Today is Proclaimed Miss Cicely Tyson Day in Boston

Tony Award winner Miss Cicely Tyson star of ArtsEmerson's "The Trip to Bountiful" will be honored with a lifetime achievement proclamation by Joyce Linehan, Chief of Policy for the City of Boston. And November 17 will be proclaimed Miss Cicely Tyson Day in the City of Boston.

At a community event welcoming the cast of "The Trip to Bountiful" to Boston, Miss Tyson will be presented a lifetime achievement proclamation.

In the spirit of artist, educator and activist Elma Lewis, The National Center for Afro?American Artists, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, and ArtsEmerson: The World on Stage will collaborate with leading organizations in Boston's African American community to welcome the cast of "The Trip to Bountiful" to Boston Monday, November 17 at 7:30pm.

The event, featuring speakers and performances in tribute to the national cast will be held at the historic Strand Theatre located at 543 Columbia Road in Dorchester, MA. Welcome to Boston is free and open to the public with RSVP at 617?824? 8400 or online at bitly.com/WelcomeToBlackBoston.

"We, with the sisters of Delta Sigma Theta sorority and the Boston community, proudly welcome "The Trip to Bountiful" cast to our city," says National Center for Afro?American Artists Executive Director Barry Gathier. "We present a welcoming evening expressing our love for these artists and their magnificent creative gifts, and celebrate them as brothers and sisters."

"It is an honor to welcome this wonderful cast to Boston in the historic Strand Theater," said ArtsEmerson Director of Artistic Programs David Dower, "Emerson College is privileged to be part of the community carrying forward the legacy of Elma Lewis and we are excited to host this production in our ArtsEmerson 5th Anniversary season."

The cast will be honored by Boston community groups including the National Center for Afro?American Artists; Delta Sigma Theta Sorority; The Museum of African American History; Roxbury Community College; Eddie Cue; Discover Roxbury; The Word Boston; NAACP Boston Chapter; Black Boston Online; Outside the Box; Boston TAP Company; Elma Lewis Center for Civic Engagement, Learning and Research; New England Blacks in Philanthropy, and Rapture Events.

"The Trip to Bountiful" runs November 21-December 7 at the Emerson/Cutler Majestic Theatre in Boston. For more information, visit artsemerson.org.