For Black History Month, the Marshall J. Gardner Center for the Arts is advancing an exhibit it debuted last year, documenting the lives of longtime African-American residents in Gary’s Miller section.
“Vanguards II: Hope, Disappointment and Future History” opened Feb. 10 at the gallery and runs through Feb. 26.
The exhibit is meant to build on its 2016 exhibit: “Vanguards: Moving ‘Out Here’ to Miller: Black perspectives on joining the Miller Community in the ’60 and ’70s”, which included James Oliphant’s portrait photographs, Tolleston resident Edna Laverne Freeman’s oil paintings and recorded interviews with African-American neighborhood residents who moved there during the time period.
Interested residents can sign up this year to be interviewed on Feb. 18 or 19, said Director Meg Roman.
They will be asked to reflect on “what their experiences are and what they feel about Miller now,” she said.
The center, at 540 S. Lake St., will also show the documentary, “Fats Domino & the Birth of Rock ‘n’ Roll” at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 25. Admission is $10 and will include soft drinks and popcorn. It will also have a cash bar for the screening.
Miller Beach Arts & Creative District board member Larry Lapidus will give a short talk before the film.
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For information, or to register for an interview, call 219-938-5059.
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