Actor Danny Glover will portray poet and writer Langston Hughes at Onondaga Community College in February.Actors Danny Glover and Felix Justice will perform "An Evening With Martin & Langston" in February at Onondaga Community College.
Justice portrays civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and Glover plays African-American poet and writer Langston Hughes. Both call upon the speeches and writings of King and Hughes in re-creating these major figures in history.
The free event is at 7 p.m. Feb. 8 in the SRC Arena and Events Center at OCC. Doors open at 6 p.m. Tickets are required for the event and are limited to two per person. They can be obtained on campus at the event center's box office, 8 to 5 p.m. weekdays or at the Gordon Student Center Room G104, 8 to 4:30 p.m. weekdays. Sound Garden, 310 W. Jefferson St., Syracuse, also has tickets. For more information, call 498-7210.
Glover has appeared on screen, TV and stage. He has acted in everything from the “Lethal Weapon” film franchise, to the movie versions of “The Color Purple” and “Dreamgirls” and on TV’s “Brothers & Sisters.” Justice has toured with his one-man show on Martin Luther King Jr., "Prophecy in America," since it premiered in 1981 in San Francisco.
After “An Evening With Martin & Langston,” the actors will remain onstage for a question-and-answer session with the audience.
The Student Association and Onondaga Enterprises Inc. is sponsor of the event as part of OCC’s observance of Black History Month.