Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Upcoming...Incoming...July 2009: Films + Music

Long time away, woodshedding takes what it takes, and it takes, and makes, and makes, and takes...

Some stuff in July I'm wanting to keep in the forefront of the memory bank:

Newark Black Film Fest in Trenton
Thursdays, June 25 through July 31, 2009

New Jersey State Museum
FREE
Pre-Screening Receptions at 5 pm
Feature Films at 6pm

Youth Cinema at 1 pm


Filmmaker Q&A follows each Feature Film screening
Includes a Youth Film Festival!
Some Highlights:
This is My Africa

Dreams Deferred: The Sakia Gunn Film Project
Medicine for Melancholy

and more...!

Afro-Punk Film Festival at BAM
July 3-8, 2009
Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAMcinématek)
BAM Rose Cinema
Adult Tix $11, BAM Members, $7
Showtimes Various, check schedule for details
Some Highlights:
The Night James Brown Saved Boston
Medicine for Melancholy
What's On Your Plate?
Favela Rising with Hoods to Woods
Eventual Salvation
A Man Named Pearl
Adjust Your Color: Petey Green with Fauboug Treme: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans
...and a lot more!

Afro-Punk Concerts In the skatepark (converted parking lot) next to BAM
Saturday, July 4
Live music by Whole Wheat Bread, Pure Hell, Game Rebellion, American Fangs, The Objex, Funk Face, oOohh Baby Gimme, Jesse Nobody.

Sunday, July 5
Live music by Earl Grey Hound, Tamar Kali, The London Souls, Apollo Heights, Sabatta, Sweetie, Peekaboo Theory, Blackie.

Monday, July 6
Live music by Saul Williams, Janelle Monae, Elevator Flight, Millsted, Chewing Pics, Echo Jinx, Blackie, The Freshman.

Sunday, July 12
Block Party: Closing Event
Clinton Ave btwn Myrtle & Willoughby
Brooklyn

• Friday, July 3
Dionne Farris
Joe's Pub
Price: $15.00 in advance; $20.00 at the door
9:30pm

BelO (Haitian vocalist)
Joe's Pub
Price: $15
11:30pm

• Sunday, July 5
Allan Toussaint
Joe's Pub Monthly New Orleans Brunch Series
Price: $30 / $15 for children 12 and under
12pm noon

JACK Quartet: Iannis Xenakis: Complete String Quartets CD Release

Joe's Pub
Price: $12
7:30pm

Astillero Tango Orchestra
Joe's Pub
Price: $15
9:30pm

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