Celebrating Literary Arts & the Black Community: An Afternoon Author Chat

Celebrating Literary Arts & the Black Community: An Afternoon Author Chat

Come join us at the CML Martin Luther King Branch for an engaging author chat featuring Dr. Glory Van Scott.

In addition to publishing her memoir, Glory: A Life Among Legends, Dr. Glory (as her F.A.C.E. Players students called her during their years under her tutelage) has had an extensive and impressive in the performing arts. Dr. Glory was trained in Dunham Technique by Katherine Dunham herself and acted opposite Diana Ross and Michael Jackson in The Wiz as the Rolls Royce Lady.

Don't miss out on this special afternoon filled with inspiration and creativity. See you there!

How Does Dr. Glory Van Scott Connect to St. Philip's History?

Throughout 2024, St. Philip Lutheran Church is reflecting on its history of faith leadership and community service.

Thanks in large measure to Mrs. Catherine Willis (congregant), St. Philip Lutheran has served Columbus, and namely the Near East Side, as a patron of community arts programs for decades. One of the early programs that St. Philip supported was the F.A.C.E. Players initiative of Friends of the Arts for Community Enrichment.

In the 1990s and 2000s, Columbus-area youth received instruction from Dr. Glory Van Scott and her co-instructor, Ruby Streate, in acting, dancing, and singing through F.A.C.E. Players. These two artists were brought to Columbus by Mrs. Willis and they even held practices at the church.

Come celebrate this multi-decade partnership on Friday, August 9!