Come to the Harlem Rent Party at 302 134th Street,

Apt. 40Fun begins at

Midnight

Admission 25 cents each

Featured Musician:

Hines, Earl “Fatha”Hines, Earl “Fatha” (1905-

1983), American jazz pianist, known for intricate rhythms and dynamic use

of octaves.

Your task:

• What famous musicians might have gone to a rent party in Harlem in the 30’s?

• Research the life and contributions of one musician.

• Include a picture and a brief biography.

Featured Author

Hurston, Zora Neale (1901-1960), American writer and folklorist,

Author of Mules and Men (1935), Jonah's Gourd Vine (1934), Their Eyes Were Watching God (1937), and Seraph on the Suwanee (1948); short stories; plays; journal articles; and an autobiography, Dust Tracks on a Road (1942).

YOUR TASK:

• What famous authors might have gone to a rent party in Harlem in the 30’s?

• Research the life and contributions of one author.

• Include a picture and a brief biography.

Featured Poet

Author of the famous poem was also one "The Negro Speaks of Rivers” and "The Weary Blues”, Not Without Laughter (1930); The Big Sea (1940); I Wonder As I Wander" (1956), his autobiographies. His collections of poetry include: The Weary Blues (1926); The Negro Mother and other Dramatic Recitations (1931); The Dream Keeper (1932);

James Langston Hughes

YOUR TASK:

• What famous poets might have gone to a rent party in Harlem in the 30’s?

• Research the life and contributions of one poet.

• Include a picture and a brief biography.