Oscar Micheaux: First-Day-of-Issue Ceremony

Date: Tuesday June 22nd
Time: 11:00 am
Location: Columbia University School of the Arts: Miller Theatre 2960 Broadway & 116th Street New York NY

Ceremony Details

Prelude

Brass Quintet

United States Army Band

Master of Ceremonies

Voza Rivers

Chairman, Harlem Arts Alliance Executive Producer
New Heritage Theatre Group

Welcome

Claude M. Steele

Provost
Columbia University

Introduction to Musical Group Impact

Jamal Joseph

Chair, Film Program
Columbia University School of the Arts

National Anthem

Lift Every Voice and Sing

Impact Repertory Theatre
Harlem, New York

Official Stamp Dedication

Delores J. Killette

Vice President and Consumer Advocate
United States Postal Service

Musical Tribute

Wycliffe Gordon Quartet

Remarks

Geoffrey Fletcher

Adjunct Faculty of Film, Columbia University School of the Arts

Melvin Van Peebles

Independent Filmmaker and Author

Movie Trailer Presentation:
Oscar’s Comeback (work-in-progress)

Lisa Collins

Director/Producer; Columbia University School of the Arts (MFA ‘98)

Mark Schwartzburt

Co-Director/Producer

Closing Remarks

Voza Rivers

Honored Guests

Pearl Bowser

Filmmaker ("Midnight Ramble")
Author and Micheaux Scholar

Jaine Gaines

Professor of Film, Columbia University School of the Arts

Jerry Wilske

Director, Oscar Micheaux Center
Gregory, SD

Ceremony Program