Events in the Town of Amherst

Join the Amherst County NAACP at Second Stage | Amherst for a reader’s theater presentation of “The Freedom Movement’s Leading Ladies” by Sharon Ponton. Step into a 1960s radio studio and meet five extraordinary women — Ella Baker, Septima Clark, Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and JoAnn Robinson — whose courage helped change America.

• Tickets may be purchased at the door for $10 per person.