EVENTS
HARLEM COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS
HARLEM CALENDAR OF COMMUNITY EVENTS December 3-10 All Day Mother Mother is an intimate and moving observation, that allows us to explore the struggles and expectations of motherhood and the frustrations of being unable to care for our loved ones. As two narratives collide in this extraordinary coincidence, the powerful connection between patients and caregivers challenge our preconceptions. Watch online at maysles.org $5
Harlem Community Newspapers | December 3. 2020
December 3 6:30-8:00pm Resisting Carceral Cities: Prisons, Police & Punishment in Perspective registration Join a conversation about historical perspectives on the rise of prisons and police and resistance to them. The discussion features authors Garrett Felber (Those Who Know Don’t Say: The Nation of Islam, the Black Freedom Movement and the Carceral State), Kelly Lytle Hernandez (City of Inmates: Conquest, Rebellion, and the Rise of Human Caging in Los Angeles, 1771–1965 ), and Carl Suddler (Presumed Criminal: Black Youth and the Justice System in Postwar New York ). FREE with RSVP to eventbrite.com
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December 5 8:30-9:30am Shape Up NYC: Walking Group at Marcus Garvey Park This FREE Shape Up NYC walking program will help you move your body and connect with others in your community! The program will start with a group warm-up led by a Shape Up NYC instructor, followed by a walking workout appropriate for all levels and paces, and ending with a cool down and stretch. 18 Mount Morris Park West. December 5 9:00pm Apollo Music Cafe: Madison Mcferrin A chameleon of song and voice, Madison McFerrin has found her place as a storyteller and musician. With
Mutual Mentorship (Dec 6)
Between the World and Me(Dec 8) handclaps, loops and finger-snaps, she weaves a warm, rich, colorful fabric of sound that often culminates into an orchestra of one. Questlove dubbed Madison’s style as “soul-apella”. Watch online for FREE at the apollotheater.org, or on their Facebook and Youtube page. December 6 7:00pm Mutual Mentorship for Musicians (M³) World Premieres: Duo Concerts & Conversations Pt. 1 Join the National Jazz Museum in Harlem in experiencing six world premieres born from the new initiative Mutual Mentorship for Musicians (M³), a revolutionary model of mentorship created in March and launched in June 2020 at the height of the pandemic. Register online at jazzmuseuminharlem.org for FREE. December 7 7:00pm Artist in Residence 2019-20 Roundtable Join the Studio Museum in Harlem for an online discussion with 2019–20 Studio Museum artists in residence E. Jane, Naudline Pierre, and Elliot Reed moderated by Legacy Russell, Associate Curator, Exhibitions, with opening remarks from Thelma Golden, Director and Chief Curator, The Studio Museum in Harlem. In celebration of the opening
of This Longing Vessel: Studio Museum Artists in Residence 2019–20, hear the artists speak about their work created over the course of the residency program. Register for FREE online at studiomuseum.org December 7 7:00-8:00pm Mothers of Invention: Afrofuturism and Speculative Fiction (Part 1) Nona Hendryx curates a two-part program in a culmination of her leadership as Artistic Director of our yearlong celebration of Afrofuturism. A doorway to vibrant representations of Blackness for writers and filmmakers looking to throw off the shackles of stereotypes, projected racialism and obsolete limitations, Afrofuturist literature and films are conduits to reimagining Black identity. Watch online at the harlemstage.org or their Youtube page. December 8 3:00pm The Year in Jazz: A Critics Roundtable Three leading music critics representing a range of perspectives and publications will converge in this annual critics’ roundtable, hosted and moderated by Nate Chinen, author, former music critic at The New York Times and current Director of Editorial Content at WBGO. The
panel will discuss the music, the artists, and the moments that shaped jazz in 2020. Register online at jazzmuseuminharlem.org for FREE. December 8 4:00-5:15pm Between the World and Me The Apollo’s Between the World and Me Teacher’s Guide provides information on discussing race in the classroom, lesson plans that address primary themes in the book, staged reading and the HBO special, and resources that connect the work to the arts, ELA, and social studies. The Guide also includes resources that highlight historical and contemporary voices on Black life. Watch online at the apollotheater.org for FREE. December 9 7:00pm Our Fair City Virtual Conversation: Work Shipping, manufacturing, finance, tourism— each has buoyed the city, then left a wake of wreckage. New York will have to continue to find new ways to spread the risk, helping industries to expand beyond their niches. Even after the pandemic has passed, workspace and commuting patterns may shift, and a lot of the city will adapt. How can a new generation of offices, factories, and hybrid work/retail/community spaces transform the concept of a business district? Curbed’s Jus-
MOTHER (Dec 3-10)
Madison McFerrin (Dec 5)
Mothers of invention (Dec 7) tin Davidson invites David Ehrenberg (Brooklyn Navy Yard), Esmeralda Herrera(Communitas
America), and Claire Weisz (WXY) to discuss. Register online at mcny. org donation based.
