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Special Events

We celebrated African American Music Month and Juneteenth with a special tribute to the Robinson family’s legendary An Afternoon of Jazz concerts.  This intergenerational program featured museum tours, interactive jazz performances with Jazz at Lincoln Center, and hands-on activities that honored the legacy of the concerts and explored African American music, past and present.

What’s Happening

Interactive Jazz Performance – Join Jazz at Lincoln Center vocalist and educator Goussy Celestin as she leads an exciting quartet in a series of family-friendly interactive performances celebrating Jazz! Be sure to join us to sing, move, and listen to this incredible music.

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Museum Tours – African American Music Month meets our “Third Thursday” tour series. For this special event, the custom-designed tour will highlight the intersections between Jackie Robinson’s life and legacy and African American music in the 20th century.

An Afternoon of Jazz Collection Showcase – Get a peek at posters, buttons, photos, and video clips from the famed Robinson An Afternoon of Jazz concerts.

An Afternoon of Jazz: Share your Story – Do you have photos, ephemera, or memories from attending the original An Afternoon of Jazz concerts? Bring it in to share with us! (We may ask to scan or copy your item(s) to preserve a record of them in the Museum’s archive or record a short video sharing your memory, but you are neither expected or required to donate your original materials.)

Hands-on activities, including making musical instruments

Sensory-friendly Quiet Zone available

Event Notes

Groups are welcome – submit a request and mention your interest in this program.

All youth must be accompanied by an adult.

What’s An Afternoon of Jazz?

Get the scoop on the history of the Robinsons’ famed concert series in our recent blog post and in the highlight video below.

 

Review the legacy and impact of the Robinson family's An Afternoon of Jazz concerts

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Jan 20, 2025 • 12:00 - 3:00 PM

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Free WITH ADMISSION

Honor the legacy of Dr. King and the fight for civil rights at the Jackie Robinson Museum, where you can learn about Robinson and Dr. King’s collaboration during landmark campaigns of the Civil Rights Movement.

HOURS: 11 AM - 6 PM, Thu - Sun