[Dixielandjazz] Satchmo Museum

[Clive Smith]

Bill, I live in NY and will make every effort to attend the Armstrong
meeting and will be glad to send everyone a brief report of what takes
place
Regards
Clive Smith

On 9/16/07, Bill Haesler <bhaesler at bigpond.net.au> wrote:
> Dear friends,
> This just in from Satchmo.net
> I hope that someone, closer to the action, can obtain a report from
> this interesting event.
> Kind regards,
> Bill.
>
> Dear Armstrong fan,
>  This is just a quick e-Pops reminder of the FREE event we're holding
> on Tuesday, September 18.
>  Louis Armstrong & Little Rock: What Really Happened
>  A Reporter's Story, 50 Years Later
>
> Join the Louis Armstrong House Museum and Langston Hughes Community
> Library as we commemorate the 50th anniversary of school desegregation
> in Little Rock with an interview with former newspaper reporter Larry
> Lubenow. In September 1957 Lubenow broke the story that Armstrong was
> canceling his State Department-sponsored Russian tour to protest the
> injustices occurring in Arkansas. Vanity Fair Contributing Editor David
> Margolick will interview Lubenow in a program that promises to reveal
> stunning new information about the reporter's historic evening with
> Armstrong. Come hear the real story behind the AP article Lubenow wrote
> 50 years ago.
>
> TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2007 AT 7:00 PM
> Reception to follow
>
> Langston Hughes Community Library Auditorium
> 100-01 Northern Boulevard, Corona, Queens
>
> BEFORE THE EVENT: From 5:00-6:30 pm, visit the Louis Armstrong House
> Museum for a special viewing of the current exhibit Breaking Barriers:
> Louis Armstrong and Civil Rights, which includes Lubenow's AP article.
> A free shuttle bus will transport visitors from the Armstrong House to
> the Langston Hughes Library every 15 minutes until 6:45 pm.
>
>
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