

Transportation from Johns Hopkins students to this free outdoor concert is available through the Office of Student Success.

This event is sponsored by the Billie Holiday Center for Liberation Arts.