THE LEGACY BRICKS AT AUGUST WILSON HOUSE
It’s not too late to join the community—the community of individuals and groups that have purchased a Legacy Brick to support the work of August Wilson House in the Hill District.
When you purchase a Legacy Brick, you’ll be in good company. Actors Russell Hornsby and Carter Redwood are there, as are civic leaders Marimba Milliones and Brenda Tate, and artistic legends such as Bill Nunn and Vernell Lillie.
August Wilson House (AWH), the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright’s childhood home, opened as an arts center for the Hill District last summer. The home is a tribute to Wilson’s legacy, and offers educational, cultural and community programming aimed at strengthening youth, neighborhood residents, and nurturing artists and scholars locally and around the world.
To support the programming, which is often offered free to the community, AWH is continuing its Legacy Brick campaign, offering Wilson fans and AWH supporters the chance to purchase commemorative and memorial bricks.
The deadline to purchase for this phase of the campaign is March 13, 2023.
Legacy Bricks costs $100, $250, $500, or $1,000 and will be placed at various locations around the house. All the bricks will be limited to up to three lines of text and 14 characters (including spaces and punctuation) per line.
Denise Turner, president and acting Chief Executive, AWH, says the Legacy Brick campaign allows people to honor the legacies of their own families by offering words of memorial and tribute to loved one.
“August Wilson left an eternal legacy,” she says, “and now his supporters and fans have an opportunity to create their own.”
For more information, visit: https://augustwilsonhouse.org
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