Vienna Carroll and Michael Howell
Saturday, October 15, 2016. 8pm
Tsion Cafe, 763 Saint Nicholas Avenue, Harlem 212-234-2070
A, B, C, D to 145th St M3, bus
Great Music, Honey Wine, Ethiopian Food
tsioncafe.com
Vienna Carroll at the Hudson River Museum: Performance Residency
The United States Colored Troops made up over 10% of the Union or Northern Army and 25% of the Union Navy. Yet, only one percent of the Northern population was African American. Clearly overrepresented in the military, African Americans played a decisive role in the Civil War. In the Hills community in Westchester, NY 37 men of the 191 residents enlisted in the U.S. Colored Troops (all the able-bodied men).
Vienna Carroll & Keith Johnston Performance Residency
October 2016 – February 2017
“The Westchester Hills Community & The Civil War”
Inspired by the Red Grooms Civil War exhibit
Hudson River Museum
511 Warburton Avenue
Yonkers, NY (directions)
Sun. October 16: 1 and 3pm, Gallery (Two 30-minute performances)
Mr. Lincoln in Peekskill
Members from The Hills’ Methodist-Episcopal Zion Church of Colored People attend President Lincoln’s Peeksill speech.
Wed. October 19: 1:30 pm, Arts in the Afternoon
The Union & the Confederacy in Westchester
Simeon Tierce and his wife, residents of the African American Westchester community called “The Hills” reflect on Lincoln’s defeat in Westchester.
Sun. October 23: 1 and 3pm, Family Day (Two 30-minute performances)
Generals, Gentlemen and the Draft
Despite draft riots and heated opposition, Simeon Tierce of The Hills community decides to enlist. Performance followed by talk/Q&A about the general terms of conscription and the Westchester Draft Riots.
Sun. November 13: 1 and 3pm, Gallery (Two 30-minute performances)
Title: Lady Spies and the Slave Grapevine
A formerly enslaved fugitive from Maryland describes her life as the lady’s maid of a secret Union sympathizer to her new friends in The Hills.
Sun. December 11: 1 and 3pm, Gallery
Fredrick Douglass, Freedman and Abolitionist
Frederick Douglass attends an Abolition meeting at the Methodist-Episcopal Zion Church of Colored People in The Hills.
Sun. January 29: 1 and 3pm, Gallery (Two 30-minute performances)
A Road to Freedom: Black Sailors and Soldiers
Letters from Sergeant Simeon Tierce of The Hills Community to his wife
Sun. February 12: 1 and 3pm, Gallery (Two 30-minute performances)
Harriet Tubman, Freedom Fighter and Civil War Hero
The Hills’ Methodist-Episcopal Zion Church of Colored People honor “Moses” Harriet Tubman after the Combahee River Raid
For more information see: http://HarlemRiverMuseum.org/exhibits/upcoming.html
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New Leaf Restaurant: Friday, August 26, 2016
Vienna Carroll vocals with Michael Howell on guitar
This most fabulous spot in beautiful Ft. Tryon Park is perfect for an end of the week cocktail and jazz. A restored carriage house – by Bette Midler! – with a friendly 
wait staff and great food and drinks selection. Join us! Check out the Heather Garden on your way in. No cover. Free parking.
New Leaf Restaurant
1 Margaret Corbin Drive, New York, NY 10040
(212) 568-5323
Directions:
• Take the A to 190th Street (and Ft. Washington Ave.)– it is at the park entrance
and a short walk to the New Leaf.
• M4 bus goes into park. M98 Express bus goes to park entrance at 190 St. & Ft. Washington Ave.
• Easy walk from Broadway from 190 Street (take subway tunnel connecting Bennett & Ft. Washington Aves.)
• There is also an car exit for the park off the Henry Hudson Parkway & parking across street
Map to New Leaf Restaurant
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New Leaf Restaurant & Bar
Hudson River Museum, Sunday October 16, 2016
Vienna Carroll and Keith Johnston Perform
Sunday October 16, 1 & 3pm
Mr Lincoln in Peekskill – Members from The Hills’ Methodist-Episcopal Zion Church of Colored People attend President Lincoln’s Peekskill appearance.
Family Day at the Hudson River Museum – Free
Hudson River Museum (hrm.org)
511 Warburton Avenue
Yonkers, NY
Metro North to Glenwood, a short walk or Metro North to Yonkers, a short ride
Thank you to Dr Edythe Ann Quinn for bringing The Hills community ancestors out of the shadows through her book Freedom Journey: Black Civil War Soldiers and The Hills Community, Westchester County, New York. 2005, SUNY Press.
Tsion Cafe, Friday July 1, 2016. 8pm
Vienna Carroll and Bruce Edwards
Friday, July 1, 2016. 8pm
Tsion Cafe, 763 Saint Nicholas Avenue, Harlem 212-234-2070
A, B, C, D to 145th St M3, bus
Art Reception
Honey Wine, Ethiopian Food
tsioncafe.com
Tsion Cafe: Sat., June 4, 2016. 8pm
Jazz with Bruce Edwards on the guitar and Vienna Carroll, vocals.
Delightful backyard seating, good Ethiopian food, and honey wine
763 St Nicholas Avenue, Harlem (between 148/149)
A B C D to 145th St M3 bus
Sunny Outdoor Seating
Map to Tsion
Tsion Cafe Art Reception – Friday March 11 at 7pm
This sweet Ethiopian restaurant is the perfect place to hear Vienna and Dan Furman on keyboards, while enjoying a refreshing drink, an appetizer or dinner. Limited seating, get there early.
Tsion Cafe & Bakery
763 St Nicholas Ave (bet 148-149 Sts)
Harlem, NY
A, B, C, D to 145th St. Walk to north end of train to exit and you’re a block away.
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- Lots of tables
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- Map to Tsion
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- Sunny Outdoor Seating
Vienna at the New Leaf Restaurant on Friday, February 19th!
With Dan Furman on piano and Jennifer Vincent on bass. This most fabulous spot in beautiful Ft. Tryon Park is perfect for an end of the week cocktail and jazz. A restored carriage house – by Bette Midler! – with a friendly wait staff and great food and drinks selection. Join us! Check out the Heather Garden on your way in. No cover. Free parking.
New Leaf Restaurant
1 Margaret Corbin Drive, New York, NY 10040
(212) 568-5323
Directions:
• Take the A to 190th Street (and Ft. Washington Ave.)– it is at the park entrance
and a short walk to the New Leaf.
• M4 bus goes into park. M98 Express bus goes to park entrance at 190 St. & Ft. Washington Ave.
• Easy walk from Broadway from 190 Street (take subway tunnel connecting Bennett & Ft. Washington Aves.)
• There is also an car exit for the park off the Henry Hudson Parkway & parking across street
Click to enlarge map
Folk First at the Newark Museum
Friday, February 12, 2016 at 1pm
Vienna Carroll with Newman Taylor Baker, Charles Burnham, Keith Johnston and Michael O’Brien
special guest Chiquita Camille – dance
I’m so happy to be coming “back home” to Newark. I hope you’ll join us for a most fabulous show.
Newark Museum
49 Washington Street
Newark NJ
For more info, please call (973) 596-6550
RiverCulture Celebrates Folk First in Turners Falls
Weds., February 10, 2016 at 7 pm
Vienna Carroll with Keith Johnston
We’ll be celebrating Music and Diversity for Black History Month at
Great Falls Harvest Restaurant, 50 3rd Street, Turners Falls, MA 01376
For more information, please call: (413) 863-0023
If you’re in the area, come on out!
