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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.  
Enhance your Harlem Voices experience with a exclusive VIP table to share with friends, family or colleagues! 
Learn more and reserve your table here! 
Organizations and groups are welcome be a sponsor, claim table seats with perks (first beverage of choice, nibbles, and costume accessories) and receive recognition in our performance program.

The table reserve page is  under construction until later 4/25. Please email lkaplan@middletownartcenter.org or text 707-355-4465 if interested in reserving a sponsor/VIP table.  Prices range from $250 for a table for two to $500 for a table for 4/$600 for 5 seats.
VIP and SPONSOR tables are a great way to Support the Harlem Voices Project!

A partnership between Clovice Lewis and the Middletown Art Center, this project was made possible in part with support from California Humanities, a nonprofit partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

On April 2, 2025, we received notice that funding for all projects supported during the Biden Administration—including Harlem Voices—would be frozen. Additionally, 80% of National Endowment for the Humanities personnel were cut at the federal level and across the nation, significantly impacting state humanities agencies, including California Humanities.

Clovice Lewis and MAC  created a GoFundMe page to raise money in response to the loss of California Humanities funding, which had already been committed to our production to pay for vocalists, the orchestra, venue, and more. 

The response has been incredibly supportive, and we're almost there with $10,415 of $18000 raised.  Advance Ticket purchases and VIP/SPONSOR tables are also a great way to support this project and make a difference! Purchase a VIP/Sponsor table with exclusive perks and go with friends or colleagues, or donate to our GoFundMe here.


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.