Celebration Arts

✨TONIGHT AT 5:30 PM ✨We have a very special conversation happening before DON’T TOUCH MY HAIR’S evening show!

We’re delighted to be joined by some of the critical architects of The CROWN Act — the first statewide law in the country to prohibit racial discrimination on the basis of natural hairstyles in the workplace and schools.

Did you know that Black women are 80 percent (!!!) more likely to change their natural hair to meet social norms or expectations at work? DON’T TOUCH MY HAIR brilliantly dives into this necessary topic with care, so we’re incredibly honored to host the powerful women who made this act happen: lobbyists Delilah Clay, Leah Barros, and Akilah Uwimana Hatchett-Fall of Sanctuary of Sacred Crowns 👑 The discussion will be moderated by director of DON’T TOUCH MY HAIR, Danielle Moné Truitt.

Welcome to all before the show tonight at 5:30 PM.

Join us TOMORROW 6/19 for our annual JUNETEENTH ART WALK CELEBRATION hosted by partners Celebration Arts, B Street Theatre, CapStage, and Bigger Than Us Arts! From 10 AM - 12:30 PM, members of all organizations and the public will gather at Celebration Arts (2727 B Street, Sacramento) and then begin an Art Walk led by BTU Arts’ Second Line-Style Brass Band through midtown Sacramento to Capital Stage (2215 J Street), and The Sofia, Home of B Street Theatre (2700 Capitol Ave, Sacramento).

Register at the link in our bio - over 300 people have already RSVP’d to march in celebration of Black resilience and freedom!

We have some very special performances in store for you all! All are welcome to join this FREE event ❤️🖤💚

🗓️ June 19, 10AM-12:30 PM

🚨 Due to popular demand, we’ve added 3 more shows to our run of DON’T TOUCH MY HAIR! 🥳

Our talented cast is giving bestie hijinks, steamy love stories, trickster tales, and a historical lens you do NOT want to miss.

This weekend is almost completely sold out, but here’s your chance to secure seats!

Grab your tickets today at celebrationarts.net or the link in our bio. See you at the show! ✨

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Meet the writer of DON'T TOUCH MY HAIR 🎭 + Join us for JUNETEENTH Email from Celebration Arts A conversation with award winning playwright DOUGLAS LYONS THE TRILOGY You've built an extraordinary body of work that spans Broadway, television, and theatre. The "Deep Br

Thank you to everyone who joined us last week to celebrate the centennial of Jazz legend and innovator Miles Davis 🎺 We so appreciate the Quartet, , and .enid for bringing their powerful and electrifying performances to the Celebration Arts stage! And a BIG shoutout to our board chair Adonai Mack for leading a wonderful pre-show discussion on Davis’ legacy with Marcus Shelby and Harley White Jr. ⭐️

Keep an eye out for the next installment of our Jazz Series in October — A Tribute to John Coltrane 🎷

TOMORROW, SUNDAY, MAY 24th: We’re celebrating MILES DAVIS @ 100 🎺 — with The Marcus Shelby Quartet and Harley White Jr. w/ The Lab Rats! 🥁🎹

🕐1:00 PM • Pre-Show Talk with the musicians, hosted by Celebration Arts’ Board Chair, Adonai Mack

🕐2:00 PM • Performance featuring The Marcus Shelby Quartet and Harley White Jr. w/ The Lab Rats (SOLD OUT)

🕐7:00 PM • Evening performance featuring The Marcus Shelby Quartet (ONLY 10 TICKETS LEFT‼️)

The Marcus Shelby Quartet — Marcus Shelby (bass), Christopher Lowell Clarke (trumpet), Greg Jacobs (piano), and Jaimeo Brown (drums) — will pay homage to Miles by performing repertoire from his 1950s-1960s catalog, and add commentary, stories, text, and reflection to one of the most creative and iconic geniuses of the 20th Century.

Harley White Jr. (bass) and The Lab Rats — Joe Archie Jr. (trumpet & keys), Miggy Recendez (trombone & keys), Zack Martin (guitar), and Jacob Swedlow (drums) — will pay homage to Miles by performing repertoire from his revolutionary electric period of the late 1960s through 1970s.

✨ALSO 📻

TONIGHT, May 23rd at 8:30 PM: Listen to EXCELLENCE IN JAZZ on 88.9 FM to hear a wonderful interview with our guest, Marcus Shelby.

See you all there!

This is going to be fuuuuun 👀✨

We are elated to share with you all the incredible cast of DON’T TOUCH MY HAIR 🙌🏾

When Eemani’s job interview takes a demoralizing turn, she comes home ready to decompress, and her bestie Jade has just the remedy — until one smoke-filled moment sends them on a journey nobody saw coming! An ordinary evening becomes an extraordinary leap as they find themselves transported to the past for a raucous and wild adventure! Armed with laughter, power, and loyalty, the two friends must find their way home, and remember who they are.

STARRING:





Taylor Jordan
Dimitrious Champlaie

Keep your eyes out for more on our phenomenal Director , and the brilliant , who will join us from New York on Opening Night, Friday, June 12th! ✨

Tickets available at celebrationarts.net or at the link in our bio 🔗

UP NEXT 🎭
DON’T TOUCH MY HAIR by Douglas Lyons 🤩
Directed by Danielle Moné Truitt

🗓️ June 12 - 28, 2026

Don’t Touch My Hair is the second play in Emmy-nominated playwright Douglas Lyon’s “Deep Breath Trilogy.” It follows our 2025 Season runaway hit, Chicken and Biscuits, and precedes the third play, Table 17, slated for 2027. Celebration Arts is proud to have the Northern California premiere of this trilogy that centers and celebrates Black women healing and thriving!

Stay tuned to learn more about the playwright, director, and our stellar cast!

🎟️ Grab your tickets through the 🔗 in our bio - they’ll be going fast!