Heart & Soul (Screening)

When: Thursday, July 10, 2025, 6:15pm

Price: General Admission $20, Members $15

Tickets

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Join us for a special screening of Heart & Soul: A Love Story and live performance by musician and film director Kenny Vance. Heart & Soul: A Love Story (Kenny Vance, 2023, 91 min) is a powerful documentary exploring the roots of Doo-Wop and the young Black and Latino artists of the 1950s and ’60s who reshaped music and youth culture. Through rare footage and personal interviews, the film celebrates the rhythms, dances, lyrics, and harmonies that made teen-driven music a cultural force.

Event Timeline:
6:00 pm - Doors Open
6:15 pm - Kenny Vance Performance (Rotunda, 1st Floor)
6:35 pm - Screening of Heart & Soul: A Love Story (RMH Auditorium, Ground Floor)
8:05 pm - Q& A Discussion
8:30 pm - Event Ends, Museum Closes

About the Speakers:
Kenny Vance co-founded his first music group, the iconic Jay & the Americans, as a teenager in Brooklyn, N.Y., followed by years of global mega hits. His career includes discovering and producing artists such as the duo later known as Steely Dan; music director of Saturday Night Live; music supervisor for films including Animal House and The Warriors, the first Rock & Roll film soundtrack; and acting roles in films including several by Woody Allen.

As founder of the popular Kenny Vance & the Planotones, Vance was elected to the Vocal Group Hall of Fame as well as, individually, the Long Island Music Hall of Fame. Heart & Soul; A Love Story, establishes him as the oldest American male debut director of a commercial feature documentary film.

Budd Mishkin has been a broadcast journalist for more than forty years. He currently serves as a news anchor for 1010 WINS and WCBS Radio. Mishkin spent 25 years as an anchor/reporter for NY1 and was one of the journalists who helped found New York City’s 24-hour cable news channel in 1992. Mishkin has interviewed countless artists and luminaries at venues in New York and beyond, including Steven Van Zandt, Gloria Steinem, Bob Costas, Ira Glass, Harry Belafonte, Wynton Marsalis and many others. He is the creator and host of “Before The Cheering Started with Budd Mishkin,” a podcast about the journey to success, and "Stories from the First 60 Years," a personal narrative podcast that is now a one-man stage show. Mishkin is still trying to become the 47th Beatle.

Watch the Trailer:

General Admission $20, Members $15

Members: To receive your discount, click on the "Buy Tickets" button above, then sign in to your account on the ticketing page.

Groups of 10 or more get discounts; contact us at programs@mcny.org or 917.492.3395.

Accessibility: Assistive listening devices are available and our auditorium wheelchair lift can accommodate manual and motorized wheelchairs (max. capacity 500 lbs). Please contact the Museum at 917.492.3333 or info@mcny.org with any questions.