Ongoing Exhibit and Saturday Artist Talk: Ain’t I A Woman @ MoCADA

Ain’t I A Woman

Curated by Kimberli Gant – MoCADA Director of Exhibitions
July 15 – December 19, 2010

"This group exhibition offers contemporary artistic depictions of women of African descent, focusing specifically on their interiority. Rather than examining women through the objectivity of their bodies, the artists portray African Diasporan women as active participants in their own visual representations. Ain’t I A Woman features works in painting, video, installation and mixed media by damali abrams, Eric Alugas, Kimberly Becoat, Priscila De Carvalho, Andrea Chung, Elizabeth Colomba, William Mwazi, Kenya (Robinson), Phoenix Savage and Francis Simeni.

Taking its title from the 1885 speech given by orator and activist Sojourner Truth, this exhibition attempts to move the conversation toward the intellectual, emotional and spiritual components in the lives of women of African descent. In addition, each featured artist is paired with an African female poet, selected from The Heinemann Book of African Women’s Poetry, who uses their literary works as inspiration."

Artist Talk: Saturday, July 17 @ 2:00pm

Info: MoCADA

Wednesday July 7: The Woman’s Film + Shorts @ BAM

The Woman’s Film + Shorts
Part of the BAMcinématek series Contraband Cinema


Wed, Jul 7 at 6:50pm
Directed by Louise Alaimo, Judy Smith, Ellen Sorren
(1971) 86min

"This invaluable cultural document traces the history of the women's movement in America, through interviews with women from all walks of life who discuss their reasons for getting involved with the cause and what feminism means to them.

Screens with the shorts:

Up Against the Wall Miss America, Newsreel Group (1968, 8min)
"Here she comes..." At the 1968 Miss America pageant, demonstrators introduced a sheep as the appropriate winner. This entertaining short film shows how Women's Liberation activists used guerrilla theater to raise awareness of what Miss America really represents. It is an interesting document of the early women's movement in action.

Janie’s Janie, Dir. Geri Ashur & Peter Barton (1972, 25min)
First I was my father’s Janie, then I was my Charlie’s Janie, now I’m Janie’s Janie. “Janie’s Janie, a fine documentary, unreels the self discoveries of a woman who married at fifteen to escape the constrictions of her own threadbare family.” —New York Times

Jeanette Rankin Brigade, Newsreel (1968, 8min)
In January 1968, 10,000 women led a peaceful march on Washington in protest against the Vietnam War. This film documents the march and raises questions about the forms of protest engaged by women and the role of women in the anti-war."

BAM Rose Cinemas
General Admission: $12
BAM Cinema Club members: $8

Info: BAM

Tues, June 29: Women's/Trans' Poetry Jam and Open Mic @ Bluestockings

Women’s / Trans’ Poetry Jam & Open Mike
Featuring Marty McConnell & Deirdre Sinnott

With poems concerned with martyrdom-fidelity and celebrity-spiritual ecstasy, Marty McConnell collides grit and glitter into a force for inspired survival. Deirdre Sinnott writes of truths that disturb, of circumstances that humble, of survival in her off-kilter life. In its 10th year, the jam is hosted by Vittoria Repetto. Deliver (up to) 8 minutes of your poetry, prose, songs and spoken word."

Tuesday, June 29th @ 7PM - $5 Suggested

Info: Bluestockings

Sunday, June 20: Black Girls Rock! - Poetry Slam ‘I Rhyme Like a Girl’ | The Studio Museum in Harlem

Black Girls Rock! - Poetry Slam ‘I Rhyme Like a Girl’

June 20 / 2-3 pm / Galleries

"As part of our month-long celebration of Black Music, join us for this special poetry slam presented by Black Girls Rock! Inc. ™ This charity has been established to promote the arts and to encourage dialogue about the images of women in hip hop music & culture, as well as promote analysis of the ways women of color are portrayed in mainstream media. Taught by ‘I Rhyme Like a Girl’ founder, international champion of hip-hop culture Toni Blackman, The Black Girls Rock ‘I Rhyme Like A Girl’ Spoken-Word program is one of Black Girls Rock’s initiatives to build self-esteem, nurture artistic gifts and foster personal growth of program participants."

The Studio Museum Harlem in free on Sundays, 12-6.

Info: The Studio Museum in Harlem

Now through March 21: Pictures by Women: A History of Modern Photography @ MoMA

Pictures by Women: A History of Modern Photography

May 7, 2010–March 21, 2011

The Edward Steichen Photography Galleries, third floor

"For much of photography’s 170-year history, women have expanded its roles by experimenting with every aspect of the medium. Pictures by Women: A History of Modern Photography presents a selection of outstanding photographs by women artists, charting the medium’s history from the dawn of the modern period to the present. Including over two hundred works, this exhibition features celebrated masterworks and new acquisitions from the collection by such figures as Diane Arbus, Berenice Abbott, Claude Cahun, Imogen Cunningham, Rineke Dijkstra, Florence Henri, Roni Horn, Nan Goldin, Helen Levitt, Lisette Model, Lucia Moholy, Tina Modotti, Cindy Sherman, Kiki Smith, and Carrie Mae Weems, among many others. The exhibition also highlights works drawn from a variety of curatorial departments, including Bottoms, a large-scale Fluxus wallpaper by Yoko Ono."

Info: MoMA

May 24th-26 and 27th-29th: Theater of the Oppressed, Forum Theater 1 and 2 The Brecht Forum

Monday May 24th, 2010 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
3-DAY WORKSHOP BEGINS
Co-sponsor: Theater of the Oppressed Laboratory
Forum Theater 1
A Theater of the Oppressed Technique
Facilitated by Julian Boal

"This first of two 3-day intensive workshops will teach exercises, games, and improvised scene work from the Theater of the Oppressed (TO) repertory, developed by the late Brazilian director, popular educator and Workers Party activist Augusto Boal. (Note: Workshop #2 will teach techniques that are not covered in this first workshop. Each workshop is designed to stand alone, and participation in the first workshop is not a pre-requisite for enrollment in workshop #2. Participants can enroll in either workshop, or both.) Boal's interactive approach to theatrical expression emphasizes physical dialogues, non-verbal imagery, consensus-building and problem-solving processes, and techniques for developing awareness of both external and internalized forms of oppression."

Forum Theater 2 takes place Thursday May 27th - May 29th

Note: Workshop require an application. Please make online payment AFTER your application is approved.

Info and Application: The Brecht Forum

Sat-Sun May 22-23: Education for Liberation | The Brecht Forum

Saturday May 22nd, 2010 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
2-DAY WORKSHOP BEGINS

Education for Liberation
An Introduction to Paulo Freire’s Concepts & Techniques
Carmelina Cartei, Shoshana Brown, Kate Cavanagh, Esperanza Martell, Ruben Mina, Onaji Muid, Julie Novas & Javier Salamanca

This is an introductory hands-on workshop in the use of popular education concepts and techniques based on the complementary approaches to Education for Liberation developed by two Brazilian Marxist educators and political cultural activists: philosopher and educator Paulo Freire, author of Pedagogy of the Oppressed, and theater director Augusto Boal, Workers Party (PT) activist and founder of the Theater of the Oppressed.

In this introduction to the theory of the pedagogy of the oppressed and its practical application, participants will learn through practice the three basic steps of the Freire methodology:
1. to express and see reality as it is experienced by the participants; 2. to understand this reality by analyzing it and exploring the root causes of problems; and 3. to act in order to change this reality.

Framed as a class, race, gender power analysis for decolonizing the mind and self-empowering oppressed communities in struggle. The 2-day workshop is designed for community organizers as well as educators and labor, political and solidarity activists."

Sliding scale: $65-$85 per Day

Info: The Brecht Forum

May 7 - 22: The Riverside Theatre Presents: Through the Night

Just a reminder to check out ongoing events. This one has a few days left and looks great!

NYC What's Poppin'?: May 7 - 22: The Riverside Theatre Presents: Through the Night

Monday, May 17: Trouble Man: Black, Male Privilege | The Brecht Forum

"Trouble Man: Black, Male Privilege
A Contradiction? An Illusion? A Reality?
Bryon Hurt, R.L'Hereux Lewis, Mark Anthony Neal, Marc Lamont Hill, Esther Amrah (Moderator)

This panel is part of Esther Armah's New Monthly Live Interactive Emotional Justice Conversation Series -Afrolicious
Black men are in crisis. Prison, schools, racism, brutality. But what about black male privilege? What does it look like? How do we define it? How and who does it hurt or help? How does it inform our relationships? Is it our silent reality: un-discussed, unspoken, unrevealed?"

Info: The Brecht Forum

Wedneday, May 12: Gender-Nonconformity, Feminism, and Media @ Bluestockings

Wednesday, May 12th @ 7PM - $5 Suggested

Discussion: WAM!NYC “In/Out of Focus”

Come out for “In/Out of Focus: Gender-Nonconformity, Feminism and Media,” a panel discussion with Kate Bovitch, Sassafras Lowrey, and Lucia Leandro Gimeno, then join the dialog about the popular media’s representation of gender nonconforming people. WAM!NYC is a community of feminist journalists.

Info: Bluestockings

May 7 - 22: The Riverside Theatre Presents: Through the Night

"CULTURAL ANIMATORS SERIES 2010:

The Riverside Theatre, Voza Rivers/New Heritage Theatre Group and Walk Tall Girl Productions present the New York Premiere of "Through The Night"

Journeys of friendship, family and faith
A solo performance

Written and performed by Daniel Beaty
Directed by Charles Randolph-Wright

Six African-American males, age 10 to 60, discover the power of possibility through one extraordinary event. With commanding skill, compassion and humor, Obie Award-winner Daniel Beaty ('Emergence-SEE') gives voice to this community of men, those who love them, and what it means to be black and male in America.

Join us for post-performance community dialogues with distinguished guests:

Opening Night	May 7	Dr. William "Bill" Cosby
Artists as Activists	May 8 Matinee	Sonia Sanchez Ruby Dee
Fatherhood	May 8 Evening	Malik Yoba
Religion	May 9	Guest TBA
Education	May 14	David Banks & Osei Owusu-Afriyie President & Principal, The Eagle Academy for Young Men
Youth	May 15 Matinee	Rev. Alfonso Wyatt Chair 21st Century Fdn
Relationship	May 15 Evening	Hill Harper w/ book signing
Youth Violence	May 16	Jackie Rowe Adams
Health	May 21	John M. Palmer, Ph.D. Harlem Hospital
Gay & Lesbian Issues	May 22 Matinee	Pastor Joseph W. Tolton Rehoboth Temple
Business/ Entrepreneur	May 22 Evening	DeMarco M. Morgan NBC Anchor Voza Rivers Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce Black Equity Alliance Black Agency Executives
Social Justice/Incarceration	May 23	Guest TBA

Previews: May 4, 5, 6 - 7pm
Opens May 7 - 23
Gen. Adm. $20
Seniors/Students $15
Groups of 10 or more $15

Tickets and Info: The Riverside Theatre

Friday, May 7: Hija de Mi Madre: A Celebration of Womanhood & Book Release Party @ Nuyorican Poets Cafe

"Hija de Mi Madre: A Celebration of Womanhood & Book Release Party"

LatinosNYC presents Hija de Mi Madre: A Celebration of Womanhood & Book Release Party featuring Carmen Mojica, Alicia Anabel Santos, Vanessa Martir, Caroline Rothstein, & Peggy Robles-Alvarado.

* May 7 @ 7:00pm
* Featuring Carmen Mojica, Alicia Anabel Santos, Vanessa Martir, Caroline Rothstein, & Peggy Robles-Alvarado
* Presented by LatinosNYC
* $10



Info: Nuyorican Poets Cafe

Tuesday, May 4: Book Reading - Some Girls: My Life in a Harem @ powerHouse Arena

The powerHouse Arena is pleased to invite you to the book launch party for:
Some Girls: My Life in a Harem
by Jillian Lauren

Reading, Signing & Discussion
In conversation with Melissa Febos, author of Whip Smart

Tuesday, May 4, 7–9 PM
powerHouse Arena · 37 Main Street (corner of Water & Main St.) · DUMBO, Brooklyn
For more information, please call 718.666.3049

Info: powerHouse Arena

Thursday, April 29: Men's Roundtable on breaking the chain of domestic violence

Please pass on!

"CONNECT's Monthly Men's Roundtable: For men who work with--or want to work with--young and adult men

Last updated: 03/30/10 11:15AM

Thursday, April 29, 2010, 6:30pm - 8:30pm.
3 W 29th St, 9th Fl; NYC 10001 (R,W,6 trains to 28th St Stations)."

Info: CONNECT NEW YORK

April 25-April 28th: "A Woman is a Woman" Film Festival @ MAYSLES INSTITUTE

"A WOMAN IS A WOMAN: The Female POV
Sunday, April 25 - Wednesday, April 28
Curated by Miriam Bale

Taking inspiration from the literary criticism question, “Is there a feminine sentence?” films screened in the series—by renowned female filmmakers such as ELAINE MAY, CHANTAL AKERMAN, CAROLEE SCHHNHEEMANN as well as new female directors such as Alina Marazzi, Maximilla Lukacs and Gina Telaroli—will attempt to identify and examine feminine filmmaking styles."

Click below for schedule of films. Tickets are $10~

Info and Tickets: MAYSLES INSTITUTE

Thursday, April 22: iVOW to Fight Violance Against Women @ Bluestockings

Thursday, April 22nd @ 7PM - $5 Suggested

Pinay HERstories: iVOW to Fight Violence Against Women
Pinay HERstories is an annual literary showcase of Pinay writers, poets and spoken word artists. This year’s event will address violence against women. Organized by Filipinas for Rights and Empowerment (FiRE), Pinay HERstories is a platform for supporting the experiences of Filipino women. Please visit firenyc.org for more information."

Info: Bluestockings

April 15 @ Public Assembly: Hip Hop Hybrids of Brooklyn

Black Brooklyn Renaissance presents Hip Hop Hybrids of Brooklyn at Public Assembly, a showcase of the borough's cutting edge Hip Hop artists (many of whom are women: Tantra, Leecy, LMNOP), who are working in hybrid and crossover styles that mash-up lyrical influences informed by neighborhood and national identity.

Tah Phrum Duh Bush, the Emcee for the evening coming out of Flatbush, Brooklyn, is well-known on the scene and has the respect of the forbearers of Brooklyn Hip Hop, such as MC Lyte and Milk D. Tah is also a word artist in his own right.

The line-up features artists D-Cross, Tantra-Zawadi, Coole High, M-TRi and DJ Leecy T, Dyalekt. Special additions by eYe of Braggin’Rites and DJ Tahleim.

Presented by BAC with support from American Express.

$10. Purchase tickets at door.

WHEN: Thursday, April 15, 9 - midnight
WHERE: Public Assembly
70 North 6th St. (Williamsburg)

Info: Brooklyn Arts Council

April 18-21: Eve Ensler's The Vagina Monologues: Espanol 2010 - Special Awards Night

Vagina Monologues: EspanolEve Ensler's The Vagina Monologues: Espanol 2010.

The award-winning play is based on V-Day Founder/playwright Eve Ensler's interviews with more than 200 women. With humor and grace the piece celebrates women's sexuality and strength. Through this bilingual play and the liberation of this one word, countless women throughout the world have taken control of their bodies and their lives. For more than twelve years, The Vagina Monologues has given voice to experiences and feelings not previously exposed in public.

• Apr 18, 19, 20 @ 7:00pm, Apr 21 @ 6:30pm
  
• $18 (tickets purchased online include $1 processing fee)

Info: Nuyorican Poets Cafe

Tuesday, Apr 13: Alice Walker: On Activism, @ Kaufmann Concert Hall

"Alice Walker: On Activism"

* Date & Time: Tue, Apr 13, 2010, 8:00pm
* Location: Lexington Avenue at 92nd Street
* Venue: Kaufmann Concert Hall
* Code: T-LC5CA39-01
* Price: $27.00

Amy Goodman will interview.

Alice Walker is a poet, short story writer, novelist, essayist, anthologist, teacher, editor, publisher, womanist and activist. In 1983, her novel The Color Purple won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, making Walker the first black woman to win. Walker was also the first black woman to win the National Book Award. Her new book, Overcoming Speechlessness: A Poet Encounters 'the horror' in Rwanda, Eastern Congo and Palenstine/Israel is Walker's reflection on recent trips she took to Rwanda & Eastern Congo and to Gaza. In her inimitable way, she takes on not just the politics of each place, but our necessary response and responsibility as human beings to the violence she witnessed

Info: Harlem One Stop

Today: Closing Exhibit - check it out!

Girl Talk is a presentation of photographs, paintings, film, jewelry and quilted pieces exploring the themes of imposed identity, beauty, tradition and self-definition. The title of the show is inspired by the song "Girl Talk" by Dakota Staton. "Her rendition of "Girl Talk" reminds us of the importance of women sharing stories and telling histories. The history of women in this nation is comprised of a multitude of stories, struggles and successes." Willis declares.

Through their artistic works, the eight women represented in Girl Talk honor and extend the narratives of many women. "It is a celebration and an opportunity for reflection about those who give and sustain life with their bodies, spirits and voices," says Andrews.

Time: April 11, 2010 from 2pm to 6pm
Location: Renaissance Fine Art Gallery
Street: 2075 Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Blvd