Arts and Culture

I STILL DO-A Celebration of African-American Weddings

Submitted by alecr on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 6:07pm
in
Date: 
Saturday, June 12, 2010 - 4:00pm - 7:00pm
Location : 
DC

Saturday, June 12th, 4:00pm-7:00pm ~
I STILL DO -A Celebration of African-American Weddings.
Join author and photographer Kea Taylor for a discussion and booksigning. This coffee table book showcases photographer Kea Taylor's most beloved images from ten years of photographing African-American weddings. Location: SSB.

A Tribute to Lucille Clifton (1936-2010)

Submitted by alecr on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 6:05pm
in
Date: 
Thursday, June 24, 2010 - 6:30pm
Location : 
Maryland

"A Tribute to Lucille Clifton (1936-2010)," Thursday, June 24 at 6:30 pm, with readings from Maryland poets. Audience members are invited to bring their favorite Clifton poem to share. Free. Enoch Pratt Free Library, Wheeler Auditorium, 400 Cathedral St., Baltimore, MD. (410) 396-5430.

Voices Heard

Submitted by alecr on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 6:03pm
in
Date: 
Friday, June 18, 2010 - 7:00pm
Location : 
Maryland

Friday, June 18 at 7:00 pm
"Voices Heard": an evening of poetry and music presented by mental health consumers, hosted by Anne Becker. Presented with the exhibit "Look In/Look Out." Open reading with live music.
Free. Takoma Park Community Center, 7500 Maple Ave., Takoma Park, MD. (301) 588-2787.

mothertongue presents Arden Eli Hill and youth from SMYAL, plus open mic

Submitted by alecr on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 6:02pm
in
Date: 
Monday, June 14, 2010 - 8:30pm
Location : 
DC

$10 suggested donation, benefits SMYAL. The Black Cat, 1811 14th St. NW, DC. (202) 667-7960.

"Art in Crisis": Explore fusion of Art and Activism

Submitted by Ramah on Tue, 06/08/2010 - 11:47am
in
Date: 
Friday, June 11, 2010 - 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Location : 
DC

Busboys and Poets
5th and K Streets NW
Washington, DC

Every revolution has its art. In DC, the local artists who create the city’s signs, banners, graffiti, and other radical art are being showcased at a unique art show organized by the Rivera Project, an organization working to bridge the gaps between art and activism.

Film Screening: The Greening of Southie

Submitted by alecr on Sun, 06/06/2010 - 11:54pm
in
Date: 
Monday, June 7, 2010 - 6:30pm
Location : 
DC
What: The Greening of Southie, Green Building Film Screening, trailer:
http://vimeo.com/3125436
When: June 7, 2010 Doors open 6:30pm, film starts at 7pm, followed by
panel discussion
Where: George Washington University, Duquès Hall (2201 G Street NW /
Washington, D.C. 20052)
 

The Loving Project: E-Race

Submitted by lschande on Wed, 06/02/2010 - 5:20pm
in
Date: 
Friday, June 11, 2010 - 8:00pm - Sunday, June 20, 2010 - 7:00pm
Location : 
DC
Maryland

<!--StartFragment-->

Dance Box Theater presents:

The Loving Project: E-Race

@ Joe’s Movement Emporium

3309 Bunker Hill Road

Mount Rainier, MD 20712 

Activism through Film and Video

Submitted by Ramah on Wed, 06/02/2010 - 11:26am
in
Date: 
Monday, June 7, 2010 - 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Location : 
DC

A free brown bag award-winning filmmaker and IPS Senior Fellow Saul Landau. Saul will discuss how easy it is to move people to action using film. 

Institute for Policy Studies
1112 16th Street NW, Suite 600

Please RSVP to Netfa@ips-dc.org or call 202-787-5229.

The Sociopolitical Love Project

Submitted by Ramah on Tue, 05/25/2010 - 11:42am
in
Date: 
Friday, June 4, 2010 - 6:30pm - 9:00pm
Location : 
DC

Emergence Community Arts Collective
733 Euclid Street NW
Washington, DC 20001

We Are the Ones! Oratory Contest for Teenage Girls

Submitted by Ramah on Tue, 05/25/2010 - 11:35am
in
Date: 
Saturday, May 29, 2010 - 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Location : 
DC

Emergence Community Arts Collective
733 Euclid Street NW
Washington, DC 20001

Syndicate content