Front Porch at Suitland: Kenney "Rollo" Davis & Soles In Rhythm
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The 2020 Front Porch Concert Series at Creative Suitland Arts Center
With gathering restrictions likely to be in place for some time due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Creative Suitland Arts Center is committed to enhancing the greater Suitland area by presenting live concerts virtually. Sponsored by the Arts and Cultural Heritage Division of Park and Planning, the National Endowment for the Arts, and Joe's Movement Emporium, the Creative Suitland Front Porch Concert Series features a wide array of free live music and entertainment for the family.
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2020 Creative Suitland Front Porch Concert Series (Please note each concert will be presented via live stream)
Friday, September 11th | Soles In Rhythm (Tap) & Kenney "Rollo" Davis (Skate Dance)
Friday, September 18th | Cooley (Emcee/Vocalist)
Friday, September 25th | Black Folks Don't Swim? (Funk/Soul Band)
+ Other artists through October 9
Jouelle Roberson hails from Washington, D.C. She began her musical studies at the Duke Ellington School for the Arts where she participated in the Show Choir. Following graduation, she was accepted into the vocal studies program at Morgan State University where she graduated with her B.A and M.A studying vocal performance with Marquita Lister. Recently, ,she has performed the role of Marenka in Bedrich Smetana’s The Bartered Bride with the Bethesda Summer Music Festival. Following her successful performances as Marenka, she was invited by the AAMS Opera to perform the role of the Countess (excerpts) from Le nozze di Figaro in Ischia, Italy. With Morgan State University, she has performed in several scenes and fully staged productions, including the 2018 production of Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadows by Steven M. Allen, in which she portrayed the title role of Alice Ruth Moore. Most recently, by request of the composer, she repeated her portrayal of Alice Ruth Moore in an Opera Showcase presented by CAAPA. She is the 2018 winner of the Emerging Young Artist Regional competition presented by the National Association of Negro Business Women and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc., formerly known as the Leontyne Price Vocal Competition, and advanced to the semi finals of the 2019 Annapolis Opera vocal competition. She is a member of Sigma Alpha Iota Music Fraternity.
The Front Porch Concert Series is made possible by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts Our Town grant for creative placemaking and support from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Division of Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission. Creative Suitland Arts Center is a project of Joe’s Movement Emporium in partnership with the Revenue Authority of Prince George’s County.