Friday, March 31, 2017
8pm
Tsion Cafe
763 St. Nicholas @ 148th Street
Harlem, New York
A, B, C, D to 145 St.
http://tsioncafe.com

Tsion Cafe
763 St. Nicholas @ 148th Street
Harlem, New York
A, B, C, D to 145 St.
http://tsioncafe.com

Sunday, April 23, 2017
7pm
Postcrypt Coffeehouse
Basement St. Paul’s Chapel
Campus of Columbia University
116th Street and Broadway
New York, NY
1 to 116 St. stop
http://columbia.edu/cu/postcrypt/coffeehouse/

Mamapalooza NYC
1 – 2 pm: Vienna performs with the fabulous fierce band: Stanley Banks, bass; Newman Taylor Baker, washboard; Keith Johnston, guitar
12 noon – 5 pm: entire festival, so come early and stay late!
May 28, 2017
Riverside Park South
Pier i, 500 W 70th St. (path to pier is at Riverside and 68th Street, see map below)
New York, NY 10069
(Nearby Pier i Cafe has excellent food & drink, but no alcohol on the pier outside cafe grounds.)
Concert on the end of the 795 feet pier! Stunning river views. Fishing. Dog-friendly, family-friendly, bring chairs or a blanket to sit on, some benches.
Vienna Carroll & Keith Johnston at Roots & Ruckus
Jalopy Theater
315 Columbia Street, Brooklyn, NY
F or G trains to Carroll St. station. Get directions


Sun. January 29: 1pm & 3 pm (two 30-minute shows)
Sunday Stories: A Civil War Series (Play 6 of 7)
“U.S. Colored Troops: Black Sailors and Soldiers“
Hudson River Museum
511 Warburton Avenue
Yonkers, NY directions/map
Weds. hours: Noon – 5pm; 914-963-4550, hrm.org.
Adults $6; Seniors (62+): $4; Members Free
With Storyteller and Singer Vienna Carroll
This Sunday afternoon come explore:
· the larger-than-life, walk-through scenes created by Red Grooms;
· experience the Multimedia Play; and,
· Docent Tours of exhibit Red Grooms: The Blue and The Gray
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 by historian/author Dr. Edythe Ann Quinn. Read first chapter.
Download flyer of all seven shows in this series The Union & the Confederacy in Westchester: African Americans and the Civil War
This most fabulous spot in beautiful Fort Tryon Park, Washington Heights, 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. Take the [express] A train.
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

New Leaf Restaurant & Bar

Quakers helped. Mostly, Black people Freed Ourselves through the "Slave Grapevine." Watch the story of African Queens kidnapped, enslaved and resisting. Plus, U.S. Colored Troops and the Slave Grapevine in the Black freedom struggle in the U.S.
Read a brief history of slavery and African rebellions in America freeing ourselves.