RIT’s Unity House Celebrates Black Art and Music
The free show features performances by the RIT Gospel Ensemble, RIT Step team and the Nate Rawls Jazz Band, as well as skits and performances offering a basic history of African-American art and music and how it relates to popular culture and the RIT community.
Refreshments will be provided after the show. For more information, log onto www.rit.edu/~unitywww/ or e-mail rit_unityhouse@yahoo.com.
To cover this event, contact Silandara Bartlett at 585-475-4948.
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