North American Choral Company
1:15 pm | Ryerson Auditorium | Level 3

Come celebrate and learn about Michigan's incredible vocal music culture with choirs from Sherwood Academy, East Leonard Elementary, Palmer Elementary, North Park Montessori and William C. Abney Academy. Special guest vocalist Sunny Wilkinson!

Edye Evans Hyde
2:00 pm | Ryerson Auditorium | Level 3

Edye has been performing jazz, blues and pop music for over 20 years. She has shared the stage with blues singer Linda Hopkins, Michael Bolton, Connie Stevens, Ray Charles and Arturol Sandoval.

Serita's Black Rose & The Disciples of Funk
3:00 pm | Ryerson Auditorium | Level 3

Serita L. Crowley is the Hip/Hop, R&B Blues, Funk, Rock, and Neo-Soul songstress extraordinaire that's setting the Midwest on fire! This talented artist/singer/song-writer touches all four corners of the compass with flavors ranging from Chaka Khan, Nancy Wilson (of Heart), Betty Davis, Mary J. Blige, Ko Ko Taylor and Jill Scott. When she performs, she brings an enormous amount of energy to the stage that definitely makes you move your feet!

Carolyn Quinn-Allen
4:00 pm | Ryerson Auditorium | Level 3

An authentic worshiper and woman of God, Evangelist Carolyn Quinn-Allen is a member of Debra Perry and Majestic Praise and has been featured on multiple CD projects such as the James Cleveland GMWA Women of Worship, Edwin Hawkins Music and Arts Seminar and Gregory Peacock. Her first CD, titled Grateful, was produced by Debra Perry.

Is Marriage for White People?
Ralph Richard Banks
1:30 pm and 3:00 pm | Adult Training Center | Lower Level

Rick Banks, the author of the bestselling book Is Marriage for White People? How the African American Marriage Decline Affects Everyone, will host a book discussion via Skype. The book is an in-depth examination of the experiences of black middle class women, and the economic and cultural influences that shape them. Merging scholarly research, easy-to-understand analysis, and the revealing personal stories of women and men throughout the nation, Banks delivers an astonishing work on the intricate and precarious nature of marriage in America.

Store in the Hood
Steven J. Gold, Ph.D.
2:15 pm & 3:45 pm | Youth Computer Training | Level 2

Steven J. Gold, professor and graduate program director in the Department of Sociology at Michigan State University, will discuss perspectives on African American self-employment from the era of Booker T. Washington through the Great Migration, the Depression, the late 20th century to the present.

'Another Kind of World': Jazz Giants of Michigan
Matthew Daley, Ph.D.
1:30pm & 3:00 pm | Youth Computer Training | Level 2

African American musicians from Michigan have had a powerful influence on the evolution of American popular music, notably through the emergence of Motown in the 1960s. Less well know is the fact that Michigan also produced many of the most influential jazz musicians and vocalists in the modern era. This multi-media presentation uses words, images, video and music to consider the lives and creative genius of some of these extraordinary musicians in the social and cultural context from which they emerged--namely the city of Detroit and the state of Michigan--during the past six decades.

A Great Day in Harlem
Stuart Johnson
2:15 pm & 3:45 pm | Vander Veen Center for the Book | Level 4

In August 1958, the most famous and not so famous jazz musicians who happened to be in New York at the time, were asked to gather in front of a brownstone apartment in Harlem to have a collective picture taken for a future article in Esquire Magazine. The photographer, Art Kane, was astonished when 58 artists showed up at 10:00 am, some still fresh from their previous night's work. The result became known as the Big Picture and has been declared the greatest jazz photograph of all time. Jazz aficionado Johnson will talk about the great musicians in the photo and their impact on the jazz world.

Craft: Make an African Mask
1:00 - 4:00 pm | Youth Area | Level 2

Stop by and make a mask based on traditional African designs (while supplies last).

Dunuya Drum and Dance
1:45 pm | Storytime Room | Level 2

Dunuya Drum & Dance is a Kalamazoo-based global drumming collective that uses traditions from Africa and the African Diaspora. The group touches on traditional Garifuna songs, Middle Eastern medleys, Brazilian samba, and straight up Guinean dance music. Audience participation and interaction is encouraged. Great for all ages.

Food samples are provided by:

• Jamaican Dave's
• Southern Fish Fry
• Chez Olga