Commemorate Philly Celebrates Jazz Month with a free film screening in the Free Library's Montgomery Auditorium!

In Fred Ho's Last Year (2014, Dir. Steven de Castro), Fred Ho, the award-winning composer, saxophonist, and revolutionary, learns he's got one month to live. Watch the firebrand in his final year fighting cancer, leading protests and orchestras, publishing books, and producing his magnum opus: an elaborate, manga-inspired samurai opera.

Though based in New York, Ho flourished in Philadelphia, working and world-premiering music at Temple and Drexel, and completing residencies at the Fleisher Art Memorial and Painted Bride Arts Center. 

Register for your FREE ticket at tinyurl.com/fredhoflp

Sponsored by Philadelphia Asian American Film & Filmmakers, Creative Philadelphia, and the Music Department at the Free Library of Philadelphia.  

April 26, 6:00 PM
Montgomery Auditorium, Parkway Central Library
Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia PA 19103

For more information call 215-686-5316 or e-mail erefmus@freelibrary.org

Accessibility: A wheelchair ramp is located at the Library’s Wood Street entrance, and a public elevator is located next to the building’s northeast courtyard. For patrons with hearing impairments, an acoustic loop's available.