We thank our event sponsor: HSM Realty, Finance, ManagementFeaturing Dr. Susheel Bibbs, opera singer, scholar and actress as Mary Ellen Pleasant, pianist/composer Jacqueline Hairston on piano and Ghanian master drummer Pope Fllyne. Dr. Susheel Bibbs is the leading historian on the life of Mary Ellen Pleasant and the director of the Mary Ellen Pleasant Living Heritage Foundation. The score contains period song and spirituals. Tickets $10 Students/Seniors, $15 Advance, $20 Door. Doors open at 2PM, Show 3PM.O Freedom is a musical ChautauquaPronounced Sha-tah-quah, O Freedom is  an enactment with music on the life of Mary Ellen Pleasant, Mother of Civil Rights in California, in her own words. Chautauqua was formerly a type of historical entertainment and education that flourished in the 19th century. It gets its name from one town of its origin, chautauqua, NY. Today it is an entertaining, interactive format in which a scholar/performer portrays an historical figure in a three-part format, with or without music. In part 1 this Dr. Bibbs (as Pleasant) gives a biographical monologue in character that represents landmark research on Pleasant's views and words. It has been received with acclaim internationally.After intermission, the audience questions the character about the monologue. And then, after a drum solo by Ghanian master drummer Pope Fllyne, the audience questions the scholar (Dr. Bibbs) out of costume to discern the truth about the character’s story according to research. It is fun, participatory history. Pianist/composer Jacqueline Hairston accompanies the evening on piano. The score contains period song and spirituals.It is fun, participatory history. any public, private or higher education scholar Youth 11.54 Seniors 11.54 General Admission 16.82 Door 22.09 Reserved Table for 5 106.49 Donate to Dare 2 Dream ARTS