"Obama On My Mind"

Mission: The Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center celebrates, nurtures, presents and preserves African American performing arts and cultural legacies. The center provides a unique opportunity for all citizens of Seattle, from various walks of life and diverse backgrounds to experience and engage in the performing arts. Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center operates as a cultural performing arts center under the Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation. The goal of the center is to provide quality cultural entertainment and educational components that meet the needs of the community. Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center offers both performances and instruction, and the programming reflects the diversity of the surrounding neighborhoods, the Central District and the International District.