Spring 2009: Key Harlem and New York City Events

Summer - June/August 2009
Key Harlem and New York City Events

Starting Tuesday, May 26

Friday, June 5

HARLEM SPEAKS

7:00pm - 9:00pm

Caribbean Swing with Etienne Charles and the NJMH All-Star

Join us as the National Jazz Museum in Harlem Director Loren Schoenberg takes us on a musical journey in an revealing dialogue with award-winning trumpeter Etienne Charles. Then we'll swing right into a jazz fused Afro-Caribbean groove with Etienne Charles at the helm of the NJMH Allstars.

Location:

The Riverside Theater

(91 Claremont Avenue)

FREE | Family Arts Festival box office: 212-870-6784

http://www.jazzmuseuminharlem.org

Other June National Jazz Museum in Harlem Events Visit: http://www.jazzmuseuminharlem.org/events.php

Thursday, June 11th

Thursday, June 11

and Friday, June 12
The Urban Health Conference:
The Jumeirah Essex House
160 Central Park South at 59th Street,
New York, New York

Reception and Awards Ceremony
Thursday, June 11, 2009
5:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
http://www.nyc.gov/...calendar/uhc-2009.shtml

Birds" (2008)

June 4 – June 13

OPENING RECEPTION: Thursday, June 4 @ 7pm.

On view through September 13.

Perspectives: Women, Art and Islam presents five female artists whose major connection is their personal relationship with Islam. Spanning three continents and the media of video, photography and installation, Perspectives features work by Fariba Alam, Zoulikha Bouabdellah, Mahwish Chishty, Safaa Erruas and Nsenga Knight, and explores the connections, or lack thereof, between the various Muslim communities in their lives. Perspectives is co-organized by MoCADA and the Museum for African Art, and is presented in conjunction with Muslim Voices: Arts and Ideas, a city-wide, multi-institutional celebration of the extraordinary range of artistic expression in the Muslim world.

ALL PROGRAMS WILL TAKE PLACE AT MoCADA
(80 Hanson Place in Downtown Brooklyn, Subway: Atlantic Ave./Pacific St.).

OPENING RECEPTION

THURSDAY, JUNE 4 7:00 – 9:00 pm

Please join us for the first viewing of Perspectives: Women, Art and Islam. This reception will be the first event of Muslim Voices: Arts and Ideas and will include refreshments and live music by DJ Tikka Masala. You will also have the chance to view Hayat Gul: Muslim Perspectives in the foyer of the James E. Davis 80 Arts Building from May 21 – June 14. Free to the public.

ARTIST TALK

SATURDAY, JUNE 6 2:00 – 4:00pm

The exhibiting artists will speak about their work and the influence of Islam on their creative process. Exhibition curators Kimberli Gant and Lisa Binder will lead a discussion on the exhibition theme and curatorial process. Free to the public.

LECTURE SERIES

TUESDAY, JUNE 9 6:30 – 8:30pm

Dr. Halima Taha, one of the leading authorities on collecting African-American art and an active follower of Islam, will discuss the history of Islam in the United States and misconceptions about the roles of women within the religion. Admission: $5. Free for MoCADA and MfAA members.

LECTURE SERIES

THURSDAY, JUNE 11 6:30 – 8:30pm

Dr. Kinsey Katchka, Associate Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the North Carolina Museum of Art, will discuss women artists in the Islamic world and recent trends in exhibitions of their work. Admission: $5. Free for MoCADA and MfAA members.

MOSAIC PROGRAM FOR KIDS

SATURDAY, JUNE 13 2:00 – 4:00pm

Families will work with artist Hayat Gul to complete a large mosaic of President Barack Obama, while learning some basic history of the mosaic art form and using colored mylar to create their own mini-mosaics to take home with them. Fun for the whole family! Free to the public.

All Events AT

MoCADA

80 Hanson Place at South Portland in Downtown Brooklyn

Hours: Wednesday-Sunday 11am-6pm

Suggested Admission:

$4 for adults/$3 for students with valid ID/Free for children 12 and under

more info visit: http://www.africanart.org/...perspectives_women_art_and_islam_opening

June 11th Relieving Stress

Thursday, June 11th

Saturday, June 13

Introducing...Harlem Nights

Tuesday, June 16, 7pm

HARLEM NIGHTS: harlem is...MUSIC: The Jazz Tradition

Celebrating Craig Harris, Renowned Jazz Musician and Composer

Featuring...the debut of a new work in progress honoring Harlem by cutting edge musician/composer Craig Harris and his ensemble.

Open dialogue with Craig Harris; Robert O'Meally, Zora Neale Hurston Professor of English and Comparative Literature at ColumbiaUniversity; and Amsterdam News journalist Ron Scott.

rsvp 212-459-1854, info@dwyercc.org

Thursday, June 18, 7pm

HARLEM NIGHTS: harlem is...MUSIC: The Latin Tradition

Celebrating Graciela, the First Lady of Latin music

Featuring...High-octane performance by the Harbor Latin Youth Ensemble

Open dialogue with Graciela; Juan Flores, Professor of Social and Cultural Analysis in Latino Studies at New YorkUniversity; Miriam Jiménez Román, visiting scholar in Africana Studies Program, Department of Social and Cultural Analysis at New York University; and folklorist Elena Martinez.

rsvp 212-459-1854, info@dwyercc.org

Friday, June 19, 7pm

HARLEM NIGHTS:harlem is...MUSIC: The Blues Tradition

Honoring Sandra Reaves-Phillips, Acclaimed Actress and Blues Legend

Featuring...Historic performance by Harlem's own "Ladies of the Blues"

Ghanniyyah Green, Lady Cantrese and LeeOlive Tucker.

moderated talk with Sandra Reaves-Phillips; Professor Farah Griffin, Director of the Institute for Research in African-American Studies at ColumbiaUniversity; and blues historian/writer Gregory Thomas.

rsvp 212-459-1854, info@dwyercc.org

Saturday, June 20, 1-5pm

Introducing... Saturdays at the Dwyer

Featuring performances and workshops by... Craig Harris, renowned Jazz musician and composer Captain Keith Gamble, blues vocalist and guitarist

veteran Harlem actor and Broadway star James Stovall local Harlem tap dancers featuring Michela Marino Lerman & Friends Harlem's own Impact Repertory Theater

All-Star Jazz trio the quilters behind the Harlem Sewn Up exhibition

... plus a hands-on quilting workshop and demonstrations! Youth performers from Community Works Making a Difference Program from P.S. 149,

P.S. 154, and P.S. 242 and more...

rsvp 212-459-1854, info@dwyercc.org

Monday, June 22, 7pm

Introducing... The Roger Furman Reading Series

This special evening will salute the 45th anniversary of New Heritage Theatre with a performance of "Entitled,"

written by Esther Armah and directed by Petronia Paley.

rsvp 212-459-1854, info@dwyercc.org

CHECK OUT IN THE DWYER GALLERIES...

harlem is...MUSIC, celebrating the rich musical history of Harlem and the legacy keepers of today. Harlem Sewn Up 2009: Quilted Reflections of a Community,

curated by Laura R. Gadson Experience the incredible work of a group of artists who use thread and fabric to dynamically vocalize their insights and views.

DON'T MISS OUT!

Reservations required, please call

212-459-1854 or email info@dwyercc.org

Please visit our website for more information

www.dwyercc.org