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Thursday February 02

7:00 pm

More Than Rhythm Listening Party

As part of Free First Thursday at the CMA and in celebration of Black History Month, enjoy a funk and soul listening party with DJ Lady Marauder spinning vinyl records that were the backdrop and heartbeat of the Black Film Renaissance of the 1960s and ’70s.
Friday February 03

7:00 pm

More Than Rhythm: A Black Music Series Featuring The Mahoganëë Xperience

Friday, February 3, 2023 Galleries and bar open at 6:00 p.m. | Conversation at 7:00 p.m. | Concert at 8:00 p.m.

Mahoganëë is a South Carolina Lowcountry soul musician whose unique style, deemed “Funky Organik Soul,” is a blend of Southern soul, funk, jazz, blues, and hip-hop with African and Caribbean influences created by her husband, music producer André Amigér.
Thursday February 16

6:00 pm

More Than Rhythm Film Screening: Soul to Soul

In March 1971, dozens of African American musicians traveled from New York City to Accra, Ghana, to perform at the Soul to Soul concert. Ultimately, the journey was about their personal roots, ancestral homeland, and history.
Thursday February 23

6:00 pm

More Than Rhythm Film Screening: Claudine

Praised for showing a new dimension in Black cinema during the height of blaxploitation, Claudine deftly balances warm humor with a serious look at the myriad issues — from cycles of poverty to the indignities of the welfare system — that shape its characters’ realities.
Monday March 13

6:00 pm

CMA Chamber Music on Main

Monday, March 13 | Happy Hour and Galleries Open 6:00 p.m. | Concert 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.

The CMA welcomes Looking Glass, a trio of fan-favorite Chamber Music on Main musicians — Amy Schwartz Moretti on violin, Raphael Bell on cello, and CMoM Artistic Director Andrew Armstrong on piano — for an evening of sensational chamber music. Featuring works by William Grant Still, Arno Babajanian, and Felix Mendelssohn.
Friday March 31

7:00 pm

Arts & Draughts

Save the date — celebrate spring at your favorite museum party!
Tuesday May 02

6:00 pm

CMA Chamber Music on Main

Tuesday, May 2 | Happy Hour and Galleries Open 6:00 p.m. | Concert 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.

For the season finale of CMA Chamber Music on Main, Artistic Director Andrew Armstrong welcomes back familiar faces in the globally sought-after Ehnes String Quartet: James Ehnes on violin, Amy Schwartz Moretti on violin, Che-Yen Chen on viola, and Edward Arron on cello. Featuring works by Franz Joseph Haydn, Felix Mendelssohn, and César Franck.
Friday June 23

6:00 pm

More Than Rhythm: A Black Music Series Featuring Dom Flemons

Friday, June 23, 2023 Galleries and bar open at 6:00 p.m. | Conversation at 7:00 p.m. | Concert at 8:00 p.m.

Dom Flemons — GRAMMY Award winner, two-time EMMY Award nominee, and 2020 United States Artists Fellow — joins us for the series finale of More Than Rhythm: A Black Music Series. Flemons has branded himself with the moniker “The American Songster” since his repertoire covers over a century of early American popular music. In the pre-show conversation, series host Dr. Birgitta Johnson and Flemons discuss his passion for storytelling through old-time music, his experiences with the award-winning Carolina Chocolate Drops, and his current projects that champion the Black contributions to American folk music.