In Harlem This Week…
3/24–4/02
This is a relatively slow Harlem week but there’s still lots to do and see. Check out the list below.
Women’s Jazz Festival: Bernice Johnson Reagon Compositions
Host: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Location: 515 Malcolm X Blvd, NY, NY 10037
Date/Time: Monday, March 28th at 7 p.m.
“Bernice Johnson Reagon Compositions The Bernice Reagon Johnson Songbook Bernice Johnson Reagon, scholar, singer/songleader, composer, activist for over half a century has been a profound contributor to African American and American culture. Born is Southwest Georgia, her singing style and traditional repertoire is grounded in her experiences in church, school, and political activism. As a composer, she has created a narrative of her social and political activism through her songs and large…” — Schomburg Center
Click here for more info. #WJF2016
Amateur Night at the Apollo
Host: Apollo Theatre
Location: 253 W 125th St, NY, NY 10027
Date/Time: Wednesday, March 30 at 7:30 p.m.
“A brand new line-up of contestants competes for the chance to perform during the April 6 Show Off and move on to Top Dog on May 11. It all leads to the chance of winning the title of Super Top Dog and a cash prize of $10,000 in November!” — Apollo Theatre
Click here for more info. #AmateurNight
3rd Annual Sternberg Family Lecture in Public Scholarship
Host: The Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership
Location: The Great Hall, Shepard Hall — 160 Convent Ave, NY, NY 10031
Date/Time: Wednesday, March 30 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
This year’s theme is, ‘ A Disrupted Foundation: Employment, School Retention and Social Ties among Disconnected Latino Youth.’ Speakers include Ramona Hernandez (Director of the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute and Professor of Sociology at the Colin Powell School), Edwin Melendez (Professor of Urban Planning at Hunter College ant the Director of the Center for Puerto Rican Studies), and M. Anne Visser (Assistant Professor of Community and Regional Development in the Department of Human Ecology at the University of California, Davis).
Click here for more info. #ColinPowellSchool
OVER THE TABLE: Artists Portfolio Reviews
Host: El Museo del Barrio
Location: 1230 5th Ave, NY, NY 10029
Date/Time: Wednesday, March 30 from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
“El Museo del Barrio’s Curatorial team is inviting artists of Puerto Rican, Latin@, Latin American, or Caribbean descent to register for a twenty-minute portfolio review. This season, OVER THE TABLE, a part of the Office Hours project, offers art practitioners in different stages of their development the opportunity to engage in one-on-one discussions about their work or an upcoming project. These informal exchanges seek to turn the traditional artist-curator portfolio review into an act of camaraderie between individuals working in the same field.” — El Museo del Barrio
Click here for more info. #ColinPowellSchool
The Case of the Three Sided Dream: A Documentary On the Life, Music and Legacy of Rahsaan Roland Kirk
Host: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Location: 515 Malcolm X Blvd, NY, NY 10037
Date/Time: Wednesday, March 30th at 6:30 p.m.
“This film chronicles the life of Rahsaan Roland Kirk, a one of a kind musician, personality, satirist and windmill-slayer who despite being blind, becoming paralyzed, and facing America’s racial injustices — did not relent. His life’s work was making music. Beyond that, he was an outspoken activist who started a political movement to get more exposure for Jazz in America — particularly on TV. At the age of 40, Rahsaan suffered a stroke which left him half paralyzed. Despite this, he continued to…” — Schomburg Center
Click here for more info. #FilmsAtTheSchomburg
Afrojam Mixer
Host: MIST Harlem
Location: 46 W 116th St, NY, NY 10026
Date/Time: Thurs, March 30th at 6:00 p.m./Friday, April 1st at 12 p.m.
If you’re looking for a local socially professional event just check out AfroJam’s upcoming mixers.
Click here for more info. #IamAfroJam
Curls — Empowering Entrepreneurs Lucheon
Host: MIST Harlem
Location: 46 W 116th St, NY, NY 10026
Date/Time: Friday, April 1st at 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.
“To kick-off the national campaign, CURLS will host over 100 girls of color from New York City and Westchester County between the ages of 12 and 24 at its CURLS Girls Rule the World: Empowering Entrepreneurs Luncheon on April 1, 2016 at Mist-Harlem in New York City. The event will expose girls to accomplished mentors in various industries so they can begin to learn how they can make their dreams come true.
A main component of the April 1 luncheon will be its “Mentor Match Up,” where girls will be paired with the program’s “Celebrity Expert Mentors,” who will have lunch with the girls and share their personal lessons in business and life. Confirmed “Celebrity Expert Mentors” include:” — MIST Harlem
Click for the list of celebrity mentors and more information. @frizzfreeCURLS
Charlie Parker’s Yardbird New York Premiere
Host: MIST Harlem
Location: 46 W 116th St, NY, NY 10026
Date/Time: Friday, April 1st at 8:00 p.m./Sunday April 3rd at 3:00 p.m.
“Set in the famed NYC jazz club, Birdland, this opera is a free-form expedition into the mind, heart, and personal purgatory of the bebop great.
In the empty twilight between life and death, saxophonist Charlie Parker composes his final masterpiece, revisiting the inspirations, demons, and women who fueled his creative genius. Acclaimed as “a swift-paced chamber opera with a pulsing, jazz-infused score” (The New York Times), the opera stars Lawrence Brownlee as the legendary saxophonist — a role crafted around the effortless, improvisational style that makes him one of music’s most sought after tenors. Soprano Angela Brown mesmerizes as his mother, Addie Parker, and baritone Will Liverman portrays jazz icon Dizzy Gillespie.” — Apollo Theatre
Click here for more info. #Bebopera
BaddDDD Sonia Sanchez
Host: Maysles Cinema
Location: 343 Lenox Avenue/Malcolm X Boulevard NY, NY, 10027
Date/Time: Thursday, March 31st at 6:00 p.m.
“The life and thoughts of this iconic poet, playwright, teacher, activist whose whole life is art and politics, and mesmerizing. With appearances by Questlove, Talib Kweli, Ursula Rucker, Amiri Baraka, Haki Madhubuti, Jessica Care Moore, Ruby Dee, Yasiin Bey, Ayana Mathis, Imani Uzuri and Bryonn Bain, this doc examines Sanchez’s contribution to the world of poetry, her singular place in the Black Arts Movement and her leadership role in African American culture over the last half century. This screening opens the Media Magic Mt. Vernon International Film Festival.” –Maysles Cinema
The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Sonia Sanchez and Sabrina Schmidt Gordon.
Buenas Noches: Curator led Tour of The Illusive Eye
Host: El Museo del Barrio
Location: 1230 5th Ave, NY, NY 10029
Date/Time: Thursday, March 31st from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
“Join us for a private tour of our latest exhibition, The Illusive Eye, with El Museo curator Rocio Aranda-Alvarado. The guided tour will begin promptly at 6:30 and will run though 7:30 PM. Followed immediately by an intimate reception.” — El Museo del Barrio
