To honor Black History Month, Paley Center in In Beverly Hills will present “A Legendary Evening with Mary Wilson” on February 25 at 7:00 pm at Paley Center.
Wilson is the longest-running member of The Supremes, one of the most successful, influential, and groundbreaking groups of all time. Now, on the occasion of the 55th anniversary of the Supremes’s first number-one hit single, “Where Did Our Love Go,” and the 60th anniversary of Motown’s founding, the Paley Center is proud to welcome her for a conversation about her enduring career, and how the Supremes’s classic television appearances broke down social, racial, and gender barriers, and forever changed the face of pop music. This special evening will be highlighted by video clips from the Paley Archive.
“I’m honored to be a part of the Paley Center’s celebration of African-American achievements in television, and am looking forward to speaking about my television work on this the 60th anniversary year of the founding of The Supremes,” said Mary Wilson.
Visitors to Paley Center will also be able to enjoy screenings of significant moments and programs highlighting the achievements of African-Americans in television across multiple genres. These programs are selected from the renowned African-American collection within the Paley Center’s rich archives. Screenings include comedies featuring Tiffany Haddish and Kevin Hart; the work of Tyler Perry; Grammy weekend screenings of Motown 25 and the rarely seen, classic television special TCB, which brings together two top Motown acts: the Supremes and the Temptations; Soul Train; sports documentaries celebrating African-American athletes; and marathon screenings of OWN’s acclaimed drama Queen Sugar.
For kids young and old, there will be marathon screenings of Disney Junior’s animated series Doc McStuffins on February 2-3, followed by a special preview of a new, upcoming episode from the current season on February 23 and 24 at noon.
Other family screenings include Teen Titans, Steve Universe, The Proud Family, Happily Ever After: Jack and the Beanstalk, We All Have Tales: Ananzi, That’s So Raven, Fresh Prince, Black-ish, Sister, Sister, and Moesha.
Rounding out the celebration will be a special space devoted to a hands-on craft activity where children will have the opportunity to design their own Motown album covers, and families can pose for free commemorative digital photos.
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