Summer of Soul Nyack
An uplifting evening of film, music, singing, dancing and history as we celebrate and reclaim once forgotten stories of community pride, power and art on the site of a once forgotten neighborhood.
Longtime Nyack resident Sam Waymon, brother of Nina Simone, (nee Eunice Waymon) will make an appearance before the Drive-In style screening of “Summer of Soul.” Waymon, who recently moved south to his family’s hometown in Tryon, North Carolina where a Nina Simone museum and Sam Waymon archive are under development is in town to celebrate his 80th
6:30pm, Sunday, Aug. 18 (rain date Aug. 25) ‘My House Once Stood Here’ Hezekiah Easter Square Veterans Park.
A multimedia exhibit by Kris Burns featuring archival images of the neighborhood that once surrounded Hezekiah Easter Square. QR codes on each image will be linked to video and audio excerpts from the documentary “What Happened to Jackson Avenue: A story of Urban Renewal” by Hakia Alem and Rudi Gohl.
7:30pm, Sunday, Aug. 18, (rain date Aug. 25)
Community Soul Sing-a-Long
Municipal Lot behind Hezekiah Easter Square Veterans Park
Former Nyack Village Clerk Mary White and the non-profit mentoring program Diamonds & Pearls Inc bring a DJ and the sounds of Soul to the gathering in the Municipal Lot behind Hezekiah Easter Square. Sing, dance and get ready for a screening of “Summer of Soul”.
8:30/8:45pm, Sunday, Aug. 18. (rain date Aug. 25) Artopee Way Drive-in- ‘Summer of Soul’ Artopee Way Municipal Parking Lot- South of Main Street
The Artopee Way Municipal Parking Lot will be converted into a pop-up drive-in theater as we project “Summer of Soul” onto a 6 story building across from the parking lot. This free screening of the Oscar-winning, epic concert film celebrates the music and art of the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival. You can tune into a radio station for movie audio from your car or bring lawn chairs/blankets and view from a designated area and listen to audio from surrounding speakers.
6:30pm, Wednesday, Aug. 21, Nyack Library, Screening What Happened To Jackson Avenue
A free screening about a Nyack neighborhood that no longer exists told by those who once lived there. Discussion with Bill Batson
This program is made possible with funds from Arts Alive, a regrant program of Arts Westchester, with support from the office of the Governor, New York State Legislature, and the New York State Council on the Arts and the Support of the Village of Nyack.
Summer of Soul Sunday is presented by Rivertown Film. Additional sponsors are: The Village of Nyack, Wright Bros., Nyack NAACP, Nyack Center and Angel Nyack
