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PAST EVENTS:
PAST EVENTS:
FEBRUARY
 | Wednesday, February 9, 7:30pm Amateur Night at the Apollo: Brooklyn Night Co-presented by Brooklyn Arts Council (BAC) and the Apollo Theater |
 | Friday, February 11 & Saturday, February 12, Doors at 8pm Black Brooklyn Renaissance: The New Generation Co-Presented by BAC and BAMcafe Live |
JANUARY
 | Sunday, January 30, 2-5pm Voices of the Elders Presented by Brooklyn Arts Council (BAC) in cooperation with Ifetayo Cultural Arts Academy |
GALLERY EXHIBIT
 | Friday, September 24, 2010 - January 14, 2011 Otto Neals & Emmett Wigglesworth: Kindred Spirits Forging Forward Presented by BAC Gallery |
DECEMBER
 | Sunday, December 12, 3-5pm, Book Signing 5-5:30pm Intergenerations: Randy Weston Trio with Special Guest Ayanda Clarke Co-Presented by the Brooklyn Museum and BAC |
NOVEMBER
 | Sunday, November 21, 2-4pm The Brooklyn School of Black Visual Artists Presented by BAC in conjunction with MOCADA and Artcurian |
 | Friday, November 19, 9-10:30pm, Doors at 8pm Word Is Brooklyn Presented by BAC in cooperation with City Lore, which is supported by National Endowment for the Arts |
 | Friday, November 12, 7:30-9:30m Brooklyn: The Gospel Borough Presented by BAC |
 | Thursday, November 4, 6:30-8pm Workshop: Learning to Listen to Gospel Music Presented by BAC |
OCTOBER
 | Saturday, October 23, 11am-7pm The Black Brooklyn Renaissance Conference and Concert Presented by BAC and the Hitchcock Institute for Studies in American Music at Brooklyn College with support from The New York Council for the Humanities and Eleanor Archie |
 | Saturday, October 9, 2010 - January 5, 2011 Carnival Masqueraders in Brooklyn Presented by Skylight Gallery with support from BAC |
 | Saturday, October 9, 7:30-10pm Intergenerations: Dance Kings of Black Brooklyn Presented by BAC in cooperation with Kumble Theater for the Performing Arts |
 | Saturday, October 2, 10am-6pm Amateur Night at the Apollo: Brooklyn Night Auditions Presented in conjunction with Brooklyn Arts Council |
SEPTEMBER
 | Wednesday, September 29, 2010 - December 4, 2011 Wheels Within Wheels: Paintings and Works on Paper by Abstract-Expressionist Painter, Poet Danny Simmons Presented by Tabla Rasa Gallery |
AUGUST
 | Wednesday, August 4, 7:30pm Lincoln Center Out of Doors Presents The Robert Glasper Experiment with Special Guests Q-Tip and Bilal José James' Blackmagic Presented by Lincoln Center Out of Doors in partnership with BAC |
JULY
 | Saturday, July 31 - September 30, Gallery Hours: Wednesday-Friday, 11am-6pm; Saturday 1-6pm Eyewitness: Beautiful Black Brooklyn (Photo Exhibition) Presented by Skylight Gallery with support from BAC |
 | Thursday, July 29, 9-11pm; 8:30pm: Doors Intergenerations: Toshi Reagon and Friends Presented by BAC with support from American Express and the Emma A. Sheafer Charitable Trust |
 | Saturday, July 17, 8:00pm: Doors; 8:30pm: Films Brooklyn Transformations (Outdoor Film Screening) Presented by Rooftop Films in cooperation with BAC’s Scene: Brooklyn program |
 | Saturday, July 3, 4-9pm Emancipation Day Celebration at Weeksville Heritage Center Presented by Weeksville Heritage Center with support from BAC |
 | Friday, July 2 - Monday July 5, 10am-9pm (Rain or shine) 39th Annual International African Arts Festival (IAAF) Presented by IAAF with support from BAC |
JUNE
 | Saturday, June 19, 8pm-midnight (Rain Date: June 20) Juneteenth Celebration at 227 Abolitionist Place Presented by Friends of 227 Abolitionist Place with support from BAC |
 | Thursday, June 17, 6-8pm Preserving the Parade: Documenting the West Indian American Labor Day Carnival Presented by BAC in cooperation with West Indian American Day Carnival Association (WIADCA) and CLCC with support from Carver Federal Savings Bank |
 | Saturday, June 12, Noon-6pm 21st Annual Tribute to Our Ancestors of the Middle Passage Presented by The People of the Sun Middle Passage Collective and Medgar Evers |
 | Saturday, June 5, 2-5:30pm Black Brooklyn Drum Call Presented by BAC in cooperation with Brooklyn Public Library |
MAY
 | Saturday, May 22, 10am-4pm BAM DanceAfrica Pre-Opening Activities Presented by Weeksville Heritage Center in collaboration with Brooklyn Academy of Music and Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation with documentation support from BAC |
 | Friday, May 21 & Saturday, May 22, 8pm lions will roar, swans will fly, angels will wrestle heaven, rain will break: gukurahundi Presented by 651 Arts with support from BAC and American Express |
 | Friday, May 14 & Saturday May 15, 6:30-8pm Foly: African Dance Master Classes Presented by Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation with support from BAC |
 | Tuesday, May 11, 6pm Making Do The Right Thing Presented by BAC as part of Scene: Brooklyn, Independent Film and Media Arts series |
APRIL
 | Thursday, April 29, 6-8:30pm Jazz Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Presented by Brooklyn Historical Society in conjunction with Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortium's 11th Annual Central Brooklyn Jazz Festival with support from BAC |
 | Thursday, April 22, 7pm Cal Massey Jazz Tribute Presented by the H. Wiley Hitchcock Institute for Studies in American Music at Brooklyn College and Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortium with support from BAC |
 | Thursday, April 15, 9-Midnight Hip Hop Hybrids of Brooklyn Presented by BAC with support from American Express |
 | Wednesday, April 7, 5:30-9pm Icons of Brooklyn Jazz Presented by Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortium with support from BAC and American Express |
MARCH
 | Thursday, March 25, 7pm Kamau Brathwaite at the 10th National Black Writers’ Conference National Black Writers’ Conference with support from BAC |
 | Wednesday, March 17, 6:30-8:30pm Rites and Ceremonies of the Brooklyn African Diaspora Presented by BAC in conjunction with Brooklyn Historical Society |
 | Wednesday, March 3, 7-10pm African Dance/ Brooklyn Style Symposium Presented by BAC and hosted by Urban Bush Women |
FEBRUARY
 | Sunday, February 28, 2-5pm African Dance/ Brooklyn Style Presented by BAC |
Black Brooklyn Renaissance is sponsored by MetLife Foundation. Programs are made possible by support from American Express, Con Edison, Brooklyn Community Foundation, Emma A. Sheafer Charitable Trust, Park Avenue Building and Roofing Supplies, LLC, Concord Baptist Christfund, The Mary Duke Biddle Foundation, and National Endowment for the Arts. Additional support is provided by New York State Council on the Arts, the Brooklyn Delegations of the New York State Senate and New York State Assembly, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, and New York City Council and its Brooklyn Delegation. Media sponsorships provided by The New York Times, Community Affairs and WBLS.Related Categories
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