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The Lit Lounge: Opening Reception

Our Voices: Festival of Words - Art Prevails Project

An evening of a literary and musical performance to commemorate the kick off the 2023 Our Voices: Festival of Words literary festival weekend. Event will feature live performances by special guests.

Lit Lounge is designed to create an atmosphere in anticipation for Art Prevails Project's inaugural literary festival - Our Voices: Festival of Words.  The event will feature live music from violinist, Janice Muller, vocalist, JaShae Jones and an appearance by blues surrealist poet, aja monet. 

aja monet is a blues surrealist poet and cultural worker. She also serves as the Artistic Creative Director for V-Day, a global movement to end violence against all women and girls.

https://ajamonet.com/ 

The multi-talented Ms. JaShae Jones is a singer, songwriter, poet and true artist.

https://www.jashaejones.com/

Janice Muller is a musician, actress and creative generalist.

https://www.instagram.com/jgmuller/

Darius V. Daughtry is a playwright, poet, director and educator. He is the Founder and Executive Artistic Director of Art Prevails Project, the social impact arts organization that is producing Our Voices: Festival of Words.

https://dariusdaughtry.com

https://ourvoicesfest.com

https://artprevailsproject.org/home

About the African American Research Library and Cultural Center 
The Broward County African American Research Library and Cultural Center (AARLCC) is located in the Sistrunk community, one of the oldest historically Black communities named for one of Fort Lauderdale’s first Black physicians. Opening to the public on October 26, 2002, AARLCC became the third public library of its kind in the United States dedicated to the study of Black history and culture. The 60,000 square-foot Center serves as a repository of materials related to the local, national, and international voices of the African diaspora with more than 85,000 books, manuscripts, artifacts, framed art, print, photography, audiovisual, and documents held in our Adult Services Section and Special Collections. The Youth Services Section features a special collection of Coretta Scott King Award books and the Ashley Bryan Art Collection from illustrators of African Descent. AARLCC also features a 5,000 sq. ft. museum, a 300-seat state-of-the-art theatre, and a Computer Training Center.

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