Thursday, April 8: Nelson George discusses City Kid with Touré @ Greenlight Bookstore

Thursday, April 8, 7:30 PM

Nelson George reads and discusses City Kid: A Writer's Memoir of Ghetto Life and Post-Soul Success with Touré

Nelson George is the award-winning author of Hip Hop America (1998) as well as other books and films on popular culture, and was a long-time music critic with Billboard and The Village Voice. In City Kid, he writes about his coming-of-age right here in Fort Greene and elsewhere, encompassing family stories, cultural analysis, and his literary and musical influences. George talks about his story and his neighborhood tonight with his friend, fellow Fort Greene resident and music and culture critic Touré.

Info: Facebook

Saturday, April 3: Target First Saturdays @ Brooklyn Museum

Egypt theme this month~

"At the Brooklyn Museum's Target First Saturdays, thousands of visitors enjoy free programs of art and entertainment each month from 5 to 11 p.m...Please note that due to limited capacities, some Target First Saturday programs require tickets. Ticket lines often form 30 minutes before ticket distribution at the Visitor Center located in the Rubin Lobby."

Music, Film, Panels, Books, Art, Dance and more!

Info: Brooklyn Museum

Saturday March 27: MAYSLES INSTITUTE : Hip-Hop Film Screening, Gallery Show, Panel, Fundraiser

Sen One Graphics and the Universal Zulu Nation Present:
Hip-Hop Hieroglyphics

***Fundraiser for the Afrika Bambaataa Cultural Center**

Style Wars
Dir. Tony Silver, 1983, 69 min.
Style Wars is the holy grail of graffiti, hip hop and early 80s NYC urban culture. Was also awarded the Grand Prize for Documentaries at the 1983 Sundance Film Festival. This documentary is regarded as the indispensable document of New York Street culture of the early '80s, the filmic record of a golden age of youthful creativity that exploded into the world from a city in crisis.

Panel and Art Exhibit Featuring: Sen One, James Top, Lava 1 and 2, Henry Chalfant.

Followed by book signing: Henry Chalfant, 'Subway Art,' 25th anniversary addition.

6:30 pm.
343 Malcolm X Boulevard / Lenox Avenue (between 127th and 128th Streets)
Suggested Admission: $10 (unless otherwise noted). Box office opens 1 hour before show time.



Info: MAYSLES INSTITUTE

March 24th @ Columbia SIPA: Profiles of African Artists + Ongoing Art Show

MUSEUM FOR AFRICAN ART LECTURE

Conversations with a Continent: Profiles of African Artists with Sammy Baloji
3/24 6:30-8:00pm

Sammy Baloji, an emerging Congolese photographer, speaks about his recent work. In Baloji's recent series entitled The Beautiful Time in Lubumbashi the artist employs photomontages to combine archival images of copper mine workers and colonial administrators with hisown photographs of contemporary Lubumbashi.

FREE 6:30pm-8:00pm

Columbia School of International and Public Affairs

420 West 118th Street, Rm 1512 New York, NY 10027

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The Beautiful Time in Lubumbashi: Photography by Sammy Baloji will be on view from March 26 - April 28, 2010 at: Sidney Mishkin Gallery, 135 East 22nd Street (646-660-6652).

Saturday March 20th & 27th at Adriala Gallery: Housing is a Human Right

Today and Next Sat at 4 pm!

Info: Housing is a Human Right

Today @ Brooklyn Museum: Event: Panel Discussion: Three Generation of Feminism in Conversation

Panel Discussion: “Redstockings, Riot Grrls, and Right Now: Three Generation of Feminism in Conversation"
2–4 p.m.
Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 3rd Floor

Jennifer Baumgardner and Amy Richards, authors of Manifesta: Young Women, Feminism, and the Future, lead a dynamic panel of feminists including:
* Alix Kates Shulman
*Farai Chideya
*Marisa Meltzer
in a discussion of where feminism is today and where it needs to go in the twenty-first century.

Info: Brooklyn Museum

March 18th @ MoCADA: Book Signing and Discussion

Robert Farris Thompson: Eshu in the Americas

3/18 6:00-8:00pm

Yale Professor of African & African-American Art History, Yoruba practitioner and internationally acclaimed author, Dr. Robert Farris Thompson will present a dynamic lecture/discussion on the Yoruba deity Eshu (the Trickster).

Dr. Thompson will trace the deity's history from West Africa to the Americas and how the Yoruba religion is practiced today.

A Q&A will follow the presentation, and Dr. Thompson will sign his signature book Flash of the Spirit, along with a small reception.

Admission is $7 for non-members and free for MoCADA & Museum for African Art members.
The book is also available at MoCADA's store for $14.95.

Friday and Saturday March 5 and 6: Women's History Month Conference @ Sarah Lawrence

The Message is in the Music:
Hip Hop Feminism, Riot Grrrl, Latina Music, and More

Twelfth Annual Women’s History Month Conference
at Sarah Lawrence College
Bronxville, New York

Friday & Saturday, March 5 & 6, 2010

Free and open to the public

Keynote speaker: Carmen Ashhurst, former president of Def Jam Recordings and Rush Communications, and author of the forthcoming book, Selling My Brothers: The Movement, The Media and Me

Music has long served social movements as a sound track, as a means of communication, and as its own arena for activism. While multiple generations of feminists have used music in these ways, it has played especially vital roles for those born since the 1970s. This conference will explore the ways in which young feminists have defined and expressed politics through music and musical cultures and communities. Among the questions we will ponder are: How does music reflect sites of agreement and conflict among different groups of feminists? How have movements like Riot Grrrl and Hip Hop feminism attracted young women to feminist activism? How do young feminists’ uses of music compare with those of earlier generations?

Register online

Info: Women's History Month Conference

Thursday, Feb 25: Premiere of "Rise Up" film @ Lincoln Center

The New York Premiere of "Rise Up"

Feb. 25, reception 6:00 pm, program 7:00 pm

ImageNation Cinema Foundation and the
Film Society of Lincoln Center
with live performance by Judah Tribe

Take a journey into the heart of Jamaica, during which three courageous artists fight to rise up from obscurity and write themselves into the pages of history. Rise Up features music and appearances by legends Lee “Scratch” Perry, Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare, Turbulence, and more, kicking off with a live reggae performance, closing with a director Q&A and discussion on reggae’s global influence. Partial proceeds will benefit Haitian relief efforts.

Walter Reade Theater
165 W. 65th Street (between Broadway and Amsterdam)
Advance Tickets $25, $22 Senior, $20 Member, $20 Student
Tickets at the door $30, $27 Senior, $25 Member, $25 Student

Info: Lincoln Center

Wednesday, February 24: Haitian Aftershocks presentation @ Bluestockings

Wednesday, February 24th @ 7PM - $5 Suggested
Presentation: Nicholas Powers “Haitian Aftershocks”
The situation in Haiti is horrible. Come out for a first-hand account of the turmoil in Port-au-Prince by writer Nicholas Powers with an elaboration on the history of American involvement in the poorest country in the hemisphere.

Info: Events Calendar | Bluestockings

Saturday, February 20: Super Sábado! @ El Museo del Barrio

Target Free Third Saturdays
Saturday, February 20, 2010

Once a month, El Museo del Barrio opens its doors to everyone interested in exploring the vibrancy and diversity of Latino Culture. Through free concerts, exhibitions, gallery tours, art making workshops, walking tours, film screenings, and Spoken Word recitals, SUPER SABADO! showcases traditions, cultural expressions, and the latest in Latino art.

February's theme is "¡LA VIDA ES UN CARNAVAL!"

11:00 am - 8:30 pm
El Museo del Barrio
Admission: Free

Info: El Museo del Barrio New York

Tuesday, February 16: Crisis and Opportunity: Documenting the Global Recession @ powerHouse

Join Us for an Opening Reception and Panel Discussion

Tuesday, February 16, 6:30 - 9:30 pm
powerHouse Arena
Brooklyn, NY

Join SDN photographers, judges and sponsors for an exhibition opening reception and panel discussion on the role of photography in addressing critical issues facing our world. Speakers include:

• Ed Kashi: Internationally renown photojournalist and SocialDocumentary.net Advisory Committee member
• Irene Khan: Board Member of the Center for Economic and Social Rights and former Secretary General of Amnesty International
• Leora Kahn: co-founder of Proof: Media for Social Justice
• Tomasz Tomaszewski: CPost Optionsall for Entries First Place Winner

RSVP: events@socialdocumentary.net

Info: SocialDocumentary.net

Islam Awareness Week at Columbia U: Films, Plays, Discussions, more

Open to the public

HIJABI MONOLOGUES
Monday February 15- 7 pm, Lerner Party Space

MOVIE SCREENING: A ROAD TO MECCA
Tuesday, February 16,-7:00pm, Lerner Cinema

BOOK READING with SALMAN AHMAD, Pakistani musician and UN Goodwill ambassador
Wednesday February 17-7:00 pm, World Room (3rd floor of Journalism building)

BRIDGING THE DIVIDE: EXPLORING THE SHIA AND SUNNI SECTS OF ISLAM,
Thursday, February 18-7:00pm, James Room (3rd floor of Barnard Hall, Barnard College)

AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSLIM EXPERIENCE
Friday, February 19-7:00pm, James Room (3rd floor of Barnard Hall, Barnard College)

Info: Columbia MSA

Tuesday, February 16: WHOLETRAIN Film Screening @ Goeth-Institute Wyoming Building

WHOLETRAIN

Florian Gaag tells the story of a crew of four “writers” – David, Tino, Elyas und Achim – who observe the hierarchies, the values, the rules and the codes of the graffiti scene. Night after night they make off for the subway stations of the city, intent on leaving opulent images behind. But as another crew appears on the scene, and the four feel challenged, a creative battle ensues, one that will change the lives of these young people for ever.

We are confronted with life taken to the limit. Constantly on the edge of legality. Always on the run from the law. Urban space must be reclaimed. Friends are made and lost. Unbridled creativity and doing things for the sheer love of it are watchwords too.

Screening + conversation 7:00pm
Goethe-Institut Wyoming Building
5 East 3rd Street (at Bowery)
New York, NY 10003
In German with English subtitles
Free admission
Tel.: +1 (212) 439-8700

Info: Wyoming Building

Today! ~ “The History of White People” @ Brooklyn Public Library

Eminent historian Nell Irvin Painter tells perhaps the most important forgotten story in American history.

Where: Brooklyn Public Library’s Central branch • Grand Army Plaza at Eastern Parkway • (718) 230-2100

http://www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/branch_library_detail.jsp?branchpageid=265

When: 1:30 pm

How much: Free

The Brooklyn Paper: Calendar

Today! Artcurian discussion and show

Artists Speaking for the Spirits

Bring your honey or your homey and enjoy some chocolate & sparkling cider!

A discussion of the ways in which art affects our physical and emotional lives and how we can safeguard its freedom. Lead by Betty Blayton, invited panelists include – Robert Carter, Wilda Gonzalez, LaVon Leak, Brent Bailer.

Exhibiiton open 3 to 6, artist talk at 4:00.

The ARTCURIAN Gallery at Arthur Bennett Hall
22 Chapel Street Brooklyn, New York 11201

Info: ArtSlant

This Weekend and for Black History Month: ARTCURIAN: "Artists Speaking for the Spirits" Mural Project/Exhibit and Artist Talks

"Artists Speaking for the Spirits," an exhibition of mural-sized paintings
by 40 artists of African ancestry. The show, thought to be the largest of its kind involving artists of color, is the premier project of ARTCURIAN, a groundbreaking movement in which artists and social agencies collaborate to deliver services to those in need.

The forty participating artists were invited and accepted the invitation because their works have consistently spoke to the power of art to heal, inspire, empower, define, convey sublime beauty, and positively transform the individual and community.

ARTCURIAN organizers introduced the healing power of art into the various therapeutic settings at the Addiction Research and Treatment Corporation and its affiliate, Urban Resource Institute (ARTC-URI).

- Opening weekend exhibition hours are: Fri, 11-5, Sat and Sun 3-6.
- Audiences will enjoy artist talks at 4 p.m. each Sunday in February. First up is "New Beginnings," a talk with artists new to mural-painting and discussion of great muralists of color in history.
- The remaining Black History Month schedule is: Thurs-Fri 11-5 and Sun 3-6.

Info: Brooklyn Art Project

Monday, February 1: Paul Mooney Book Signing at Hue-Man Bookstore & Cafe

Hue-Man Bookstore & Cafe: "Title of Event: Paul Mooney
When: Monday, February 1, 2010 6:00 PM
Location: Hue-Man Bookstore & Cafe
Description: Come join us in welcoming Paul Mooney to Hue-man! He will be comin' to tell it like it is as only Paul Can!"

Monday, Feb 1st and other February Book Readings: THE WAR BEFORE Book Tour

"THE WAR BEFORE Book Tour

Date & time: February 1, 2010 - 6:45pm - April 1, 2010 - 6:45pm

Laura Whitehorn, editor of Safiya Bukhari's The War Before, and Bukhari's daughter, Wonda Jones, join Komozi Woodard and Jeanne Theoharis, authors of Want to Start a Revolution?, to discuss the unique role of black women activists. The discussion will be held at Barnes & Noble on 82nd and Broadway, on Monday, February 1st at 7pm.

The Center for Women's Development at Medgar Evers College/CUNY is celebrating the launch of The War Before with us on Wednesday, February 3rd. There will be refreshments and a book signing by the book's editor, Laura Whitehorn.

Other Events:
02/05/10 Reading at Bluestockings Bookstore, NYC
02/13/10 Reading at the Brecht Forum, NYC"

Info: Feminist Press

Tonight!: Film Screening "The End of Poverty?" @ Bluestockings

Monday, January 25th @ 7PM - $5 Suggested
Screening: Matthew Stillman “The End of Poverty?” (2009)
Come out for a 20-minute preview of the feature-length documentary “The End of Poverty?,” and join in the discussion with co-producer Matthew Stillman. The film draws a straight line between global inequities, military conquest, slavery and colonization. Yes, poverty is not an accident.

Info: Bluestockings