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Brass & the Tusk Bar
7 E 27th St, New York, NY 10016
Meet us at Brass & The Tusk Bar inside The Evelyn Hotel, a historic Beaux-Arts building originally constructed in 1903, as Hotel Broztell, at the very heart of Tin Pan Alley.
In those days, these were the blocks where the sound of American popular music was being invented, and Black composers were the architects.
James Weldon Johnson, J. Rosamond Johnson, Will Marion Cook, and so many others were reshaping the entire musical landscape, bringing ragtime, blues, and the complexities of Black musical theater into the American songbook. The profound contradiction: The music was theirs, the economic power was not. The hotels remained closed to Black guests even as Black genius made the neighborhood profitable.
Today, The Evelyn honors the legacy of Tin Pan Alley with a Jazz Age aesthetic and live music in its Art Deco bar and dining room. We celebrate here knowingly, honoring both the Black artists who shaped this site's cultural legacy and the ongoing work of ensuring that history is not erased by luxury. We gather here to eat, drink, and dance; celebrating in a space shaped by over a century of Black artistry, even when it tried to keep Black people out. This is intentional. This is joy with memory. This is ours.
Please arrive for cocktails at 6pm.
Dinner follows at 7:30pm.
Dress is formal eveningwear.
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We speak our vows in the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, America's largest cathedral, and a house of prayer chartered for all people.
For 134 years, these walls have held both the sacred and the social: Duke Ellington’s sacred jazz, Aretha’s final public concert, and the memorials of Baldwin, Morrison, Ailey, Ashe, and so many more.
Within its columbarium rest Michael’s mother, Leith Mullings, and his stepfather, Manning Marable, placing our union inside the continuum of Black intellectual and artistic life.
More than a monument, the Cathedral remains a living institution dedicated to social justice, ecumenical dialogue, and serving as what its founders called "a center of intellectual light".
We will be married by The Very Reverend Winnie Varghese, the Cathedral's 12th Dean, and both the first woman and the first person of color, to serve in that role. Dean Varghese is a national Faith Leader whose vision continues the Cathedral's commitment to justice, beauty, and radical welcome.
We invite you to arrive beginning at 1pm.
The ceremony will begin promptly at 1:30pm, followed by a brief receiving moment on the Cathedral steps.
By 3pm, you’ll be on your way to rest, refresh, and prepare for the evening ahead.
Dress is daytime formal.
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Brass & the Tusk Bar
7 E 27th St, New York, NY 10016
Meet us at Brass & The Tusk Bar inside The Evelyn Hotel, a historic Beaux-Arts building originally constructed in 1903, as Hotel Broztell, at the very heart of Tin Pan Alley.
In those days, these were the blocks where the sound of American popular music was being invented, and Black composers were the architects.
James Weldon Johnson, J. Rosamond Johnson, Will Marion Cook, and so many others were reshaping the entire musical landscape, bringing ragtime, blues, and the complexities of Black musical theater into the American songbook. The profound contradiction: The music was theirs, the economic power was not. The hotels remained closed to Black guests even as Black genius made the neighborhood profitable.
Today, The Evelyn honors the legacy of Tin Pan Alley with a Jazz Age aesthetic and live music in its Art Deco bar and dining room. We celebrate here knowingly, honoring both the Black artists who shaped this site's cultural legacy and the ongoing work of ensuring that history is not erased by luxury. We gather here to eat, drink, and dance; celebrating in a space shaped by over a century of Black artistry, even when it tried to keep Black people out. This is intentional. This is joy with memory. This is ours.
Please arrive for cocktails at 6pm.
Dinner follows at 7:30pm.
Dress is formal eveningwear.
Hello,
The
Details
The Celebration
The Day After
Brass & the Tusk Bar
7 E 27th St, New York, NY 10016
Meet us at Brass & The Tusk Bar inside The Evelyn Hotel, a historic Beaux-Arts building originally constructed in 1903, as Hotel Broztell, at the very heart of Tin Pan Alley.
In those days, these were the blocks where the sound of American popular music was being invented, and Black composers were the architects.
James Weldon Johnson, J. Rosamond Johnson, Will Marion Cook, and so many others were reshaping the entire musical landscape, bringing ragtime, blues, and the complexities of Black musical theater into the American songbook. The profound contradiction: The music was theirs, the economic power was not. The hotels remained closed to Black guests even as Black genius made the neighborhood profitable.
Today, The Evelyn honors the legacy of Tin Pan Alley with a Jazz Age aesthetic and live music in its Art Deco bar and dining room. We celebrate here knowingly, honoring both the Black artists who shaped this site's cultural legacy and the ongoing work of ensuring that history is not erased by luxury. We gather here to eat, drink, and dance; celebrating in a space shaped by over a century of Black artistry, even when it tried to keep Black people out. This is intentional. This is joy with memory. This is ours.
Please arrive for cocktails at 6pm.
Dinner follows at 7:30pm.
Dress is formal eveningwear.