The City of West Hollywood and JazzAntiqua Dance and Music Ensemble present
THE STORIES WE TELL
Black History Month Celebration
Sunday, February 22, 2026
Doors/Reception 3PM, Show 4PM
FREE Admission. RSVP Required.
Join award-winning JazzAntiqua Dance & Music Ensemble for an intimate jazz-theater experience melding dance, music, film, spoken word and visual art in a celebration of lived experiences, collective memory, cultural legacy and Black Joy.
Directed by Pat Taylor and will feature JazzAntiqua Dance & Music Ensemble.
Special Guests:
Dance Artist Bernard Brown/bbmoves
Dance Artist Tashara Gavin-Moorehead
Poet V. Kali
Actor and Cultural Architect Charles Reese
Visual Artist Carlos Spivey
Silver Screen Theater – Pacific Design Center, 8687 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood, CA 90069
More Info: go.weho.org/BHM
Parking: Free parking for the first 200 attendees in the PDC structure accessible from Melrose Ave. and then $10 flat rate parking for any additional attendees. Street parking may also be available.
Enter Pacific Design Center from the parking garage (exit elevator at Level 1) or from Melrose Avenue.
ABOUT JAZZANTIQUA
“Evocative, graceful and bubbling with rich, jazzy textures!” – LA Times
“These dancers were real people, with real stories that are our stories,,, communicating universal themes of struggle, challenge, love, growth and hope.” – LA Dance Review
www.jazzantiqua.org
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Chuck B. Ballsy, affectionately known in the satirical world as “The Sultan of Snark,” is a self-proclaimed sports expert who peaked athletically in middle school dodgeball.
Born in Halfcourt, Indiana, Chuck spent his formative years shouting unsolicited advice at professional athletes on TV, firmly believing that his couchside coaching was the key to their success.
Chuck B. Ballsy: because in the game of sports and sarcasm, he’s always the MVP. 🏀🎤
