A Night at the Jackson House\u00a0is an original live musical written by playwright and Jackson House Foundation Board Member\u00a0Jelyn Leyva, celebrating the extraordinary cultural legacy of Tampa\u2019s Historic Jackson House \u2014 once the heartbeat of African American excellence, entertainment, and a part of the Central Avenue community.<\/p>\n
During the mid-twentieth century, the Jackson House at 851 East Zack Street was the premier destination in Tampa Bay for legendary performers, civil rights leaders, and everyday community members who found belonging within its walls. On Thursday, June 18th, you can experience that story on stage as a \u201clive reading\u201d and help bring the story to life.<\/p>\n
Guests will enjoy an evening of music, and storytelling that honors Tampa\u2019s African American heritage \u2014 while directly supporting the restoration and preservation of one of the city\u2019s most significant historic landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.<\/p>\n
Dress to impress \u2014 1960s formal attire encouraged.<\/p>\n
Event Highlights:<\/p>\n
\u2013 Historic Central Avenue Vendor Market opens at 5pm<\/p>\n
\u2013 Community celebration of Tampa Bay\u2019s African American heritage<\/p>\n
\u2013 Opportunity to invest in the restoration and rebuilding of a National Register landmark<\/p>\n
Links for more information<\/a>, tickets<\/a>, or to donate to the Jackson House Fundraiser<\/a><\/p>\n Proceeds from this evening benefit the Jackson House Foundation, Inc., a Florida 501(C)(3) nonprofit dedicated to the full restoration of the Historic Jackson House for generations to come.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Night at the Jackson House\u00a0is an original live musical written by playwright and Jackson House Foundation Board…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":307186,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[135,137,136],"class_list":["post-307185","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tampa","tag-tampa","tag-tampa-headlines","tag-tampa-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/307185","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=307185"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/307185\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/307186"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=307185"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=307185"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=307185"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}