Nia Imani Franklin showcases her vocal artistry in a recital at the Napa Valley College Performing Arts Center. A classically trained opera singer, Franklin’s influences include gospel, soul, jazz, and R&B. This lively recital program mixes opera arias with jazz ballads and popular pop songs. Franklin will also perform her stirring new single, EarthSun.

Tonight Franklin will also announce the winners of the Festival’s Four Seasons of Napa Valley poetry contest. The four winners will have their poetry read by a celebrity narrator at a performance of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons this summer, and will receive a $1,000 education scholarship.