HARLEM COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS
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HARLEM CALENDAR OF COMMUNITY EVENTS Now Until March 19 All Day (Re)Considering Harlem: Legacies and Futures This fourth iteration of the “Made In Harlem” film series explores how the mythologies of Harlem reconcile (or do not) with its realities, how the ghosts of Harlem’s storied past find their way into its present. The aim of the series is to consider (and reconsider) Harlem, its visuals, its narratives, its legacies, and its futures. Watch online at maysles.org FREE. March 11-25 Women of Color: Connecting 2021 Summit & Celebration Through the WOCCON 2021 Summit & Celebration, you have a unique opportunity to help open doors for Women of Color entrepreneurs as you engage with them in a way that is deep and authentic. In the process, you build bridges to communities of diverse entrepreneurs and business professionals. Woccon.org FREE.
Harlem Community Newspapers | March 11. 2021
March 11-19 All Day Małni: Towards the Ocean, Towards the Shore A poetic, experimental debut feature circling the origin of the death myth from the Chinookan people in the Pacific North-
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west, małni – towards the ocean, towards the shore follows two people as they wander through their surrounding nature, the spirit world, and something much deeper inside. At its center are Sweetwater Sahme and Jordan Mercier, who take separate paths contemplating their afterlife, rebirth, and death. Probing questions about humanity’s place on earth and other worlds, Sky Hopkina’s film will have audiences thinking (and dreaming) about it long after. Maysles.org FREE. March 11-15 8:00pm Darius Jones, Cooper-Moore, Gerald Cleaver, Shara Lunon Darius Jones, Cooper-Moore, Gerald Cleaver, Shara Lunon in Performance & Discussion. Eventbrite.com Suggested minimum donation is $5. March 11 6:00pm Xaviera Simmons x Legacy Russell Join the Studio Museum for their next Studio LIVE program featuring multidisciplinary artist and 2011–12 artist in residence Xaviera Simmons. Simmons works across photography, performance, video, sound, sculpture, and installation.
History of trans activism in nyc (Mar 16)
Malni (Mar 11-19)
Her practice investigates and re-imagines memory and one’s relationship to space through modes of abstraction. Studiomuseum.org FREE. March 12 6:00-7:30pm Estamos Bien: La Trienal 20/21 Virtual Celebration To celebrate the debut of ESTAMOS BIEN – LA TRIENAL 20/21, El Museo del Barrio will host a virtual opening featuring an exhibition tour by the Trienal Curatorial Team of Rodrigo Moura, Susanna V. Temkin, and Elia Alba. The celebration will also include a conversation with participating artists. Online at elmuseo.org FREE. March 15 4:00-5:00pm Music Composition & Arrangement Learn how to turn your sketches and ideas into full fledged songs in this workshop on music composition and arrangement. You will go over how to create movement in your music and effectively take your listener on a journey through your arrangement decisions. This workshop will be taught by Dale Novella. FREE at buildingbeats.org March 16-19 8:00pm William Parker “The Blinking of the Ear” William Parker, Eri Yamamoto, AnnMarie Sandy, Rob Brown, and Miriam Parker in Performance & Discussion. Eventbrite. com Suggested minimum donation is $5. March 16 2:00pm Music on the Brain w/ Helen Sung Music on the Brain brings together jazz music and science to celebrate the way that music affects our brains and bodies. Featuring guest scientist from Columbia University, combined with music from New York based and inaugural Zuckerman Institute Jazz Artist-in-Residence pianist, Helen Sung. March’s program is titled,”I See Music!” Join the museum to listen and move with the music, and maybe learn something new! Join online at The National Jazz Museum in Harlem’s Facebook and Youtube page. FREE.
Black Diamond queens (mar 16)
Darius Jones (Mar 11-15) March 16 7:00-8:30pm
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Black women in music. Online at eventbrite.com FREE.
ci, Program Director for Trans Student Educational Resources, will join this program for a talk-back following the workshop. Hear from Dylan and Armani on their work to create supportive and safe learning environments for trans and non-binary students. This program now offers 2 CTLE hours to eligible participants. Mcny. org FREE.
William Parker (Mar 16-19) WJF 2021: Black Diamond Queens with Maureen Mahon and DJ Lynnée Denise Join the Schomburg Center for a musical performance and a dynamic conversation about Black women in rock & roll with Maureen Mahon and DJ Lynnée Denise. This musical performance is part of the Women Jazz Festival 2021 during Women’s His-
March 16 5:00pm When Existence is Resistance: The History of Trans Activism in NYC MCNY educators will lead a workshop examining stories and sources that bring this history to life. Dylan Kapit, trans special education teach-
