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Get Tickets for Harlem Voices at the Soper Reese Theatre in Lakeport!
Friday May 30, Saturday May 31, 7-9:30pm, Sunday June 1, 2-4:30pm

Harlem Voices is a powerful, deeply moving blend of musical performance and historical dialogue that celebrates African American resilience. Written and composed by Clovice A. Lewis, Jr.—composer, cellist, and Unitarian Universalist Minister—the story reflects Lewis' commitment to social justice, racial equality, and inclusive spirituality.

Performances at the Soper Reese Theatre feature four vocalists: April M. Wright, star and producer of Chicken, Chitlins, and Caviar; Reginald V. Finley, Pastor, Gospel singer, and composer; Ben Meyers, Unitarian Universalist Minister and vocalist; Blue Ryon, Lake County singer-songwriter and activist; and My Divas, Lake County’s a cappella group: Barbara Clark, Jo Fay, Brenda Vickers Gravesen, and Laura McAndrews Sammel. A twelve-piece chamber orchestra brings together a diverse cast of professional musicians from the tri-county and Bay Areas.

This epic work, spanning 1923–1976, begins in a segregated speakeasy in Harlem. Guests are invited to dress in Prohibition-era or elegant attire. Food, beverages, and accessories (gloves, hats, feather headbands, etc.) are available for purchase in advance via the link below, and available for pickup at the concession counter. Click here to order.  
This production is a collaboration between Clovice Lewis and the Middletown Art Center, initially funded by California Humanities. Tragically, on  April 2025, all National Endowment for the Humanities funding was suspended, including funded projects in process like Harlem Voices. This eliminated critical support just weeks before our final performances. In addition, 80 percent of National Endowment for the Humanity personnel were cut at the federal level impacting state humanities agencies across the nation, including California Humanities.

You can support this project and affirm your commitment to the arts, humanities, culture, and social justice:
  • Buy tickets today, OR
  • Enhance your Harlem Voices experience with a exclusive VIP table to share with friends, family or colleagues! 
    Learn more and reserve your table here!     You and your guest/s or group will enjoy a fuller speak easy experience including hors d'oeuvres,  beverages and costume accessories (costumes not included), as well as a set of Harlem Voices books. OR
  • Donate to the Harlem Voices GoFundMe Campaign 
VIP and SPONSOR tables are a great way to Support the Harlem Voices Project!
This grant was one of just seven awarded in California in 2024. With just weeks to go before our final performances at the Soper-Reese Theatre in Lakeport, we’re scrambling to close an unexpected funding gap. 

Every contribution—large or small—makes a difference. Please donate to our GoFundMe campaign and share it widely: https://gofund.me/4f7b8b3c

​This isn’t just about one project. It’s about standing up to cultural erasure and political censorship.
Federal arts funding makes up just 0.004% of the national budget—but generates 9 times its value in economic return
If you believe in ART, TRUTH, EQUITY, and DEMOCRACY--
JOIN US! Contribute to our GoFundMe and support this meaningful project.
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​RESIST. SUPPORT THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES. ACT NOW!
Harlem Voices  explores past and present-day issues of racism, LGBTQ issues, inept leadership, African-American military service in WWI, and racial profiling (among many other issues). It is about a brilliant young black vocalist who was traumatized by the Rosewood, FL massacre of her family members by the KKK. She is conflicted by falling in love with a white patron of the racially segregated club where she works in Harlem called the Black Jay Club.   

Visit www.harlemvoicesmusical.com for more details about Harlem Voices. 
This project was made possible with support from California Humanities a non-profit partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Visit www.calhum.org.