Esther Rolle 100 – Virtual Centennial Birthday Celebration

Virtual Centennial Birthday Celebrating The Life and Legacy of Esther Rolle at 100

Be a part of this two-part celebration! 

Part 1: Let the Good Times Rolle – A Birthday Gift to Esther, Virtual Centennial Birthday Celebration — November 7, 2020 7PM – 9PM

Part 2: Rolle with AARLCC – A Birthday Bash and Toast to Our Leading Lady, Virtual Centennial Birthday Celebration — November 8, 2020 4PM – 6PM

oin the African American Research Library and Cultural Center (AARLCC) November 7th & 8th for a virtual celebration honoring the centennial birthday of Emmy Award-winning actor and Pompano Beach native Esther Rolle. Born November 8, 1920, Rolle excelled on stage and screen and is best known for her role as matriarch Florida Evans on the 1970s sitcom Good Times.

The Esther Rolle 100 virtual celebration is a two-part weekend program, which will include select scenes from the original play, Let the Good Times Rolle: The Life and Legacy of Esther Rolle at 100. On Saturday, November 7th at 7PM. We will host an educational and entertaining tribute showcasing pivotal scenes from the play followed by a special after talk with special guests. Part 2 of the festivities on Sunday, November 8th at 4PM will wrap the showcase of scenes from the play. As this portion of the program falls on the actual day of Rolle’s birth, we will host musical entertainment to make it a birthday bash worthy of her legacy!

Esther Rolle 100 events are made possible by the collaboration of Broward County Libraries, Broward County Cultural Division, Destination Sistrunk, Arc Labs Media, LLC, and in supported by Bank of America, Friends of African American Research Library and Cultural Center.

Let the Good Times Rolle was commissioned for this special occasion by African American Research Library and Cultural Center and is supported by an Art of Community grant awarded through the Community Foundation of Broward. The objective of the Art of Community grant is to bring the arts to Broward neighborhoods to ignite creativity and local pride. Support has been provided by the following funds at the Community Foundation of Broward: Edward Hashek and John Jors Charitable Fund, A Fund for the Performing Arts, John D. Ryan Fund, Linda and Michael Carter Fund, and Mary and Alex Mackenzie Community Impact Fund.