BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2015 : New York celebrates African-American culture and heritage with an abundance of events
From colleges to cultural institutions, a guide of programs and happenings in the city
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Thursday, February 5, 2015, 4:00 AM
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DOUG PIZAC/ASSOCIATED PRESSA tribute to singer Marvin Gaye will be part of the February events at Resorts World Casino New York City.
CONCERTS
RESORTS WORLD CASINO NEW YORK CITYIn addition its regular entertainment schedule, the Queens casino will be presenting some special shows during February – Black History Month.
Concert: Black Spectrum "Marvin Gaye Tribute"
Date/Time: Feb. 11, from 8 p.m. to midnight
Concert: “Respectfully Yours” Aretha Franklin Tribute"
Date/Time: Feb. 25, from 8 p.m. to midnight
Info: Resorts World Casino New York City is at Aqueduct Raceway in Queens, adjacent to JFK International Airport. A shuttle to and from the casino is available for guests arriving from the Jamaica Station. For more information, visit www.rwnewyork.com
Concert: Black Spectrum "Marvin Gaye Tribute"
Date/Time: Feb. 11, from 8 p.m. to midnight
Concert: “Respectfully Yours” Aretha Franklin Tribute"
Date/Time: Feb. 25, from 8 p.m. to midnight
Info: Resorts World Casino New York City is at Aqueduct Raceway in Queens, adjacent to JFK International Airport. A shuttle to and from the casino is available for guests arriving from the Jamaica Station. For more information, visit www.rwnewyork.com
THE HARLEM CHAMBER PLAYERS
Concert: The Harlem Chamber Players will hold its seventh annual Black History Month Celebration with a classical music concert with the George Walker Lyric for Strings, the Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Clarinet Quintet, world premiere of the James Lee III Quartet No. 2, he Harry Lawrence Freeman Voodoo Queen Aria from the opera Voodoo, selections from Janinah Burnett's recent recital and the “I Too Sing America: An Artistic Tribute to Victims of Police Brutality” and music by Margaret Bonds and Donnie Hathaway.
Concert: The Harlem Chamber Players will hold its seventh annual Black History Month Celebration with a classical music concert with the George Walker Lyric for Strings, the Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Clarinet Quintet, world premiere of the James Lee III Quartet No. 2, he Harry Lawrence Freeman Voodoo Queen Aria from the opera Voodoo, selections from Janinah Burnett's recent recital and the “I Too Sing America: An Artistic Tribute to Victims of Police Brutality” and music by Margaret Bonds and Donnie Hathaway.
A part of the proceeds from this concert will go to the Justice League NYC, a juvenile justice project.
The concert features Janinah Burnett, soprano; James Davis, Jr., piano; Patmore Lewis, violin; Belinda Whitney, violin; Tia Allen, viola; Lawrence Zoernig, cello; and Liz Player, clarinet. Eric Washington, journalist, historian and author of "Manhattanville: Old Heart of West Harlem," will host the event.
Date/Time: Feb. 22, at 3 p.m.
Place: St. Mary's Episcopal Church, 521 W. 126th St. (between Broadway and Amsterdam Ave.) in Manhattan.
Place: St. Mary's Episcopal Church, 521 W. 126th St. (between Broadway and Amsterdam Ave.) in Manhattan.
Info: Tickets are $15 for general admission and $10 for students and seniors. To purchase tickets, visit http://bit.ly/harlemchamber2015. For information, call (212) 866-1492 or send email to info@harlemchamberplayers.org.
CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS
SCHOMBURG CENTER FOR RESEARCH IN BLACK CULTUREThe New York Public Library’s Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, at 515 Malcolm X Blvd., in Manhattan, celebrates black history year round through programs, exhibits and online presentations.
Call (212) 491-2200 and visit for http://bit.ly/schomburgfeb2015 for a full schedule of February events and activities,
Call (212) 491-2200 and visit for http://bit.ly/schomburgfeb2015 for a full schedule of February events and activities,
Talk: "Conversations in Black Freedom Studies - 50th Anniversary of the Assassination of Malcolm X: Malcolm X and Black Radical Women" features Rosemari Mealy of the City College of New York; Komozi Woodard of Sarah Lawrence College; and civil rights activist Gloria Richardson. Books for the Conversations in Black Freedom Studies Series are available for purchase in the Schomburg Shop! gift store at center.
Date/Time: Feb. 5, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Info: The event is free. Reserve your seat atwww.schomburgcenter.eventbrite.com.
Date/Time: Feb. 5, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Info: The event is free. Reserve your seat atwww.schomburgcenter.eventbrite.com.
Instructional Session: In the “Black Life Matters Wikipedia Edit-a-thon,”learn how to how to edit Wikipedia while improving the website's entries on black history and culture. The event will include a training session for participants who are new to Wikipedia editing at 12:30 p.m.
Bring your own laptop if possible. Laptops will also be available to check out with your NYPL library card. Schomburg librarians will be available to provide information and instruction the research collections and volunteer Wikipedians will be present to provide support and instruction on editing Wikipedia. If you don't have a library card, start the application process online and pick up your card on Feb.7. Don't have a Wikipedia account? Create an account before Feb.7 so you can get started editing right away.
A reception in the Langston Hughes lobby on the first floor of the building will follow the event at 5 p.m.
Time/date: Noon to 5 p.m.
Place: Schomburg Center’s Aaron Douglas Reading Room of the Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division on the C-level (lower level).Info: The event is free. Reserve your seat at www.schomburgcenter.eventbrite.com.
Bring your own laptop if possible. Laptops will also be available to check out with your NYPL library card. Schomburg librarians will be available to provide information and instruction the research collections and volunteer Wikipedians will be present to provide support and instruction on editing Wikipedia. If you don't have a library card, start the application process online and pick up your card on Feb.7. Don't have a Wikipedia account? Create an account before Feb.7 so you can get started editing right away.
A reception in the Langston Hughes lobby on the first floor of the building will follow the event at 5 p.m.
Time/date: Noon to 5 p.m.
Place: Schomburg Center’s Aaron Douglas Reading Room of the Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division on the C-level (lower level).Info: The event is free. Reserve your seat at www.schomburgcenter.eventbrite.com.
Discussion: “From Dapper to Dope: The Exquisite and Enduring Style of Harlem Men,” a pre-Fashion Week, Black History Month multi-platform conversation that will celebrate “diversity, creativity, and intelligence of self-expression of black men through style uniquely found on the streets of Harlem.” Participants include Michaela angela Davis, Bevy Smith, Emil Wilbekin, Guy Wood, and Dapper Dan. Come dressed Harlem Sharp for a chance to participate in a live fashion photo shoot with Mangue Banzima of Quistyle.
Date/time: Feb. 12, 2015, 6:30 p.m.
Place: Schomburg Center’s Langston Hughes Auditorium
Info: To register, visit http://bit.ly/dopetodapper.
Date/time: Feb. 12, 2015, 6:30 p.m.
Place: Schomburg Center’s Langston Hughes Auditorium
Info: To register, visit http://bit.ly/dopetodapper.
Conversation series: “Conversations in Black Freedom Studies,” is roundtable conversation series introducing a new approach to geography, leadership, ideology, culture and chronology of Civil Rights historiography. The monthly sessions – curated by Professors Jeanne Theoharis of Brooklyn College and Komozi Woodard of Sarah Lawrence College – are excellent for teachers, parents, students, scholars, activists, and policy-makers.
Date/time: First Thursday of every month, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Info: Visit the Conversations in Black Freedom Studies atwww.blackfreedomstudies.org.
Date/time: First Thursday of every month, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Info: Visit the Conversations in Black Freedom Studies atwww.blackfreedomstudies.org.
AT THE INKWELL Literary Showcase: The next edition of “At The Inkwell,” East Village monthly literary showcase, curated by Monique Antonette Lewis, will feature City Lit Rag founding editor Loren Kleinman and readings by poets Claudia Serea, Alex Cigale, Carmen Firan, George Held, Larissa Shmailo, Marisa Frasca and Adina Dabija. Created by Kleinman and Serea, National Translation Month is a project which celebrates translated poetry from the Romanian, Arabic, Persian, Russian, and Bulgarian languages.
Date/time: Feb. 11 at 7 p.m.
Info: Admission is free. Call (347) 613-0988 and visit www.attheinkwell.com.
Date/time: Feb. 11 at 7 p.m.
Info: Admission is free. Call (347) 613-0988 and visit www.attheinkwell.com.
