OCTOBER 2023
Saturday, October 21st @ 7:00 PM
Mother Tongue
Rebecca Johnson Auditorium
55 Catharine St, Springfield, MA
Saturday, October 28th @ 7:00 PM
Mother Tongue
Unitarian Society of Northampton and Florence
at United Congregational Church of Holyoke
220 Main St, Northampton, MA
Limited seating- Stay tuned for more information
NOVEMBER 2023
Tuesday, November 7th @ 8:00 AM
Mother Tongue Selections
East Longmeadow School District Professional Development
PAST PERFORMANCES
2023
FEBRUARY 2023
Tuesday, February 21st
Mother Tongue
at Hampshire College’s Day of Community Education ENGAGE! Conference
Emily Dickinson Hall
APRIL 2023
Friday, April 7th @ 7:30 PM
Mother Tongue
at the Shea Theater Arts Center
71 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA
TICKETS AND MORE INFO
Saturday, April 22nd @ 7:30 PM
SHOUT! ELEVATE! INSPIRE! Benefit Concert
at Springfield Technical Community College
Scibelli Hall - 1 Armory St, Springfield, MA
Performances by: Samirah Evans, Haneef Nelson, First Generation Ensemble, Fynta Sidime, Iyawna Burnett, Jocelyn Pleasant, Asaad Jackson
TICKETS AND MORE INFO
MAY 2023
Thursday, May 4th
Mother Tongue selections
at Northampton High School (by invite only)
380 Elm St, Northampton, MA
Thursday, May 11th @ 10 AM
Mother Tongue
for The Care Center or by invite only
at United Congregational Church of Holyoke
300 Appleton St, Holyoke, MA
Saturday, May 13th @ 6 PM
Mother Tongue
at United Congregational Church of Holyoke
$15 suggested ticket price at the door
300 Appleton St, Holyoke, MA
Monday, May 15th @ 12:30 PM
Mother Tongue selections
at Easthampton High School
a few seats available
call 413-374-4938 to be on guest list
12:15 arrival to sign in at school office
70 Williston Ave, Easthampton, MA
Friday, May 26th
Mother Tongue selections (15 minutes)
at EXCHANGE: the Teen Performance Festival
at the Academy of Music
274 Main St, Northampton, MA
TICKETS AND MORE INFO
JUNE 2023
Saturday, June 10th @ 2:50 PM
Mother Tongue selections
Franklin County Pride - Outdoor Performance
Energy Park, Greenfield, MA
JULY 2023
Saturday, July 15th @ 12 PM
Live Music by I-SHEA Shaikly & Open Mic
Family & Community Celebration - Ubuntu and First Generation
Bay Area Resource Center
437 Bay St, Springfield, MA
free and open to the public!
AUGUST 2023
Tuesday, August 8th @ 4 PM
Mother Tongue selections
The Racial Justice Reflective Journey Reveal
Franklin County Community Development Corp.
Greenfield Community College
1 College Dr, Greenfield, MA
2022
FEBRUARY 2022
Friday, February 25th @ 6:00 PM
Communities That Care Coalition's "Advancing Social Justice in Schools" intiative
Virtual Event streamed by Greenfield TV
Watch the performance and Q&A here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHcvHY2jgEQ
MAY 2022
Sunday, May 8th @ 2:30pm
SHOUT! ELEVATE! INSPIRE! Benefit Concert
at the Academy of Music
274 Main St, Northampton, MA
AUGUST 2022
Saturday, August 13th @ 2:00pm
Mother Tongue
Springfield Jazz & Roots Festival
at Reevx Lab - 270 Bridge St, Springfield, MA
OCTOBER 2022
Saturday, October 22nd @ 7:30pm
Mother Tongue
Hosted by the School of Contemporary Dance & Thought and A.P.E.
at A.P.E.'s Workroom Theater, 33 Hawley St, Northampton, MA
For more information, visit: https://tinyurl.com/mothertonguetix
Sunday, October 23rd @ 3:00pm
Mother Tongue
Hosted by the School of Contemporary Dance & Thought and A.P.E.
at A.P.E.'s Workroom Theater, 33 Hawley St, Northampton, MA
For more information, visit: https://tinyurl.com/mothertonguetix
Saturday, October 29th @ 7:30pm
Mother Tongue
at the MICA Festival
at The Flex Theater, 33 Hawley St, Northampton, MA
For more information, visit: https://experiencemica.org
NOVEMBER 2022
Saturday, November 5th @ 1pm
Mother Tongue selections
at the Bite Size Blends Fest
at Eastworks Open Studios, Suite 102, Easthampton, MA
For more information, visit: http://www.worldandeye.com/bite-size-blends--nov-5-schedule.html
DECEMBER 2022
Saturday, December 3rd @ 7:30pm
Mother Tongue
at City Stage
150 Bridge St, Springfield, MA
For more information, visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mother-tongue-by-first-generation-tickets-423535354647
Wednesday, December 14th @ 10am
Mother Tongue selections
at Commerce High School
Springfield, MA
2021
MARCH 2021
Sunday, March 21st
Scarlet Sock Foundation's Virtual Third Annual Gala
Virtual Event over Zoom
Link to RSVP: https://fb.me/e/3v6OtLM1Q
JUNE 2021
Thursday, June 3rd @ 8:00 PM
NAMEN Regional Roundtable: Promoting Youth Engagement and Leadership
NorthAmerica MenEngage, Ubuntu Symposium
Virtual Event over Zoom
Thursday, June 3rd @ 6:30 PM
Teen Screen Festival 2021
The School for Contemporary Dance and Thought
Co-curated by First Generation ensemble members
Virtual Event
Tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/151080057519
Thursday, June 17th @ 7:00 PM - Sunday, June 20th @ 3:00 PM
2021 Online Great Labor Arts Exchange: Singing Through the Hard Times
The Labor Heritage Foundation
Virtual Event
Tickets on a sliding scale from $5.00
Registration here: https://actionnetwork.org/ticketed_events/2021-online-great-labor-arts-exchange?source=direct_link&
JULY 2021
Sunday, July 4th @ 10:00 AM
t e n d e r n e s s
Ashtar International Youth Theatre Festival
Virtual Event
Watch here: https://www.ashtar-youth-festival.com/performances
OCTOBER 2021
Tuesday, October 13th @ 10:00 AM
Amplify Youth Voices! A Livestream Workshop
Collaboration with North America MenEngage (NAMEN)
Virtual Event
DECEMBER 2021
Tuesday, December 14th @ 4 - 5:30 PM
Home-base Warming Celebration
Come celebrate First Generation's new home in Springfield!
1365 Main St, 2nd Floor
COVID Precautions will be observed.
Saturday, December 18th @ 1 - 4 PM
Family & Community Celebration!
437 Bay St, Springfield (Entrance on Oak Grove Ave)
COVID Precautions will be observed.
2020
JANUARY 2020
Sunday, January 12th
Scene Selections from Stand Tall, Mi Gente!/My People
School for Contemporary Dance and Thought, Body’s in Motion Festival
Northampton Center for the Arts
33 Hawley St, Northampton, MA
Saturday, January 18th @ 1:00-4:00
Family and Community Celebration
A wonderful afternoon of music, dance, spoken word, theater and food!
Performances by First Generation members, family members, friends, and community artists
A POTLUCK EVENT~ Bring a snack, dish or treat to share
Free and open to the public
Wednesday, January 29th @ 9:30 AM
Stand Tall, Mi Gente!/My People
Springfield Renaissance High School
1170 Carew St., Springfield MA
please arrive by 9:00 AM and sign in at the office
Friday, January 31st @ 10:00am
Stand Tall, Mi Gente!/My People
United Congregational Church of Holyoke
300 Appleton St, Holyoke, MA
Tickets $10 suggested donation
A special performance for The Care Center/Public invited
Appropriate for ages 13 and up
FEBRUARY 2020
Friday February 14th Saturday February 15th @ 8:00 PM
Stand Tall, Mi Gente!/My People
School of Contemporary Dance and Thought
25 Main St, Northampton MA 4th floor
Suggested donation $12/$15 at the door
Appropriate for ages 13 and up!
JUNE 2020
Saturday, June 27th @ 8:00 PM
Holyoke Pride Justice Ball
Virtual Event via Zoom
FREE event
https://tinyurl.com/HolyokePrideJusticeBall2020
NOVEMBER 2020
Monday, November 16th @ 6:00 PM
2nd Annual Bunker Hill First Generation Student Celebration
Bunker Hill Community College
FREE event
https://tinyurl.com/BunkerHillFG2020
Monday, November 30th @ 1:00 PM
Ubuntu Symposium: Intersectionality and Decolonization
Featuring Tonya Lovelace, First Generation Ensemble, Karen Carrington
Virtual Event
NorthAmherst MenEngage
FREE event, registration required
https://namen.mergeforequality.org/
2019
JANUARY 2019
Saturday, January 12 @7:30
Benefit Concert 2019
The Parlor Room
32 Masonic St, Northampton, MA
Tickets: (413) 341-3317
Online Tickets: www.signaturesoundspresents.com
Featuring
I-SHEA
Sana Ndiaye
Samirah Evans
Avery Sharpe
Khalif Neville
Tony Vacca
Jordan Johnson
JUNE 2019
Saturday, June 15th @ 7:00 PM
Premier of First Generation’s new show Stand Tall, Mi Gente!
Leslie Phillips Theater, Holyoke Community College
303 Homestead Ave, Holyoke MA
$15 suggested donation for tickets at the door
NOVEMBER 2019
Saturday, November 16th @ 7:30 PM
Stand Tall Mi Gente!
Chicopee TV
617 Montgomery St, Chicopee, MA
Very limited seating - call for reservation
Monday, November 18th @ 10:00 AM
Stand Tall, Mi Gente!
Holyoke High School
500 Beech St, Holyoke MA
please arrive by 9:00 AM and sign in at the office
Appropriate for ages 13 and up!