Thursday, February 7, 2008

Black History Month @ DIA (Detroit Institute of Art)



Listed below is a listing of all events being held at The New DIA in honor of Black History Month. Be sure to check them out before month's end.


LECTURES AND GALLERY TALKS

Tour of African American Art Galleries
Saturday, February 9, 2 p.m.

Alain Locke Award: "Posing Beauty," A Lecture by Deborah Willis
Sunday, February 10, 2 p.m.

Laylah Ali
Sunday, February 24, 2 p.m.


DROP-IN WORKSHOPS

Senufo Painting
Sundays, February 3, 10, 17 and 24, 1–5 p.m.


FOR EDUCATORS

Shaping Identity
Friday, February 8, 5:30–7:30 p.m.


FAMILY PERFORMANCES

Storytelling: Tonya Dallas
Sunday, February 3, 2 p.m.

Storytelling: Tonya Dallas
Sunday, February 10, 2 p.m.

Storytelling: Madelyn Porter
Sunday, February 17, 2 p.m.

Storytelling: Madelyn Porter
Sunday, February 24, 2 p.m.


ARTIST DEMONSTRATION

LaKela Brown
Saturday, February 16, 1–5 p.m.


FILM

Honeydripper ($)
Friday and Saturday, February 8 and 9, 7 p.m.
Sunday, February 10, 4 and 7 p.m.

War/Dance ($)
Thursday, February 7, 7:30 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, February 8 and 9, 9:30 p.m.


MUSIC & LIVE PERFORMANCES

Vinx
Friday, February 1, 7 and 8:30 p.m.

Abuakwa African Music and Dance Ensemble ($)
Saturday and Sunday, February 9 and 10, noon

Rodney Whitaker and Carl Allen
Friday, February 8, 7 and 8:30 p.m.

Randy Weston
Friday, February 15, 7 and 8:30 p.m.

Pyeng Threadgill
Friday, February 22, 7 and 8:30 p.m.
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An Evening with Aku Kadogc and Jessica Care Moore
Friday, February 22, 6:30 and 8 p.m.

Brunch with Bach: Harlem Quartet ($)
Sunday, February 24, 11:30 a.m.

Monica Blaire
Friday, February 29, 7 and 8:30 p.m.


Sponsored by Macy's


Programs are made possible with support from the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs and the City of Detroit.

All imagery & text courtesy of The Detroit Instittue of Art.

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