Continue your Never Turn Back Opening Weekend and join us at MOPOP for Opening Day of Never Turn Back: Echoes of African American Music. Explore the exhibition that honors the profound impact of Gospel, Blues, Jazz, and Soul as an enduring soundtrack to the struggles, triumphs, and resilience of African American identity, and celebrate these themes with activations throughout the museum all day.

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Activations:  

11:00 AM – Album Listening Session: Rayna Mathis introduces Lakecia Benjamin’s Phoenix in Sky Church

11:00 AM – 4:00 PM Photo Op in South Lobby  

11:00 AM – 4:00 PM MOPOP Member Station in Sky Church 

1:00 PM – Jackson Street Soul: The Legacy of Jazz in Seattle in Sound + Vision Theater  

•  A panel led by Never Turn Back's curator, Adeerya Johnson, featuring Seattle legends Dr. James Gore, Jacqueline Tabor, Stephanie Johnson-Toliver

2:00 PM – Afrocop Performance in Sky Church 

2:35 PM – Teaser of After Midnight at The 5^th Avenue Theatre in Sky Church

3:10 PM – Jayza Duhon Performance in Sky Church