March 9, 2019
2019-03-09T13:00:00
5626 Bell Station Road
Glenn Dale, MD 20769
301-464-5291; TTY 301-699-2544
African American Women in Music Lecture Series: “The Music of Pearl Bailey”
Saturday, March 9, 2019
Light refreshments will be served during a meet and greet following the program.
Pearl Bailey, 1918-1990, was a singer and actress. She toured during WWII with the USO, and after many Broadway productions, hosted her own variety series in 1971. Pearl Bailey received the Screen Actors Guild’s “Life Achievement Award” and was appointed Special Ambassador to the United Nations in 1975. She received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1988.
Age: All ages are welcome