Taller Boricua Gallery: TAFA and other artists

EXPRESSED MEDIUMS

art exhibition

Above: Mothers March, Oil on Canvas. Photo courtesy of Tafa Studios.

Taller Boricua Gallery

1680 Lexington Ave. 105th & 106th St

opening reception: Friday, March 9 (6-9pm)

March 9- March 30, 2007

Above: Red Projects Riot, 12 x 48. Photo courtesy of Tafa Studios.

curated by Fernando Salicrup and Taina Traverso

 

for info: 212 831-4333, 917 518 9970

directions  ( 6 train to 103 st,  bus M101, M102, M103, M1, M2, M3, M4 to 106 St)

A Celebration of the Life and Works of the Late Poet Laureate Tsegaye Gabre-Medhin

A Celebration of the Life and Works of the Late Poet Laureate Tsegaye Gabre-Medhin

Saturday February 24 at 2:00 PM

Fort Washington Collegiate Church 729 West 181^st Street, New York, NY 10033 “A” Train to 181^st Street and For Washington Avenue The “1/9” Trains to 181^st Street and St. Nicholas Avenue

Columbia University Presents George Nelson Preston: Akan Kingship From the Inside Out – History in a Personal Experience

Columbia University :Seminar on The Arts of Africa, Oceania  and The Americas 

Photo by Yoshiki Nagasaka

George Nelson Preston, Ph. D. (Emeritus Professor, Art History, CCNY-CUNY)

AKA Nana Anakwa, The Aboafohene of Akuapem-Mamfe, Ghana speaks on:

Akan Kingship From the Inside Out: History in a Personal Experience

Thursday, March 1, 2007

7:00 PM

930 Schermerhorn Hall

 

Wine and Cheese from 6:30 to 7:00

 

Those wishing to do so may join us for dinner with the Speaker after the presentation.

 

Direction: No. 1 Train to 116^th. Enter College Walk, proceed to the grand steps leading up to Low Library, walk past Low  on your left, continuing past Avery which is on your right. Shermerhorn is the next buiding on your right.

 

Made Possible by a generous gift from a member of the seminar.

 

Live and Become to be screened at the 15th Annual Pan African Film Festival in Los Angeles

Photo Courtesy of Menemsha Films, Inc.

Above: Lovers, Shlomo (Sirak Sabahat) and Sarah (Roni Hadar) walking arm-in-arm on the beach.

The magnificent, epic story of an Ethiopian boy who is airlifted from a Sudanese refugee camp to Israel in 1984 during Operation Moses. Shlomo is plagued by two big secrets: He is neither a Jew nor an orphan, just an African boy who survived and wants, somehow, to fulfill his Ethiopian mother’s parting request that he “go, live, and become.” Buoyed by a profound and unfaltering motherly love – both in his memory and in the arms of his adoptive mother – he ultimately finds an identity and a happiness all his own.

The movie will screen at the 15th Annual Pan African Film and Arts Festival in Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 11 @ 6:35pm and Monday, Feb 12 @ 8:35pm.

Click here to watch the trailer.

TeddyTadesse @ Queen of Sheba: Special Pre-Valentine’s Day Party!

The Queen of Sheba Presents Teddy Tadesse

 

Special Pre-Valentine’s Day Party

Saturday, Feb. 10, 2007
11:00 PM – Till

Queen of Sheba: 650 10th Ave New York, NY 10036

Phone: 212. 397-0610

Tewodros Tadesse @ Rasselas Jazz Club in San Francisco

Rasselas in San Francisco Presents Tewodros Tadesse

Valentine’s Day Weekend Party @ Rasselas

Feb. 17,2007

1534 Fillmore St.
San Francisco, CA 94115
(nearest cross street is Geary)

For more information or direction call: 415.346..8696 or  visit: Rasselas Jazz Club.com

NYC – Abesha Networking Happy Hour

The first HH of 2007 is this Thursday, Feb 1,  at Taj.

Taj – 48 W. 21st Street (btw 5th and 6th)

Look inside the Taj Lounge.

Art Show: Anatomy of Beauty

Time. Transformation. Trauma

Jan 31 – Feb 10

Opening Reception: Wednesday, January 31, @ 5:30 PM

Special Artist Talk: 7:00 PM  @ Arno Maris Gallery

Westfield State College, Western Avenue, Westfield, MA  01086

Regular Gallery Hours: Tues – Sat, 12 PM to 5:00 PM

Direct questions to Trevor Hodge: Phone: 413.572.8089, Email: thodge@wsc.ma.edu. Learn more about the artist: Click Here

New York: The Mic Goes Global

CELEBRATE TEMI ‘S B-DAY & DR.KING and JAMES BROWN TRIBUTE

1. Wednesday, January 10
Meta & The Cornerstones – getting better and more popular by the week.
From 10 p.m. – midnight – Learn More

2. Friday, January 12
The Queen of bossanova (and samba) is back for a whole evening of live
entertainment: Raquel Lima and her ensemble, from 9 p.m. – midnight.
No cover.

And, for the first time, from Cape Verde: DJ Cila spinning hot tunes
from Brazil, Cape Verde, Angola, Mozambique and the rest of the world.
Learn More.

3. Saturday, January 13
TTT (Temi) is what we are celebrating. Come join the fun at Lava Gina
World Music lounge, (our second home) as we celebrate the birthday of
our dear friend, Temi. It’s a big one so please bring friends, your
love, gifts and your dancing shoes and be ready to have fun all night!

(A prize for anyone who can figure out what TTT stands for. hint: it
has to do with Temi. Blog your response.  

Host: Priscilla
Location: Lava Gina
116 Ave C (betw. 7th & 8th Sts), New York, NY
When: Saturday, January 13, 10:00pm
Phone: 6462327736  Learn More About Temi.

FINALLY…

4. Sunday, January 14
Join us at Lava Gina in the EAST VILLAGE on the eve of Martin
Luther King Day, a James Brown tribute hosted by DJ Sirak.
Learn More About DJ Sirak.

KING JAMES

A Global Tribute to Martin Luther King Jr and James Brown
Celebrating the life of our heroes, activists and leader with
international music and relaxed vibes.

DJ SIRAK:, Spinning classic tunes influenced by James Brown.

In following words of Dr. King:
” We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools. “
Speech at St. Louis, March 22, 1964

INVITE OPEN TO EVERYONE!
Hosted by: SPYOP (Stop Pimping Your Own People)

PLUS….
*Nichelle is starting this evening off by hosting a CLOTHING SWAP
PARTY from 6 – 9 p.m. – just bring (clean) clothes you no longer want
and get some you do. The rest will be donated to homeless charity.

PEACE & LIGHT,

Kadijah Fofanah-Pollok
Lava Gina
NYC’s Premier World Music Lounge
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Chicago: Black Creativity Exhibit @ the Museum of Science and Industry

Jomo Furniture to be featured at the Exibition

On January 12, 2007, the Museum of Science and Industry will open Designs for Life, an interactive exhibit that explores the creative and technical field of industrial design and the achievements of African-American designers. The exhibit will open as part of the Museum’s annual Black Creativity celebration—a six-week program that highlights the achievements and heritage of African Americans—and guests will be able to explore the history, present and future of industrial design, while learning about the challenges and rewards of this often under-appreciated career. Learn More