Scott Christianson, author of Freeing Charles: The Struggle to Free a Slave on the Eve of the Civil War, will give a multimedia presentation that looks at the life and epic rescue of captured fugitive slave Charles Nalle. In an almost unimaginable act – and the most dramatic slave rescue in American history – Nalle […]
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In Fanny Armstrong's (McLible, 2005) The Age of Stupid (2009), Oscar-nominated Pete Postlethwaite stars as a man living alone in the devastated world of 2055, looking at old footage and asking: why didn't we stop climate change when we had the chance? In advance of the screening Honest Weight Food will sponsor a reception where […] |
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Master the art of archiving - and muscle your data into place for order, access and ease - with digital archivist and preservation consultant David Rice. "Media Management in a Digital Universe" is an afternoon designed to help you master the art of archiving and muscle your data into place for order, access and ease. […] |
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Four decades after leaving this country for exile in Tanzania, Mama Charlotte Hill O'Neal returns to share the inspirational story of how she and her husband's past as Black Panthers affects their work among the urban and village youth of East Africa and America. She will be screening an excerpt from A Panther in Africa, the […] |
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From the Palace to the People: A Global Griot Saves a West African Tradition with Rock ‘n’ Roll Revelations and Blues Muses! Bassekou Kouyate is a virtuoso picker and musical visionary from Mali who blurs the lines between West African and American roots music. His work with banjo maverick Bela Fleck just won a Grammy […] |
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In celebration of their debut album War Cry, Taína Asili y La Banda Rebelde will play a soulful infusion of Afro-Caribbean, reggae, rock, hip hop and flamenco, with local and international guest dancers, singers, and percussionists. They will be celebrating this grand accomplishment with a BIG CD release party, and it will also be Taína’s […] |
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Exhibition Opening: “Freedom Through Collective Improvisation: iEAR Presents! Free Jazz from the Sanctuary”
Freedom Through Collective Improvisation: iEAR Presents! Free Jazz from the Sanctuary is a new gallery show at The Arts Center of the Capital Region, 265 River Street in downtown Troy, New York. The exhibition celebrates a 13-part series of jazz performance videos and photographs featuring some of the world’s most talented improvisers performing a wide spectrum […]
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The celebrated NYC-based Matthew Shipp Trio (featuring Matthew Shipp, piano; Michael Bisio, bass; Whit Dickey, drums) will perform live at the opening of a new gallery show at The Arts Center of the Capital Region, 265 River Street in downtown Troy NY. The exhibition, which features locally-produced videos and still photos of internationally-known musicians, is […] |