WE WEAR THE MASK:
\nBlack Theatre in Newark & Near, From 1700s to 2012
\ncurated by Sandra L. West<\/p>\n

Press Release
\nPrograms are at the Main Library, 5 Washington Street, unless otherwise noted.<\/p>\n

PNC Foundation is proud to support the Newark Public Library’s Black History Celebration.<\/p>\n

We Wear the Mask:
\nBlack Theatre in Newark & Near, From 1700s to 2012
\nwill be on view at the Main Library, Second Floor Gallery. Curated by Sandra West.<\/p>\n

Guided tours of the exhibit will be offered on Tuesday, February 7; Wednesday, February 22;
\nand Thursday, March 8 at 10 a.m., 12 p.m., and 2 p.m. To register for a tour, please call 973\u2013733\u20135411.
\nExhibit Opening and Reception<\/p>\n

Langston, We Love You Madly!
\nWednesday, February 1
\nMain Library, Centennial Hall, Second Floor
\n6:00 \u2013 8:00 pm<\/p>\n

The series kicks off with a February 1 exhibit opening and reception celebrating the birthday of poet and playwright Langston Hughes, a former Westfield, NJ resident, who debuted his 1930s play Black Nativity in Newark. Langston, We Love you Madly! will feature a talk by historian Dr. Wendell Holbrook, Associate Professor in the Department of African American Affairs, Rutgers University \u2013 Newark, and a performance by the Adelaide Drummers from the Dr. Adelaide Sanford Charter School in Newark. Clarence Ali, founder, Theatre of Universal Images will speak about Theatre in Newark and David Mills, a Hughes scholar\/interpreter, will discuss The Art of Langston. Cynthia \u201cLady Rose\u201d Roberson will sing the Negro National Anthem.<\/p>\n

On February 1, patrons may park in Rutgers Lot 506 Essex St. for $4.25.
\n2012 Black History Celebration Programs
\nSaturday, February 4
\nNorth Jersey Philharmonic Glee Club sings The Sounds of Broadway
\nMain Library, Centennial Hall
\n12:00 \u2013 3:00 pm<\/p>\n

Wednesday, February 8
\n\u2022 Theatre in DVD Form: Plays of August Wilson and Plays of Lorraine Hansberry
\nMain Library, 4th Floor Auditorium
\n3:00 \u2013 6:00 pm<\/p>\n

\u2022 Speak Up & Get Out: Teen Dating Violence Awareness Film Tour with Jordan Coleman
\nSpringfield Branch Library, 50 Hayes Street
\n5:00 pm
\nScreening of Payin\u2019 The Price (HBO Best Feature Film winner 2011), a gripping film written and directed by teen Jordan Coleman. The film chronicles the story of Jazz, a high schooler, who is accused of brutally assaulting a girl. Jazz becomes the poster boy for teen dating violence as the film follows his arrest and trial.<\/p>\n

Wednesday, February 15
\n\u2022 Meet the new faces of For Colored Girls!
\nMain Library, Centennial Hall
\n6:00 \u2013 8:00 pm
\nA dramatic presentation\/play excerpt\/play discussion.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Speak Up & Get Out: Teen Dating Violence Awareness Film Tour with Jordan Coleman
\nWeequahic Branch Library, 355 Osborne Terrace
\n5:00 pm
\nScreening of Payin\u2019 The Price (HBO Best Feature Film winner 2011), a gripping film written and directed by teen Jordan Coleman. The film chronicles the story of Jazz, a high schooler, who is accused of brutally assaulting a girl. Jazz becomes the poster boy for teen dating violence as the film follows his arrest and trial.<\/p>\n

Wednesday, February 22
\n\u2022 Frances E. W. Harper Literary Society: Keeping the Faith!
\nMain Library, Centennial Hall
\n6:30 pm
\nGuest Speakers: Joyce Simmons, President of Newark Branch of NAACP and Katherine Witcher, President of Irvington Branch of NAACP<\/p>\n

\u2022 A celebration of the first anniversary of the W. E. B. Du Bois Reading Circle
\nCommunity Room, Weequahic Branch, 355 Osborne Terrace
\n6:00 \u2013 8:00 pm
\nWe welcome you to attend this anniversary meeting and read your favorite poem, short essay, or quote by an African American hero. We are reading and discussing Cross of Redemption by James Baldwin.<\/p>\n

Wednesday, March 7
\n\u2022 Ethel Waters & Lena Horne, Black Ladies on White Broadway
\nEvents run from 9 am to 8 pm in the James Brown African American Room and the 4th floor Auditorium, Main Library<\/p>\n

9:00 am – 2:00 pm
\nTheatre in DVD Form: Cabin in the Sky and Pinky
\nMain Library, Fourth Floor Auditorium<\/p>\n

2:00 – 4:00 pm
\nPinky Under the Microscope
\nMain Library, James Brown African American Room
\nClass Facilitator: Dr. Linda Caldwell Epps, Seton Hall University
\nPlease call 973\u2013733\u20135411 to register.<\/p>\n

6:00 – 8:00 pm
\nDonald Bogle on Waters & Horne (Talk\/Video\/Book Signing)
\nMain Library, Fourth Floor Auditorium<\/p>\n

\u2022 Doc Gibbs: World of Percussion!
\nVailsburg Branch Library, 75 Alexander Street
\n5:30 pm
\nMaster percussionist Doc Gibbs will take the audience on an exciting journey to various countries through the power of drums and percussion.<\/p>\n

Saturday, March 10
\nThe State of Black Theatre
\nMain Library, Centennial Hall
\n12:00 \u2013 3:00 pm
\nA Conversation with Amiri Baraka, playwright: Stephen McKinley Henderson, actor: Woodie King Jr., theatre producer: Marie Thomas, actor: moderator Philip Thomas, Executive Director, Newark Symphony Hall.<\/p>\n

Wednesday, March 14
\nDoc Gibbs: World of Percussion!
\n\u2022Main Library, Centennial Hall
\n10:30 am
\nMaster percussionist Doc Gibbs will take the audience on an exciting journey to various countries through the power of drums and percussion.<\/p>\n

\u2022Springfield Branch Library, 50 Hayes Street
\n5:30 pm
\nMaster percussionist Doc Gibbs will take the audience on an exciting journey to various countries through the power of drums and percussion.<\/p>\n

For more information or to arrange a tour of the exhibit, please call 973\u2013733\u20135411. In case of inclement weather, please call 973 \u2013733\u20137800 (Main Library), 973\u2013733\u20137751 (Weequahic Branch), 973 \u2013733\u20137755 (Vailsburg Branch), or 973 \u2013733\u20137736 (Springfield Branch) to determine whether the Library is open.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

WE WEAR THE MASK: Black Theatre in Newark & Near, From 1700s to 2012 curated by Sandra L. West February 1 – March 24, 2012 Exhibition Opening Reception Schedule of Programs Press Release Programs are at the Main Library, 5 Washington Street, unless otherwise noted. PNC Foundation is proud to support the Newark Public Library’s… <\/p>\n

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