Friday, July 30: The Legendary Cold Crush Brothers 32nd Anniversary Concert & Party @ the Hip-Hop Culture Center

The legendary COLD CRUSH BROTHERS 32nd ANNIVERSARY Concert + Party

Feat. KOOL DJ RED ALERT kicking off the party from 9pm-10pm, followed by one pioneer DJ every hour, rockin the wheels, until the Cold Crush Brothers & Friends performance!

The COLD CRUSH BROTHERS will perform all of their classic routines and some of their friends will perform routines with them, including DMC (of Run DMC), BIG DADDY KANE, BIZ MARKIE and more!

A very LIMITED amount of $25 ADVANCE tickets are available online at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/119024 and more will be available at the door the day of - but if you want to save $ and guarantee your spot - pick them up now!"

Friday, JULY 30, 2010
9pm-2am. All ages welcome!

Hip Hop Culture Center (at the Magic Johnson Theater)
2309 Frederick Douglass Blvd. at 124th St. 2nd Floor
New York, New York 10027
Trains: 2, 3, A, B, C, or D to 125th St.

Info: Facebook

July 26 - Aug 26: Harlem Week and the Harlem Jazz and Music Festival

"What began as a one-day tribute to Harlem has evolved over the past 35 years into a summerlong celebration of the community's rich economic, political and cultural history. From a college fair to children's festivals to the New York City Senior Citizens 'Elders' Jubilee,' there is a diverse range of events for residents of the neighborhood and beyond. Don't miss 'A Great Day in Harlem: Motown Comes Uptown,' saluting the 50th anniversary of Motown Records, on July 26."

For more information and a calendar of events, visit: http://harlemweek.com/

Info: nycgo

Friday June 18: Film Screening: Race: The Power Of An Illusion @

"The division of the world’s peoples into distinct groups — “red,” “black,” “white” or “yellow” peoples — has became so deeply embedded in our psyches, so widely accepted, many would promptly dismiss as crazy any suggestion of its falsity. Yet, that’s exactly what this provocative, three-hour series by California Newsreel claims. Race: The Power of an Illusion questions the very idea of race as biology, suggesting that a belief in race is no more sound than believing that the sun revolves around the earth. It looks at several scientific discoveries that illustrate why humans cannot be subdivided into races and how there isn’t a single characteristic, trait – or even one gene – that can be used to distinguish all members of one race from all members of another."

June 18, 2010 from 7pm to 10pm – Casa Frela Gallery

Info: Around-NYC.com

Tonight!: "Mi Quierdo El Barrio" Recording the Stories that Trace the History of Our Community

"Mi Quierdo El Barrio" Recording the Stories that Trace the History of Our Community
Friday, June 11th, 6-8pm



Info: East Harlem Preservation

Tues, June 8: Amiri Baraka and Norman Kelley at the Studio Museum Harlem

Books & Authors: Amiri Baraka in conversation with Norman Kelley

June 8 / 7 pm


"Join us for a discussion between Amiri Baraka, author of Black Music, the long-awaited reissue of the sequel to Amiri Baraka’s seminal work, Blues People, and , Norman Kelley, editor of R&B (Rhythm and Business): The Political Economy of Black Music. The program will include an open question-and-answer session and a book signing.

Black Music is a book about the brilliant young jazz musicians of the early 1960s: John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, Ornette Coleman, Cecil Taylor, Archie Shepp, Sun Ra, and others. This rich and vital collection is comprised of essays, reviews, interviews, liner notes, musical analyses, and personal impressions from 1959-1967.

In R&B, Public Enemy’s Chuck D, author Norman Kelley, and other journalists and musicians combine forces to examine how black music has been developed, marketed, and distributed within the structure of American capitalism. The anthology dissects contemporary trends in the music industry, and explores how blacks have historically interacted with the business as artists, business-people, and consumers."

Info: Studio Museum Harlem

Sundays in June and July: Mural Walk through Clinton Hill/Fort Greene

Art Mural Walk & Talk

Sun Jun 6 2pm – Sun Jun 6 3:30pm (Weekly at 2pm on Sunday from Sun Jun 6 to Sun Jun 27)

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Weekly at 2pm on Sunday from Sun Jun 6 to Sun Jun 27

"In recognition of the citywide June celebration of Caribbean Heritage month, Clinton Hill Simply Art & Framing Gallery will host a neighborhood Mural Walk. The Mural walk will feature an outdoor Art exhibit entitled The Murals of Wallabout by Evelyn Talirico a 40 year Wallabout resident area and Puerto Rican Folk Artist.

Starting in June for (5) consecutive Sundays, June 6,13,20,27 at 2pm LB Brown owner Clinton Hill Simply Art & Framing Gallery will open free to the public a guided mural walk/talk throughout the Wallabout area. all other days are self-guided. a map is required. phone 718624-5041 for rsvp and starting point. Baby strollers, pets, skateboards and bikes welcome"

Info: Google Calendar

Sat, June 5: Black Brooklyn Drum Call @ Brooklyn Public Library

"Demonstrations, performances and symposium on African beats in the borough featuring expert Brooklyn drummers representing various African diasporic traditions, including José Ortiz (Puerto Rican), Frisner Augustin (Haitian), Baba Mpho (Guyanese Shanto tradition), Tony Reece (Carnival iron section), Junior Wedderburn (Jamaican) and others. Learn about the drum-making art from Montague Pollard.

The public is invited to bring drums and learn the distinctive beats of Black Brooklyn, then join in the All-Brooklyn Drum Jam. Immediately following the jam, join us for a symposium on the history of African drumming traditions in Brooklyn moderated by world-renowned Brooklyn drummer Neil Clarke."

Free!

Presented by BAC in cooperation with Brooklyn Public Library.

WHEN: Saturday, June 5, 2–5:30pm
2–3:30pm: Drum demonstrations/performances on the Plaza; drum-making demo in the 2nd floor meeting room
3:30pm: All-Brooklyn Drum Jam on the Plaza
4–5:30pm: Symposium: History of African Drumming in Brooklyn.

WHERE: Brooklyn Public Library, Central Branch Plaza and Dweck Auditorium (Rain Site: Dweck, 2nd fl. meeting room)
Grand Army Plaza at Flatbush and Eastern Pkwy (Prospect Heights)

Info: Brooklyn Arts Council

Today at Restoration Plaza - The Making of Do The Right Thing

6pm Oral Histories/Pizza Party; 7pm Screening and Discussion
$5 Billie Holiday Theatre at Restoration Plaza, 1368 Fulton St.
Presented as part of Black Brooklyn Renaissance in conjunction with The Brooklyn Chapter of the Links

Directed by St.Clair Bourne, the late, acclaimed Brooklyn-based documentary filmmaker who recorded American black culture and produced portraits of eminent African-Americans, Making ‘Do the Right Thing’ is a fascinating behind the scenes look at Spike Lee's seminal 1989 film and the Bedford-Stuyvesant community. The documentary features interviews with cast and crew, including Ossie Davis, Danny Aiello, Giancarlo Esposito, Ruby Dee, Melvin Van Peebles and many others.

Monty Ross, co-producer on groundbreaking productions such as School Daze, She’s Gotta Have it, Do the Right Thing, Jungle Fever, Malcolm X and Crooklyn, moderates a post-screening panel with special guests including Sam Pollard, acclaimed filmmaker and also a frequent Lee collaborator.

Info: Brooklyn Arts Council

Friday, May 7: Fort Greene History book reading at Greenlight

Friday, May 7, 7:30 PM
Greenlight Bookstore and the Fort Greene Association present
Howard Pitsch, author of Fort Greene

A former Fort Greene Association president, Howard Pitsch has lived in Fort Greene for nearly 30 years. He brings both his first-hand knowledge of the neighborhood and his extensive research to this pictorial history of the neighborhood, from the pre-Revolutionary War era to the present.

Howard will discuss the neighborhood’s history and character this evening with an interviewer from the Fort Greene Association, which was formed in 1973 to preserve the distinctive architectural heritage of the neighborhood but has since evolved to address many of the broader concerns of our diverse community.

Info: Facebook

Today: Cinco de Mayo and Opening of New Beer Garden + Happy Hour Specials at South Street Seaport

Even though Cinco de Mayo now means "awesome happy hours" in the US, here's a little background info on it...followed by an awesome happy hour special at the South Street Seaport.

"Many people believe that May 5 is the anniversary of the Mexican independence. But they're mistaken, for the Mexican Independence Day is September 16.

To understand the origins of the celebration, you need to go back to the middle of the 19th century. After the Mexican-American War of 1846-48, Mexico was in a fiscal crisis. In 1861 Mexican President Benito Juárez declared that Mexico was suspending payment on all its foreign debt for two years. Even though Juárez had said payments would resume in 1863, Great Britain, France and Spain were not satisfied.

Although the British and Spanish backed off, France insisted on using force to secure its debt payments. French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte named a relative of his, Archduke Maximillian of Austria, as ruler of Mexico. As it was marching toward Mexico City, the French Army encountered stiff resistance. On May 5, 1862, General Ignacio Zaragoza defeated the French Army in the Battle of Puebla. The Mexican victory was a surprise, for the French Army was and larger and better equipped.

There is a saying that it's possible to win the battle and lose the war. The French won other battles, and Maximillian became the ruler in 1864. But facing Mexican resistance and American pressure, the French withdrew its troops in 1867. Cinco de Mayo is a time to recognize the bravery of those who fight against oppression. Perhaps that is why this holiday is popular wherever there are people of Mexican descent."

Info: About.com

"Dos Equis presents... CINCO DE MAYO On the Beach

Grand Opening of the new Beer Garden!

$3 Dos Equis drafts
$3 Margaritas
$2 Quesadillas & Burritos

4pm-10pm

Info: Water Taxi Beach - South Street Seaport

Tonight @ Nuyorican: Brownsville Bred: Growing Up Elaine!

"Brownsvile Bred: Growing Up Elaine!"

15/$10 at the door for students, seniors, or with a flyer

"Written and performed by Elaine Del Valle, this autobiographical one-woman show depicts life in 1980s Brownsville, Brooklyn amidst the swirl of salsa and the birth of hip-hop. Creator Elaine Del Valle has won almost every solo show award available for this memorable play."

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 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

Tonight @ MAYSLES INSTITUTE : Film Screenings: Under the Influence of Ego Trip

UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF EGO TRIP
Curated with Andreas Vingaard

Public Enemy and LL Cool J Live In Europe
1987, 30 min.
Hip-Hop Gods Public Enemy and LL Cool J, live in Europe, at the height of their powers. Never before screened in the U.S.

Big Fun In The Big Town
Dir. Bram van Splunteren, 1986, 40 min.
Interviews and rare footage of Run-DMC with Jam Master Jay, Doug E. Fresh and the Get Fresh Crew, Biz Markie, Roxanne Shanté, Russell Simmons, the late, great Mr. Magic, Marley Marl, MC Shan, Grandmaster Flash, and the one and only Schoolly-D.

In attendance: Director Bram van Splunteren, Schoolly-D, and former Def Jam Records and Rush Productions Director of Publicity Bill Adler (who also makes a cameo in Big Fun) will be on hand after the screening to share their thoughts on hip-hop’s heyday.

7:30pm
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

Friday and Saturday, February 19th and 20: "Is Hip-Hop History?" Conference @ City College

**Website is messy, but this conference has some great presenters, including Ralph McDaniels, Marc Anthony Neal, Jay Smooth, Rosa Clemente, DJ Red Alert, Raquel Cepeda, and Adam Mansback**

"The Is Hip Hop History? Conference was created to facilitate dialogue between hip hop pioneers, legends, tastemakers, fans, college students, and scholars. The conference will initiate an ambitious project to create a platform for the ongoing research and study of hip hop and popular culture at the Center for Worker Education (CWE)."

Attendance fee: $15 cover for one day or $25 for two days.

Schedule:
Day 1
Friday, February 19, 2010
Conference Registration 4-6PM
Opening Reception, 6PM-9PM
Music by Luis"DJ Disco Wiz" Cedeno
Performance by Lifted
Keynote Address
Ralph McDaniels, president of Uncle Ralph Productions, an on-air personality at New York’s WQHT’s HOT 97, executive producer and host of The Bridge, and co-owner of Onfumes.com.

Day 2
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Conference Registration 8:30am-10am
10am Keynote Address
Mark Anthony Neal, Professor of Black Popular Culture in the Department of African and African American Studies at Duke University.

1PM Hip Hop Media: From Paper to Blogs

Moderator:
Michaela Angela Davis, creative consultant, speaker, writer
Chuck " Jigsaw " Creekmur, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, AllHipHop.com
Datwon Thomas, COO/EIC, GlobalGrind.com
Sonya Magett, blogger, tyra.com

1PM is Hip Hop History?
Moderator: Carlito Rodriguez, writer and TV producer
DJ Red Alert
Bio, co-founder, Tats Cru
Lando Felix, Founder of The Blind Spot and co-founder/former VP production and design for Enyce and Mecca USA

3PM
From My Life to the Paper Very Accurately: Personal History as Narrative Strategy in Writing about Hip Hop
Moderator: Jay Smooth, host of WBAI’s Underground Railroad and proprietor of hiphopmusic.com and illdoctrine.com.

Adam Mansbach, author and 2009-2010 New Voices Professor of Fiction at Rutgers University
Raquel Cepeda, award-winning editor, multi-media journalist, and documentary filmmaker
James Braxton Peterson, Assistant Professor of English at Bucknell University
Joseph G. Schloss, Ph.D., author and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Black and Latino Studies at Baruch College (CUNY)

3PM
United We Stand
Moderator: Hon. George Martinez, Founder/Chairman of the Global Block Association and Adjunct in Political Science at Pace University

Jeffrey Kazembe-Batts, Co-Chairperson in the Universal Hip Hop Parade for Social Justice Organization
Rosa Clemente, community organizer, activist, radio journalist (WBAI 99.5 FM, NYC-PACIFICA RADIO), and a 2008 Vice-Presidential candidate with the Green Party
Mariaelena Jorge, CCNY Alumni and entreprenuer
Luis “Plot” Sosa, Co-Chairperson in the Universal Hip Hop Parade for Social Justice Organization
Andre T. Mitchell, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of several organizations and initiatives including Man Up! Inc, Hip Hop SUV (Stand Up & Vote) and F.I.P.A. (Formerly Incarcerated People Association)

Mike “Hollywood” Christie, Founder and President of talent Driven Network


Info: CCNY Center for Worker Education

Saturday, February 6: Two more MoCADA programs for the Gentrification Exhibit

The Artists Speak Out and "Housing is a Human Right" Reception
Saturday, February 6, 2010 2:00pm - 4:30pm Free to the public

Several of the exhibiting artists will speak out about their work and the effects of Gentrification on their creative process. Exhibition curator, Dexter Wimberly will lead a "straight talk" discussion on the exhibition theme and the curatorial process.

"Housing is a Human Right" Reception
Saturday, February 6, 2010 6:00pm - 8pm (RSVP Required)
Refreshments will be served.

Please join Brooklyn artists, Michael Premo and Rachel Falcone at the Adriala Gallery for a showcase of their work "Housing is a Human Right: Stories from the Struggle for Home," an ongoing multimedia documentary portrait of the struggle for homes in New York City. Composed of oral narratives and photographs, along with testimonies and memories of home, woven and remixed with the help of turntablist DJ Oja Vincent, this collection of viscerally honest, first-person narratives serve as a reminder that home is as tenuous a space in New York City as the shelter that sustains it.

This event will take place at the Adriala Gallery (57 Putnam Avenue (corner of Irving Place), Brooklyn, NY 11238). The exhibition, "Housing is a Human Right" will be on view at the Adriala Gallery every Saturday from 12pm - 6pm (February 6th - March 27th) or by appointment at 646.208.8214

Thursday, February 4: Gentrification Show Opening at MoCADA

Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts (MoCADA)

The opening is Feb 4th, 6pm-9pm, Free Admission.
"This reception will include a public art performance, a musical set by Brooklyn-based author and DJ, Rich Burroughs, the opportunity to meet the featured artists and a presentation by the exhibition's curator and Brooklyn native, Dexter Wimberly."

Group Show: The Gentrification of Brooklyn: The Pink Elephant Speaks

This exhibition, guest curated by Dexter Wimberly, will examine how urban planning, imminent domain, and real estate development are affecting Brooklyn’s communities and how residents throughout the borough are responding. The exhibition will include the works of several Brooklyn-based artists, as well as those who have been forced to relocate as a result of gentrification. In addition to works of art featured at MoCADA, there will be a schedule of public programs taking place throughout Brooklyn.

In addition, there will be a vignette of work on display from two local high schools (The Brooklyn Community Arts and Media High School and The Secondary School for Research) where students have been documenting the impact of gentrification on their neighborhoods over the past few years through photos and essays.

Info: ArtSlant

Tuesday, February 2: Latino Hip-Hop @ The Museum of the City of New York

Tuesday • February 2 • 6:00 PM

Celebrating New York City's Mosaics

Homegrown Hip Hop

From Jazz to Salsa to Hip Hop, Latinos have played a key role in shaping and developing the musical sounds of New York City. Join three pioneers of the Latino Hip Hop movement—Joe Conzo, photographer and author of Born in the Bronx: A Visual Record of the Early Days of Hip Hop (Universe, 2007); Jorge 'Popmaster Fabel' Pabon; and DJ Disco Wiz, author of It's Just Begun: The Epic Journey of DJ Disco Wiz, Hip Hop's First Latino DJ (Miss Rosen Editions, 2009)—for a discussion about the roots and challenges of urban Latino Hip Hop and a slide presentation of Joe Conzo's work chronicling the early days of Hip Hop in New York City.

FREE, reservations required.

For reservations and information please call 917.492.3395.
Info: Museum of the City of New York

Reminder: 2 Gallery Shows in the Bronx - hip-hop and community history through photography and artifacts

*Catch these before they end!*

1) URBAN ARCHIVES: BRONX
Feat. work from Charlie Ahearn, John Ahearn, Afrika Bambaataa, Henry Chalfant, Joe Conzo, Martha Cooper, Tats Cru, Stefan Eins, Fashion Moda, Catherine Hazard, Lisa Kahane, Lady Pink, Jenny Holzer & more. Through March 1, 2010. Bronx Museum 1040 Grand Concourse at 165th St. Bronx. D or B to 167th or 4 to 161st St.

2) LISA KAHANE: LAPSES OF MEMORY PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE S. BRONX 80's
2-7pm. FREE! A memory for some, unknown to others, these photographs portray a history not yet fully understood. Overgrown fields hid ground dense with rubble. A war zone? Perhaps. But who was the enemy?
Fri. & Sat. from 2-7pm Fri & Sat. BronxArtSpace 305 East 140th St. Bronx. 6 to 3rd Ave/138th St.

Info: Tools of War

Wednesday, January 27: BIZ MARKIE, JERMAINE DUPRI & PEANUT BUTTER WOLF IN BK

*I don't usually post club events, but Biz Markie is pretty classic... This one is Free with an RSVP sent in before 5pm Monday.*

Smirnoff Presents
SUB SESSION (30+ YEARS OF HIP-HOP)
Special DJ sets by JERMAINE DUPRI & PEANUT BUTTER WOLF!
Hosted by BIZ MARKIE

COMPLIMENTARY COCKTAILS and FREE w/ RSVP!!!

10pm - 2am
@ NY Transit Museum
Boerum Pl. & Schermerhorn St.
Brooklyn, NY 11201

Please RSVP for the list for yourself & one guest to: betherenyc2010@gmail.com
No later than 1/25/20 by 5pm
This is a 21+ Event - I.Ds checked @ the door


Info: Facebook