OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City Arts Center presents Debra Mims in a one-woman show, “My Grandmother Told Me: A Tribute to African American Women” at 6 p.m. Friday, June 20, in the Chris Maloney Lecture Hall of the Ocean City Free Public Library, 1735 Simpson Ave., Ocean City.
It is free and open to the public. Reservations are suggested and can be made online at oceancityartscenter.org.
The Arts Center is celebrating and commemorating Juneteenth, the day in1865 that the news of the Emancipation Proclamation reached the slaves in Galveston, Texas, two and one-half years after its pronouncement. This is a family-friendly event.
Actress and storyteller Mims transforms into Grandmother Sally Kathryn Mims, who is searching through an old trunk in her attic. Each item she pulls out sparks a memory of days past and of courageous Black women and their struggles to be free, to vote, and to get an education. Using monologues, poetry, and song, Mims leads the audience in this highly interactive walk through important parts of America’s history. There are tales of Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, the Juneteenth Celebration and many other stories Grandmother Sally will share with the audience.