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HARLEM CALENDAR OF COMMUNITY EVENTS Now Until September 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.
Harlem Community Newspapers | September 24. 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
Sound of Surprise (Sept 28) Derrida), and co-author with Jacques Derrida of Tourner les mots: au bord d’un film. Maysles.org September 24 7:00-8:00pm José James Yesterday I Had The Blues Harlem Stage From The Archives presents José James tribute concert to the singer he calls his musical mother, Billie Holliday; presented in the Spring of 2015. You can watch online at harlemstage.org or on Harlem Stage’s Youtube channel for FREE. September 24 10:30-12:30pm How to Draw Architecture Join NYC Parks’ Arts, Culture & Fun for How to Draw Architecture workshop in partnership with Seeds of the League. Artist Ian Gabriel will lead the workshop. The workshop will be held outdoors. For your comfort, bring a mat, blanket, or folding chair to sit on. Feel free to bring your own pens, pencils, and paper. Some supplies will be provided. Email manhattan.acf@ parks.nyc.gov to register. Madison Ave Between E 130 St and E 131 St. FREE. September
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9:00pm Jueves Social with Totín Agosto Arará y la Liga Rumbera Jueves Social is back with Totín Agosto Arará y la Liga Rumbera! Led by the Puerto Rican master musician Beto Torrens, the evening will include a live performance, followed by an intimate conversation about the rhythms and traditions of Puerto Rico’s rich African musical legacy. Visit elmuseo.org to join. FREE.
Helen Sung Pianist (Sept 29)
September 29 6:00pm Apollo Educa tion: Dear Justyce In this highly anticipated sequel to her New York Times bestseller Dear Martin, author Nic Stone delivers an unflinching look into the flawed practices and silenced voices in the American juvenile justice system, focusing on an incarcerated teen, Quan, who writes letters to Justyce about his experiences in the American juvenile justice system. Join the conversation on the Apollo Theater’s Facebook Live. FREE.
Regina Carter (Sept 29)
September 28 12:00pm The Sound of Surprise: 4 Great Jazz Albums to Introduce Someone to Jazz 2 Attend this virtual event if you’re a curious jazz listener. Many people still want to know which album is the best one to turn someone into jazz. The Museum will continue this series with Duke Ellington’s Live at Newport 1956 and see what makes it tick. Watch on The National Jazz Museum in Harlem’s Youtube page. FREE. September 29 2:00pm Music on the Brain w/ Helen Sung Music on the Brain brings together jazz music and science as the Museum celebrates the way
Dear Justyce (Sept 29)
Who Designs Your Race (Sept 30)
that music affects our brains and bodies. Join to listen and move with the music, and maybe learn something new with
September 29 7:00pm Regina Carter: Swing States, and Getting Out the Vote For this virtual event, violinist and composer Regina Carter, and Grammy winning trumpeter, composer and arranger John Daversa will share music from the new release and talk about its creation. Following that, she’ll join series host Larry Blumenfeld, along with other guest panelists, for a discussion about what our votes mean to each of us, and for all of us. Watch on The National Jazz Museum in Harlem’s Youtube page. FREE.
Artist-in-Residence pianist Helen Sung. Watch on The National Jazz Museum in Harlem’s Youtube page. FREE.
September 30 6:00-7:00pm Who Designs Your Race Join La Trienal curators in discussion with artist Melinda Barnadas of Collective Magpie about their online survey, Who Designs Your Race?, which takes on the context of the census and other race-related survey practices. Available for the public to complete, the data collected will inform Collective Magpie of their infographics. Visit elmuseo.org to join. FREE.
