The Go-Go Museum & Café has announced that an inaugural class of leaders, such as D.C. Council member Kenyan McDuffie (I-At Large) and former District first lady Cora Masters Barry, who have shaped the District’s cultural landscape will be recognized at a gala and champagne toast on Feb. 18.
The event will take place from 8 p.m.-12:30 a.m. at the Holiday Inn National Mall, located at 550 C Street SW. The evening will include live music, an awards presentation, and a toast that will take place at midnight, four years from when DC Law 23-71 designated go-go as the District’s official music.
Other honorees include drummer William Julius “JuJu” House, “Mother of Go-Go” Margarine Neal, Big Tony aka Tony Fisher of the Trouble Funk band, music promoters Darryll Brooks and Carol Kirkendall, musician Frank Sirius, music preservationist Sojin Kim, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and entertainment law attorney John Mercer.
All proceeds of the event will go to the fundraising efforts of the Go-Go Museum located in the Anacostia neighborhood of Ward 8.
