Inner City Cultural Center II presents An Intimate Evening with Art Evans

Inner City Cultural Center II presents

An Intimate Evening with Art Evans

Meet Icons of Hollywood in Candid Conversation with Host Phylliss Bailey Brooks, as part of the “Icons in the Park” series

You are cordially invited to An Intimate Evening with Art Evans. Enjoy a quaint conversation with Art as he tells his story his way in an intimate candid conversation with friends.

Art’s acting career spans almost 40 years started with Frank Silvera’s Theater of Being in Los Angeles. He took a starring role in The Amen Corner which transferred to Broadway in 1965. His first uncredited acting performance in film was Claudine in 1974. His first credited role was in Chico and the Man. his talents for many instruments came in handy when playing Blind Lemon Jefferson in the movie Leadbelly (1976). From Stephen Kings Christine to A Soldier’s Story where he played the memorable brown-nosing character Wilkie. He is probably best known for his role as Leslie Barnes in the action film Die Hard 2.

Join them for a Q & A after you hear the journey of the iconic Art Evans at their Monthly Documentary Series. Learn about your favorite artists television shows and films. Talk about from breaking into Hollywood to writing scripts and surviving the entertainment industry directly with your best-loved iconic figures and alumni of Inner City Cultural Center.

Inner City Cultural Center II, Inc. pays tribute to legends past and present on Tuesday nights while documenting the history of Inner City Cultural Center. ICCC is the first Multicultural Performing Arts Institute in the county and the Greatest Multicultural Performing Arts Institute of our Time.

A few alumni include: Siedah Garrett | Denzel Washington | Phylliss Bailey Brooks | Peggy Blow | Lorenz Tate | Phynjuar | Janet Jackson | Garret Davis | Mickey Stevenson | Lynne & Tuesday Conner | Malcolm Jamal-Warner | Carmen Zapata | Robert Hooks | Ted Lange | Hawthorne James | Glynn Turman | Ernie Hudson | Brock Peters | Beah Richards | Nipsey Russell | S. Pearl Sharp | Michelle Thomas | George Wolf | Lincoln Kilpatrick and about twelve members of the original cast of television show Star Trek including Officer Uhura/Nichelle Nichols | Helmsman/George Takei and Ursula Bryant as Starship Captain Scott.

Between the 60’s and the early 80’s most of the Actors of Color you saw on television passed through the doors of Inner City Cultural Center. There was also a beautiful wave of talented Behind-the-Scenes crew that keeps this cities Arts and Cultural running strong to this day…you just don’t know their names; but ICCC II is going to tell you in this monthly series as they document OUR HISTORY!

Every Alumni of Inner City Cultural Center is welcome to schedule an Intimate Evening with… for the documentation of YOU from Inner City Cultural Center to Now for the archives of the future C. Bernard Jackson Memorial Library.

Hope you can come meet Art Evans, chat with him, ask him anything, and please share this wonderful event with others especially those not on social media.

Tickets: $20-$50 which includes a Pre-Show Meet & Greet.

Showtime: 7:30pm / No Late Seating

Parking: The Parking Lot closest to the Playhouse is where three streets merge…Warren Lane and Stepney STREET and North Park Avenue all end at the Parking Lot Entrance. The Playhouse is behind the playground. The park has several parking lots depending on the direction you arrive from.

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