1960 – 1961 – 1962 – 1963 – 1964 – 1965 – 1966 – 1967 – 1968 – 1969 1961 JANUARY 14, 1961: Carnegie Music Hall (Pittsburgh) INFO / ADS PICS click each to enlarge A press conference was held the night prior to the Carnegie show (article and info provided by Sylvie): Photos by Charles ‘Teenie’ Harris: JANUARY 17, 1961: Village Vanguard INFO / ADS REVIEWS click each to enlarge Variety: FEBRUARY 10 - 17, 1961: Apollo Theater INFO / ADS REVIEWS click each to enlarge Jet Magazine – 3/9/61: FEBRUARY 18, 1961: UNC Chapel Hill INFO / ADS REVIEWS click each to enlarge Daily Tar Heel: FEBRUARY 22, 1961: Johns Hopkins University INFO / ADS REVIEWS click each to enlarge Johns Hopkins News-Letter:Nina penned a letter to the students following her performance and it was published in the Johns Hopkins News-Letter: MARCH 1961: Round Table INFO click each to enlarge Jet Magazine – 4/13/61: MARCH 30 - APRIL 27, 1961: Village Gate INFO / ADS PICS REVIEWS click each to enlarge Nina’s contract to perform at The Village Gate: Nina at The Village Gate photographed by © Susanne Schapowalow: Jet Magazine – 4/20/61: MAY 13, 1961: Detroit Masonic Auditorium INFO / ADS click each to enlarge MAY 21, 1961: Carnegie Hall INFO / ADS PICS REVIEWS click each to enlarge Photo by Sam Falk (provided by Sylvie): New York Times: MAY & JUNE 1961: Blue Angel INFO / ADS click each to enlarge JUNE 8, 1961: Madison Square Garden INFO / ADS PICS REVIEWS click each to enlarge Jet Magazine – 4/6/61: George Shearing, Nina Simone, Duke Ellington, and Buddy Rich at Madison Square Garden (by Michael Ochs): Jet Magazine – 6/29/61: JUNE 1961: Pep's / Polio Hospitalization INFO / ADS click each to enlarge Jet Magazine – 7/13/61: Jet Magazine – 7/20/61: JUNE 1961: Various Press click each to enlargeBaltimore Afro-American:Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: JULY 7, 1961: Congress of Racial Equality INFO / ADS click each to enlarge JULY 10 - 16, 1961: Algiers Lounge INFO / ADS click each to enlargeThese dates were canceled due to illness. Nina’s stand-in was Shirley Scott: JULY 1961: Various Press click each to enlargeThe Record: Press and Sun Bulletin: AUGUST 6, 1961: American Jazz Festival INFO / ADS REVIEWS click each to enlarge Free Press: AUGUST 13, 1961: Camera Three INFO / ADS VIDEO click each to enlarge https://www.ninasimone.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/ns-1961.mp4 AUGUST 1961: Various Press click each to enlargeCalgary Herald: SEPTEMBER 1961: Pep's INFO / ADS REVIEWS click each to enlarge OCTOBER 1961: Town Hall Cafe INFO / ADS click each to enlargeJet Magazine – 10/26/61: OCTOBER 13, 1961: Jazz with Father O'Connor INFO / ADS click each to enlarge OCTOBER 17, 1961: NYC Gala in Honor of Liberian President Tubman PICS click each to enlargeNina and her trio entertaining at a dinner honoring President of Liberia William Tubman hosted by Harvey Firestone (provided by Sylvie): NOVEMBER 1961: Apollo Theater INFO / ADS PICS click each to enlarge NOVEMBER 28 - DECEMBER 12, 1961: Village Gate INFO / ADS click each to enlarge DECEMBER 4, 1961: Nina Marries Andrew Stroud INFO click each to enlargeJet Magazine – 12/12/61: DECEMBER 1961: African-American Cultural Exchange INFO / ADS PICS REVIEWS click each to enlargeEbony Magazine: Jet Magazine – 12/21/61: Jet Magazine – 1/4/62: Jet Magazine – 3/8/62: Letter from Nina to husband Andy Stroud: Nina arrives in Lagos: Pittsburgh Courier: DECEMBER 31, 1961: Carnegie Hall INFO / ADS click each to enlarge DECEMBER 1961: Various Press click each to enlargeThe Gazette: 1960 – 1961 – 1962 – 1963 – 1964 – 1965 – 1966 – 1967 – 1968 – 1969