Diva Docs: What Happened, Miss Simone?

Wednesday, October 21, 2015 7:30 pmCentral Library, Dweck CenterClassically trained pianist, jazz legend, Black Power icon: Nina Simone is one of the most influential, beloved and yet least understood artists of our time.  Utterly free on stage, Simone struggled to reconcile artistic ambition with a fierce devotion to the Civil Rights movement.  Given intimate access to her family, friends and archives, Garbus explores Simone’s personal, political and artistic battles to reveal a