Tag Archives: Imagenation

Celebrating the film MIDDLE OF NOWHERE And Harlem Arts Advocacy Week In Harlem

Posted on October 2, 2012 by | 1 Comment

Join ImageNation and the Harlem Arts Alliance at RAW SPACE as we celebrate Harlem Arts Advocacy Week with “Art & Activism: Using Art for Social Change“, Continue reading →

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Melvin Van Peebles Turns 80 and HARLEMWEEK Attracts Crowds

Posted on August 22, 2012 by | Leave a comment
Harlem Arts Alliance Presents: On the “A” w/Souleo
If you’re in the arts and thinking of calling yourself a renaissance man or woman you should review the career of Melvin Van Peebles. Continue reading →

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Harlem’s ImageNation Salutes Don Cornelius

Posted on July 15, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Fake Afros, colorful pants and some slick dance moves were all on display at Marcus Garvey Park on Thursday, as Harlem residents attempted to break the world record for the longest Soul Train line in memory of Don Cornelius. Continue reading →

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Black Surfers find Endless Summer

Posted on September 8, 2009 by | 2 Comments

Film

“You have got to see this film!”

It was the slight twinge of urgency in my friend Shimoda’s voice that prompted me to see the film “Whitewash,” an independent documentary about black surfers directed by Ted Woods.

Shimoda Emanuel, a jewelry designer and artist by trade, told me she and her husband Luther had seen the film in Harlem at Marcus Garvey Park one summer evening. It was one of a number of independent documentary and feature films being shown as part of the Imagenation outdoor film series.

Imagenation is a Harlem-based media arts organization that hosts a variety of art-house, cross-cultural exhibitions. They’re known to have a gift of finding the most interesting independent works from around the world and “Whitewash” fit right into their genre of film presentations.

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A Movie on Monday Outdoors, With Room

Posted on August 6, 2009 by | Leave a comment

Film

It was a warm Monday night. The sky had darkened to a sufficient shade of gray. The blankets were out and people had taken their seats. Then the screen lighted up with a familiar movie from three decades ago. Only this wasn’t Bryant Park, and it wasn’t “Kramer vs. Kramer.” This was St. Nicholas Park in Harlem, and “Fame” was about to begin.

While almost 8,000 people crammed Bryant Park the same night, with blankets covering nearly every blade of grass on the main lawn, in St. Nicholas Park, 93 blocks north, just 120 viewers were on hand, and wide swaths of thick lawn surrounded every cooler.

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’08 ImageNation At Harlem Week

Posted on August 15, 2008 by | Leave a comment
2008 ImageNation Outdoor Film & Music Festival as part of Harlem Week
 
St. Nicholas Park
135th Street & St. Nicholas Park on the great lawn

Sicko · Saturday, August 16, 2008
Directed by Micheal Moore
113 minutes; 2007 Continue reading →

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