UPAC Presents Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters’ First 100 Years

Sun, 03 May, 2026 at 03:00 pm UTC-04:00

110 West Finney Avenue, Suffolk, VA, United States, Virginia 23434 | Suffolk

Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts
Publisher/HostSuffolk Center for Cultural Arts
UPAC Presents Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters\u2019 First 100 Years
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Underground Performing Arts Collective (UPAC), in partnership with The Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts, presents Emily Mann’s Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters’ First 100 Years.
On Sunday, May 3 at 3:00 PM, in the Taylor Ballroom, watch as 103-year-old Sadie Delany, played by Carla Monique, and 101-year-old Bessie Delany, played by Jennifer Kelly-Cooper, prepare a birthday dinner in honor of their father. Through reflection, humor, and remarkable memory, the sisters recount a century of American history drawn from their experiences as pioneering African-American professionals.
Their story is not simply African-American history or women’s history. It is our shared history, told through the voices of two extraordinary women whose lives spanned generations of change.
Directed by J. Travis Cooper.
🗓Sunday, May 3, 2026
🕒3:00 PM | Doors open at 2:30 PM
📍Taylor Ballroom | Downstairs at The Center
🎟$33 General Admission (includes tea party food and a selection of teas)
☕ Guests are encouraged to bring their favorite teacup and saucer for fun.
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦All Ages Welcome
Reserve your tickets: https://suffolkcenter.org/having-our-say/
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