1984-1987: The Heyday of the Cultural Arts Program
March 1984: CAP sponsors an exhibit, “Three Generations of African American Quit Makers” by the Scott-Caldwell Family of Baltimore.
July 1984: Photographer Kay Shelton curates an exhibit including his famous image, “Strange Fruit Emmitt Till.”
September 1985: Baltimore native and world famous jazz trumpeter, John Lampkin, gives one of his many performances at the Eubie Blake Cultural Arts Center.
October 1985: Donald Washington choreographs the musical, “West-Side Story,” as a joint CAP/Coppin State University production. Washington went on to work for the Alvin Alley American Dance Theater.
March 1986: Ella Fitzgerald performs at a CAP fundraiser event.
December 1986: “A Streetcar Named Desire” is performed with leading roles by Charles Croxton and Lynn Shipley at CAP’s Dunbar Performing Arts Center.