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Come meet local legend and singer/songwriter, Manny James, and learn from his experiences about what it takes to make it as an artist in New Haven.
Come meet local legend and singer/songwriter, Manny James, and learn from his experiences about what it takes to make it as an artist in New Haven.
Manny James is a New Haven native who found refuge in music at the young age of 7. He recalls listening to gospel music- often played by his family- as well as 70’s soul, R & B and hip-hop classics. The values that were instilled in him by his southern parents, partnered with the perils he experienced and witnessed in the streets around him gave Manny an edge that you can feel and hear in his music. James has drawn from his survivalist instincts, love for music, go-getter attitude, pain and happiness in creating the intimate and thought-provoking music.
AGE GROUP: | Teens (13-17) | Adults (18+) |
EVENT TYPE: | Literature, Arts, and Culture | Economic Development and Nonprofits |
TAGS: | musicians | music | manny james | entrepreneurship | business | art |
The Ives Main Library, designed by renowned architect, Cass Gilbert in 1911, is a cornerstone of the historic New Haven Green. The facility is a community treasure and features unique design details, including several WPA-era murals. Ives is open 54 hours a week, Monday-Saturday, and houses major public service departments for children and teens as well as adult reference, a computer tech center and Ives Squared, a newly renovated space for innovation and entrepreneurship.
2019 Recipient of National Medal for