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Harlem Community Newspapers | October 22. 2020
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 20102016. 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
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Now Until October 31 12th Annual Congo in Harlem Film Festival Please join for an engaging discussion as we explore the role of Belgian colonization on the current situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Panelists will discuss the ownership of the Congo by King Leopold II at the dawn of the 20th Century and the devastation that he wrought on the masses of Congolese. Maysles. org RSVP for FREE. October 22 7:00-8:00pm Waterworks: A Drop of Midnight Performance Harlem Stage WaterWorks artist, Jason Timbuktu Diakité, shared some of his experiences dealing with race, identity, ancestry and more, in the fall of 2018, as a precursor to his upcoming world premiere of A Drop of Midnight. Watch on Youtube or harlemstage.org for FREE. October 22 6:00-7:00pm
ellington (oct 26)
the wall (oct 22)
tia fuller (oct 28)H
Dia de Muertos (oct 26)
The Wall: Michael Menchaca Join La Trienal curators in discussion with artist Michael Menchaca on his commissioned animation, The Wall, a part of ESTAMOS BIEN LA TRIENAL 20/21, El Museo’s first national largescale survey of Latinx contemporary art. ElMuseo.org FREE. October 24 11:00-7:00pm Revival 4: Fortitude Join Dances For A Variable Population and legendary guest artists for our evolving exploration of the joy, resilience and vitality of age! FREE with RSVP at revival4.com October 26 6:00-7:00pm Ponte Ready! Celebrating Dia de Muertos with La Newyorkina Dia de Muertos is almost here (November 1)! Join El Museo for a special edition of Ponte Ready with Fanny Gerson, creator of La Newyorkina, who will share with us her recipe
of Pan de Muerto, while discussing the history and symbolism of the beloved baked good and share personal anecdotes about Dia de Muertos. ElMuseo.org FREE. October 26 12pmWho Was Duke Ellington? Part 2 Duke Ellington became an internationally known composer and bandleader in the 1930s. The National Jazz Museum in Harlem will look into the popular songs and the extended compositions that stood behind this miracle. Join on their Facebook Live. October 27 7:00pm Gary Bartz: Desert Island Discs Join curator and host Ted Panken for an in-depth Desert Island Discs listening party with saxophonist and jazz legend, Gary Bartz. This program is part of their year-long Charlie Parker Centennial Celebration and Bartz will share his thoughts and perspectives on Parker. Watch
on The National Jazz Museum in Harlem’s Youtube or Facebook Live. October 27 10:00, 1:00pm Women’s Suffrage and Voting Rights Discover diverse leaders within the woman suffrage movement and the tactics they used to expand voting rights. Learn about how their racial and ethnic identities and class experiences shaped their political views and strategies. Looking back 100 years to the passage of the 19th amendment, students will explore the legacy and shortcomings of the movement for votes for women and learn about the importance of voting rights now. 10:00am for grades 2-5, 1:00pm for grades 6-12. FREE with RSVP at mcny.org October 28 12:00pm Speaks: Tia Fuller Alto saxophonist and bandleader Tia Fuller has established a unique career path for
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herself. Find out how she managed this and has become an internationally respected artist, and faculty member at The Berklee College of Music. Watch on The National Jazz Museum in Harlem’s Facebook Live. October 28 7:00-8:15pm Everyday City The story of 2020 in New York will, inevita-
bly, be one of extremity—how world-historic events gave us drastic, memorable images of a city in crisis. But a subtler, perhaps more lasting effect of this year’s dramas can be seen in the moments in between: a suddenly transformed everyday life. Join this online series at mcny. org $80 and up
