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Summer Breeze Music Festival Weekend Features Tony Tone
James Family Gathers
In Tallahassee For Reunion
Dreamers of Tomorrow Foundation will kick off The Summer Breeze Music Festi- val Weekend, starting Satur- day, July 30th featuring legendary Lenny Williams, Chubb Rock, R&B Soul Singer Calvin Richardson, and DJ Doctor Doom from Jacksonville, FL.
The event will be hosted by comedian Red Bone at The Water Works Park in Tampa. On July 31st Laughter With- out Profanity Christian Com- edy Show and Praise, live DVD recording with world renowned vocalist, Shirley Murdock, Christian Come- dian, Darrian Perkins, Leatric Lamar and Tony Tone, former UniverSoul Cir- cus Ring Master at the Palla- dium Theatre in St. Petersburg, FL.
Stand-up comedy is all too often associated with crude language and sexual humor, but there are clean comedians out there – entertainers like Tony Tone who consciously avoids profanity and offensive subject matters. Comedian Tony Tone is a veteran co- median who has set the mood
TONY TONE
for nonstop entertainment with his mastery of impres- sions and real life humor.
Tony Tone has appeared on HBO’s Def Comedy Jam, BET Comic View, Byron Allen’s Comics Unleash, P Diddy’s Bad Boy Comedy and more. Throughout his career he has shared the stage with other highly respected come- dians including Bill Bel- lamy, Dave Chappelle, Eddie Griffin, Chris Tucker, Adele Givens, Steve Harvey, Chris Rock and John Witherspoon.
From 2006 to 2013 Tony
Tone served as Ringmaster for the UniverSoul Circus, which allowed him to show- case his comedic talents to an entirely new audience. When Tony Tone’s spontaneous personality steps on stage all eyes are on him, the laughter begins and is never ending.
“Remember that laughter is like medicine, do what is good for the soul!”
For tickets, log onto www.DREAMEROFTOMOR- ROW.ORG and for more in- formation about the Summer Breeze Musical Festival call 404-433-1331.
Front row: left to right, Pearl James, Mary Scott, and Curtiss Wilson. Second row: Dwayne Brown, Christina Bryant, Angela Richardson, Eva James, Chelsea Tshiamalenge, Bridgette James, Collen Porter, and Rev. Leatricia Williams. Third row: Sabrina Tshiamalenge, Clarence P. Wilson, III, Jonathan Tshiamalenge, Herbert Richardson, Lamar Bryant, III, and Rev. Matthew James.
Front: Laura Thorne, Eva James, Curtiss Wilson, Mary Scott, Christina Bryant, and Isaac James. Row 2: John Williams, Tarita Williams holding Leona Bright, Coleen Porter, Pearl James, and Denise James. Row 3: Rev. Matthew James, Bridgette James and Lamar Bryant, III.
The James Family, de- scendants of Andrew and Elmira Harris James, re- cently enjoyed a 5-day reunion in Tallahassee, FL.
Andrew James, the son of his slave master, was born in Gerard, Alabama. Following Emancipation, his mother, Winnie James, remained on her master’s plantation. When he was 15 years old, she passed away. Although free, Andrew was not allowed to attend the funeral. He ran away, ending up in Fort Valley, Georgia. Here he met Elmira Harris. They married and had 6 chil- dren: Bill, Pearlie James Walker, Lawrence, Gertrude James Bell, An- drew, Jr. and Walza James Williams. Andrew also had a son whose name was Tal- madge.
The delightful, well- planned reunion began with a “Meet and Greet’ reception, and ended with a breakfast on the 5th morning.
The agenda included an ex- citing all day tour of historical sites throughout Leon County, a picnic at Camp Richardson
(named for great-grandson
Bishop A. J. Richardson and wife, Connie Speights Richardson), a shopping trip to Bradley’s Country Store, and fun and games in the hotel lobby each night.
On Sunday, they wor- shipped at Bethel A. M. E. Church (The renowned Talla- hassee Boys Choir provided the music; an outstanding ‘treat’ for all.)
It was here that the family learned that Corey James, a great-great grandson, of Del Rio, Texas, had been drafted by the Oakland Raiders. Corey was a standout (and graduate) of Colorado State University, Class of December 2015.
Corey’s grandfather, Clarence James, Sr. resided here in the Bay Area (Odessa/Keystone).
This fabulous reunion was hosted by Denise James, as- sisted by Herb and Angela Richardson.
Relatives came from Chicago, Illinois, Columbia, S. C., Atlanta, GA, Del Rio, TX, and the Tampa Bay Area.
Reunion 2018 will be in Tampa, hosted by Pearl Joyner James and family.
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