ROD PATRICK RISBROOK Photographic|Imagery Official Harlem Pride Vendor Saturday, June 29th, 201312 NOON — 6PM… SEE YOU THERE!

OFFICIAL HARLEM PRIDE VENDOR

@ JACKIE ROBINSON PARK, NYC

ENTRANCE: 148 ST &  BRADHURST AVENUE

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SATURDAY, JUNE 29TH, 2013

12 NOON — 6PM… SEE YOU THERE!

Wilhelmina Grant/SISTAAH Studio Presents Greet the Griot! An Art Exhibition Featuring Robert Oba Cullins Opening Reception: Saturday, February 2nd, 2013 - 2:00 PM - 7:00PM

                                 

Wilhelmina Grant/SISTAAH Studio

Invites you to a Black History Month art exhibition:
Greet the Griot!
Featuring Robert Oba Cullins:

World Traveler, Art Collector, Warri Master

Opening Reception:

Saturday, February 2nd, 2013

2:00PM -7:00PM

Exhibition On Display 2/2/13 - 2/28/13
 An O.Y.E. (Open Your Eyes) Exhibit of
SISTAAH Art Studio

401 West 149th Street

(between Convent and St. Nicholas Avenues)

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SistaahStudio[at]gmail.com

(646) 590-2728

www.SISTAAH.org
 

Subway: A, B, C, D train to 145th St. (closest)

or the #1 train to 145th Street

Bus: M3, M100, M101 to 148th Street
For Further Info Call: (646) 590-2728

Nutcracker Sunday Matinée!Dance Theatre of Hatrlem Sunday, December 9th, 2012 @ 5:00PM

                                                     

Sunday Matinees 2012-2013
Sunday, December 9th, 2012 @ 5PM
    Adults: $18.00 each
    Children and Seniors: $14.00 each

PURCHASE TICKETS HERE

The second Sunday of each month we open up our studios to showcase our dancers and other artists in the community!

Since its inception, Dance Theatre of Harlem has welcomed neighbors near and far to high-quality performances by students from our school, the Dance Theatre of Harlem Ensemble and special guest artists.

Now called Sunday Matinées, the performances take place at 3:00 p.m. on the second Sunday of each month from November through April, and the first Sunday of May, and are followed by a Meet-the-Artist reception.

In years past special guests have included Councilman Robert Jackson, Daniel Beaty, Phyllis Stickney, the United Nations Children’s Choir; American Ballet Theatre Studio Company; Percussionist, Edwina Tyler, Sidra Bell Dance NY; Lotus Music and Dance; Tania Leon;  and Carmen deLavallade, to name a few.

  

 Dance Theatre of Harlem
Everett Center for the Performing Arts

466 West 152nd Street

Harlem, New York, 10031

212.690.2800
DanceTheatreofHarlem.org
                                                             

Art In FLUX Harlem presents ECHOES: A Time to Keep & A Time to Let Go Opening: Friday, November 9th, 2012 (6-9PM) Harlem, New York City

                                                                              

Official Website: www.artinfluxharlem.com

    

ECHOES
Opens NOV. 9th, 2012 6-9pm
A dual-gallery exhibition in which artists reveal the importance of the spiritual power of Africa by retaining elements of the traditional world and yet creating a new contemporary vision. Through visual art, film, photography, dance, and spoken word, artists proclaim a cultural heritage while they explore, celebrate, play, question, challenge or protest diverse issues. The exhibition, spreading in two inter-connected spaces, illustrates the importance of past histories and conveys the vital significance of African traditions in the diaspora.

Opening Night Special Events

Spoken Word: Hisham Tawfiq, Ebbe Bassey, Tara Mhella, Gena Bardwell

Percussion Performance:  Mark Manczuk
Dance Interpretation:  Ntifafa Akoko Tete-Rosenthal
Instrumental music:  Hasan Bakr and Kevin Nathaniel Hylton
DJ Mix: Jeremiah Kpoh

EXHIBITING ARTISTS
Alberte Bernier, Beatrice Lebreton, Carlos DeMedeiros, Dougba Caranda-Martin, Gail Shaw-Clemons, Geraldine Gaines, Ibou Ndoye, J W Ford, Lance Johnson, Leonardo Benzant, Makeba Rainey, Nyugen Smith, Tara Mhella, Toni Thomas, and Trish Mayo. 

PRODUCTION TEAM
Beatrice Lebreton, Curator
Ibou Ndoye, Curator
Ebbe Bassey, Filmmaker
Belynda M'baye, Production Manager

This exhibit, reflective of the mission of Art In FLUX Harlem, was created through a collaborative effort among artists.  The idea of the exhibit was sparked by a curatorial proposal presented by Beatrice Lebreton, and Ibou Ndoye.  The two were introduced to filmmaker Ebbe Bassey whose film, Siri Oko Fo (Mending Fences), inspired the artworks presented in the “Time to Let Go” gallery.  Belynda M’baye came on board as the production manager for the opening night reception and coordinated dance, music and spoken word - all responses to the artworks and the film.

LOCATION:
Art In FLUX Harlem
1961 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd. (7th Ave) @ 118th Street

Harlem, New York City

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GALLERY HOURS:
Wed - Sat:  noon to 7pm
Sun:  noon to 5pm

www.artinfluxharlem.com

2nd Annual "48 Hours In Harlem" 1 DAY ONLY! August 26th, 2012 @ 7:00PM The Harlem School of the Arts

Official Website: harlem9.org

Harlem 9

Presents

"48 Hours In Harlem

August 26th, 2012 @ 7:00PM

The Harlem School of the Arts

645 St. Nicholas Avenue

(between 142nd & 143rd Streets)

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• 6 Playwrights
• 6 Directors
• 18 Actors... Giving Raw Impressions of
• 6 Provocative Black Plays

The Amen Corner

by James Baldwin

Topdog/Underdog

by Suzan Lori-Parks

A Soldier's Play

by Charles Fuller

Intimate Apparel

by Lynn Nottage

Yellowman

by Dael Orlandersmith

Dairy of a Mad Black Woman

by Tyler Perry

Garlia Cornelius Jones-Lv, Bryan E. Glover, Liberation Theatre Company

E. Michael Lockley. Jonathan McCrory, Soul Productions

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Accept "Except" - A Play By Karimah Directed by George Faison Starring Ceez Liive & Tyree Young @ Faison Firehouse Theatre (Harlem, NYC)

 

Official Website: www.faisonfirehouse.org

TONY AWARD WINNER GEORGE FAISON CELEBRATES GAY PRIDE IN HARLEM WITH NEW PLAY ACCEPT "EXCEPT" LGBT NY BEGINNING JUNE 21, 2012 THRU JULY 22ND Accept "Except" LGBT NY, written by Karimah, has a cast led by spoken word artist/poet Cynthia Keteku, known as Ceez Liive and Tyree Young. Lighting Design by Thurston Reyes and Costume Design by Project Runway and Tony Award nominee (The Gershwin's Porgy and Bess) Esosa. Accept "Except" LGBT NY is about the struggle for justice in America from slavery to modern day Gay Rights. It tells the story of two gay twenty year olds running from the Law, a male from the 18th Century and a female from the 21st century.

    Faison Firehouse Theatre
6 Hancock Place (off of 124th Street)

Between St.Nicholas and Morningside Avenues
Harlem, New York City 10027
Phone: 212-665-7698
E-mail: mail[at]faisonfirehouse.org
Website: www.faisonfirehouse.org

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Tickets: $20.00

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Running Until July 22nd, 2012 

END OF AN ERA - Hue-Man Bookstore and Café In Harlem Is Closing :-(((

              

JULY 2012

Our Final  Month of Fabulous Events in Our Old Home and An Open Letter to the Harlem Community

Greetings!

As Carol (my middle name) Burnette would say, 'we're so glad we had this time together, but now it's time for us to say so long'. Ten years of amazing friendship and camaraderie have gone by way too soon. On July 31, 2012, Hue- Man will close its current location. We all know that there is a season for everything under heaven and the season of "traditional book" selling has come to a close.

When you do something for five hundred years and it works why change? But change has happened and the publishing industry is experiencing a new reality. Faced with tremendous social pressures to deliver the next big idea, celebrity books have become the interim hype, yet even that is not a sustainable model for an industry in turmoil. As stop gap measures run out, the industry will be forced to reconcile the future place of "real books" in their business models and with continuous rumble and tumult, new ideas will percolate on how to deliver that new experience to the new consumer of books. No matter how apocalyptic the predictions are for the industry, it is my belief that books are here to stay in one iteration or the other.
 
Closing the existing format of Hue-Man is forward thinking on our part and as we take pause to re-imagine the future of books and how to ensure that their purpose of entertaining, imparting knowledge and honing creativity is preserved, we find no viable alternative but to go back to the drawing board.  Closing our beloved bookstore, I assure you was a very hard decision for us. Yet, the confluence of events, changing landscape, the end of our lease and the international expansion of our vision, closing our physical location was the only sensible decision we could make. There is no way to re-imagine the bookstore of the future in our current space. To try to do so would be a stop gap and a waste of resources. 
 
In making this monumental decision we gave significant consideration to the community, and to each and every one of you. Loyal customers such as Ms. Phoebe, Ms. Campbell, Valarie, Saida, Brenda, Joe Morgan, Elinor Campbell and our sweet Jayden, kept surfacing in our hearts. After all, isn't community what a neighborhood bookstore is all about?  Suffice it to say we took solace in the gift we were able to give.  We will cherish the up close and personal experiences with so many amazing people, some of them no longer with us. People such as Erica Kennedy, Rodney King, E. Lynn, Slade Morrison, L.A Banks and veterans such as LeRoy Neiman, Rosa Guy, Manning Marable and Professor Derrick Bell are gone but gave us memories not soon forgotten. What a time we had!  What an amazing journey! 
 
So what next?  While we are figuring out our amazing bookstore of the future, I will be working on several projects which will focus on giving ethnic writers an advantage in the marketplace. We will continue to be involved in the publishing of books and will ramp up our agency services to writers and publishers alike.  Though we can not give you the future in a nutshell, we can tell you that on September 6th 2012 at 7:30Pm we will launch our new event format with Miami Heat Dwayne Wade.  Partnering with a state of the art facility we can begin to create the kind of multi-platform customer experience we've always imagined.   Stay tuned!
 
What you will be able to do Once We Close the Doors:

    You can continue to buy online.....In fact,  for 3 months beginning Aug 1, 2012 we will be discounting our entire website offerings 30% or better.
    You can still reach us through facebook and twitter.
    You can continue to reach us at the same phone number and at the same website and e-mail address.
    You will hear from us though our usual methods of communication.
    You may continue to call us about hosting your events in new and exciting ways.
    You can hope we get the Chase Grant you so generously voted for us to win so that we can hasten our physical return.
    YOU CAN GET DEEP DISCOUNTS ON OUR EXISTING INVENTORY WHICH WE NEED TO LIQUIDATE.

 What you will not be able to do:
    Walk into Hue-Man and see our smiling faces...but you can smile at us when you do see us on the streets of Harlem and I'm sure you will hear our smiles through the telephone line.

So, above are two quite distinct ideas of book delivery. One is a re-imagined library in Columbia and the other, a bookstore of the future in Rome, Italy. Guess what we are doing later this August....taking a jaunt to see them both?  Maybe. In the meantime join us for our signature July Signings, with a wonderful  line up...Susan Fales-Hill, The Vice President of Ghana, and a spectacular closing event with the Cast of FELA! etc.....You know we had to have some light...camera...action. If you are in St Louis Aug 4 and 5 come see us at the St. Louis Expo and, if you are in the Vineyard, join Professor Ogletree's Charles Hamilton Institute event on Aug 15.
 
In the meantime the re-imagined book art below reminds us that all greatness and creativity comes from knowledge often found in books.  We leave you with light and love.
 
Click the link below and travel with us down memory lane.   Until we meet again...you have all our love and respect,
 
The Partners and Staff of Hue-Man Bookstore & Cafe

3rd Annual Harlem Pride (2012) Jackie Robinson Park in Harlem June 22nd - 24th, 2012 (NYC)

Official Website: HarlemPride.org

Harlem Pride 2012 is just around the corner. We are so excited about this year's events and there is so much to tell.  We appreciate your continued support and hope that this year is Harlem Pride's BEST YEAR YET!

Please see SCHEDULE, OPPORTUNITIES, and ANNOUNCEMENTS below. Feel free to email us at info@harlempride.org if you have any questions.

SCHEDULE:

Friday, June 22nd
VIP Launch Party Fundraiser
The Green Residence (730 Riverside Drive @ 150th Street)
A Private Venue for the Exclusive Entertainment of our Guests
7-11PM Tickets $50/person
We Thank El Dorado Rum for being our liquor sponsor again this year.
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION

Saturday, June 23rd
Harlem Pride Day 2012 Celebration
Jackie Robinson Park (145th Street and Bradhurst Avenue)

12 Noon - 6PM FREE

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Bring your family and friends! Featuring live entertainment, refreshments, community organizations, give-aways and more!
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION

Sunday, June 24th
Join us as we March with Pride in the Heritage of Pride March
Time and meeting area TBA. You'll know as soon as we do.
Register to walk with Harlem Pride and get your Harlem Pride 2012 Pride March T-Shirt!
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION

 

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OPPORTUNITIES:
Sponsorships - There is still time to become a sponsor.  Show your support of Harlem Pride and gain the attention of thousands of participants.
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION

Vendors - There are still a few vendor spots available, but they are going fast.  Get yours today!
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION

Volunteers - First of all, THANK YOU to everyone who has already registered to volunteer. You will be contacted soon.  We greatly appreciate you.  Anyone else who would like to register to volunteer may still do so, as we can never have too many volunteers.  All volunteers receive a FREE Harlem Pride 2012 Ambassadors t-shirt.  Get your registrations in now!
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION

Friends - Help support Harlem Pride 2012 by becoming a Friend of Harlem Pride.  For a donation of $5 or more, you get your name (or an honorarium) listed on our website.  Come on and DONATE today!
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION
  

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 ANNOUNCEMENTS:

•     Harlem Pride Official T-Shirts are now on sale! Show your Harlem Pride. Get the Official T-Shirt now! CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION
•     The Artists & Special Guests Line Up Will Be Announced On Friday, June 8th!
•     The NEW Harlem Pride Theme Song will debut Saturday, June 23rd at Jackie Robinson Park!  

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The mission of Harlem Pride is to promote Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Same Gender Loving pride in Harlem and to provide opportunities for networking and communication among its LGBTQ & SGL organizations and community members.

Harlem Pride was incorporated in the New York State as a Not-For-Profit Corporation in 2010, and received its retroactive 501(c)(3) tax exempt status from the Internal Revenue Service in 2011.  Harlem Pride is a Registered Charity in New York State.  All donations are Tax Deductible.

Anytime you have questions, comments, concerns, or ideas, please email us at info[at]harlempride.org and let us know what's on your mind.  Thank you.

Thank you for your support!

Sincerely,
--The Team at Harlem Pride, Inc.

       

GMAD at 25: A History in Words and Images @ The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture // Reception @ 5:30PM on Wed, February 1st, 2012

Gay Men of African Descent (GMAD) and The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture present a jubilee exhibition entitled GMAD at 25: A History in Words and Images. This exhibition will celebrate 25 historic years of GMAD on Wednesday, February 1st, 2012. Reception 5:30pm with exhibit & panel discussion 6:30pm to 8:00pm at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, NY. GOOGLE MAP HERE

Attendance is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

GMAD is working to improve quality of life within the New York City black gay community by effectively fighting the triple threat of AIDS, homophobia and racism through education, advocacy, health and wellness and social support. Tokes Osubu, GMAD Executive Director will lead a panel discussion at the exhibition focusing on history, progress and the future of GMAD and its initiatives affecting and supporting Gay Men Of African Descent here and abroad. www.gmad.org

The crème de la crème of the philanthropic, arts and entertainment industries will be in attendance to support and honor these innovators and members of the LGBT community on their very special day.

GMAD at 25: A History in Words and Images is co-curated by Dr. Kevin McGruder, former Executive Director of GMAD and current Scholar-in-Residence at the Schomburg Center; and Steven G. Fullwood, Project Director for the Black Gay & Lesbian Archive at the Schomburg Center.

Initial funding of the LGBT Initiative provided by Time Warner Inc., with additional support from M.A.C. AIDS Fund; Arcus Foundation; and Friends of the LGBT Initiative.

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Egbe JagunJagun Presents An African Cultural EventSunday, October 23rd, 2011 / 2PM - 6PMHarlem, New York City

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Egbe JagunJagun
Will Sponsor An
African Cultural Event

Singing, Drumming and Dancing
(Bembe)

In Honor Of
Elegba, Ogun & Ochossi

Sunday, October 23rd, 2011
2PM - 6PM

Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. State Office Building
Ar Gallery - 2nd Floor
163 West 125th Street
(Between Lenox Avenue & Adam Clayton Powell Blvd)
Harlem, New York City
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(PHOTO ID IS REQUIRED TO ENTER THE BUILDING)

For More Information
Please Call 212/283-4035
email: egbejagunjagun[at]yahoo.com

BMX National Presents I AM A MAN: Black Manhood & Sexual Diversity In The Black Community (Forum) Saturday, July 16th, 2011 @ 2:00PM (NYC)

PRESENTS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Anthony Truly
Telephone: 212-928-1957
Email: infinitygroup[at]yahoo.com
Website: BMXNY.org
Download: "I AM A MAN" Public Relations (PDF)

Rev. Al Sharpton, Marc Lamont Hill
and Cleo Manago
to Contribute to Historic Discussion at
Black Manhood & Sexual Diversity Forum in NYC

The Black Men's Xchange National Joins Forces
with
The National Action Network and
The Malcolm X Grassroots Movement for


"I AM A MAN:
Black Manhood & Sexual Diversity
In The Black Community" Forum

Saturday, July 16th, 2011 @ 2:00PM
@ National Action Network

New York, NY - From comedian Tracy Morgan's controversial rant to CNN's Don Lemon's 'coming out', to the historic legalization of same-sex marriage in New York last week - homosexuality is at the forefront of water cooler conversations these days. It is a particularly hot topic within the Black community, given the social, political and cultural ramifications inherit within this community. Where as in previous generations, in order to escape oppression, some very 'light-skinned' Blacks 'passed as White,' today many same gender loving (SGL) men pass as heterosexual, hiding in plain sight, to escape the pain of being regarded as less than "real men."

In response to the brewing controversy around homosexuality and the Black community, the Black Men's Xchange (BMX) National has joined forces with the National Action Network and the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement to present the community forum I AM A MAN: Black Manhood & Sexual Diversity in the Black Community on Saturday, July 16th at 2:00 PM at the National Action Network in New York. The National Action Network is located at 106 W. 145th St. (near Lenox Ave.) Black Men's Xchange National is the nation's oldest and largest community-based movement devoted to promoting healthy self-concept and behavior, cultural affirmation and critical consciousness among same gender loving, gay-identifying and bisexual African-descended males and allies.

Recalling the signs carried by Memphis sanitation workers at the strike where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated, I AM A MAN is an affirmation of the common struggle of Black men, and a call for the inclusion of the SGL men among the collective. Noting a rash of highly publicized homosexual teen suicides across the country and that the highest incidence of HIV/AIDS in the Black community is still among Black men, most of whom are homosexual and bisexual, Reverend Sharpton cites, "There is absolutely a need to have this discussion."

11-Year Old Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover

(suicide)

(suicide)

Says Cleo Manago, "For generations, the Black community has been so preoccupied with survival in America, or assimilation, we have rarely stepped out of this to figure ourselves out, or rationally address our perceived differences with each other. This forum is one of those rare opportunities on an essential issue."

Black Men's Xchange-NY Co-founder, John-Martin Green insists, "This human rights struggle - for diverse Black men to be fully present, respectfully representing our range - can only be won as we muster our courage as a community to face our fears and end misunderstandings that produce unhealthy behaviors and division among us."

Join BMX National and their community partners to jointly build a stronger community, where whether SGL, bisexual or heterosexual, it is safe not to "hide in plain sight" anymore. I AM A MAN: Black Manhood & Sexual Diversity in the Black Community will be a forum dedicated to insuring that all Black people can be respected and affirmed.

For more information go to

http://www.facebook.com/bmxnational

AmASSI/BMX Founder Cleo Manago & Reverend Al Sharpton

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