EVENTS
HARLEM COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS
HARLEM CALENDAR OF COMMUNITY EVENTS
Harlem Community Newspapers | July 2. 2020
otngues Untied (Through July 6)
Now Until July 16 5:30pm NBT@Home: A Letter to the Future The NBT@HOME: A Letter To The Future series launched on June 18, with the release of Dr. Teer’s letter on NBT’s Instagram, @natblacktheatre, and run through July 18. The National Black Theater will host a series of four conversations each Thursday starting June 25 at 5:30 p.m. ET on Facebook Live, moderated by co-curator ChelseaDee.
Now Until July 9 Ella Fitzgerald: Just One of Those Things “Ella: Just One of Those Things” follows her extraordinary journey over six decades as her sublime voice trans8 forms the tragedies
of her own life and the troubles of her times into joy. The film uses never-before-seen images and unheard interviews to bring Ella Fitzgerald to life and to tell the story of her music. - a black woman who makes her career in the face of horrifying racism. Watch on the virtual cinema for $12 at maysles. org Register for a live Q&A on June 27th. Now Until July 6 Tongues United Marlon Riggs’ essay film Tongues United gives voice to communities of black gay men, presenting their cultures and perspectives on the world as they confront racism, homophobia, and marginalization. It broke new
In My Blood it Runs (Through July 15)
artistic ground by mixing poetry (by Essex Hemphill and other artists), music, performance and Riggs’ autobiographical revelations. Watch it online at maysles.org. $5 Now Until July 15 In My Blood It Runs Dujuan is a 10-year-old Arrernte boy from Mparntwe (Alice Springs) in Australia. Full of life and exuberance, he learns, with the support of his loving mother and grandmother, to hunt, speak two Indigenous languages and become a healer. This powerful film, made in collaboration with Dujuan’s family, is an emotional journey through the fight to mend an educational schism
Ponte Ready! (July 6)
between traditional culture and colonial ideas and solidify a future for the youth. Watch it online at maysles.org. $10 July 6 11:00-12:00pm Ponte Ready! With Lynsey Ayala of Bread x Butta Ponte Ready with Lynsey Ayala, the owner, and curandera of Bread x Butta! Lynsey will guide us through a relaxing meditative session and sound bath, a practice of ‘bathing’ in sound waves produced by the
human voice as well as instruments such as chimes, gongs, drums and singing bowls. Live on Zoom. Get the link to join at elmuseo.org. July 6-31 10:00am P Credit Course: People of New York Educators will examine how the individual choices of New Yorkers have molded the city we live in, unpack how the urban environment has impacted people both past and present, and discover hidden voices that shine a
light on New York’s array of diverse communities and neighborhoods. Through online lesson plans and oral history workshops, discussions, guest lectures, and writing exercises, educators will gain a deeper understanding of the city’s history and find connections between their students’ experiences and those of New Yorkers past and present. Register at mcny.org $250 per person.
