Evening Entertainment
Longmont Theatre Company, 513 East Main St. Longmont, CO 80501
June 17th, 2023 @7:00 p.m.
THE ReMINDers
A rare and remarkable musical duo with undeniable magical chemistry, The Reminders transcend the bounds of expectation to uplift and entertain. They seamlessly blend razor sharp rhythms and raw, soulful vocals with reggae-tinged hip-hop beats to highlight their relevant and inspiring messages. The couple shares a partnership in both music and life as Samir and Aja have been married for over a decade.
The Reminders have been recognized and applauded for their work internationally through concerts, tours, music awards, TV and radio appearances. They have shared the stage with artists such as Snoop Dogg, Nas, Big Boi and Ms. Lauryn Hill among others.
Dr. Reiland Rabaka
Professor-Director, Center for African and African American Studies (CAAAS)
Reiland Rabaka is Professor of African, African American, and Caribbean Studies in the Department of Ethnic Studies and the Founder and Director of the Center for African & African American Studies at the University of Colorado Boulder. He is also a Research Fellow in the College of Human Sciences at the University of South Africa (UNISA). Professor Rabaka has published 17 books and more than 100 scholarly articles, book chapters, and essays.
He has been the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Science Foundation, the National Museum of African American History & Culture, the National Museum of American History, the Smithsonian Institution, the Eugene M. Kayden Book Award, the Cheikh Anta Diop Book Award, and the National Council for Black Studies’ Distinguished Career Award. Professor Rabaka has conducted archival research and lectured extensively both nationally and internationally, and he has been the recipient of several community service citations, distinguished teaching awards, and research fellowships. His cultural criticism, social commentary, and political analysis has been featured in print, radio, television, and online media venues such as NPR, PBS, BBC, CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS, MTV, BET, VH1, The Guardian, Al Jazeera, and USA Today, among others. He is also a poet and musician.
He has been the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Science Foundation, the National Museum of African American History & Culture, the National Museum of American History, the Smithsonian Institution, the Eugene M. Kayden Book Award, the Cheikh Anta Diop Book Award, and the National Council for Black Studies’ Distinguished Career Award. Professor Rabaka has conducted archival research and lectured extensively both nationally and internationally, and he has been the recipient of several community service citations, distinguished teaching awards, and research fellowships. His cultural criticism, social commentary, and political analysis has been featured in print, radio, television, and online media venues such as NPR, PBS, BBC, CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS, MTV, BET, VH1, The Guardian, Al Jazeera, and USA Today, among others. He is also a poet and musician.
SAM ADAMS
Sports writer-turned-standup comedian. Keynote speaker. Author. Commercial actor. Master of Ceremonies. Sam gave his first standup comedy set in 2001, only a few months after his return from reporting on track and field at the Summer Olympics in Sydney Australia. Eight years later at age 49, the long-time sports journalist took on comedy as a full-time professional career. Sam’s entertaining profanity-free comedy performances earned him high praise at the 2009 Great American Comedy Festival held in Norfolk, Nebraska. He won the festival’s amateur competition, then was asked to compete in the professionals division as a last-minute replacement. Sam took the second place prize amid a field of two dozen national headline comedians.Before standup, Sam’s full-time career was in journalism. He spent three decades working as a sports writer and television commentator based in Denver, Colorado.
