This exhibition invites visitors to explore each era of jazz vocalist Ethel Ennis' remarkable life, and highlights some 130 items drawn from the Ethel Ennis and Earl Arnett Collection that trace how Ennis connected with audiences worldwide while pioneering a music career deeply rooted in her hometown. To learn more, visit the Ethel's Place exhibition page.

• 4:00 PM Program
  • Remarks by George "Doc" Manning, founding host of WEAA's jazz program "In the Tradition"
  • Performances by vocalist Charenee Wade with the Peabody Jazz Ensemble
• 5:00 Reception

Doors open at 3:30 PM, $5 optional valet 

For disability accommodations contact Mary Casey, 443-356-5022 or mcasey19@jhu.edu

The exhibition is organized by the Johns Hopkins Sheridan Libraries in collaboration with the Billie Holiday Center for Liberation Arts at Johns Hopkins University. It is made possible in part by the Mellon-funded Inheritance Baltimore program, with generous support from the Friends of the Libraries Sheridan Society and Robbye and Kevin Apperson.