Stephen Towns: Declaration & Resistance Dinner

Saturday, 6-8 PM, the Museum will present the Stephen Towns: Declaration & Resistance Dinner with James Beard Award-winning Chef Alexander Smalls, who was the visionary co-owner of renowned NYC restaurants The Cecil and Minton’s and author of several cookbooks, including Between Harlem and Heaven (2018). Chef Smalls will curate the menu with recipes from Meals, Music, and Muses: Recipes from My African American Kitchen (2020), his latest heritage cookbook marrying music and food while examining the history of food and its impact on the South. Chef Jackie Page of Love Rocks Café, a black and woman-owned business in McKees Rocks, PA, will cater the dinner. The dinner will be accompanied by a presentation by Chef Smalls who will discuss Africa’s global culinary influence, and Towns and Luckett will also be in attendance. Ticket prices for the culinary experience are $50 for members of the Museum and $60 for non-members. Tickets can be purchased online or by phone.