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Afrikafe, TransAfrica Forum & AFI Present:

Event: NEW AFRICAN FILMS FESTIVAL (March 10 – March 15)
Theme: Opening Night – THE ATHLETE (ETHIOPIA)
Date: Thursday, March 10
Time: 7 PM Opening Film; 9:45 PM ARUGBA (NIGERIA)
Address: AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center
8633 Colesville Rd. — Silver Spring Metro
Silver Spring, MD
Cost: Opening Night, $25, including Post-Screening Reception; All Other Films $11
Contact: Do Not RSVP
Details:

afrikafe and its partners are proud to host the seventh annual New African Films Festival featuring the vibrancy of African filmmaking from all corners of the continent. To purchase tickets online or for more info go to: www.AFI.com/Silver. Tickets reserved and purchased online must be retrieved in person at the AFI Silver box office. The same credit card used must be presented to the cashier to redeem your tickets.

OPENING NIGHT screening of THE ATHLETE (ATLETU); Thursday, March 10, 7 PM
In Person: Filmmakers Rasselas Lakew and Davey Frankel

Running the streets of Rome in 1960, an unknown, barefoot Ethiopian man stunned the world by winning Olympic gold in the marathon — the first black African to do so. But the Olympic glory was only the beginning of the fascinating life story of Abebe Bikila. Rasselas Lakew gives an outstanding performance as Bikila and co-wrote, directed and produced this inspiring, multiple award-winning biopic. Best of Fest, 2009 Edinburgh Film Festival; Lions Award, 2010 Rotterdam Film Festival; Audience Award, 2010 Bahamas; Official Selection at over 30 film festivals. DIR/SCR/PROD Davey Frankel, Rasselas Lakew; SCR Mikael Aemiro Awake; PROD Darryn Welch. US/Germany/Ethiopia, 2009, color, 85 min. In English and Amharic with English subtitles. NOT RATED.

Post-Screening Reception courtesy of Abol Ethiopian Cuisine – www.abolethiopiancuisine.com
Tickets $25/$20 AFI members. No passes accepted.

ARUGBA; Thursday, March 10, 9:45 PM; Saturday, March 12, 4:45 PM

In this thinly veiled allegory of contemporary Nigeria, a local official rails against corruption while instituting reforms that aren’t quite working. As the town prepares to celebrate a customary ritual featuring the virginal Arugba, a young dancer begins to court the young woman. Their story unfolds against the backdrop of a corrupt society seeking cleansing, rebirth and nationhood, revealing a world in which modernity and tradition exist alongside each other but seldom in equilibrium. DIR/SCR/PROD Tunde Kelani. Nigeria, 2009, color, 95 min. In Yoruba with English subtitles. NOT RATED.

AGUGU & ANDILE; Friday, March 11, 5:30 PM; Saturday, March 12, 9:15 PM; Monday, March 14, 9:05 PM

A modern take on “Romeo & Juliet,” this film examines the complex relationship between a Zulu girl, Gugu, and a Xhosa boy, Andile, who find a common bond despite their differences in a small township shortly after the repeal of apartheid. Winner of three African Movie Academy Awards. DIR/SCR Minky Schlesinger; SCR Lodi Matsetela; PROD Bridget Pickering. South Africa, 2009, color, 96 min. In Zulu and Xhosa with English subtitles. NOT RATED.

BEYOND THE OCEAN (APRES L’OCEAN); Friday, March 11, 7:30 PM; Tuesday, March 15, 9:30 PM

“Two friends from the Ivory Coast try their luck in Europe — with contrasting results — in Eliane de Latour’s raucous look at the African immigrant underclass that exists beneath the radar of European society. Fueled by the charismatic performances of its two leads, this film captures the diversity, chaos and drive of undocumented immigrant life, whether African, Caribbean or Bosnian.” –Jason Sanders, BAM/PFA. DIR/SCR Eliane de Latour. France/Cote d’Ivoire, 2008, color, 106 min. In English and French with English subtitles. NOT RATED.

STATE OF VIOLENCE; Friday, March 11, 9:45 PM; Monday, March 14, 7:20 PM

Bobedi has just been made CEO of a large mining company in Johannesburg. Returning home from a celebration, he and his wife, Joy, discover an intruder in their home, who attacks them and murders Joy. Frustrated by the pace of justice, Bobedi decides to personally avenge her death. The film ultimately reveals that in a country with a violent political past, issues of forgiveness and revenge are far more complex than they seem. DIR/SCR Khalo Matabane; PROD Jeremy Nathan, Michelle Wheatley. France/South Africa, 2010, color, 79 min. In English and Zulu with English subtitles. NOT RATED.

A SCREAMING MAN (UN HOMME QUI CRIE); Saturday, March 12, 7 PM; Sunday, March 13, 4:30 PM

Adam, a pool attendant, is forced to give up his job, leaving him humiliated and resentful. Meanwhile his country is in the throes of a civil war, with rebel forces attacking the government and the authorities demanding that people contribute to the “war effort” with money or volunteer work. Adam is constantly harassed for his contribution but is penniless. In a moment of weakness, Adam makes a decision that he will forever regret. Winner of the Jury Prize, 2010 Cannes Film Festival. DIR/SCR Mahamat-Saleh Haroun; PROD Florence Stern. France/Belgium/Chad, 2010, color, 92 min. In French and Arabic with English subtitles. NOT RATED.

CONGO IN FOUR ACTS; Sunday, March 13, 2:45 PM

Four penetrating cinema verité documentary shorts give harrowing insight into conditions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Together, these four films form a whole with respect to both style and subject matter. (Courtesy of International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam). DIR Dieudo Hamadi, Kiripi Katembo Siku, Patrick Ken Kalala, Divita Wa Lusala; PROD Steven Markovitz, Djo Tunda Wa Munga. Democratic Republic of the Congo/South Africa, 2010, color, 72 min. In French and Lingala with English subtitles. NOT RATED.

SEASONS OF A LIFE; Sunday, March 13, 6:30 PM

A couple adopt a child from an orphanage and employ a teenage helper to look after the child. Through a turn of events, the couple adopt a second child born from the illicit relationship between the father and the helper. The young woman who first agreed to the adoption of her son later wants the child back and sues for custody. This is a moving story about sexual abuse, the rights of women, the triumph of hope over despair and the enduring spirit of motherhood. (Courtesy of African Diaspora International Film Festival). DIR/SCR Charles Shemu Joyah. Malawi, 2009, color, 102 min. In English. NOT RATED.

FOR THE BEST AND FOR THE ONION (POUR LE MEILLEUR ET POUR L’OIGNON); Sunday, March 13, 8:45 PM

Shot over the course of a growing season, this closely observed documentary captures the rhythms of onion-farming life in the village of Galmi, and shows how the vagaries of market prices and the harvest can affect the most intimate personal decisions. DIR Elhadj Magori Sani. France/Niger, 2008, color, 52 min. In Hausa and French with English subtitles. NOT RATED.

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HOME IS WHERE YOU FIND IT; Sunday, March 13, 8:45 PM

Alcides Soares is a 16-year-old AIDS orphan, one of half a million living in Mozambique today. An American television writer and movie director gave Alcides a movie camera and taught him how to shoot; the result is a moving chronicle directed by Alcides himself. His journey to find a family and make a new life in a country that has been ravaged by AIDS is a story repeated millions of times every day throughout Africa. (Courtesy of United Nations Association Film Festival) Official Selection, 2009 AFI-Discovery Channel Silverdocs Documentary Festival. DIR Alcides Soares; PROD Neal Baer, Arthur Forney, Peter Jankowski, Dick Wolf, Chris Zalla. US/Mozambique, 2009, color, 34 min. In Portuguese with English subtitles. NOT RATED.

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Millennium Arts Salon Dr. Tuliza Fleming Discusses her book and research on… "Ain’t Nothin’ Like The Real Thing" The History of the Apollo Theater and Its Influence on American Culture Saturday, March 5, 2011 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM Millennium Arts Salon 1213 Girard Street, NW, Washington, DC 20009 Tel: 202-239-8450 We are very pleased to present Dr. Tuliza Fleming of the National Museum of African American History and Culture as she discusses her ground-breaking work on the history and impact of the Apollo Theater on American popular culture. Tuliza, as she is affectionately known, provides us with the definitive chronicalling of the 75 year transformation of American popular entertainment by co-curating the material culture of an institution which occupied the physical space of Harlem, but the psychic space of America. Indeed, Dr. Fleming’s book bearing the title "Ain’t Nothin’ Like The Real Thing: How The Apollo Theater Shaped American Entertainment" has recalibrated the thinking of many scholars, including her co-curator Dr. Edmund Guthrie of University of Pennsylvania, who credits Tuliza with widening his thinking about African American history. We at Millennium Arts Salon invite your own "…advance in cultural literacy" by attending this most important Salon with one of our own. Artfully yours, The Board of Directors, Staff and Volunteers of Millennium Arts Salon Dr. Fleming’s book will be available for sale, with proceeds to support Millennium Arts Salon and its arts and cultural programming. General Public Entry Price for the Arts Salon: $25.00 Book Price: $35.00 Registration for the Salon is at: http://tulizaatmas.eventbrite.com

The Gallery at Vivid Solutions presents Cartograph works in mixed-media collage and excerpts from artist journals by Gerard Lange opening reception March 4 6-8pm exhibition dates: March 4 – April 8, 2011 address: 2208 MLK Jr Ave SE, Washington, DC 20020 gallery hours: Noon-5pm,Tuesday through Friday 12pm to 5pm on Saturdays contact: 202-365-8392 Honfleur Gallery & The Jealous Curator presents TRY A LITTLE TENDERNESS AS PAINFUL AS IT SEEMS by Ben Skinner curated by The Jealous Curator www.thejealouscurator.com opening reception March 4th, 7-9pm exhibition dates: March 4 – April 8, 2011 address: 1241 Good Hope Road SE, Washington, DC 20020 gallery hours: Noon – 5pm, Tuesday through Friday 12pm to 5pm on Saturdays or by appointment contact: 202-536-8994 Honfleur Gallery, The Gallery at Vivid Solutions, Vivid Solutions DC Print Lab, Blank Space SE & The Hive are all projects of ARCH Development Corp. www.honfleurgallery.com I www.archdevelopment.org I www.vividsolutionsdc.com www.blankSPACEse.com I www.thedchive.co

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Jazz Night in Southwest @ Westminster Church 400 I Street, SW ~ Washington, DC 20024 ~ 202.484.7700 A Great Day in D.C. Reprise Saturday, February 26, 2011 1-3pm Westminster Church 400 I St, SW WDC 20024 By popular demand this program will review the historic event we presented at UDC on October 16, 2010, A Great Day in D.C. This program presented over 30 of the elder musicians from our community who have distinguished themselves through a lifetime of dedication and excellence in jazz. This review and reflection will present four of these great musicians: Dempsey Combs, Ernie Douglas, Bob Houser and Maurice Lyles. They will be engaged in conversation by Davey Yarborough and Esther Williams as we hear more of their experiences that opens the incredible history of jazz in our community and their many contributions making it so rich. We also will view some video clips of this historic performance. Also, joining us is our wonderful D.C. photographer who captured these historic images, Sharon Farmer. She will present a photo-exhibit of this great day which forever preserves the images of the people and encounters that made this such a Great Day in D.C. Please join us for this great program, light refreshments, stimulating conversation, door prizes and more.

Free and open to the public

Join the Smithsonian Latino Center and the National Museum of American History for a presentation of the newly released Afro-Latin@ Reader and a conversation about the history and experiences of Black Latinos in the United States. Panelists included the book’s editors, Miriam Jiménez Román and Juan Flores, with contributing author María Rosario Jackson and DC-based activist Roland Roebuck.

Event Info:

Saturday
Feb. 26, 2-3:30 pm
Carmichael Auditorium
National Museum of the American History
14th St. and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.

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Hillyer Art Space proudly presents… V.O.I.C.E.S (Voices Organizing for International Change, Empowerment, and Support) DATE: Thursday, February 24th, 2010 TIME: 6-9:30PM ADMISSION: $5 admission (additional donations are welcome) Have you heard about the V.O.I.C.E.S event that happens at Hillyer Art Space, every month? Well it’s time for another one of these events designed to raise funds and awareness for grassroots organizations across the globe working to help youth, women and underserved communities through music, arts and culture. Come out and enjoy an eclectic mix of music, drink and food. Network with like-minded people interested in activism, international development and social change. Enjoy DJs spinning global hip hop and international tunes, and then settle in for a multi-media presentation on a cutting edge, grassroots organization. Round out the evening listening to some skilled lyricists and emcees sum up the experience with a hip hop cipher. On Thursday, February, 24, 2010, we will be highlighting the work of Step Up OLPC. Step Up OLPC is a division of Step Up, a 501C(3) non-profit that works with grassroots organizations to develop and facilitate projects for training and community improvement on the two-island nation of Sao Tome and Principe, just off the coast of Gabon and Nigeria. In 2009, students at the Sao Joao secondary school in Sao Tome’s capital were given 100 durable, energy-efficient laptop computers by One Laptop Per Child (OLPC). Not knowing how to use the laptops, the school’s administrators kept them locked away in an office and out of use until Step Up OLPC was formed to address the school’s concerns. Today, 150 students in Sao Joao’s sixth grade class take the computers home and back to school everyday to write stories, paint digital pictures, record music and research online. International Arts & Artists 9 Hillyer Court NW, Washington, DC 20008 USA T 202.338.0680 | F 202.333.0758 | info Gallery Hours: 10am – 5pm Monday, 10am – 7pm Tuesday – Friday, 11am – 4pm Saturday. Otherwise by appointment International Arts & Artists (IA&A) is a non-profit organization dedicated to increasing cross-cultural understanding and exposure to the arts internationally. IA&A’s services include a Traveling Exhibition Service, the Hillyer Art Space gallery, the Design Studio, the Cultural Exchange Program, and Membership Services for artists and the arts-interested public.

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SAVE THE DATE A program celebrating the publication Romare Bearden, American Modernist Monday, March 14, 2011 4:30 p.m. East Building Auditorium Romare Bearden, American Modernist: An Introduction Ruth Fine, curator of special projects in modern art, National Gallery of Art Romare Bearden and the Art of the Grotesque Mary Schmidt Campbell, dean, Tisch School of the Arts, New York University Please see announcement for complete program (PDF 470KB). The publication Romare Bearden, American Modernist will be available in spring 2011 from Gallery Shops. images.magnetmail.net/images/clients/NGart/attach/2011_01_03_CASVA_Lectures_PDF.pdf (Announcement PDF 470KB) shop.nga.gov/nga/category.cgi?category=books-casva_publications (Gallery Shops) Mary Schmidt Campbell has been dean of the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University since 1991. She earned her BA in English literature from Swarthmore College and her MA in art history and PhD in humanities from Syracuse University. She is the co-editor of Artistic Citizenship: A Public Voice for the Arts (2006) and co-author of Memory and Metaphor: The Art of Romare Bearden, 1940–1987 (1991) and Harlem Renaissance: Art of Black America (1987). Before going to NYU, Campbell was assistant curator at the Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse; cofounder of the Community Folk Art Center, Syracuse; and executive director of the Studio Museum in Harlem (1977–1987). From 1987 to 1991 she served as New York City commissioner of cultural affairs. Campbell was NYU’s provost for the arts (2004–2007) and chair of the New York State Council on the Arts (2007–2009), and she currently serves as chair of Tisch School of the Arts Asia. In September 2009, Campbell was appointed by President Obama as vice chair of the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities. Campbell is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and sits on the boards of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival, and the Harlem School of the Arts. She holds honorary degrees from the College of New Rochelle, Colgate University, the City University of New York, Pace University, Maryland Institute College of Art, and Swarthmore College. No RSVP required. For more information on CASVA, visit www.nga.gov/casva.

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Honfleur Gallery & The Gallery at Vivid Solutions 2011 Winter Resident Artists: Khanh H. Le & Kathryn C. Zazenski ARCH Development Corporation, through its "Annual Honfleur Social Arts Initiative," announces its 2011 Winter/Spring Artists in Residence. From February through early May 2011 visiting artists, Khanh H. Le and Kathryn C. Zazenski will be actively creating new works centric to the lives, people and places in the Anacostia community. Expect to see the artists interacting with the residents and businesses as part of their residency. Ms. Zazenski creates works inspired by touch, sound, relationships and communication, examining how these things help to establish a sense of place. Specifically she will be engaging with the community on a "Memory Mapping" project. This project is an on-going work which began in Fei Jia Cun, a village on the fringe of Beijing, China. The "Memory Map" project illustrates various forms of information collected as a way for Ms. Zazenski to come to a better understanding of her environment. Using photography as a basis for his work, Khanh H. Le will explore the complex issue of his identity within the Anacostia community. Le says, "Photographs are evidence, but their interpretation is what makes them important. When people ask me about my identity it is almost like it is fixed or permanent, but it is always in flux with my environment." He intends to use this as a platform for discussion with the community for his project, while also looking at the notion of public and private identities and how they overlap with one another. This program is funded by the National Endowment for the Arts. Apply now for Summer Residency Summer applications for Residency Program are being accepted now, deadline is March 1st. Please visit our websites for more details or email to ask questions: arts The program provides free housing and free workspace!! Apply now. Call to Artists : 5th Annual East of the River Exhibition Deadline: March 21, 2011 Honfleur Gallery and The Gallery at Vivid Solutions are pleased to announce the call for submissions for the 5th Annual East of the River Exhibition, highlighting the creative minds of Washington DC’s Wards 7 and 8. Artists living, working or with roots in the communities east of the Anacostia River may submit up to 20 images for review by the panel of esteemed judges: Stephen Bennett Phillips Director of the Fine Arts Program at the Federal Reserve Board Renee Stout acclaimed Washington, DC based artist Susana Raab Photographer, The Smithsonian Anacostia Museum This year’s exhibition will focus on the presentation of bodies of work from up to six selected artists, to be exhibited at the Honfleur Gallery and The Gallery at Vivid Solutions. Proposals for works in progress will be accepted. A $300 award per artist will be presented to each artist selected for exhibition, and in addition, an individual work selected as Best in Show will be announced during opening night reception. The galleries are offering an optional Portfolio Workshop for interested parties, see the application for details. Deadline for Submission: March 21st, 2011 Opening Night: Friday, August 5th 2011 To Apply: Please submit the following in hard copy- email submissions will not be accepted: $10 Application fee with check or money order One Page Art Resume or CV Artists Statement Application Page with Image Info CD with up to 20 jpeg images of work proposed for the exhibition. Submit to: Honfleur Gallery c/o EOR Exhibit 2011 1227 Good Hope Rd. SE Washington D.C. 20020 This exhibition is partially funded by the National Endowment for the Arts and the DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities Full details are available under the News & Events section at: www.honfleurgallery.com & www.vividsolutionsdc.com Save the Date : March 4th : new exhibits in Anacostia The Gallery at Vivid Solutions Cartograph Gerard Lange works in mixed media collage and excerpts from artist’s journals *opening reception March 4th, 6-8pm* – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Honfleur Gallery Try A Little Tenderness As Painful As It Seems Ben Skinner curated by The Jealous Curator www.thejealouscurator.com Ben Skinner is an emerging Canadian contemporary artist. The artist’s work is heavily text-based, and ranges from site intervention to installations and lighting to wall-based. His work has been in several group shows in Canada and the US, and this is his first solo exhibition. *opening reception March 4th, 7-9pm* Support these projects: www.active.com/donate/archarts Honfleur Gallery, The Gallery at Vivid Solutions, Vivid Solutions DC Print Lab, Blank Space SE & The Hive are all projects of ARCH Development Corp. www.honfleurgallery.com I www.archdevelopment.org I www.vividsolutionsdc.com www.blankSPACEse.com I www.thedchive.com

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