Dorothy Ashby Celebration: Live Tribute Set from the Samuél Gonzalez Group featuring Destiny Muhammad & screening of Valley of the Dolls (1967) DOORS at 6:30 PM MUSIC at 7:00 PM FILM at 8:00 PM In tribute to Dorothy Ashby's unique connection to popular culture, we're screening Valley of the Dolls-- the theme from which she presciently covered on her 1968 album Afro-Harping: In New York City, bright but naive New Englander Anne Welles becomes a secretary at a theatrical law firm, where she falls in love with attorney Lyon Burke. Anne befriends up-and-coming singer Neely O’Hara, whose dynamic talent threatens aging star Helen Lawson and beautiful but talentless actress Jennifer North. The women experience success and failure in love and work, leading to heartbreak, addiction and tragedy.

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