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Great Things Happenin'

 

September/October 2006

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Table of Contents 

 

Part I: Immediate & Personal

  1. On the passing of Mrs. Freida Simmons-Rahman

  2. Tribute to Roland Alexander

 

Part II: Around Town

  3. National Writers Union Meets

  4. NWUer Tim Sheard Celebrates New Book

  5. Plans for a Black Arts Conference

  6. "Not Enough Space" Art Opening

 

Part III: Events at Sistas' Place

  7. 1st & 3rd Saturdays Writers Workshop

  8. Millions for Reparations Film

  9. Saturday Night Jazz @ Sistas' Place with Rene McLean

10. Tribute to Puerto Rican Patriot Filiberto Ojeda Rios

11. Saturday Night Jazz with Eddie Gale

12. Saturday Night Jazz with Gha'il Rhodes Benjamin

13. Saturday Night Jazz with Blueitt & Friends

14. Voices in the Diaspora

15. Contacting Louis Reyes Rivera

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Part I: Immediate & Personal

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1. On the passing of Mrs. Freida Simmons-Rahman

 

It is with our most sincere condolences that we note the recent passing of Mrs. Freida Simmons-Rahman, the esteemed wife of freelance photo journalist Ali Rahman, a longtime community activist. Their union began as childhood sweethearts. Those interested in contacting Brother Ali may do so via email: rahma...@aol.com.

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2. Tribute to Roland Alexander

Jazz 966

966 Fulton St. (at Grand Ave.), Brooklyn

Friday, September 8, 2006, beginning at 7pm.

 

Our beloved brother and legendary saxophonist Roland Alexander will be memorialized by many of the musicians and vocalists who knew him well, on Fri., Sept. 8th, from 7pm at 966. ('C' train to Clinton/Washington station).

 

A steadfast Brooklyn resident for well over fifty years, Roland Alexander was a most respected musicians who played alongside such collaborators as John Coltrane, Cal Massey, Reggie Workman, Charli Persip, Freddy Hubbard, Eddie Gale, Archie Shepp, Ahmed Abdullah, the Collective Black Artists Orchestra, the Sun Ra All-Stars Project, among the many, many.

 

For well over thirty years, Roland shared a working collaboration with Kiane  Zawadi. Their ensemble was a New York mainstay, appearing in a host of local venues, from the days of The East straight up to Harlem and Central 

Brooklyn's current Jazz spots. All are invited. For more information, call 718.638.6910.

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Part II: Around Town

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3. National Writers Union Meets

Lafayette Grill & Bar

54-56 Franklin Street, Manhattan,

Saturday, September 9, 2006, 3pm

 

The New York Chapter of the National Writers Union will be holding a general membership meeting on Saturday, September 9, 2006, beginning at 3pm, at the Lafayette Grill & Bar, located at 54-56 Franklin Street, in Manhattan, just three blocks south of Canal Street, between Lafayette and Broadway. On the agenda: nominations for the chapter's Steering Committee (from 3 to 5pm). 

 

Later that evening, the New York/New Jersey chapters will host a reception at the same Lafayette Grill & Bar for NWU's newly elected National Executive Committee (5 to 7pm). All writers (creative and freelancers alike) wanting to join the National Writers Union are welcomed. For more information: Louisrey...@aol.com.

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4. NWUer Tim Sheard Celebrates New Book

Bowery Poetry Club

308 Bowery (at Bleeker St.), in Manhattan.

Saturday, September 9, 2006, from 6 to 10pm

 

Tim Sheard, a veteran writer and prominent member of the National Writers Union, is celebrating the release of his latest Lenny Moss crime novel, A Race Against Death, on Saturday, Sept. 9th, at the Bowery Poetry Club, from

6 to 10pm. Autographed copies available. Good food and drink, good friends, and copies of a great story. For info: tims...@optonline.net.

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5. Plans for a Black Arts Conference

80 Hanson Place, 8th fl.

(near Flatbush & Lafayette), Brooklyn

Thursday, September 21, 2006, at 7pm

 

The Black Arts and Culture Committee of the BBEC will hold its third meeting on Thurs., Sept. 21st, at 80 Hanson Place, 8th fl., in Downtown Brooklyn. On the agenda: to plan a conference for Brooklyn's Black Arts and Culture Community. To this end, Brooklyn Artists are encouraged to be at this next meeting to help shape the agenda.

Spearheading this effort are representatives from the Paul Robeson Theatre, 

Imani House, the Lewis Gallery, BESAA / Zion Gallery, BAM's LCD, and a number of artists across genres.

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6. "Not Enough Space" Art Opening
Taller Boricua 

Julia De Burgos Latino Cultural Center, 1st floor

1680 Lexington Avenue (at 106th St.), Manhattan

(the number 6 train to 103rd Street)

Friday, September 22, 2006, at 6pm

The National Boricua Human Rights Network presents Not Enough Space, an exhibition of artwork by Puerto Rican political prisoners Carlos Alberto Torres and Oscar Lopez Rivera (both of whom have been incarcerated for 25 years on behalf of Puerto Rican independence). 

 

The exhibition will feature paintings, ceramic works, and a simulated jail cell installation, will open on Friday, September 22nd, at Taller Boricua, and run through through November 4th. Special guests include former political prisoner Dylcia Pagán and Jose Lopez, Director of the Puerto Rican Cultural Center in Chicago.

 

Taller Boricua is located on the first floor of Julia De Burgos Latino Cultural Center, 1680 Lexington Avenue (at 106th St.), in Manhattan (the number 6 train to 103rd Street). For more information contact the National Boricua Human Rights Network:

boricuahumanrights.org

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Part III: Events at Sistas' Place

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Please Note: All entries listed below are part of the 11th Season Opening celebration of Cultural Programs taking place at Sistas' Place, including readings, forums, workshops, and Saturday Night Concerts.

 

Sistas' Place

456 Nostrand Ave. (at Jefferson Ave.)

(Take the 'A' train to Nostrand or # 44 Bus to Jefferson)

718.398.1766

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7. 1st & 3rd Saturdays Writers Workshop

with Louis Reyes Rivera 

Saturday, September 16, 2006, at noon

 

The Louis Reyes Rivera 1st & 3rd Saturday Writers' Workshop at Sistas' Place opens its 5th year, on Sat., Sept. 16, 2006, starting at 12pm. This first session will outline plans for the year, establish reading schedules for work to be critiqued, and resume workshop sessions that begin Saturday, October 7th and Saturday, October 21st, and continue every 1st and 3rd Saturday through July 2007.

 

The workshop covers prose and poetry at every stage, both for beginners and advanced writers. For information, contact Louisrey...@aol.com.

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8. Millions for Reparations Film

Sunday, September 17, 2006, at 3pm

 

Sistas' Place, in collaboration with Millions for Reparations, presents The Durban 400, a film by Imam Dramah and Al Santana about the World Conference Against Racism, on Sun., Sept. 17th, at 3pm.

 

The World Conference Against Racism had passed a resolution stating that the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade and Slavery were Crimes Against Humanity for which reparations are due.

Discussion with the film makers will follow. For information, call 718.398.1766.

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9. Saturday Night Jazz @ Sistas' Place with Rene McLean

Saturday, September 23, 2006, 9 & 10:30pm

 

Sistas' Place opens its 11th season of Saturday Night Jazz Concerts on Sat., Sept. 23rd, with Rene McLean and Friends doing two sets.

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10. Tribute to Puerto Rican Patriot Filiberto Ojeda Rios

Sunday, September 24, 2006, beginning at 4pm

 

Sistas' Place will host a Tribute to Puerto Rican Patriot Filiberto Ojeda Rios on Sun., Sept. 24th, at 4pm, with a full contingent of special guests. For information and details, call 718.398.1766.

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11. Saturday Night Jazz with Eddie Gale

September 30, 2006, at 9 & 10:30pm

 

Sistas' Place continues celebrating its 11th season of Live Jazz Concerts with trumpeter Eddie Gale & Friends hitting with two sets.

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12. Saturday Night Jazz with Gha'il Rhodes Benjamin

October 7, 2006, at 9 & 10:30pm

 

Sistas' Place featurea Gha'il Rhodes Benjamin hitting with two sets.

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13. Saturday Night Jazz with Blueitt & Friends

October 14, 2006, at 9 & 10:30pm

 

Sistas' Place will feature the legendary Blueitt & Friends hitting with two sets.

For ticket information and reservations, call 718.398.1766.

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14. Voices in the Diaspora

Sunday, October 22, 2006, from 2 to 6pm

 

Sistas' Place is hosting Voices in the Diaspora's From Page to Stage (an afternoon of poetry and fiction by authors from the Louis Reyes Rivera Writers Workshop), Sun., Oct. 22nd. This collaborative project is the first of a series of programs to be videotaped and later aired on MNN (Manhattan Neighborhood Network's Sacred Expressions) and on 99.5 FM Radio (WBAI's Voices in the Diaspora). 

 

Among the writers featured are Amadi Ajamu, Sister Akosua, E.J. Antonio, 

Lisa Bailey, Alice Crowe, Alicia Crowe, Yvonne Hilton, A. Victoria Hunter, Tony Mitchelson, Baaqia Muhammad, Clarence Robins, Chris Smith, Ed Toney, Iowan Tribal and Louis Reyes Rivera. 

 

To help defray production costs, there is a Suggested Donation of $7.00 per person and $11.00 per couple.

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15. Contacting Louis Reyes Rivera

 

Anyone interested in booking Louis Reyes Rivera for readings, lectures, performances with bands, etc., should contact Louis Reyes Rivera at the listed email address (Louisrey...@aol.com) or at GPO Box 16, New York City 10116.

 

Available for sale are copies of his award-winning collection, Scattered Scripture, as well as of the CD he co-produced with Atiba Kwabena, Live @ Sistas' Place: A Jazzoetic Jam, featuring performances by Sandra Maria Esteves, Layding Kaliba, Tom Mitchelson, A. Wanjiku J. Reynolds, Malkia M'buzi Moore, Ngoma, Ted L. Wilson, Tanya Tyler accompanied by Atiba Kwabena's Songhai Djeli Ensemble.

 

If you can't tune in every Thursday at 2pm to catch Louis Reyes Rivera's radio program, Perspective (99.5FM, WBAI), you can go to the web (wbai.org), click on Archives, scroll down to Thursday, 2pm, Perspective, for up to 14 days from initial airing. A program that, so far, everyone enjoys checking out.