Join us for a unique evening to celebrate the Bicentennial of Lafayette’s Farewell Tour featuring:

• Lafayette back on US soil after 200 years will speak to us!
• Francis Johnson, composer of early 19th-century classical music (sometimes specifically for Lafayette)
• Mike Duncan, internationally acclaimed podcaster and author of Hero of Two Worlds

When: Saturday, August 17, 2024

Time: 4:30 to 6:00 pm EDT

Where: Florence Gould Theater: 55 E 59th Street, New York, NY 10022

Come see interpreter extraordinaire Mark Schneider. World-renowned as Napoleon but better known to us as General Lafayette, Schneider never disappoints. As we celebrate the bicentennial of Lafayette’s return to America, who better to be in New York than Schneider on the exact day the General was there 200 years before? This is a unique opportunity to connect with history. As Lafayette, Schneider will discuss his time in America during the Farewell Tour and his relationship with Indigenous Americans. This performance is not to be missed. (Follow Mark Schneider on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/napoleon_in_america)

Hear the music of Francis Johnson, one of America’s first internationally renowned composers. Francis Johnson will be portrayed by Tyler Diaz. Diaz is a musician and scholar who will be performing Johnson’s music. Diaz will also educate us about Johnson, a free black man and activist. Johnson was considered one of the “most celebrated personages in Philadelphia.”To celebrate Lafayette’s visit in 1824, Johnson composed “Honor to The Brave: General Lafayette’s Grand March” he played at parades and balls in the general’s honor. (Read more about Tyler Diaz here: https://www.1838blackmetropolis.com/post/a-fresh-look-at-francis-johnson-philadelphia-s-musical-magnet)

Last but certainly not least, join a lively Q&A session with world-famous podcaster and NY Times bestselling author Mike Duncan. Following his award-winning series The History of Rome, which generated more than 65 million downloads, Duncan has continued this success with his ongoing series Revolutions — which so far has explored the English American, French, and Haitian Revolutions. In addition to his podcasts, Duncan authored one of the foremost books on Lafayette Hero of Two Worlds. Mike will speak about Lafayette and take questions from the audience, including his other love: Baseball!!! (Read more about Mike Duncan here: https://www.quailridgebooks.com/event/duncan22)