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Ethel’s Place
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October 22, 2023 – March 31, 2024
Exhibit Gallery, The George Peabody Library
Admission is free
This landmark exhibition devoted to jazz vocalist Ethel Ennis (1932–2019) explores each era of the singer’s remarkable life—including Ethel’s Place, the storied Baltimore music club she owned with husband Earl Arnett.
Featuring some 130 items from the Sheridan Libraries’ Ethel Ennis and Earl Arnett Collection, the photographs, posters, unpublished written arrangements, audiovisual recordings, and other archival materials on display trace how Ennis connected with audiences worldwide through her artistry and personal philosophies while pioneering a music career deeply rooted in her hometown.
Related Events
Ethel Ennis Birthday Bash
November 29th 2023 7:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Come out to Keystone Korner to hear some of Ethel Ennis' signature songs brought to life by Charanee Wade, Cyrus Chestnut, Brinae Ari, the Peabody Jazz Ensemble, and the Baltimore School for the Arts Jazz Ensemble
Opening Celebration: Ethel's Place
October 29th 2023 4:00 PM EDT to 6:00 PM EDT
Join the Sheridan Libraries to mark the opening of the landmark retrospective Ethel's Place: Celebrating Ethel Ennis, Baltimore's First Lady of Jazz
