More than 100 people are invited to the White House tonight (5/12/09) to attend a jazz and poetry event with the Obamas in the East Room which will be streamed live on the Internet.
Featured performers include James Earl Jones, Michael Chabon, Ayelet Waldman (Michael and Ayelet are married -- they are writers and of Jewish background), Esperanza Spalding (singer and bassist), Eric Lewis (pianist), Lin Manuel Miranda (rapper/composer), Mayda Del Valle (poet from South Side of Chicago), Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio (HBO Brave New Voices Youth Poetry Finalist), Joshua Brandon Bennett (HBO’s Brave New Voices Youth Poetry Finalist). There will be an emphasis on dialogue and communicating with each other about diverse experiences.
The evenings festivities will be streamed LIVE HERE at 7 PM EST.
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