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Black Voices in Cabaret
February 1, 2026 - February 1, 2026; 4:30 pm - 7:00 pm
We are celebrating the awe-inspiring exhibit of Paris in Black. Join Black Voices in Cabaret and fellow performers returning from the Chicago Paris Cabaret Connexion in France as we launch Black History Month at the DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center.
BLACK VOICES IN CABARET: Valerie Chestnut, Kenneth Fobs, Beverly Tyree, Sean Harris, Patricia Mosley, R. Darryl Thomas, Lynne Jordan, Robin Watson, Sonia Oyola, Ava Logan, Randolph Johnson, I’m M$ B’Havin, Patricia Tyson.
Fellow performers from Chicago Paris Cabaret Connexion: Claudia Hommel, Jeanie Carroll, The Swingin’ Sisters (Tirzah Joy, Barbara Smith, and Carolyn Broquet). Music director Howie Pfeifer at the keyboard with Paul McAdams on guitar and Kathryn Hahn on flute.
We begin with an exclusive guided tour of the exhibit Paris in Black: Internationalism and the Black Renaissance at 4:30 pm. The concert will follow at 6pm in the Lower Skylight Gallery, set amidst exhibit montages and a Parisian café ambiance, and a full range of Black Voices’ musical arts in concert, drawing on the repertoire of Josephine Baker, Nina Simone, Aretha Franklin, Alberta Hunter, Bricktop, Langston Hughes, Duke Ellington and more.
The DuSable is our nation’s oldest independent Black history museum, and a Smithsonian Institution affiliate, founded in 1961. Black Voices in Cabaret was founded in 2020 to spotlight the immense talent of African-American performers in cabaret. The Chicago Paris Cabaret Connexion plans its 8th international exchange coming to Chicago in November 2026. Working In Concert is the parent organization for both cabaret initiatives.
Location: DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center
Address: 740 E. 56th Place, Chicago, IL 60637
Date: Sunday, February 1, 2026
Time: Exhibit Tour at 4:30 p.m., Concert at 6:00 p.m.
