MoAD Calendar of Events

December 13, 2008: MoAD Family Day - Learn the Principles of Kwanza

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Kwanzaa, founded in 1966 by Dr. Maulana Karenga as an African-American celebration pays tribute to African history and origin. MoAD highlights the lives and artistic talents of visual and performing artists, teachers, merchants, and community organizations through Kwanzaa's Seven Principles (Nguzo Saba) as a compass for the programs for the day: Umoja (unity), Kujichagulia (self-determination), Ujima (collective work and responsibility), Ujamaa (cooperative economics), Nia (purpose), Kuumba (creativity), and Imani (faith). The Seven Principles will be shared with our guests. Throughout the day, enjoy the MoAD Marketplace with with featured items such a carvings, textiles, clothing, jewelry, and books for the entire family. Special Kwanzaa culinary delights will be available. Come celebrate with us.

1:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Entire Museum

November 15, 2008: MoAD Family Day

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Join us in Part II of our Family Day’s focusing on our latest exhibition, The Hewitt Collection. Visit our 3rd Floor Education Center to create your own original piece of artwork inspired by the printmaking techniques of artists featured in the exhibition and take a guided tour of the exhibition.

1:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Education Center

October 19, 2008: Target® Yeurba Buena District Joint Day

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Today MoAD, the CJM and YBCA will be FREE! Come by the Museum to work with local artists, enjoy dynamic performances and take a tour of our newest exhibition, The Hewitt Collection. Before you leave, be sure to get your own “passport” to the exhibit. Use your passport to find things in the exhibition. When you get all of your pages stamped, show it to Visitor’s Services on the 1st floor and receive a prize!

12:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Entire Museum

September 20, 2008: MoAD Family Day

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Join us in the final Family Day program for our exhibition, Double Exposure: African Americans Before and Behind the Camera. Be sure to join one of our Guides for a tour of the exhibition and participate in photography related art projects in the 3rd Floor Education Center.

1:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Education Center

August 16, 2008 - July 16, 2008: MoAD Family Day

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Join artist, Amanda Williams, in part III of our Family Day programming for our exhibition, Double Exposure: African Americans Before and Behind the Camera. Amanda will lead a series of activities focusing on portraiture. Learn how photographic images are produced and create an original art photograph.

1:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Education Center

July 19, 2008: MoAD Family Day

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Join us in part II of our Family Day programming for our exhibition, Double Exposure: African Americans Before and Behind the Camera. Learn about an early photographic process and create an original piece of art that you can take home.

1:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Education Center

June 28, 2008: MoAD Family Day

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Join us in part I of our Family Day programming for our exhibition, Double Exposure: African Americans Before and Behind the Camera. Come to the 3rd Floor Education Center to learn about cyanotypes, an early photographic process, and create a one-of-a-kind piece of art.

1:00 pm - 4:00 pm: MoAD Education Center

June 22, 2008: Double Exposure: Artists Panel led By Carla Williams

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In conjunction with Double Exposure: African Americans Before and Behind the Camera join us for a dialogue in-the-round with a selection of local artists whose works are included in the exhibition. The focus of the discussion will be on technology, both its impact as a tool of creation as well as its use as a tool of self-promotion, publication, and mass communication. The Bay Area is home to leading technological companies, so it is fitting that the artists whose work is featured here will address the impact that technology has had on their work. Reception immediately following conversation. Seats are limited. You must RSVP for admittance to program. MoAD Members $10 General Admission $15

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm: MoAD Salon

June 18, 2008: Member Preview and Reception

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Double Exposure: African Americans Before and Behind the Camera MoAD Members, Friends, and Family are invited to explore the exhibition Double Exposure at an evening preview and reception before the exhibition opens to the public. This exclusive hosted reception features wine and light hors d’oeuvres. MoAD Museum Guides will be available in the exhibition galleries. Member receptions are by invitation only. Please present your invitation at the door. If you haven't received your invitation, or for more information, please contact the Membership Department at 415.318.7152 or mmccauley@moadsf.org

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm: Entire Museum

June 13, 2008: Museum of African Diaspora and SFJAZZ invite you to a Triple-header!

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MoAD has joined with the SFJAZZ to create an enriching, entertaining evening of music, history, and perspective. Open exclusively to MoAD and SFJAZZ Members, the event will include a guided tour of MoAD, a discussion between Sanchez and noted percussionist and musicologist John Santos, and round trip transportation to and from Herbst Theatre for Sanchez's performance. Please note this fabulous evening is a fundraiser for MoAD. Tickets start at $200 and can be purchased by calling Paula Ramsey at 415 358-7219.

5:30 pm - 7:30 pm: MoAD Salon

May 31, 2008: 6th Annual Urban Kidz Film Festival

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San Francisco Black Film Festival presents Free Urban Kidz Film Series at the Museum of the African Diaspora. The films begin at noon with an impressive schedule of screenings including: Do You Believe in Magic? (ages 8 and up) Two young men from the Townships of Capetown, South Africa both students at The College of Magic, begin a most improbable journey to compete in the World Teenage Magic Championships in Las Vegas. The Don of Virgil High (ages 8 and up) A nerdy jr. high school kid finds popularity when hustling banned sodas and snacks on campus. Mind Me Good Now (ages 5-8) An animated folktale about Tina and Dalby. When two children disobey their mama, the consequences are almost tragic. Asthma Tech (ages 5 and up) Young Winston is burdened by the hardships of chronic asthma and isn't able to participate in the everyday activities of his peers and classmates. Winston copes with the predicament through his vivid imagination and with paper and crayons. This is a free event for children and $10.00 per adult. Space is limited and each adult is allowed to bring up to four children. Treats and beverages are courtesy of Starbucks, Turtle Mountain, Pacific Coast Farmers’ Market Association and Horizons Organic Milk.

12:00 pm - 3:00 pm: MoAD Salon

May 22, 2008: Screening - HOMEGROWN: HipLife in Ghana

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The new documentary film by Eli Jacobs-Fantauzzi. HomeGrown documents V.I.P.(Vision in Progress) the most famous Hip-Life group in Africa and their rise from the ghetto to the first international tour. Special sneak preview hosted by Bamuthi. Film screening plus Q&A $5 Students & Members $8 General Admission

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm: MoAD Salon

May 17, 2008: MoAD Family Day

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Join us in Part III of our Africa.dot.com Family Day series and create art which focuses on Technology. Visit our 3rd Floor Education Center to create jewelry from recycled telephone wire and participate in the creation of a hybrid faces project using different Body Parts of Family Members.

1:00 pm - 4:00 pm: MoAD Education Center

May 3, 2008: Faubourg Treme: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans - SFIFF

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MoAD co-presents at the 51st San Francisco International Film Festival Faubourg Treme: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans USA l 2007 l 79 minutes A deeply personal documentary reflecting on the rich history of New Orleans' vibrant African American neighborhood. Progressive and racially mixed from its founding in the late 1700s, Tremé represented the largest community of free Black people in the antebellum Deep South. When the railroad segregated public transportation, it was Tremé resident Homer Plessy who defied the practice, leading to the fateful 1896 Supreme Court decision establishing the “separate but equal” doctrine. Sundance Kabuki Cinemas 1881 Post Street (at Fillmore), San Francisco

1:00 pm - 2:20 pm: Sundance Kabuki Cinemas

April 30, 2008: Medicine for Melancholy - SFIFF

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MoAD co-presents at the 51st San Francisco International Film Festival Medicine For Melancholy USA l 2007 l 90 minutes After hooking up at a party, Jo (Tracey Heggins) considers her alcohol-fueled one-night stand with Micah (Wyatt Cenac) history, but he is eager to explore the possibility of a deeper connection. Gorgeously shot in muted tones on the streets of San Francisco, through neighborhoods ranging from the tony Marina to the gritty Tenderloin, what begins as a bittersweet, erotic romance between near strangers evolves into a complex tale with wider implications. Sundance Kabuki Cinemas 1881 Post Street (at Fillmore), San Francisco

9:15 pm - 11:45 pm: Sundance Kabuki Cinema

April 30, 2008: Michael Eric Dyson - Lunch time chat and book signing

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The Museum of the African Diaspora and Marcus Books present Michael Eric Dyson for a lunch time chat and book signing. Preceeded by an introduced by Dr. Julia Hare, Mr. Dyson will read excerpts and sign copies of his latest book, April 4, 1968: Martin Luther King’s Death and How It Changed America. Professor Dyson examines King's death and its impact on the nation. Free with Museum Admission

12:00 pm - 2:00 pm: Salon

April 28, 2008: Congo: The Rebels’ Hour

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Who: Lieve Joris, award-winning reporter and author Event: In her new book, The Rebels’ Hour, Lieve Joris crafts a brilliant and horrifying portrait of Assani, a rebel leader who eventually becomes a high ranking general in the Congolese army. The Rebels’ Hour thrusts us into the chaos of a lawless country through the eyes of a rebel leader. Joris visits the Council with this timely piece as the Congo plunges back into conflict. Lieve Joris is widely considered to be one of the world’s leading journalists, with award-winning reporting spanning the globe from Hungary to the Middle East to Africa. Admission Costs: Council Members: FREE; Students: $5; Nonmembers: $15; Co-sponsors: $7

5:30 pm - 7:30 pm: World Affairs Council, 2nd Floor Auditorium, 312 Sutter St. San Francisco

April 27, 2008: Clarence B. Jones, author of What Would Martin Say? in conversation with Eva ...

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Who is Clarence B. Jones? He spent eight years with Dr. King, as both his private attorney and one of his closest advisers. For the last 40 years, he’s kept purposefully silent about the man he called “brother.” But now, in an era when leadership is as sorely lacking as it is desperately needed, Jones has mined his memory and critical faculties, and, with help from the King Institute at Stanford, has written a book that will have people talking. Join us as he discusses his work on Dr. King with Eva Paterson, President and a founder of the Equal Justice Society, a national organization dedicated to changing the law through progressive legal theory, public policy and practice. Seats are limited. You must RSVP for admittance to program. General Admission $10

2:30 pm - 4:00 pm: MoAD Salon

April 26, 2008: Afternoon Tea with the authors of Wise Talk, Wild Women

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An intimate conversation and afternoon tea with Gwen Mazer, Christine Alicino, and Daphne Muse of Wise Talk, Wild Women. Stories of women who reflect a shift in ideas, beliefs, and feelings about age for the twenty-first century. Whether “sixty is the new forty” may be debatable, but there is no doubt that women now achieving the age of sixty and beyond are experiencing age differently than did their mothers and other women in previous generations. Christine Alicino's photographs from Wise Talk ,Wild Women will also be on display. Seats are limited. You must RSVP for admittance to program. MoAD Members $10 General Admission $15

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm: MoAD Salon

April 26, 2008: KQED Education Network in partnership with MoAD

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Present a professional development workshop for teachers featuring the film, BANISHED. A FREE workshop, light food provided and educational resources available for all grade-level appropriate classroom teachers. Focus for 6th-12th grade teachers of social studies and language arts (K-5 and other content teachers are encouraged to attend). You must pre-register at http://kqedmoadworkshopbanished.eventbrite.com For more information contact KQED at 415-553-2244 or HistoryEd@kqed.org.

9:30 am - 2:30 pm: MoAD Salon

April 20, 2008: Human Migration from Africa

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Inferring human relationships and our history from genetic variation. Presented by Richard M. Myers, Ph.D. Stanford W. Ascherman Professor and Chairman, Department of Genetics, and Director, Stanford Human Genome Center, Stanford University School of Medicine. Free with museum admission.

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm: MoAD Salon

April 19, 2008: Target Community Day at MoAD

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Join us for a lively, family-friendly day featuring Oakland’s Bantaba Ensemble, Mamadou and Vanessa - Mali Blues trio, and the Prescott Circus Theater’s drumming stilt walkers. Sample a taste of Ethiopia. Make jewelry from telephone wire. Create textile designs and chalk murals. Museum admission and all activities are free all day courtesy of Target. Free to the public.

11:00 am - 4:00 pm: MoAD 685 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94105

April 16, 2008: Translating the War In Sudan

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Who: Daoud Hari, Author and Translator Event: In his new book, The Translator, A Tribesman’s Memoir of Darfur, Hari tells the story of his journeys, risking his life to ensure the story of his people is told. Hari has served as a translator for The New York Times, NBC, and the BBC, as well as the United Nations. Admission Costs: Council Members: FREE; Students: $5; Nonmembers: $15; Co-sponsors: $7

5:30 pm - 7:30 pm: World Affairs Council, 2nd Floor Auditorium, 312 Sutter St. San Francisco

March 15, 2008: MoAD Family Day: Africa.dot Com - Part II

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Join us in Part II of our Africa.dot.Com Family Day celebration. Create works which infuse technological remnants into the art making process. In our 3rd Floor Education center you will learn how to create beautiful, yet functional works of art using bead and wires techniques.

1:00 pm - 4:00 pm: MoAD Salon

March 14, 2008: Tongues Untied DVD Release Screening

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Frameline will be releasing Marlon Riggs’ controversial classic documentary chronicling the black gay male experience TONGUES UNTIED on DVD March 18, 2008. MoAD is one of a handful of select screenings coinciding with the release of the DVD in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago and Washington, DC, as well as Oakland and San Francisco. The remastered DVD includes an archival interview with director Marlon Riggs, and newly produced interviews with Issac Julien, Phil Wilson, Juba Kalanka, and Herman Gray as well as never-before-released deleted scenes. DVDs will be available for sale. General Admission $10.

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm: MoAD Salon

March 13, 2008: Alice Walker in Conversation with Saidiya Hartman

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Please join us in welcoming this major American icon to MoAD as part of our Women’s History Month celebration. Born in Eatonton, Georgia in 1944 to sharecropper parents, Pulitzer-prize winning author Alice Walker is one of the most prolific and respected writers of the 21st Century. Published in 1982 to unprecedented literary acclaim, The Color Purple established Walker as a major voice in modern literature. Since then, Ms. Walker’s novels, short stories, essays and poems have had a defining impact on our modern literary landscape. Joining Ms. Walker, in conversation, will be Saidiya Hartman Columbia professor and author of Lose Your Mother, which explores the legacy of slavery and African diasporas identity. This important and free-ranging conversation will bring two generations of talented female authors together to discuss their work, their inspiration and their vision. Ms. Walker and Ms. Hartman will sign their books following the talk. Seats are limited. You must RSVP for admittance to program. MoAD Members $10 General Admission $15

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm: MoAD Salon

March 10, 2008: Facing History and Ourselves in Conversation with Pastor Carl Wilkens

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Facing History and Ourselves presents Paster Carl Wilkens. Carl Wilkens was the director of the Adventist Development and Relief Agency in Rwanda when the genocide erupted there in 1994. He chose to stay in Rwanda during the genocide, and bring food, water, and medicines to several groups of orphans around the capital city of Kigali. Wilkens was the only American to remain in the country after the killings began. Join us as he discusses his time and the film "Ghosts of Rwanda" with Jody Ranck, Co-Director, Health Horizons Program Institute for the Future, Palo Alto. Light refreshments will be served. Seats are limited. You must RSVP for admittance to program.

6:30 pm - 8:30 pm: MoAD Salon

March 4, 2008: Comme Deux Freres - A play by Maryse Condé

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The Alliance Française de San Francisco proudly brings to San Francisco the only California performance of Comme Deux Freres (Like Two Brothers) a play by acclaimed author Maryse Condé. A cell. Two men, life-long friends, almost brothers, a state of suspension. Time has come to a halt. The play, set in a Sartre-like space with no exit, takes place over the course of a night in jail. (A play by Maryse Condé) Co-presenters Délégation Générale de France and the Museum of the African Diaspora. $7 Students with ID $10 AFSF members $15 General public Alliance Française de San Francisco 1345 Bush Street (between Polk and Larkin) Tel. 415.775.7755 Public parking available

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm: Alliance Française de San Francisco, 1345 Bush Street (between Polk and Larkin)

February 24, 2008: Willie Brown - Basic Brown: My Life and Our Times

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MoAD luminary and former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown will be signing copies of his just published book, Basic Brown: My Life and Our Times. In it he reveals his rise from the segregated south to his position as one of America's most important and insightful statesmen. Seating is Limited! Purchase your copy at the Museum Store ($23/Members; $26/Non-members). Meet Mayor Brown and have him sign your copy. This is truly a rare opportunity to meet one of the Bay Area’s unique icons. Reception with wine and hor d'oeuvres immediately following conversation.

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm: MoAD Salon

February 16, 2008: MoAD Family Day: Africa.dot.Com

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Come see our exhibition, Africa.dot.Com: Drums 2 Digital then join in our Family Day activities centered on the exhibition. Create art works inspired by traditional methods of communication and hand crafts. Make your own percussion instruments and explore traditional African symbols in the 3rd floor Education center.

1:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Entire Museum

February 12, 2008: MoAD Co-presents: Lit&Lunch with Ngugi wa Thiong’o

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Center for the Art of Translation, a local literary arts non-profit, is pleased to present Ngugi wa Thiong'o, one of Africa's most accomplished and prominent novelists at its Lit&Lunch reading series on Tuesday February 12, 2008 from 12:30-1:30 at 111 Minna Gallery. His 2006 novel The Wizard of the Crow has been described as a “triumph” and was shortlisted for the 2007 Commonwealth Writer’s Prize.

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm: 111 Minna Gallery, 111Minna @ 2nd Street, San Francisco

February 10, 2008: Curator's Talk - Africa.dot.Com

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Join Deborah Stokes, Curator of Africa.dot.Com as she discusses the concept and content of the exhibition and the curatorial process. Free with Museum admission.

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm: MoAD Salon

February 9, 2008: B.Y.O.A. @ MoAD

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Global Arts: The Transformation, Adaptation, and Respect of HUEman Kind. Guest Speakers: Rushay Booysen, Hip-Hop Actvist, Writer, AfricasGateway.com; DJ SAKE ONE; Tania Cuevas, Filmmaker, Producer. Featuring Movie of the Diaspora - Masizakhe: Let Us Build Together Special Performances by Robert Henry Johnson and Kippy Marks Moderated by: Anthony Marshall Space is Limited. Please RSVP: Going.com/febBYOA

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm: MoAD Salon

February 8, 2008 - March 9, 2008: ACT Presents Blood Knot

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Blood Knot tells the story of two brothers trapped in the madness of apartheid South Africa. One is light-skinned enough to pass for white, the other is unmistakably black. Living together in a tumbledown shack, they wrestle with the terms of their fates and dreams—and long-simmering tensions explode over a woman. A.C.T.'s new production of Fugard's revolutionary breakthrough play, which first opened in 1961, holds a mirror up to the soul-searing effects of racism while exploring the inextricable bond between brothers. Playwright: Althol Fugard Director: Charles Randolph-Wright Composer: Tracy Chapman Cast: Steven Anthony Jones and Jack Willis

8:00 pm - 10:30 pm: American Conservatory Theatre.405 Geary Street. San Francisco

February 7, 2008: Member Preview and Reception

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Africa.dot.Com:Drums 2 Digital MoAD Members, Friends, and Family are invited to explore the exciting and provocative exhibition Africa.dot.Com:Drums 2 Digital at an evening preview and reception before the exhibition opens to the public. This exclusive hosted reception features wine and light hors d’oeuvres. MoAD Museum Guides will be available in the exhibition galleries. Member receptions are by invitation only. Please present your invitation at the door. If you haven't received your invitation, or for more information, please contact the Membership Department at 415.318.7152 or mmccauley@moadsf.org

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm: Entire Museum

February 7, 2008: Public and Friends

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Africa.dot.Com. See description above.

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Entire Museum

February 2, 2008: Black Women in Music

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I Got Thunder: Black Women Songwriters On Their Craft Join author LaShonda K. Barnett. as she discusses her new book and the process of conducting interviews with the artists. Snippets of conversations with the artists will be played during the talk and the striking similarities or trends that emerged as the work unfolded. Admission $7

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm: MoAD Salon

January 20, 2008: Yerba Buena District Joint Member Day

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MoAD is partnering with neighboring cultural institutions in the Yerba Buena District to host a Joint Member Day in January. MoAD Members can enjoy reciprocal admission and gallery tours at the Cartoon Art Museum, the Museum of Craft and Folk Art, SFMOMA, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA), and other neighborhood venues. Be sure to have your MoAD Membership card to gain FREE admission to participating venues.

12:00 pm - 5:00 pm:

January 20, 2008: IKR Sunday Salon Featuring Donald Harrison, Jr.

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MoAD's oral history and narrative archive project, I've Known Rivers (IKR): The MoAD Stories Project, presents The IKR Sunday Salon featuring Donald Harrison, Jr. The salon is a live spoken-word performance/lecture of stories, poems, and music. Join us for a lively discussion and demonstration with Cheo Tyehimba and Donald Harrison, Jr., - Saxophonist, Singer, Mardi Gras Indian Chief and Hip Hop M. C. Program free with Museum Admission

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm: MoAD Sunday Salon

January 19, 2008: Celebrate the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King

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Join MoAD in celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as we honor the life and legacy of a man who brought hope and healing to America. The Museum's 2nd and 3rd floor will be filled with activities and presentations for youth of all ages. Come hear our dynamic storyteller in the Heritage Center, create "Unity" art projects in the education center, and learn about the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in our Salon.

1:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Entire Museum

January 13, 2008: Citywide Family Appreciation Day

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MoAD is pleased to participate once again in Mayor Gavin Newsom’s citywide family celebration by offering FREE museum admission to all San Francisco residents. Experience our interactive core exhibitions as well as our special exhibition, Hungry Planet: What the World Eats. Explore the everyday food of people from different countries, cultures, and economic levels around the globe. Admission is FREE for MoAD Members, children 12 and under, and San Francisco residents with valid driver’s licenses.

12:00 pm - 5:00 pm:

January 11, 2008: CANCELEDCreating a Healthy Sustainable Food System in California

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Presented by Roots of Change Panel discussion with the Fellows of ROC followed by reception. ROC is a collaborative of diverse leaders and institutions unified in common pursuit of achieving a sustainable food system in California by 2030.

6:30 pm - 8:30 pm: MoAD Salon

January 9, 2008: BANISHED by Marco Williams - PBS Sneak Preview

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See above.

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm: San Francisco Public Library, Koret Auditorium

January 8, 2008: BANISHED by Marco Williams - PBS Sneak Preview

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Get a sneak preview of BANISHED, the PBS documentary premiering on the Emmy award-winning PBS series Independent Lens in February on KQED Television. This innovative documentary examines the story of three counties that forcefully displaced African Americans from their towns one hundred years ago and the families that return to learn a shocking history. ITVS Community Cinema will screen BANISHED at the Oakland Museum of California on January 8, 2008 and at the San Francisco Main Library on January 9, 2008.

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm: Oakland Museum of California, James Moore Theatre

December 15, 2007: The Farm Bill...How It Impacts My Life

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Growing public attention has spotlighted the consequences of U.S. commodity subsidies worldwide. Environmental impacts of industrial agriculture are linked to the effects of unhealthy diets. Additionally, excitement for regional food systems, combined with increasing connections between farmers and consumers, has opened up the current 2007 Farm Bill debate to many who have not paid attention to it in the past. Join Eric Holt-Gimenez, Food First and Heather Senney, California Food and Justice Coalition, and Shyaam Shabaka, Eco Village Farm Learnig Center to learn how the 2007 Farm Bill legistlation pursues a just an sustainable agriculture and food system.

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm: MoAD Salon

December 15, 2007: Kids Film Event - Kirikou and the Sorceress

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Director: Michel Ocelot France l 1998 l 70 min. Genre: Animation The San Francisco Black Film Festival and the Museum of the African Diaspora present a Holiday treat for the entire family; the award winning animated film Kirikou and the Sorceress. This animated film exquisitely recounts the tale of tiny Kirikou born into an African village in which a sorceress called Karaba has cast a terrible spell; the spring has dried up, the villagers are being blackmailed, the men of the village have either been kidnapped or have mysteriously disappeared. 'She eats them!', the superstitious villagers declare... Karaba is a stunning and cruel woman, surrounded by fearless and servile robots. But no sooner has Kirikou delivered himself from his mother's womb than he wants to rid the village of Karaba's curse and understand the cause of her wickedness. His adventure-filled voyage leads Kirikou to the Forbidden Mountain, where the Wise Man of the Mountain, who knows of Karaba and her secrets, awaits him. Please note: True to African culture some of film's content contains natural nudity. This is a free event for children and $ 10.00 per adult. Space is limited and each adult is allowed to bring up to four children.

11:00 am - 12:00 pm: MoAD Salon

December 8, 2007: The African American Farmer As Endangered Species

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Presenters: African American Farmers Association, Southern Farmers Federation, and Mo' Better Foods.

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm: MoAD Salon

December 1, 2007: Target Community Day at MoAD

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Can we feed the world and live together in a healthy environment without pollution? Learn how to begin the transformation to a sustainable society through a day of fun demonstrations, hands-on art projects, and performances! Family activities presented in partnership with ECO Village Farm Learning Center. Museum admission and all activities are free from 11 am until 4 pm.

11:00 am - 4:00 pm: Entire Museum

November 18, 2007: Transforming Lives $40 at a Time

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Join author Dana Whitaker as she discusses her new book of stories and photographs that highlight the power of microcredit and the potential of women to use it to change their families' future. Transforming Lives features compelling stories and vivid images that celebrate women who, through their entrepreneurial spirit and participation in programs such as those supported by Freedom from Hunger, are leading their families out of poverty.

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm: MoAD Salon

November 17, 2007: Hungry Planet - Artists Talk

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Join Peter Menzel and Faith D'Aluisio authors of "Hungry Planet: What the World Eats" as they talk about their work on the book as well as upcoming projects. Hungry Planet, details each family's weekly food purchases and average daily life. The centerpiece of each chapter is a portrait of the entire family surrounded by a week's worth of groceries accompanied by interviews and detailed grocery lists. Gourmet Magazine Executive Editor and former New York Times Restaurant Critic Ruth Reichl, "The world will be a much better place when everyone reads this book."

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm: MoAD Salon

November 11, 2007: Endangered Species Project Presents Living in the Mainstream

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November 10, 2007: Yerba Buena Arts & Culture Free 4 All

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12 Museums|One Day|Free Admission Always wanted to check out the arts and culture heart of San Francisco? Visit MoAD and our Yerba Buena neighbors for the first-ever Arts and Culture Free 4 All. In all, 12 cultural institutions, located within a 3-block area, will be open for free. The day is underwritten by a generous grant from “Oracle Open World 2007.”

11:00 am - 5:00 pm: Entire Museum

November 10, 2007: Endangered Species Project Presents Living in the Mainstream

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Living in the Mainstream The Ms. KIA Chronicles A Black, butch, lesbian, warrior, drag king’s tale of survival in America. Witness the transformation of Pippa Fleming into Ms. KIA, a Drag King/male impersonator poet, philosopher and cabaret performer. Ms. KIA takes her audience on a journey back to the days reminiscent of Harlem Renaissance cabaret performers, Gladys Bentley and Storme DeLarverie and mystically catapults spectators into a current reality that leaves people trying to catch their breath, while being part of a cultural revolution. Co-presented with the GLBT Historical Society, San Francisco. General Admission $20. Members of MoAD and GLBT $15.00

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm: Reception
7:00 pm - 10:30 pm: Performances at 7:00 & 9:00

November 3, 2007: Healthy Eating Active Living

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Presented by Eco Village Farm Learning Center and West County Healthy Eating and Living (HEAL) Program.

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm: MoAD Salon

October 26, 2007: Dr. Henry J. Drewal - Lecture

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Envisioning a Water Divinity: Arts for Mami Wata in Africa and the African Atlantic World Various peoples in Africa and the African Atlantic world envision a vast pantheon of water divinities and celebrate them with a rich variety of arts. One of the most popular water spirits is Mami Wata. This talk will trace her visual and cultural histories among specific persons and communities in Africa, and follow her images and identities as they cross Atlantic waters to the Americas. Co-Presented by Bay Area Friends of Ethnic Arts. www.friendsofethnicart.org

6:30 pm - 8:00 pm: MoAD Salon

October 20, 2007: PG&E Family Day at MoAD

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Join us for a day full of family-friendly hands-on activities and demonstrations for children of all ages. Activities highlight two MoAD exhibitions, Hungry Planet: What the World Eats and Culinary Traditions. Local artists and educators lead fun activities in which children and adults learn about food and related issues. Free admission to MoAD and all activities and demonstrations during Family Day are made possible by PG&E.

11:00 am - 6:00 pm:

October 16, 2007: John Santos' Roots of Latin Jazz and Salsa - 1980s to the present: Cuba

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1980s to the present: Cuba

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October 12, 2007 - October 13, 2007: Clouds Over Conkary - MVFF

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The Mill Valley Film Festival in Association with MoAD present: Clouds Over Conakry Guinea, 2006, 113 mins. Directed By Cheick Fantamady Camara In this great feature debut from Guinean director Cheick Fantamady Camara, the young, modern political cartoonist BB's life becomes a tangle of secrets when his father, an imam and griot, chooses him as his successor. Screening Times and Locations Friday, October 12th 7:15 PM @CinArts@Sequoia Theatre, Mill Valley Saturday, October 13th 7:00 PM @ The Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Smith Rafael Film Center, San Rafael, CA

October 11, 2007 - October 13, 2007: Djanta - MVFF

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The Mill Valley Film Festival in association with MoAD present: Djanta Burkina Faso, 2007, 106 mins. Directed By Tahirou Tasséré Ouédraogo Focus: Active Cinema Movement In this West African tale of traditional versus contemporary expectations, talented student Djanta returns home to find that her father expects her to marry an older, polygamous man to whom she's been betrothed since birth. Screening Times and Locations: Thursday, October 11th 6:00 PM @Cin Arts@Sequoia Theatre, Mill Valley Saturday, October 13th 12:00 PM @ The Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center

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October 10, 2007: African Metropolis Film Series-FAAT KINE

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California Newsreel, Museum of the African Diaspora, San Francisco Black Film Festival and Yerba Buena Center for the Arts present FAAT KINE by Ousmane Sembene. The recently deceased Ousmane Sembene, “father of African cinema”, examines the interplay of gender, economics and power in the fictional life story of businesswoman Faat Kine. In what seems to be a light-hearted domestic drama, Sembene manages to tackle issues surrounding modern women in an African Urban landscape. $8 regular, $6 YBCA members, students, seniors

7:30 pm - 9:00 pm: Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Screening Room

October 9, 2007: John Santos' Roots of Latin Jazz and Salsa-1960s & 70s: Cuba

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1960s & 70s: Cuba $20 per session, or $240 Series* ($16 a class)

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: MoAD Salon

October 7, 2007 - October 9, 2007: Welcome to Nollywood - MVFF

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The Mill Valley Film Festival in association with MoAD present: Welcome to Nollywood US, 2007, 57 mins. Directed By Jamie Meltzer First there was Hollywood, then Bollywood and now Nollywood! Director Jamie Meltzer documents several young filmmakers, in this fascinating�introduction to the Nigerian film explosion. Screening Times and Locations: Sunday, October 7th 3:30 PM @The Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center Tuesday, October 9th 7:30 PM @ The San Francisco Art Institute

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October 7, 2007 - October 8, 2007: Laviva - MVFF

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The Mill Valley Film Festival in association with MoAD present: Laviva Nigeria, 2007, 105 mins. Directed By Izu Ojukwu Director Izu Ojukwu's heartfelt saga of Nigerian troops tangling with Liberian rebels in the early '90s is a particularly ambitious example of Nigeria's digital-cinema boom. See also Welcome to Nollywood, which documents Ojukwu's travails on set with humor and pathos. Screening Times and Locations: Sunday, October 7th 5:30 PM @ The Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center Monday, October 8th 9:00 PM @ 142 Thockmorton Theater, Mill Valley

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October 5, 2007 - October 7, 2007: Iron Ladies of Liberia - MVFF

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The Mill Valley Film Festival in association with MoAD present: Iron Ladies of Liberia US/Liberia, 2007, 74 mins. Directed By Daniel Junge, Siatta Scott Johnson Filmmakers Daniel Junge and Siatta Johnson explore a historic transition from authoritarianism to democracy in this joyous, inspirational testimony of Liberia's first female president in her first year in service. Screening Times and Locations Friday, October 5th 6:30 PM @ The Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center Sunday, October 7th 3:45 PM @ 142 Thockmorton Theater, Mill Valley

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October 2, 2007: John Santos' Roots of Latin Jazz and Salsa - South America and el Caribe

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South America and el Caribe $20 per session, or $240 Series* ($16 a class)

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: MoAD Salon

September 29, 2007: Artist Panel - Tribute to Elizabeth Catlett

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Tribute to Elizabeth Catlett artist panel, which will follow the screening of the film, Betty y Pancho by Juan Mora Catlett. The panel will be more of a conversation than a series of formal presentations by the participants. Moderated by Lizzetta LeFalle-Collins, it will also include special guest, Elizabeth Catlett, Juan Mora Catlett, Dewey Crumpler, Rupert Garcia, and Favianna Rodriguez. Programs are free. Regular museum admission fees apply. Koret Auditorium, de Young Museum

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm: de Young Museum, Koret Auditorium

September 28, 2007: MoAD co-presents - Orozco: Man of Fire

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In the American Masters film OROZCO: Man of Fire, directors Laurie Coyle and Rick Tejada-Flores create a visually arresting and whimsical portrait of Mexican muralist Jose Clemente Orozco, whose dramatic life, iconoclastic personality and dynamic painting made him the conscience of his generation. Orozco and fellow painters Diego Rivera and David Alfaro Siqueiros inspired Franklin Delano Roosevelt to put American artists to work on public walls during the Great Depression. An exceptional figure who thrived despite the loss of his left hand and the destruction of his early paintings by U.S. border agents, Orozco, through his experiences, evokes the larger Mexican immigrant experience, demonstrating provocative parallels to present times. Renowned African American artist Elizabeth Catlett will attend the screening along with the directors. Major funding for OROZCO: Man of Fire was provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and the National Endowment of the Arts. A co-production of Paradigm Productions, KERA-Dallas, and the Independent Television Service, in association with Latino Public Broadcasting. Programs are free. Regular museum admission fees apply. de Young Museum, Koret Auditorium

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm: de Young Museum, Koret Auditorium

September 25, 2007: John Santos' Roots of Latin Jazz and Salsa - 1990s to the present: NY

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1990s to the present: NY $20 per session, or $240 Series* ($16 a class)

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: MoAD Salon

September 18, 2007: John Santos' Roots of Latin Jazz and Salsa - 1970s & 80s: NY

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1970s & 80s: NY $20 per session, or $240 Series* ($16 a class)

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: MoAD Salon

September 15, 2007: Allan deSouza - Artist Talk

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Allan deSouza, one of the artists in the exhibition, Lens on Life: From Bamako to San Francisco, will speak about his work’s relationship to Africa, to diaspora and to migration. He will discuss what it means to be a diasporic artist in today’s contemporary, international art world, and will consider Africa as a place constructed through fantasy, fear and desire.

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm: MoAD Salon

September 15, 2007: MoAD Teacher Open House

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As part of the Yerba Buena Neighborhood Wide Teacher Open House, educators from MoAD and the Contemporary Jewish Museum answer questions about field trips, tours, upcoming exhibitions, and professional development opportunities offered at each museum. Light refreshments will be served. MoAD admission is free all day for teachers with ID. Teachers are encouraged to visit other participating museums: SFMOMA, Zeum, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Museum of Craft and Folk Art, Cartoon Art Museum, and California Academy of Sciences during the day.

11:00 am - 2:00 pm: Education Center

September 11, 2007: John Santos' Roots of Latin Jazz and Salsa - 1960s: NY

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1960s: NY $20 per session, or $240 Series* ($16 a class)

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: MoAD Salon

September 6, 2007: StoryCorps Griot Project

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StoryCorps Griot is a one-year initiative to gather and preserve in sound the life stories of African American families across the country. It will be in Oakland to record your stories of endurance, achievement and hope from August 9th until September 14th. Working in partnership with the Museum of African Diaspora on August 18th, August 23rd, August 25th, August 30th, and September 6th, Griot will document the history of your loved ones for generations to come. Visit www.storycorpsgriot.net to see sample questions, listen to clips, and learn more about the Griot Initiative. Where: Museum of the African Diaspora 685 Mission Street (at Third) San Francisco, CA 94105 When: Saturdays - August 18th and 25th Thursdays - August 23rd and 30th, September 6tth Time: 11:00a.m - 5:00p.m. (Six - 40 minute slots per day) How: Call or email Katie Allen to reserve your appointment 415-358-7217 or ksa@moadsf.org Be sure to include StoryCorps Griot in the subject line. There are a limited number of appointment slots available, so act today!

11:00 am - 5:00 pm:

September 6, 2007: First Thursday Reception

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MoAD bids a fond farewell to Lens on Life: From Bamako to San Francisco, May 18 - September 23, 2007. Please join us in saying farewell to this extraordinary exhibition of Contemporary African photography from the Bamako Biennale. Free Admission - Open to the public.

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm:

September 4, 2007: John Santos' Roots of Latin Jazz and Salsa - 1950s: Cuba and NY

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1950s: Cuba and NY $20 per session, or $240 Series* ($16 a class)

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: MoAD Salon

August 28, 2007: John Santos' Roots of Latin Jazz and Salsa - 1940s: Cuba and NY

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1940s: Cuba and NY $20 per session, or $240 Series* ($16 a class)

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: MoAD Salon

August 21, 2007: John Santos' Roots of Latin Jazz and Salsa - 1930s: Cuba and NY

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1930s: Cuba and NY

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: MoAD Salon

August 14, 2007: John Santos' Roots of Latin Jazz and Salsa - Puerto Rico Típico y Criollo

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Puerto Rico Típico y Criollo $20 per session, or $240 Series* ($16 a class)

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: MoAD Salon

August 9, 2007 - September 14, 2007: StoryCorps Griot Project

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August 7, 2007: John Santos' Roots of Latin Jazz and Salsa - Rumba y Comparsa

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Rumba y Comparsa $20 per session, or $240 Series* ($16 a class)

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: MoAD Salon

July 31, 2007: John Santos' Roots of Latin Jazz and Salsa - Música Campesina

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Música Campesina $20 per session, or $240 Series* ($16 a class)

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: MoAD Salon

July 17, 2007: John Santos' Roots of Latin Jazz and Salsa - Changüí y Son

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Changüí y Son $20 per session, or $240 Series* ($16 a class)

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: MoAD Salon

July 10, 2007: John Santos' Roots of Latin Jazz and Salsa - The Danzón Legacy

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The Danzón Legacy $20 per session, or $240 Series* ($16 a class)

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: MoAD Salon

July 3, 2007 - October 16, 2007: John Santos' Roots of Latin Jazz and Salsa

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July 3 - October 16, 2007 (Tuesdays) $20 per session, or $240 Series* ($16 a class) This series is cosponsored by the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival. Early registration advised as enrollment is limited. You may register at the door on the day of if space is available. To register or for more information please call YBGF at 415-543-1718. A low-cost 15-week music lecture series taught by four-time Grammy nominated musician, producer, educator and historian John Santos, Roots is a concise, compelling, and entertaining distillation of Santos’ 30 years expertise as a master musician and Afro-Latin ethnomusicologist. Rare recordings, video clips and photographs from the instructor’s legendary collection will cover the evolution of Latin Jazz and Salsa. Audio tape recorders are welcome. *A free MoAD Suites CD for becoming a member of MoAD during the series. JULY 07/03 - African Ritual Music 07/10 - The Danzón Legacy 07/17 - Changüí y Son 07/31 - Música Campesina AUGUST 08/07 - Rumba y Comparsa 08/14 - Puerto Rico Típico y Criollo 08/21 - 1930s: Cuba and NY 08/28 - 1940s: Cuba and NY SEPTEMBER 09/04 - 1950s: Cuba and NY 09/11 - 1960s: NY 09/18 - 1970s & 80s: NY 09/25 - 1990s to the present: NY OCTOBER 10/02 - South America and el Caribe 10/09 - 1960s & 70s: Cuba 10/16 - 1980s to the present: Cuba

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: MoAD Salon

June 30, 2007: LOVE CEMETERY: Unburying the Secret History of Slaves

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Book reading and discussion. Join author China Galland as she shares the story about, Love Cemetery. When China visited her childhood hometown in East Texas, she learned of an unmarked cemetery for slaves-Love Cemetery. Her struggle to help restore the cemetery uncovers racial wounds that have never completely healed.

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm: MoAD Salon

June 16, 2007: SFBFF - Quilombo Country

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Quilombo Country Director: Leonard Abrams 2006 |USA |Brazil | 73 min. | West Coast Premiere Although Brazil began as a gulag of deadly slave camps, thousands escaped while others forced out the plantation owners. Many of their communities, known as quilombos, survive today. Rare footage of Umbanda and Pajé ceremonies and festivals of the Mast and Boi Bumba is included. Narrated by Chuck D of Public Enemy. Admission $10

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm: MoAD Salon

June 14, 2007: SFBFF - Going Into Exile and Masizakhe

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Going Into Exile 2006 l 24 min. l South Africa l Northern California Premiere Three sisters, Jeanette Ndlovu, Thandi Ndlovu and Granny (Ndlovu) Seape went into exile because of the Apartheid system in South Africa killed their brother. They were determined to seek revenge by overthrowing the white regime. This is the first film ever to give insight into the death of Hastings Ndlovu, the first victim of the June 1976 uprisings. Masizakhe: Let Us Build Together Directors: Angelica Macklin and Scott Macklin 2006 | 67 min. | South Africa | Northern California Premiere Although banned in 1994, apartheid is still a reality in South Africa today. This film highlights the efforts of cultural activists who are rebuilding a nation that has been physically and psychologically scarred. The youth who have inherited South Africa are using their cultural voices as instruments of change. Sponsored by the South African Consulate

5:30 pm - 7:30 pm: MoAD Salon

June 9, 2007: San Francisco Black Film Festival (SFBFF)

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A FILM CRITIC TALKS ABOUT MOVIES Ernest Hardy will discuss what inspires him to ink a favorable review and examine the films Monster's Ball, Rize, Ghost Dog, Madame Sata, Antwone Fisher, and Raising Victor Vargas. A member of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, Hardy has been a juror for the Sundance Film Festival, the San Francisco International Film Festival, the Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films and Outfest. His critiques appear in the Los Angeles Weekly, the Los Angeles Times, Vibe, the New York Times, Rolling Stone and the Source as well as the reference book “1,001 Movies You Must See Before You Die”. Two collections of his writings have been published by Redbone Press: “Blood Beats: Vol. 1” and the soon-to-be-released “Blood Beats: Vol. 2.” Admission $10.

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Saturday Salon

June 9, 2007: SFBFF - Urban Kidz Film Series

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Children FREE - Adults $10.00 Doors Open 10:00am - Program Starts 10:30am Limited Seating seating - Registration required I WANT TO BE A PILOT Director: Diego Quemada-Diez 2006 l Kenya l 10 min l Northern California Premiere Omondi lives in the biggest slum in East Africa. Everyday he sees airplanes fly over him an he dreams of becoming an airline pilot and flying far away. DRAWING ANGEL Director: Rosalyn Coleman Williams 2007 l USA l 18 min l World Premiere Lonely and new to the city, Samantha meets Levi, a nine-year-old boy displaced by Hurricane Katrina. BLACK STAR LINE ALL-STAR SWIM TEAM Director: Anyika K.K.S. Nkululeko 2006 l USA l 13 min l World Premiere BLAST is the only African American traveling swim team in the country. This film highlights their first trip to Washington, DC to compete in the 20th Annual Black History Swim Meet. THE JOURNEY OF HENRY BOX BROWN 2005 l USA l 15 min Narrated by four time Emmy Award-winning actress, Alfre Woodard, Henry Box Brown was born a slave Louisa County, Virginia, in 1815. He married a local slave but in 1849 his wife and children were sold to a plantation owner in North Carolina. Soon afterwards Brown decided to escape and with the help of a sympathetic tobacconist, he arranged to be sent in a box to James McKim, an anti-slavery campaigner in Pennsylvania and a member of the Underground Railroad. WORMHEAD Director: Manauvskar Kublall 2006 l USA l 15 min Jesse is excited about entering the second grade – she has a new teacher, a new friend and her old friends, Terry and Anne. Wormhead is a wonderful gentle story about accepting people as they are. HE LOVES BASEBALL Director: Phillip Siddiq 2007 l USA l 7 min A story about a kid from Oakland that loves baseball THE LEGEND OF SKY KINGDOM 2004 l South Africa l 71 min l Northern California Premiere Africa's first stop-motion animation film was made using pieces of junk. All the characters are made from assorted pieces of rubbish. The storyline follows a group of children on their way to find the mythical sky kingdom. After escaping from an underground city, they journey through the Jungle of Despair and the Desert of Desolation, while trying to stay ahead of the evil emperor's hyenas.

10:00 am - 11:30 am: MoAD Salon

May 30, 2007: Lalita Tademy in Conversation with Belva Davis

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Discussion and book reading. Join us for a lively evening with author, Lalita Tademy and legendary journalist, Belva Davis as they discuss Tademy's career and latest book, Red River. Red River weaves together history and the story of Tademy's own family to bring us an epic work of fiction, the dramatic, intertwining story of two families struggling to make a place for themselves in an America deeply divided after the Civil War. Members $7 General $10

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm: MoAD Salon

May 23, 2007: SFIAF - Film Series

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Kibera Kid Short Director: Nathan Collett, East Africa l 2006 l 12 min Northern California premiere Filmmaker in attendance Twelve-year-old Otieno is an orphan. He lives in Kibera, one of Africa's largest slums, where he has to steal to survive. MOVEMENT (R)EVOLUTION AFRICA Documentary Director: Alla Kovgan, United States/Africa l 2006 l 65 min World Premiere In an astonishing exposition of choreographic creations, nine African choreographers tell stories of an emergent art form of Contemporary African Dance. Stunning choreography and riveting critiques challenge stale stereotypes of 'traditional Africa' to unveil soul-shaking responses to the beauty and tragedy of 21st century Africa. LA PETITE VENDEUSE DE SOLEIL (The Little Girl Who Sold The Sun) Director: Djibril Diop Mambety, Senegal / Switzerland l 1999 l 45 minutes in Wolof with English subtitles The last film by Senegalese filmmaker Djibril Diop Mambety (1945-98) is a wondrously affirmative marketplace legend-cum-political allegory about an indomitable crippled girl, granddaughter of a blind street singer, who reinvents herself as a newspaper vendor. The score is infectious, and the metaphor overwhelming. Village Voice Followed by closing reception Admission $10

6:00 pm - 9:30 pm: Doors open 5:30. Program begins 6:00p.m.

May 23, 2007: SFCH Opening Reception - Lens on Life: From Bamako to San Francisco

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San Francisco City Hall April 12 - June 22, 2007 The San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery, in a programmatic partnership with PhotoAlliance, presents Lens on Life: Ananias Léki Dago, Bayeté Ross Smith and Lewis Watts; an exhibition featuring three artists involved in the exploration of place and identity from both African and African American perspectives. This special exhibition is supported by the San Francisco International Arts Festival and the Museum of the African Diaspora.

5:30 pm - 7:30 pm: SFCH - 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Way, San Francisco

May 22, 2007: SFIAF - Film Series

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CANTU SUCCUBI Music Video Director: Christopher St. John, Cuba l 2006 l 4 min Filmmaker in attendance This afternoon-dream music video, featuring footage filmed in Cuba of a black woman and her child, with digital animation added, takes viewers on a journey through death to life. It was created to accompany a song called "Canta Succubi" by the San Francisco band Outgrabe. San Pachando: San Pacho es p’al que Logoce Director: Daniel Mosquera & Sean Ferry 2006| USA | Colombia | 47 min. | United States Premiere San Pachando focuses on Afro-Descendent culture and history as manifested in the feast of St. Francis of Assisi locally known as San Pacho, in Choco, Colombia LA REBELLE (The Rebel) Feature Director: Sacha Parisot, Haiti l 2006 l 93 min French with English subtitles. Director in attendance. Northern California premiere La Rebelle is a coming-of-age story about a Haitian teenage girl. Lorraine, soon to be 18, lives a life of the wealthy elite in Haiti. To many, she lives a dream life. To others, she's spoiled. Admission $10

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm:

May 22, 2007: TWB Opening Reception - Lens on Life: From Bamako to San Francisco

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The Womens Building May 18 - September 23, 2007 The Women’s Building in the Mission District hosted artist Miriam Mihindou (Gabon) who used her artist’s residency as a means to photograph the myriad community of people who use this prominent San Francisco facility. The Womens Building will host a presentation of her work throughout the presentation of the exhibiton at MoAD.

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm: TWB - 3542 18th Street (Linda), San Francisco

May 21, 2007: SFIAF - Film Series

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BIGGER THAN BARBIE Documentary Director: Tina Davis, South Africa l 2006, 54 minutes West Coast Premiere In South Africa, a small group of women from the townships around Cape Town are changing their lives, and exciting people all over the world by making colorful beaded doll. The film includes appearances from Desmond Tutu, Donna Karan, Annie Lennox and Nelson Mandela. * Select Monkeybiz items available in museum gift shop. TSOTSI Feature Director: Gavin Hood, UK/South Africa | 2005, 94 minutes Based on the novel by Athol Fugard. Winner of 2006 Academy Award – Best Foreign Language Film. On the edges of Johannesburg, Tsotsi's life has no meaning beyond survival. One night, in desperation, Tsotsi steals a woman's car. But as he is driving off, he makes a shocking discovery in the backseat. In one moment his life takes a sharp turn and leads him down an unexpected path to redemption ... giving him hope for a future he never could have imagined. Admission $10

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm: Reception and introductions
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Program

May 21, 2007: AAACC Opening Reception - Lens on Life: From Bamako to San Francisco

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African American Art and Culture Complex May 18 - September 23, 2007 San Francisco’s African American Art and Culture Complex located in the Western Addition neighborhood will present the work of photographers Akinbode Akinbiyi (Nigeria) and David Damoison (Martinique/France). These same photographers have worked with the youth of the Western Addition to photographically and journalistically record their own experiences - Images Speak Words - as part of I’ve Known Rivers—MoAD’s online story project.

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm: AAACC - 762 Fulton Street (at Webster) San Francisco

May 17, 2007: MoAD Opening Reception - Lens on Life: From Bamako to San Francisco

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In keeping with the multi-venue presentation model used in Mali, MoAD is collaborating with a diverse group of Bay Area venues to present this stunning work to the broadest of audiences. Join us during the opening night receptions at MoAD, the African American Art and Culture Complex, The Women's Building and San Francisco City Hall.

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm: MoAD - Friends, Family and Members (hosted reception)
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: MoAD - Public reception (cash bar)

May 12, 2007: Porgy and Bess - Forum

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Admission: FREE Oakland East Bay Symphony in association with Jewish Music Festival, MoAD and Grace Cathedral presents a forum on Porgy and Bess: Cultural and Social Influences -Past and Present. A half-day exploration of the cultural and social forces that influenced the work of George and Ira Gershwin. The forum will also examine the cultural intersection of the Jewish and African American communities which informed the opera and contemporary relations between these two communities. Participants include: Michael Morgan, Oakland East Bay Symphony; Howard Pollack, University of Houston; Lynne Morrow, Sonoma State University; The Honorable Mark Leno, Assemblyman, San Francisco; Milton Williams, Author; Michael Strunsky, The Ira and Leonore Gershwin Trusts; Anthony Davis, UCSD; and Anne Goldman, Sonoma State University. Moderator: John Kendall Bailey, Associate Conductor, San Francisco Composers.

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm: Gresham Hall, Grace Cathedral, 1100 California Street

May 6, 2007: Dr. Robert Farris Thompson - Lecture

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"The Edge of the Road Is Listening: Art for the Yoruba Trickster Across the Atlantic.". Explore the myths of Eshu-Elegba, the Yoruba Trickster and show how they illuminate his dark indigo color, his cape of cowrie shells, his long-tailed headdress and multiplicity of images. His portrait comes into sharp focus when you compare his appearances in the popular culture of Brazil, Cuba, and Haiti in the Black Americas, including also Harlem in New York together with his imagery among the Fon, and Yoruba peoples of Benin and Nigeria. Co-Presented by Bay Area Friends of Ethnic Arts. www.friendsofethnicart.org

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm:

May 4, 2007: DARATT - 50th San Francisco International Film Festival

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DARATT Feature Director: Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, France/Belgium/Chad/Australia l 2006 l 93min. In French and Arabic with English subtitles. In this fable-like gem from Chad, a young man seeks to avenge his father's murder in the aftermath of the country's civil war but finds that justice has complicated consequences when he befriends that man responsible for the crime. From April 26 to May 10, 2007, the San Francisco International Film Festival will mark its place as the first film festival in the Americas to turn 50. MoAD is excited to be co-presenting BAMAKO by Abderrahmane Sissako. For the full lineup and to buy tickets, visit http://fest07.sffs.org

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm: Palace of Fine Arts

April 30, 2007: BAMAKO - 50th San Francisco International Film Festival

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BAMAKO Feature Director: Abderrahmane Sissako Mail/France/USA l 2006 l 108min. In French and Bambara with English subtitles. Description: See above.

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Palace of Fine Arts

April 30, 2007: DARATT - 50th San Francisco International Film Festival

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April 29, 2007: DARATT - 50th San Francisco International Film Festival

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April 28, 2007: BAMAKO - 50th San Francisco International Film Festival

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BAMAKO Feature Director: Abderrahmane Sissako Mail/France/USA l 2006 l 108min. In French and Bambara with English subtitles. Set in the Malian capital of its title, Abderrahmane Sissako's passionate polemic centers on a show trail in which the plaintiff, "African socity, argues against exploitation by the defendant, the World Bank. From April 26 to May 10, 2007, the San Francisco International Film Festival will mark its place as the first film festival in the Americas to turn 50. MoAD is excited to be co-presenting BAMAKO by Abderrahmane Sissako. For the full lineup and to buy tickets, visit http://fest07.sffs.org

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Sundance Cinemas Kabuki

March 10, 2007: Diaspora Carnaval

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Celebrating Across Cultures Please join us at a Gala Celebration to commemorate the First Year Anniversary of the Museum of the African Diaspora, San Francisco's newest cultural institution!

7:00 pm - 1:00 am: The Rotunda, City Hall

March 4, 2007: Painting Ethiopia: Closing Reception and Celebration of the 111th Anniversary of ...

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2:00-3:30 Lecture by Leah Niederstadt. Leah will lecture on the work of Qes Adamu Tesfaw and his recent commissioned work on the Battle of Adwa. Ethiopian Emperor Menelik's victory over the Italian invaders on March 2, 1886. We will also play traditional Ethiopian music. Refreshments provided by Rasselas Jazz Club & Ethiopian Cuisine, www.rasselasjazzclub.com Thanks to the following individuals for their support, Dosho Shifferaw, Charlie Zawde, Elias Negash; Agonafer Shiferaw, Elias Wondimu; Leah Niederstadt and Asqual Teferi. Special thanks to Alitash Kebede for all her efforts in organizing and planning this event. The closing reception and events sponsored by Dosho Design, Inc. www.dosho.com

2:00 pm - 5:00 pm:

March 3, 2007: Painting Ethiopia: Closing Reception and Celebration of the 111th Anniversary of ...

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Join us for the closing reception of Painting Ethiopia: The Life and Work of Qes Adamu Tesfaw. Entertainment–Elias Negash Ethio Jazz Quartet Hors d'oeuvres provided by Finfine Ethiopian Restaurant, Berkeley, www.finfine.com Following the closing reception guests of MoAD are invited to Resselas Jazz Club at no cover charge. Music by Robert Stewart featuring Darlene Coleman, 9:30 p.m.

6:30 pm - 9:00 pm:

February 25, 2007: Artist's Talk with Wosene Worke Kosrof

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Words: From Spoken to Seen Paintings and the Painting Process Wosene Worke Kosrof, a leading Ethiopian-born painter and internationally recognized contemporary artist, is best known for his rendering of the symbols of Amharic calligraphy, a major modern language of Ethiopia. In his presentation, Wosene will show and discuss slides from his current series Words: From Spoken to Seen. He will explain his painting process, influenced by jazz rhythms, counterpoints, and improvisations, and through which Wosene reworks his culturally specific vocabulary to become “international in its outlook, reflecting the complex realities of contemporary artistic practice in a global society.” (Christa Clarke, Curator, Newark Museum, NJ). MoAD Members $7, Non-members $10.

2:30 pm - 4:00 pm: MoAD Sunday Salon

February 24, 2007: Bitter Fruit: A staged reading.

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Directed by Peter Coyote. Written by Imani Harrington. Special Guest Luisha Teish Bitter Fruit is a dramatic and contemporary play that addresses the relationship a family has to the spirit world as governed by the memory of slavery. Bitter Fruit depicts a family in crises that has long depended on following the wishes of their ancestors. When an extended family member returns from a mental institution discovers she can't shake the memories of the past, the play leaves us witnessing how she must fight in order to stay sane and spiritually alive. A heroic feat that details a generational map of the past and future, guiding us into understanding what a family must go through in order to survive the denial of death, love and disease. Followed by a open dialogue with the director and writer. Winner of the 2005 Cultural Equity Grant for individual artists. Bay Area Playwrights Festival finalist. Free with museum admission.

2:00 pm - 5:00 pm: MoAD Salon

February 24, 2007: A Long Way Gone, Memoirs of a Boy Soldier

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Book Reading and Signing by Ishmael Beah In partnership with Starbucks Coffee Company, MoAD introduces first time author Ishmael Beah and his book, A Long Way Gone. This powerful story of hope and redemption is a former child soldier’s rare first-hand account of fighting as a boy in the war-torn country of Sierra Leone. Ishmael Beah’s story of childhood lost and adulthood found is an inspiring journey from heartbreaking tragedy to salvation. Event will take place at the Mariposa and Bryant Starbucks and features a reading from the author, Q&A session, and book signing from Free.

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm: Starbucks, 2727 Mariposa St @Bryant. 415-552-2649

February 18, 2007: Quincy Troupe - The Architecture of Language.

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Join Quincy Troupe as he reads from his recent book of poetry, The Architecture of Language. MoAD Members $7, Non-members $10.

2:30 pm - 4:00 pm: MoAD Sunday Salon Series

February 17, 2007: Target Community Day at MoAD

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Target Community Day at the Museum of the African Diaspora is a day full of hands-on activities and performances for children of all ages that highlights the Diaspora tradition of Carnival and Mardi Gras. Local artists and musicians will lead activities in which children and adults can make Mardi Gras Masks, listen to storytellers and musical performances, as well as get their face painted and eat Carnival treats. All activities and performances are free and admission to the Museum is free.

10:00 am - 4:00 pm:

February 11, 2007: Roundtable Discussion with Bay Area Veterans of the Southern Civil Rights ...

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Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things Bay Area Veterans of the Civil Rights Movement will host an interactive and multi-media discussion that illustrates the power of ordinary people working together to effect social justice. The veterans will address some of the issues they confronted in the South during the 1960s as young volunteers and organizers working with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE). They will also explore the relevance and manifestations of those issues in today’s world: nonviolence, activism, leadership, economic justice, and arts and culture as tools in the struggle. MoAD Members $7, Non-members $10.

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm: MoAD Sunday Salon

February 10, 2007: Francis Bok - Escape From Slavery

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Francis Bok is a Dinka tribesman, former Sudanese slave turned abolitionist. He was captured and enslaved during an Arab militia raid on the village of Nymlal in Southern Sudan on May 15, 1986 and enslaved at age seven. Bok lived in bondage for 10 years before his escape and journey to America. Join us as he reads from his book, Escape From Slavery. MoAD Members $7, Non-members $10.

2:30 pm - 5:00 pm:

January 27, 2007: Slavery in 19th Century California

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This program looks at slavery in 19th Century California through the experience of Adam Willis, resident of Solano County whose manumission paper from 1855 is on display as part of the Slavery: Inhuman History exhibition. Sharon McGriff- Payne, the independent researcher who located Willis’s manumission paper in the Solano County archive and Guy Washington, Pacific West Regional Manager of the National Park Service’s National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom program will discuss the liberation of Willis in the newly created “free state” of California. Douglas Henry Daniels Professor of Black Studies and History at the University of California Santa Cruz, will provide a broader perspective on African American experience in early California. MoAD Members $7, Non-members $10.

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm: MoAD Salon

January 20, 2007: MoAD Family Program

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Come join a family activity directed by a guest artist! On the third Saturday of every month, MoAD offers family programs connected to exhibitions on view. The drop-in program takes place in the Education Center on the third floor. All ages welcome.

11:00 am - 2:00 pm:

January 18, 2007: An Evening Lecture with Artist Dawoud Bey

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In conjunction with the exhibition The Jewish Identity Project: New American Photography, The Contemporary Jewish Museum (CJM) and the Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD) will present a lecture by Chicago-based artist Dawoud Bey. One of the country's leading portrait artists, Bey will discuss his ongoing exploration of adolescent identity through portraiture. CJM and MoAD Members, FREE; General Admission, $10; Seniors (65 and over), $5; Students (full-time with current ID), $5; Children 12 and under, FREE.

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm: MoAD Salon

January 7, 2007: San Francisco Family Appreciation Day

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San Francisco families with children are invited to enjoy the Museum of African Diaspora for FREE! Families can also create their own talking drum and enjoy music from around the Diaspora. To find out about other venues participating, please visit: http://www.dcyf.org for more information.

12:00 pm - 5:00 pm:

December 16, 2006: MoAD Family Program

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December 13, 2006: Le Grand Blanc de Lambaréné - Film

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As part of the African Metropolis Film Series Le Grand Blanc de Lambaréné by Bassek Ba Kobhio offers a revisionist portrait of the famous Nobel Prize winner Dr. Albert Schweitzer. Presented in conjunction with California Newsreel, the Museum of the African Diaspora, and San Francisco Black Film Festival $8/$6 MoAD and YBCA members, students, seniors

7:30 pm - 9:00 pm: Yerba Buena Center fro the Arts Screening Room

November 18, 2006: Family Programming: Transparency Imagery

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Using images from Painting Ethiopia: The Life and Work[s] of Qes Adamu Tesfaw, participants will create their own transparent works of art. These art pieces resemble stained glass windows and can be hung in front of a lamp or window to allow light to pass through. Featured artist: Abnet Asnake. Free with Museum admission. All Ages.

11:00 am - 2:00 pm: MoAD Education Center

November 16, 2006: The MoAD Vanguard presents Preview

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Good Music, Great Artwork and Good Times. Join us as we bring in the holidays and celebrate the launch of the The MoAD Vanguard! PREVIEW is an evening of art, music and dance for a cause, designed to stimulate the senses and give you a taste of what is to come from the MoAD Vanguard. Admission is complimentary for Vanguard Members, or $20 at the door. Ticket price includes one free admission to MoAD. All proceeds will benefit the Public Programs of the Museum of the African Diaspora. PREVIEW is sponsored by Giant Step & ToDo

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm: The CLIFT Hotel, 495 Geary Street

November 15, 2006: Afro-Latino Américas Film Series #3

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AFRO-LATINA VOICES - An evening celebrating the lives and contributions of two Afro-Latina singers. Tribute to Toña la Negra. Director, Chuy Varela presents a multi-media tribute to Mexico's famous Afro-Mestiza singer, Toña la Negra (1912-81) and the immortal sound of her romantic Caribbean African-based bolero music. Susana Baca: Memoria Viva This film documents Susana Baca's efforts to champion the performance and preservation of her Afro-Peruvian heritage, through the lando, a highly evocative musical style with a mixture of Spanish, Indigenous and African rhythms. $8 General; $6 for Mexican Museum, MoAD, and YB Center for the Arts members; Seniors, and Students. Tickets at www.ybca.org or YBCA Box Office, 415.978.2787. The Afro-Latino Américas Film Series was supported by the San Francisco Grants for the Arts, and LEF Foundation and media sponsors, El Tecolote and San Francisco Bay View newspapers, and KPFA Radio. More information is at www.mexicanmuseum.org.

7:30 pm - 9:30 pm: YBCA Screening Room 701 Mission Street @ Third, San Francisco

November 15, 2006: Postcolonial Landscapes of Industrial Katanga: Photography, Memory and Heritage

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Virtual Exhibit by Dr. Bogumil Jewsiewicki, winner of the African Studies Association (ASA) 2006 Distinguished Africanist Award. A short multi-media exhibit featuring a historical anthropology of a modern, urban and industrial African society (one century old.) For Lubumbashi and its region (Katanga) the project is important because the demise of mining industry means a profound transformation of the society and stresses the need to confront the past and the present. Reception hosted by the Museum of the African Diaspora, the California Alliance of African American Educators (CAAAE), and the African Studies Association - Local Arrangements Committee (ASA-LAC.)

3:30 pm - 5:30 pm: Presentation
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm: Reception immediately following presentation.

November 14, 2006: Black Gold - Film

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Millions of sophisticated coffee drinkers relish a good cup of coffee. But for every $3 cup of coffee, a coffee farmer typically only receives 3 cents. Most of the money goes to the four giant conglomerates which control the coffee market. Black Gold follows Tadesse Meskela, General Manager of the Oromia Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union in Ethiopia as he tries to secure a living wage for the 70,000 coffee farmers he represents. Tracing the tangled trail from the 2 billion cups of coffee consumed each day back to the coffee farmers who produce the beans, Black Gold exposes how international commodities markets are rigged against the nations of the global South. After seeing Black Gold, coffee will never taste the same. A sip of cappuccino will remind viewers of the farmers who grew the beans and of their own power to pressure corporations where it hurts most-the bottom line. Co-presented by The San Francisco Black Film Festival and California Newsreel. $8 General; $6 for MoAD members, Seniors and Students.

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm: MoAD Salon

November 11, 2006: MARCUS SAMUELSSON - Reception/Dinner

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Join St. Regis Hotel Executive Chef John Jackson in conjunction with Marcus Samuelsson as they present dishes from the newly published book The Soul of a New Cuisine: A Discovery of the Foods and Flavors of Africa. Hors d'oeuvres will be served at the reception; Three courses, includes wine paring. Marcus Samuelsson will be in attendance. Seating is limited! For more information and to purchase tickets, call 415-284-4008. Special rates for overnight accomodations at the St. Regis Hotel are available for a limited time. Book now! A portion of the proceeds from the dinner will go to support the Museum of the African Diaspora education program. *Price includes a copy of The Soul of a New Cuisine, as well as sales tax and all service charges.

7:00 pm - 7:30 pm: Reception - St. Regis Hotel, San Francisco
7:45 pm - 9:00 pm: Dinner - St. Regis Hotel, San Francisco

November 10, 2006: MARCUS SAMUELSSON - Book Presentation and Signing

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Please join us for a special event honoring Marcus Samuelsson, renowned chef and author of the newly published book The Soul of a New Cuisine: A Discovery of the Foods and Flavors of Africa. Marcus will be discussing his journey through Africa with photos, music and wine. Book signing to follow immediately. Born in Ethiopia and raised in Sweden by his adoptive parents, Samuelsson explores his native Africa in his deeply personal and stunningly beautiful book. For more information and to purchase tickets, call 415-358-7215. *Price includes a copy of The Soul of a New Cuisine as well as sales tax.

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm: MoAD Salon

November 5, 2006: Collecting African Textiles

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Join us for a slide presentation and lecture by Bay Area collectors Dick and Beany Wezelman. For the past thirty years Dick and Beany have been traveling throughout Africa collecting and photographing indigenous art. The majority of their collection consists of African textiles and clothing. Several pieces from their personal collection will also be on display.

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm: MoAD Sunday Salon Series

October 28, 2006: Lecture & Hands-On Workshop. The Beaded Prayers Project

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Discover amulet traditions from the African Diaspora and throughout world cultures in a slide lecture by Sonya Clark, director of The Beaded Prayers Project. The slide lecture includes a look at accumulative community art projects and cultural traditions as well as the discussion of the importance of amulets and beadwork, often created by women in communities. The hands-on workshop gives instruction on ways to make beaded prayers using beading techniques according to the level of the participants. Participants will learn basic beading techniques and have the opportunity to create beaded prayers.

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm: Lecture
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm: Workshop

October 21, 2006: Target Community Day at MoAD

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Target Community Day at the Museum of the African Diaspora is a day full of hands-on activities and performances for children of all ages that highlights MoAD’s Music from the Diaspora, an interactive core exhibition. All activities and performances are free and admission to the Museum is free. Local artists and musicians will lead activities in which children and adults can make musical instruments, listen to storytellers and drum performances, as well as make drawings with musical themes.

10:00 am - 4:00 pm: