45th Annual Langston Hughes Festival Ceremony honoring Colson Whitehead

Dates
Thu, Feb 01, 2024 - 06:00 PM — Thu, Feb 01, 2024 - 08:00 PM
Admission Fee
Free
Event Address
115 Convent Avenue; New York, NY 10031
Phone Number
212-650-8117
Secondary Phone
(212) 650-6900
Event Location
Aaron Davis Hall
Event Details
Colson Whitehead- Langston Hughes Festival
Pulitzer Prize winner, Colson Whitehead is the 45th Annual Langston Hughes Festival Medalist

Please join us on Thursday February 1, 2024 for our in-person celebration of Colson Whitehead on the campus of The City College of New York: our evening ceremony will take place from 6pm-8pm in Aaron Davis Hall. We will have opening remarks from members of our administration, followed by a welcome from our master-of-ceremonies Dr. Jervette Ward; musical performances by the Ariel Reign, Memphis Music Ambassador; a reading by our honoree; the presentation of the Langston Hughes Festival medal by the President of the Langston Hughes Society; and a book signing.

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