FRIDAY, MAY 2
OPEN MIC
- “Sara & Friends”
Presents Open Mic Fridays –Every first Friday of each month, This Month: Friday, May 2, 2008.. Doors open at 9pm. The fee is $10
Hosted by Sarah FRIDAY, MAY 9
Friday Night at
The Movies presents:
African Liberation Month Film:
“Lumumba:
Death of a Prophet”
Is the first feature documentary on one of the legendary figures of modern African history. Like Malcolm X, Patrice Lumumba (1925-1961) is remembered less for lasting achievements than as a shining symbol of the struggle for self-determination. Director: Raoul Peck, 70 mins. In French with English subtitles.
Friday, May 9 7:30pm
Free admission-
Discussion follows
SATURDAY, MAY 10
Bless da Mic:
Open Mic with a
different Twist !
is a popular monthly showcase hosted by damali and Shadagga , where talents gather to see and be seen. In addition to an Open Mic segment, we also screen short films and feature artists of my genres, including : Hip Hop, Reggae, Spoken Word, Dub Poetry, Soca, R&B, and More!The second Saturday of each month. Music by DJ Omar - Doors open and open mic sign up: 9 pm to Midnight Donation: $10 - Saturday, May 10 The Spotlight is on you! Come Center Stage! Come Center Stage!
Your Hosts: Damali & Shadagga
$10 Donation
SUNDAY, MAY11)
African Ministries (I AM)
I AM because we are, so we are because I AM – Guest Presenter: Councilman Charles Baron, activist, political representative. “ The Sacred Role & Responsibility of the Politician for the Wholistic Spiritual Empowerment of our community”, Sunday, May 11, 1pm (Doors open) Free Admission!
Workshops & Classes
Musical Instrument With the Bill Jacobs Ensemble Offering music classes to the community in the following disciplines: Beginning Piano & Guitar…. Sessions! (8 weeks) Wednesdays, 4:30-5:30pm $25 per class or 8 sessions for $150-
Come Join the Drum Healing Circle!! Bring your (Congas, Bongos, Djembe, Kenkeni, Sangban, Doundoun) with master drummer Craig DePass, & Eric Fungo Tuesdays 5pm-7pm Classes are FREE!!! Call Bill Jacobs– 917-450-3319
FREE ADULT COMPUTER CLASSES @ SQPA-NY Beacon School
108-35 167 Street
..Monday & Thurs. 6 pm - 8 pm for info Call 917-687-6510
CULTURAL CARAVAN
is a television broadcast which showcases African American cultural performances (drama, dance, music, visual arts) ; Celebrity artist/ community spotlights, and informative community roundtable discussions. Sponsorship opportunities are available
call 347-967-7190. “We Invite You to tune into the Caravan” on Time Warner Cablevision stations within the following boroughs: • Manhattan: MNN
(Channels 56 & 84) Every other Saturday, • Queens: QPTV Every Tuesday (Twice a day) Channel 34 (11 AM-12 Noon) & on Channel 35 (7PM—8 PM) • Brooklyn: BCAT Every Thursday, from 6 PM to 6:30 PM on Time Warner Channel 35 and Cablevision Channel 68
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SATURDAY,MAY 16
OPEN POETRY READING
The return of the traditional Poetry Reading at APT. Poet, activist, and educator George Edward Tait, known as the Poet Laureate of Harlem, host an Open Mic series on the third Friday of every month, concluding June 20, 2008. During the Seventies, George Edward Tait, became one of the primary progenitors of poetry presentations by producing the legendary seven year series Black Words for a Wednesday Night for 360 continuous weeks. This special event at APT is an open call to the countless conscious and seasoned scribes to add their artistry to what promises to be a memorable series. Friday,
Mayl 16 8pm – Donation: $10
SATURDAY, MAY 17
African Music Concerts Present
Baba Ola Jagun & Ancestral Rhythms
Alafia! Come and join Baba Ola Jagun and his Ancestral Rhythms Group the Professor of Talking Drums and Nigerian Master Drummers and musicians, as we move and groove to authentic traditional, spiritual rhythms and melodies, music that moves your mind, body and spirit!!! with its distinctive take on the great, timeless Afrobeat tradition. Baba Ola Jagun is a Nigerian drummer, vocalist born in Nigeria and trained in the heart of Yorubaland as a drummer and as a visual artist at Twin Seven-Seven’s Cultural Center in Oshogbo, Nigeria. Baba Ola Jagun, vocalist and Yoruba Spiritual Priest.who spent over ten years performing with the legendary AfroBeat creator, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti’s Egypt 80 band. notably gracing the ‘Beasts of No Nation’ LP with his hard groove. Baba Ola Jagun & The Ancestral Rhythms, are renowned for heavy percussions and hard-core Yoruba vocals, feature some of the most skilled and exciting percussionists and musicians on the African music scene today! Join Jagun and his group This is as traditional as it gets. Nothing more needs to be said. Also Special Guest poet Lisa Muhammad
Lisa Muhammad’s writings are spiritual, cultural, social, historical, political and relevant to the Black experience. Author of “Flowing Like A River, Raging Like A Flood” and “Forty Ounces & a Tied-up Mule” Saturday, May 17, 8:00pm Adv. Tickets $15 - $17 at door Delicious cuisine will be available
SATURDAY,MAY 24
Imagery, Subject and Meter in Free Verse Poetry Américo Casiano Jr.
a 2003 New York Foundation for the Arts poetry fellow and one of the founding members of the Nuyorican poetry movement. He is works appear in five collections of poetry and numerous literary journals. His first book of poetry: On The Stand, iUniverse, was published in October 2007 and received Editor’s Choice designation.
Currently, he is the founder/President of NuyoRican School Poetry Jazz Ensemble, a performance ensemble focusing on presenting the literary works of Puerto Rican authors in the United States through performance. The ensemble has performed at venues throughout the tri-state. Among them, Aaron Davis Performing Arts Center, Hostos Center Art and Culture, the Nuyorican Poets Café, and the Julia De Burgos Latino Cultural Center.
Participants are asked to bring up to 5 poems not to exceed two pages in length to share with participants and for discussion. Poems maybe of any subject and should attempt to reflect the blending of imagery and meter.instructor at City College in the Black Studies Department Saturday, May 24 –
5pm – 7pm - $10 Donation
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