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EAST AUSTIN CREATIVE COALITION PRESENTS:

A COMMUNITY TRIBUTE TO DR. BEULAH AGNES CURRY-JONES

FEB. 25 | 5:00 P.M. | DRAYLEN MASON MUSIC STUDIO AT KMFA

The East Austin Creative Coalition will pay tribute to Austin music legend Dr. Beulah Agnes Curry-Jones, honoring her lifetime achievements in music, education, and community service. With this event, Dr. Curry-Jones will become the second recipient of the Coalition’s annual Austin Cultural Icon Award. The award ceremony will be at 5 p.m. on Sunday, February 25 at the KMFA Studios, 41 Navasota Street, Austin.

An Austin native, Dr. Curry-Jones has been a legend in Austin’s music scene and the educational landscape since the 1950s. She is a graduate of the historic Original L.C. Anderson High School, where she was a pianist and member of the choir and band. Dr. Curry-Jones earned her B.A. in Music Education from Prairie View A&M University, M.A. from Texas Southern University, and her doctorate in education from the University of Houston. She taught music in Austin public schools for 15 years prior to joining Huston-Tillotson College (now University) as a piano, voice, and music educator. Dr. Curry-Jones now serves as Professor Emerita of Fine Arts and former Director of Music at Huston-Tillotson.

A special award will also be presented. Community activist and cultural preservation legend Eva June Lindsey will receive the Cultural Heritage District Trailblazer Award.

Lindsey, a native of Austin and a graduate of Fisk University, was instrumental in saving and preserving the historic Victory Grill on E. 11th Street. The venue is now listed on the National Registry of Historic Places, archived by the Texas Historical Commission, and donned a Texas Treasure by the statewide organization Preservation Texas.

Reception 5:00 P.M. | Program 6:00 P.M.

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Event Details

• Date: Sunday, February 25, 2024
• Time: 5:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M.
• Venue: Draylen Mason Music Studio at KMFA
• Website: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-community-tribute-honoring-dr-beulah-agnes-curry-jones-tickets-817529963127?aff=oddtdtcreator

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• Cost: Free with RSVP

Presenter Details

• Name: East Austin Creative Coalition

The mission of the East Austin Creative Coalition is to support and sustain viable and visible African American cultural production in a way that facilitates the long-term viability and preservation of the African American arts and culture/creative professional community of Central East Austin, currently known as the African American Cultural Heritage District.

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