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Date: Tue, Apr 7, 2009 at 3:07 PM
Subject: April 2009 events at the Schomburg
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The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
The New York Public Library
www.schomburgcenter.org
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*April at the Schomburg Center*
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*11 Saturday 4 p.m.*
*FILM SERIES*
Becoming American: African Americans and American Politics Film Screenings
Black Panther Party Library
King: Man of Peace in a Time of War
Free admission. First come, first served. Limited seats. For more
information, visit www.schomburgcenter.org
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*15 Wednesday 7 p.m.*
*STAGED READING*
The Frederick Douglass Creative Arts Center and the Classical Theatre of
Harlem presents a staged reading series. For more information, visit
www.fdcac.org or call (212) 864-3375.
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*16 Thursday 7 p.m.*
*PANEL & PERFORMANCE*
*Dance Theatre of Harlem: 40 Years of Firsts*
Dance Theater of Harlem (DTH) presents Where are the Black Swans? with a
special performance featuring Dance Theatre of Harlem Ensemble. Panelists
include: Marcia Sells, Moderator; Raven Wilkinson, former member of Ballet
Russe; Endalyn Taylor, Director DTH School, former principal dancer DTH, and
featured Broadway performer; Tai Jimenez, former principal dancer DTH and
Boston Ballet; and Andrea Long, former New York City Ballet member and
principal dancer DTH.
This panel is supported in part by Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone.
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*18 Saturday 4 p.m.*
*FILM SERIES*
*Becoming American: African Americans and American Politics Film Screenings*
American Revolution 2
Chisholm ’72: Unbought and Unbossed
Free admission. First come, first served. Limited seats. For more
information, visit www.schomburgcenter.org
*19 Sunday 3:00 p.m. *
*FILM SCREENING & PANEL*
*40th Anniversary Film Screening of Putney Swope
*The independent feature film, *Putney Swope*, shot in Manhattan, is an
outrageous satire about race, commercialism, and corporate life in America.
On the 40th anniversary of its release, the Schomburg Center and Museum of
the Moving Image team up to present this special screening with director
Robert Downey Sr. and star Antonio Fargas in person. Warrington Hudlin, the
noted film producer and film curator will host the program and moderate the
post-screening discussion.
Free Admission. First come, first served.
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*29 Wednesday 6 p.m.*
*PANEL DISCUSSION*
LGBTQ Africans Speak Out
The sound documentary, *None on Record: **Stories of Queer Africa* project,
collects the stories of queer, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered
Africans from the Continent and the Diaspora. Several participants of the
oral history project discuss how their experiences have shaped them
emotionally, politcally, socially, and culturally.
This event is sponsored by the Astraea Foundation, International Gay and
Lesbian Human Rights Commission, and None on Record: Stories of Queer
Africa.
*EXHIBITIONS*
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*James R. Dumpson Centennial Celebration: Creating a Caring Society*
*Through May 1*
A centennial exhibition honoring Dr. James R. Dumpson, African-American
social worker, educator, humanitarian, and social activist whose career has
spanned the modern history of social welfare in the United States.
Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
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*They Won't Budge: Africans In Europe*
*April 22 through July 26, 2009*
A photographic exhibition reveals the determination, resilience, and
struggle of Africans living in Europe with more than 100 photographs by
award-winning photographers. Curated by the Program in Africana Studies at
New York University.
Latimer/Edison Gallery
*St. Philip’s Episcopal Church Bicentennial
Exhibition<http://www.nypl.org/research/calendar/exhib/sch/schexhibdesc.cfm?id=515>
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*May 2, 2009 through August 30, 2009*
*St. Philip’s Episcopal Church Bicentennial Exhibition* presents the 200
year history of St. Philip’s, from 1809 to 2009. Notable church members
include Rev. Peter Williams Jr., James McCune Smith, Elizabeth Jennings, and
Thurgood Marshall.
Main Exhibition Hall
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