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March 26, 2012

Diana Braithwaite & Chris Whiteley

April 1, 3:00 pm in the Atrium
A special musical performance 
Sugar and Gold: New Songs from the Underground Railroad.

Diana Braithwaite is an award-winning writer and vocalist who has researched and created historical plays, music, and films about Canadian and African-American history. A fourth generation Canadian, Diana takes audiences on the journey her ancestors made from the United States, through the Underground Railroad, to Canada. 

Chris Whiteley is a multi-instrumentalist singer/songwriter and Maple Blues Award winner. He has performed with many of the greats in the field of blues, including Blind John Davis and John Lee Hooker. 

Braithwaite and Whiteley have released three collaborative albums (Deltaphonic, Morning Sun, and Night Bird Blues) and have collectively received 8 Maple Blues awards. 

Tickets are $10.00 and are available at McNally Robinson Booksellers 
or by calling 475-0483.

(Toll-Free 1-800-561-1833)

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