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HARLEM COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS
HARLEM CALENDAR OF COMMUNITY EVENTS Now Until September 24 Our Time Machine Watch the film “Our Time Machine.” When artist Maleonn realizes that his father suffers from Alzheimer’s disease, he creates “Papa’s Time Machine,” a magical, autobiographical stage performance featuring life-size mechanical puppets. Through the production of this play, the two men confront their mortality before time runs out and memories are lost forever. Maysles.org $12
Harlem Community Newspapers | September 17. 2020
Now Until September 30 My Name is Pedro First time director, Lillian LaSalle’s award-winning, powerful documentary, MY NAME IS PEDRO, explores what public education meant to South Bronx Latino maverick educator, Pedro Santana, and what he, in turn, meant to public education. The film is also especially timely in this moment of national reckoning since the murder of George Floyd, subsequent protests and high attention being paid to public school parity. Maysles.org Donation based.
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Now Until October 31 Saved From The Waters Watch nine films from Safaa Fathy for FREE. Safaa Fathy is an Egyptian/ French poet, documentary filmmaker, playwright, and essayist. Born in Egypt, she moved to
France in 1981 and obtained her PhD from the Sorbonne in Paris in 1993. She was Program Director at the International College of Philosophy from 2010-2016. Fathy is the author of the plays Aquarius, in Sillas en la frontera, and Ordalie/Terreur (with an introduction by Jacques Derrida), and co-author with Jacques Derrida of Tourner les mots: au bord d’un film. Maysles.org September 17 1:30-2:00pm The City Within Join curator Sean Corcoran and artists Alex Webb and Rebecca Norris Webb for a discussion about their work, which is the focus of the exhibition The City Within. This conversation will be streamed live on MCNY’s Facebook. September 17 6:30pm Lift Every Voice: 250 Years of African American Poetry Library of America, in partnership with the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, presents the launch of Lift Every Voice, a nationwide celebration of the 250-year-long African American poetic tradition. The celebration is anchored by the publication of the anthology, African American Poetry: 250 Years of Struggle and Song, edited by poet and Schomburg Center Director Kevin Young. Register for the FREE event online at eventbrite.com September 17
E-Moves Brinae Ali (Sept 17) Safaa Fathy (Sept 17)
machito (sept 21) 7:00-8:00pm E-Moves Brinae Ali In the Spring of 2016, Harlem Stage’s signature dance series E-moves presented Brinae Ali’s Black Matter. This piece uses the influence of James Baldwin to articulate the struggles of Black America. Through Afrofuturism and traditions, this journey of music and expression explores social justice issues such as racism, police brutality, gender identity, the prison industrial complex, and the Flint water crisis. Enjoy this
powerful performance, From The Archives. Visit harlemstage.org to watch. FREE September 21-26 All Day The Schomburg Center Literary Festival The annual Schomburg Center Literary Festival is back and virtual! Attend these online events and hear from your favorite writers like Nicole Fleetwood, Audre Lorde, Sterling A. Brown, and more. Be sure to tune in! Register online at eventbrite.com FREE. September 21 12:00pm Who is Machito? Attend this virtual event and listen to jazz by Machito. What is known as Latin Jazz is truly the creation of one man – Frank Grillo, known around the world as Machito. He was the first to create an amalgam of Caribbean music and jazz, and his recordings with Charlie Parker and other jazz greats set the standard that still remains firmly in place. The National Jazz Museum in Harlem’s Facebook Live. FREE.
Duke Ellington pt 1 (Sept 23)
September 22 7:00pm
Jazz Education (Sept 22) Jazz Education in the Era of Black Lives Matter As the nation has been confronted with both the Covid-19 pandemic and the amplification of Black Lives Matter movement concerns, educators grapple with not only what but how to teach. This panel will address the state of jazz education in this moment and a radical vision for the future. The National Jazz Museum in Harlem’s Facebook Live. FREE. September 22 11:00-11:45am Coqui Club El Museo is excited to bring Coquí Club, El Museo’s bilingual program for their tiniest visitors, into your casita. Coquí Club Is a live interactive program facilitated by museum educators and includes storytelling, discussion and an art making project. Be sure to bring your Coquí crowns and get ready to have fun! Recommended for children ages 1-5. Visit elmuseo. org to join for FREE. September 23 12:00pm The Duke Ellington Story Pt. 1 Edward Kennedy El-
lington, born in the segregated Washington D.C. of 1899, lived long enough to have his 70th birthday celebrated at a grand White House party. Acclaimed around the world for his originality, there’ll be four presentations covering his long musical life. Join the National Jazz Museum in Harlem’s Facebook Live for part one! September 23 8:00-9:00pm Horse Crazy from Coast to Coast with Sarah Maslin Nir & Walter Thompson-Hernandez There are over seven million horses in America – not only in rural areas, but also in many cities across the country -- including New York City and Los Angeles. Two journalists who have explored the surprising world of horses, Sarah Maslin Nir (New York Times) and Walter Thompson-Hernández (New York Times and host of new NPR podcast “CALIFORNIA LOVE”), will sit down for a virtual conversation about their recently published books. Head to mcny.org to join. FREE.
