Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, 701 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach, FL., 33401.
Celebrating diversity during Black History Month and beyond, the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts presents an array of programs featuring award-winning black artists, musicians and academics. The monthlong line-up of enlightening events includes:
Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr.
Up Up & Away! A Musical Fable
February 1, 2023 at 8 p.m.
Boyz II Men
February 4, 2023 at 8 p.m.
17th Annual African-American Film Festival
(ArtSmart Series)
POETIC JUSTICE (1993), Directed by John Singleton
February 9, 2023 at 6:30 p.m.
they can’t stand each other.
Moderated by Terri Francis, PhD
Panelists: Eduardo Culmer, Jr., Breion Moses and Dwayne Taylor
Gospel Gala, Tasha Cobbs Leonard
Billboard’s Gospel Artist of the Decade
February 15, 2023 at 7 p.m.
Opening Act:
Terrion Nelson is a Gospel recording artist and songwriter. She became the first African American Conductor for Young Singers of the Palm Beaches and has been recognized by the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts for her service as an exceptional educator. She is affectionately known as the “Songbird of Palm Beach County.”
The Ebony Chorale of the Palm Beaches, Inc.
Founded and directed by Dr. Orville T. Lawton, the Ebony Chorale made its debut in 1992 when they performed with the Florida Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus for the dedication of the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing
Arts. The Chorale has also performed with the Boston Esplanade Orchestra and the Israel Chamber Orchestra and
has given over 400 performances throughout the state of Florida, as well as in California, Colorado, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina and Michigan.
Passageways to Liberation: The Black Experience Through Music, Dance, and Visual Arts
February 16, 2023 at 7 p.m.
Knowles and Nightengale-Lee discuss the historical experience of African Americans through the lens of music, dance, and visual art. They will explore how artistic expression has not only been used to encapsulate these experiences, but also create passageways to mainstream American society.
Martha Redbone: “Bone Hill: The Concert”
February 25, 2023 at 8 p.m.
February 26, 2023 at 1:30 p.m.
Tickets* are available at the Kravis Center Box Office and online at kravis.org. To buy tickets, call the Kravis Center Box Office at (561) 832-7469 during regular box office hours Monday through Saturday from Noon to 5 p.m. Orders for groups of 10 or more may be placed by calling (561) 651-4438
About the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts:
The Kravis Center is a not-for-profit performing arts center located at 701 Okeechobee Blvd. in West Palm Beach, FL. The Center’s mission is to enhance the quality of life in Palm Beach County by presenting a diverse schedule of national and international artists and companies of the highest quality, by offering comprehensive arts education programs—serving 3 million schoolchildren since its inception; by providing a Palm Beach County home for local and regional arts organizations to showcase their work; and by providing an economic catalyst and community leadership in West Palm Beach, supporting efforts to increase travel and tourism to Palm Beach County. For information, please visit kravis.org
*All programs, artists, ticket prices, availability, dates and times are subject to change without notice. Visit kravis.org for up-to-date information