Saturday, Aug 14: Waste Land Documentary @ El Museo del Barrio

WASTE LAND

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

$10 ONLINE OR AT THE DOOR

SATURDAY AUG 14, 2010, 8:00 PM

"Brazilian artist Vik Muniz has valuable pieces in museums worldwide (including El Museo del Barrio), but his most inspiring work might be made by garbage pickers who illustrate the value of every last thing, because 99 is not 100."

IN THE EVENT OF RAIN, SCREENING WILL BE HELD INDOORS AT SAME LOCATION.

On the roof of El Museo Del Barrio, EAST HARLEM

1230 FIFTH AVE. AT 104TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10029
6 to 103rd St. or 2/3 to 110th St.

8:00	Doors Open
8:30	Live Music
9:00	Film Begins
10:30	After Party with FREE Radeberger Pilsner

Friday, Aug 13: Free Fridays at the Bronx Museum!

Free Fridays! – Africanísímo 4

Outdoor Film Screening
in collaboration with
African Film Festival

FRIDAY AUGUST 13, 6:00pm to 10:00pm

Screening of Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love" Chai Vasarhelyi, Senegal/USA, 2008, 102 min. (View Trailer)

Preceded by animated shorts by artist Piniang (Formally artist-in-residence at The Bronx Museum of the Arts)

Music by DJ Laylo
(Afrobeat, High Life, Reggae)

Performances by Asase Yaa
(Ivory Coast,Guinea, Mali)

Location: The Andrew Freedman Home
1125 Grand Concourse (at McClellan Street)


Rain location:
The Bronx Museum of the Arts

Admission: FREE!

Friday, Aug 13: Last Train Home, Documentary at Old American Can Factory

LAST TRAIN HOME DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

$10 AT THE DOOR OR ONLINE

"Every New Year, 130 million people leave China's industrial cities to return to their rural homelands--the largest human migration in the world. This overwhelming yet intimate documentary follows one family through their chaotic, desperate, agonizing journey. Presented in partnership with Hot Docs and Zeitgeist Films."

FRIDAY AUG 13, 2010 8:00 PM

IN THE EVENT OF RAIN, THE SCREENING WILL BE HELD INDOORS AT THE SAME LOCATION.

The Roof of the Old American Can Factory (GOWANUS)
232 3RD STREET, BROOKLYN, NY 11215
Take the R to Union or the F or G to Caroll St/.

8:00	Doors Open
8:30	Live Music by Mountain Man
9:00	Film Begins
11:00	Filmmaker Q & A
11:30	After-party in the courtyard

Friday, Aug 6: Harlem's Mart 125, film @ Maysles Cinema

HARLEM HOMEGROWN

Films made for Harlem, by Harlem

Harlem's Mart 125: The American Dream
Dir. Rachelle Salnave, 2010, 75 min.

Mart 125, formerly located in the heart of Harlem was an indoor market place that housed African vendors from all over the Diaspora. It was developed by government agencies to remove street vendors in the mid-1980s. Due to a host of politics, poor management and the redevelopment of Harlem, the Mart was forced to close down in 2002. The building is now up for biding and the vendors have either been fortunate enough to get their own store fronts in Harlem or are back to vending on the streets. Harlem's Mart 125: The American Dream is an in-depth analysis of the history of Mart 125 and how it correlates to the "revitalization" of 125th street, Harlem's main commercial hub. This story depicts the economic transition from the late 1960s to present day. By using Mart 125 and the people behind it, the market provides an apt metaphor for the effects of gentrification on the Harlem community and urban centers everywhere.

AFTER THE FILM:
Panel discussion with Loren Schoenberg, Executive Director of the National Jazz Museum Harlem, Gregory Gates and Moikgantsi Kama, Founders of Imagenation (two organizations that won the bid to redevelop the Mart 125 space) and filmmaker, Rachelle Salnave. More speakers to be announced.

Friday Aug. 6 7:30 pm

Info: Maysles Cinema

Summerstage/City Parks August Rundown!

Gil Scott-Heron
When: Thursday, August 5, 2010 at 7:00PM
Where: Marcus Garvey Park
Cost: Free

Gil Scott-Heron's cutting edge poetry and musical style is revered as the godfather of hip-hop and neo soul. Presented in association with Jill Newman productions.


"Blood Pudding" by Sharon Bridgforth, Directed by Baraka de Soleil
When: Friday, August 6, 2010 at 8:00PM and Saturday, August 7, 2010 at 8:00PM
Where: Marcus Garvey Park
Cost: Free

Blood Pudding explores the history of black people in New Orleans through a magical layering of theater, dance and song.


Complexions Contemporary Ballet and Dancin' Downtown Contest Winners
When: Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at 8:00PM
Where: Central Park/Mainstage
Cost: Free

Join this highly acclaimed dance company as they unveil an originally commissioned work by City Parks Foundation this season.


Doug E. Fresh & DJ Dee Wiz
When: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 at 7:00PM
Where: Jackie Robinson Park
Cost: Free

Doug E. Fresh, one of the originators of the human beat box, is one of the early heralds of the global hip hop movement.


White Rabbits with Hospitality
When: Thursday, August 12, 2010 at 7:00PM
Where: East River Park
Cost: Free

Duel drummers and a honky tonk calypso rhythm section bang out jarring sonics

Paul Taylor II and Naganuma Dance
When: Friday, August 13, 2010 at 7:00PM
Where: East River Park
Cost: Free

Paul Taylor II's group of six dancers reinvent original works from the larger Paul Taylor Dance Company to offer an intimate, innovative reinterpretation of the original works.

Complexions Contemporary Ballet and Wideman / Davis Dance

When: Saturday, August 14, 2010 at 7:00PM
Where: East River Park
Cost: Free

Complexions Contemporary Ballet's mix of methods, styles and cultures has created an entirely new and exciting vision: a company dedicated to removing boundaries and transcending the limits of performance. Join this highly acclaimed dance company as they unveil an originally commissioned work by City Parks Foundation this season.

DJ Kool Herc
When: Sunday, August 15, 2010 at 3:00PM
Where: Central Park/Mainstage
Cost: Free

DJ Kool Herc's creation of breaks and sampling has paved the way for hip hop music as we know it.



Public Enemy & Blitz The Ambassador
When: Sunday, August 15, 2010 at 3:00PM
Where: Central Park/Mainstage
Cost: Free

The most influential and controversial rap group of the 80's performs on the 20th anniversary of their seminal album Fear of a Black Planet, with two rising and equally political new comers.

Chrisette Michele, Mario and Tamia
When: Saturday, August 21, 2010 at 3:00PM
Where: Central Park/Mainstage
Cost: Free

Contemporary soul ingenues at the forefront of contemporary R&B.

July 28 - Aug 15: Lincoln Out of Doors: Show Rundown Part 1

**Lincoln Out of Door is another one of NYC's great summer music series, featuring free shows nearly every day of the week. Below are some of the best ones for the first half of the program**

Thursday, July 29 at 7:00pm: DJA-Rara @ Josie Robertson Plaza

Brooklyn’s DJA-Rara reinvents the joyous drum and horn-fueled processional music of Haiti in a carnival of music, spirituality, and cultural activism.

Thursday, July 29 at 7:30pm: Ansanm (In Love We Stand) Ft. Emeline Michel, Beethova Obas, BélO, Zili Misik, and Peniel Guerrier in collaboration with the Mikerline Dance Company @ Damrosch Park Bandshell

The music of Haiti has served multiple life-affirming tasks for its people: revelry, resilience, and resistance. Emeline Michel, known on the island as the First Lady of Haitian Song, gathers several star performers for a celebration that’s as much about artistic solidarity as it is about spiritual healing. In the hands of troubadours BélO and Beethova Obas, heated rhythms become smoothly mellifluous, while the all-woman troupe Zili Misik forges a Creolized connection between Haiti’s ancestral mizik rasin and other New World styles like jazz, reggae, Afro-Cuban son, and samba. Peniel Guerrier and the Mikerline Dance Company serve as ambassadors of Haitian culture through masterful traditional dance.

Friday, July 30 at 7:30pm:Nona Hendryx and Nicholas Leichter Dance with Monstah Black: THE WHIZ: Over the Rainbow @ Damrosch Park Bandshell

Nona Hendryx has been a maverick at every stage of her shape-shifting career, from early days with girlgroup The Bluebelles to scoring hits as a co-founder of black rock/funk superstars Labelle to charming the underground with her raucous ingenuity and songwriting prowess. Featuring choreography by Nicholas Leichter, and an adapted score by Monstah Black with added selections, The Whiz is a fierce, full-spectrum original show of song, dance, and theatrical extravaganza. Ease on down the road to recession, and back from the brink of fantasy, in this remix of The Wizard of Oz for the Obama generation.

Wednesday, August 4 at 7:30pm: Robert Glasper Experiment with Q-Tip, Bilal, and Jose James' Blackmagic @ Damrosch Park Bandshell

Brilliant keyboardist Robert Glasper is on a mission to bring jazz to the masses by infusing it with chordal dynamism and beat consciousness. His band, the Experiment, is as comfortable swinging hot bebop riffs as it is laying down the funk for this evening’s superstar guests, hip-hop philosopher MC Q-Tip and neo-soul singer Bilal. Vocal powerhouse José James’ rich baritone retains the sparkle of jazz traditionalism even as it charms revelers on the dance-club circuit.

Thursday, August 5 at 7:30pm: 80th Birthday Celebration - Paul Taylor Dance Company and Taylor 2 @ Damrosch Park Bandshell

Celebrate the 80th birthday of a true giant of modern dance with both of his esteemed dance companies sharing a program for the first time

Friday, August 6 at 7:00pm: Asphalt Orchestra @ Josie Robertson Plaza
Also: Saturday, August 7 at 6:00pm @ Hearst Plaza and Sunday, August 8 at 6:00pm @ Broadway Plaza

An iconoclastic 12-piece marching band conceived by Bang on a Can, the Asphalt Orchestra performs ambitious processional music from every corner of the world. Its selections have the ability to coax funk from the funereal and turn a halftime show into a marvel of sophistication. Featuring world premiere commissions by Yoko Ono and David Byrne with Annie Clark. Movement by Susan Marshall and Mark DeChiazza. Uniforms by Elizabeth Hope Clancy.

Saturday, August 7 at 7:00pm, Balkan Beat Box and Mucca Pazza @ Damrosch Park Bandshell

The globetrotting brainchild of drummer-producer Tamir Muskat, sax monarch Ori Kaplan, and dynamic MC Tomer Yosef, Balkan Beat Box transforms equal parts Balkan-Mediterranean traditions, punk intensity, electronic cool, jazz discipline, and hiphop attitude into a globalist groove extravaganza.The astounding 30-plus member circus punk marching band Mucca Pazza bulks up anarchic brass arrangements with gloriously mischievous polyphony. And cheerleaders.

Info: Lincoln Out of Doors

Sat July 17-Sun July 18: NYC's Arab American Heritage Celebrations in BK and Queens

NYC's Arab American Heritage Week 2010

Saturday, July 17th, 2010 1pm-7pm

4thAnnual Bay Ridge Arab American Bazaar
Location: 79th Street and Shore Road (Shore Road Park)

"Bring your family and enjoy a fun filled day Arab American style! Savory Middle Eastern cuisine, henna art, kids arts and crafts, kids rides, homemade Middle Eastern ice cream, live music, free dance workshops, and so much more!"
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Sunday, July 18th, 2010 2pm -7pm

1st Astoria Arab American Heritage Festival
Location: Athens Square Park - 30th Street and 30th Avenue in Astoria, Queens

"It's time to bring the Arab American Heritage Week Celebrations to Astoria! Come enjoy a beautiful day in Athens Park, Arabic food and culture, music and performances and so much more! There is no where cooler than Astoria so be there!"

Info: Facebook

Sunday, July 11: Bastille Day on 60th Street

"Bonjour, New York!

On Sunday, July 11, 2010 celebrate French culture at NYC’s annual three-block fête on 60th Street from 5th to Lex - 12pm to 6pm!

Each year, Bastille Day on 60th Street brings the best of France to New York for an afternoon of activities and delights for the entire family. From tasting delicious treats to listening to music at our day-long concert, everyone will enjoy the myriad attractions provided by artists and artisans from various regions of France, as well as other French-speaking countries. Shop the French-themed market stalls, try your luck at the raffle, and stop by the French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF) at 22 East 60th Street for wine and cheese tastings. Vive la France!"

Detailed Schedule and More Info: Bastille Day

Sundays in Central Park: Harlem Meer Performance Festival

Harlem Meer Performance Festival

Sundays, 2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Charles A. Dana Discovery Center
Inside the Park on 110th Street between Fifth and Lenox Avenues.

This event repeats every week on Sunday between 6/20/2010 and 9/5/2010.

This summer, join the Central Park Conservancy each Sunday afternoon from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm for lakeside music at the Charles A. Dana Discovery Center in Central Park's beautiful northern end.

"The Conservancy's Harlem Meer Performance Festival features the best in local established and emerging artists in the genres of jazz, Latin, gospel and world music. Some chairs are provided, or bring a blanket and picnic lunch to enjoy the music from one of the Park's nearby lawns. No advance registration. In the case of inclement weather, concerts will be canceled."

July 11: Retumba (Pan-Caribbean)
July 18: Harlem Blues & Jazz Band (Blues and Jazz)
July 25: Vanderlei Pereira and Blindfold Test (Brazilian Jazz) In the Conservatory Garden
August 1: Susan Pereira and Sabor Brasil (Brazilian Jazz)
August 8: Something Positive (Afro-Caribbean Dance and Music) Includes dance performance
August 15: Sumba Swing (Latin Jazz)
August 22: Dja Rara (Afro-Haitian)
August 29: Cocomama (Cuban Salsa)
September 5: Sounds of Deliverance (Gospel)

Info: New York City Department of Parks & Recreation

Thurs July 1 and Sun July 4: Black Panthers (in Israel) Speak + Jerusalem Tapes: (Israeli) Black Panthers on the Street @ BAM

"Black Panthers (in Israel) Speak + Jerusalem Tapes: (Israeli) Black Panthers on the Street
Part of the BAMcinématek series Contraband Cinema

Thu, Jul 1 at 4:30pm
Sun, Jul 4 at 2pm

Black Panthers (in Israel) Speak
Directed by Eli Hamo & Sami Shalom Chetrit
(2002) 55min

With Jerusalem Tapes: (Israeli) Black Panthers on the Street
Directed by David Cort/Videofreex
34min

"The footage in these films reveals the mostly unknown story of an Israeli political consciousness that tried to align itself with the 1970s civil rights struggle in the US and third world Marxism internationally."

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

Info: BAM

Thursday, July 1: Karla Lara concert @ El Museo del Barrio

Summer Nights at El Museo del Barrio
ft. Karla Lara

"Karla Lara, one of the most famous Honduran activists and musicians, combines a majestic voice with a leadership role in the fight for human rights, justice, and democracy in her homeland. This past April, she performed her songs, ranging from social messages to reflections on life and love, at the first ever Amnesty International Human Rights Art Festival in Washington, DC."

Thursday, July 1, 2010
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
El Teatro
Admission: Free
RSVP required. A printed RSVP confirmation is required to check-in

Info: El Museo del Barrio

Friday June 18: Art Show Opening @ Azucarera

*Just heard about this one from a friend of the artist. Looks great. Read the details below, from the artists mouth straight here to the blog*


"The Misadventures of MC Tingbudong, which will take place from June 18th – July 6th, 2010. The show will take place at Azucarera, located at 414 W. 145th Street in New York City. I hope that every one can join me in Harlem to celebrate the exhibition’s opening night on the evening of June 18th at 7 PM.

I spent the previous year as a Fulbright Scholar, researching Hip hop culture in Beijing. During my study, I was tasked to compile a multimedia ethnography on the four pillars of hip hop and their local practitioners: emceeing, breakdancing, graffiti & dj’ing. After spending a year as an embedded researcher in Beijing’s Hip Hop scene, I have since taken this volume of photos, film & sociological anecdotes to present as a multimedia exhibit in galleries and schools in New York and Beijing, including the Speakeasy series and the Trinity International Hip Hop Festival. For those of you who have not had the chance to see my work, please take a moment to check out my website at www.jamnopeanut.com."

Info: Style By Nina

Now through August: Rafael Ferrer exhibit at El Museo del Barrio

Retro/Active: The Works of Rafael Ferrer

"Curated by Deborah Cullen, Director of Curatorial Programs, El Museo del Barrio. In the late 1960s, Puerto Rican-born Rafael Ferrer became internationally renowned for his guerilla art actions in New York and Philadelphia. In the 1970s, he was known for assemblage sculptures, kayaks, and tents. Since the 1980s Ferrer’s intensely colored paintings, prints, drawings and public sculptures have reflected his intelligence, sense of humor, and Caribbean perspective. The exhibition is part of El Museo’s FOCOS series, highlighting the achievements of mature, under recognized artists."

Tuesday, June 8th Through Sunday, August 22nd
Las Galerias de El Museo del Barrio -
1230 Fifth Avenue / 104th Street (Free)
Admission: Fees Vary

Saturday, June 12: "Life and Debt" film screening @ MAYSLES INSTITUTE

MASTERCLASS: John Mullen
A Series Dedicated to a Major Contributor to the Documentary Film Tradition

Life and Debt*7:00 pm
Dir. Stephanie Black, 2001, 80 min.

"Utilizing excerpts from the award-winning non-fiction text “A Small Place” by Jamaica Kincaid, Life & Debt is a woven tapestry of sequences focusing on the stories of individual Jamaicans whose strategies for survival and parameters of day-to-day existence are determined by the U.S. and other foreign economic agendas. Life and Debt addresses the impact of the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank and current globalization policies on a developing country such as Jamaica."

*The Mayor of Central Park 8:30pm
Dir. John Mullen, 2006, 63 min.

"Alberto Arroyo, “pioneer of the jogging trend” and “Mayor of Central Park”, narrates the story of a park, a city and a 90+ year lifetime from the jogging track around the Central Park Reservoir (named in his honor shortly after his passing in 2010). While battling cancer, native New Yorker John Mullen spent his time in Central Park creating this portrait of person and place, the only film he ever conceived, shot, edited and produced on his own. Two men make an imprint of their delight for everyday life and communion as they each face their own mortality with grace and humor. "

Info: MAYSLES INSTITUTE

June 10-28: Human Rights Film Festival at Lincoln Center

"Human Rights Watch is one of the world’s leading independent organizations dedicated to defending and protecting human rights. Through our Human Rights Watch Film Festival we bear witness to human rights violations and create a forum for courageous individuals on both sides of the lens to empower audiences with the knowledge that personal commitment can make a difference. The film festival brings to life human rights abuses through storytelling in a way that challenges each individual to empathize and demand justice for all people. Each year, the festival's programming committee screens more than 500 films and videos to create a program that represents a range of countries and issues."

The Human Rights Watch Film Festival returns to New York and The Film Society of Lincoln Center for its 21st edition with 30 Films from 25 Countries—including 28 New York Premieres.

Info: Human Rights Watch

Monday, June 7: "Streetball" film at MAYSLES INSTITUTE

DOC WATCHERS AND AFRICAN FILM FESTIVAL PRESENT:

Streetball
Dir. Demetrius Wren, 2010, 78 min.

"Streetball is fast-paced documentary that tells the story of South Africa's 2008 Men's Homeless World Cup team. The Homeless World Cup is an annual soccer tournament that draws teams from over 56 countries and is composed of young people who are homeless and excluded from society. The South Africa squad consists of orphans, recovering drug addicts, ex-convicts, and former gangsters, all of whom band together to represent their country, proving that no one is beyond redemption."

Monday, June 7th
7:00 pm

Streetball - Trailer from Demetrius Wren on Vimeo.

Info and Tickets: MAYSLES INSTITUTE

Saturday, June 5: Chen Lo & The Liberation Family @ Lincoln Center

The Rhythm Road: American Music Abroad Presents:
Chen Lo & The Liberation Family

presented by Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola

Sat, Jun 5
Free Admission
Seating is first come, first served. No tickets required.
Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola

Info: Lincoln Center

June 4-13: Brooklyn International Film Festival and Opening Night Party @ Brooklyn Heights Cinema and indieScreen

"The Brooklyn Int'l Film Festival (BiFF) is proud to announce its 13th annual festival themed 'Stunt'

Presented by BUSHMILLS IRISH WHISKEY

The competitive event will run from June 4-13 at indieScreen and Brooklyn Heights Cinema. The festival has received over 2,400 films from 92 countries and will present over 100 film premieres. The competition begins on Opening Night! Choose from two different film programs, screening side-by-side at the Brooklyn Heights Cinema. Then join all the filmmakers at The powerHouse Arena in Dumbo for the Opening Night Party! "

*$10 per show, $25 for a 4-show pass. Lots of great films - check it out!*

Info and Full Schedule: Brooklyn Film Festival

This Weekend: Art Show and Events @ House of Art Gallery in Bed-Stuy

Art Show and Events in Bed-Stuy this Weekend

"Stuart McClean returns to Brooklyn for his first major exhibition in over eight years. Join House of Art Gallery for a special weekend featuring new works by this phenomenal artist. The weekend will include great food and great art!"

Saturday, May 29, 2010
Artist Reception
6:00pm – 10:00 pm
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Sunday, May 30, 2010
Taste of the Caribbean
Great Food – Great Art – Great People
4:00pm – 7:00pm
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Monday, May 31, 2010
Memorial Day Cookout
Art – Food – Live DJ
1:00pm – 6:00pm

House of Art Gallery
373 Lewis Avenue (between Macon and MacDonough)

Info: Bed-Stuy Blog

Sunday Line Up @ Nuyorican Poets Cafe

Info: Nuyorican Poets Cafe

Youth Open Mic @ 4:00pm
* Featuring poets 20 and under
* $5 (free for performers)
* Non-competitive Open Mic for NYC's youth (under 20-ish). Why leave town on Memorial Day Weekend when you can share/hear amazing slam poetry by NYC's brilliant youngsters?!

SciryL and Turnstylz Album Release Party & Jam Session @ 7:00pm
*$10
*Turnstylz performs Brasilian-infused hip-hop and Sciryl is a poet/MC. Celebrate the release of their new album. A jam session will follow the performance.