Heres what is happening at UPS for Black History Month: African-American Arts, 1920–75 Two events that are free and open to the public, sponsored by the African American Studies Program, Department of Art, Black Student Union, and Office of the Academic Dean. 1. My Art Speaks for Both My Peoples: Elizabeth Catlett, Prints and Sculptures An illustrated talk about the life and work of Elizabeth Catlett, an African American artist who created prints and sculptures often dealing with social justice and the political struggles of oppression in the United States and Mexico. Talk by Melanie Herzog, professor of art history, Edgewood College, Madison, Wis. 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27 Wyatt 109 Free admission Refreshments will be served For more details contact: Linda Williams, associate professor of art history, University of Puget Sound. [email protected] Tel. 253.879.3492 2. An Evening of Classic Blues and Jazz With Rob Hutchinson and Friends, featuring Gail Pettis, vocals, and Puget Sound Jazz Band director Tracy Knoop 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15 Schneebeck Concert Hall Free admission For more details: Rob Hutchinson [email protected] Tel. 253.879.2686 Black Student Union and Queer Alliance Film Festival Two films. This series aims to highlight intersections between black and queer identities with the hope of drawing attention to the erasure of the experiences of queer people of color in American film media. 1. Pariah 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7 Tahoma Room, Commencement Hall Directed by Dee Rees, Pariah, follows the journey of Alike, a young African-American woman struggling to embrace her identity as a lesbian. Set in Brooklyns Fort Greene neighborhood, the film stars Adepero Oduye, Pernell Walker, and Kim Wayans. Spike Lee is also one of the films executive producers. Pariah premiered at the 2011 Sundance film festival. 2. The New Black (Tacoma premiere) 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27 Grand Cinema Tacoma Tickets available at tugg/events/7140 and at Wheelock Student Center on campus. The New Black is a 2013 film that is currently screening nationally. This will be the Tacoma premiere. It is a documentary that tells the story of how the African-American community is grappling with the gay rights issue in light of the recent gay marriage movement and the fight over civil rights. The film documents activists, families, and clergy on both sides of the campaign to legalize gay marriage. It examines homophobia in the black community’s institutional pillar—the black church—and reveals the Christian right wing’s strategy of exploiting this phenomenon in order to pursue an anti-gay political agenda. The New Black takes viewers into the pews and onto the streets and provides a seat at the kitchen table as it tells the story of the historic fight to win marriage equality in Maryland and charts the evolution of this divisive issue within the black community. For information: Carol Prince [email protected] ASUPS Film Night The Butler 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m., Friday Jan. 31 and Saturday Feb.1 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 2 Rausch Auditorium, McIntyre Hall, Room 003 Low entrance fee Sponsored by Associated Students of the University of Puget Sound “The Voice” Star: Stephanie Johnson Stephanie Anne Johnson Local singer, songwriter, who starred on NBCs The Voice 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 12 Free Rotunda, Wheelock Student Center For more: sajmusic Caribbean Writers Series: Identity, Immigration, and Art Myriam J. A. Chancy talk: The Memory Table 5:30-7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 10 Tahoma Room, Commencement Hall Free Admission Sponsored by African American Studies and Chism Lecture in Humanities and Arts Civil Rights and Peace Poetry Reading 5:30-7pm. Monday, Feb. 24 Tahoma Room, Commencement Hall Free Admission Sponsored by the Black Student Union, African American Studies, Resident Student Association, and Spoken Word and Poetry Club.
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