Reverend Billy and the Church Of Life After Shopping
Present A Harlem Revival
Drive Out The Gentrifying Devil Columbia!
Protect our neighborhoods!

Friday, March 12th @ 8:00PM
St. Mary's Episcopal Church
521 West 126th Street

Harlem Fabulous Worship with Reverend Billy and the Life After Shopping Gospel Choir! Blessing the work of Picture The Homeless and driving out the Gentrifying Devil Columbia! All ages, Tickets $10 at the door -- no one turned away.

"It's an act, a kind of performance art, almost a form of religion."—New York Times

NYAM Author Night Series
GET ME OUT: A History of Childbirth
from the Garden of Eden to the Sperm Bank
Speakers: Randi Hutter Epstein, MD

Monday, March 15th • 5:30PM - 7:00PM
New York Academy of Medicine
103rd Street @ Fifth Avenue

In GET ME OUT: A History of Childbirth from the Garden of Eden to the Sperm Bank, medical journalist Randi Hutter Epstein, M.D., serves as a capable midwife to a captivating and comprehensive history of how we get babies out of their mothers, and how this effort has evolved—for better and for worse—throughout human history. General Admission: Free. Follow link to register.

StoryCorps Historias: Tell your story. Pass it on!

Last Day: Tuesday 16th
El Teatro @ El Museo del Barrio
1230 Fifth Avenue / 104th Street
Admission: Free

El Museo has partnered with StoryCorps to contribute to the largest oral history project in the nation. By recording our stories, we celebrate our history, honor our heritage, and capture the vibrant spirit of our Latino community. During a 40-minute session, participants converse with a loved one about a significant experience in their lives. Each conversation is recorded on a free CD to share, and is preserved at the Library of Congress. Admission: FREE. To reserve a session, email public_programs@elmuseo.org. Space is limited.

The Addams Family: An Evilution

Tuesday, March 16 • 6:30 PM
The Museum of the City of New York
1220 Fifth Avenue / 104th Street

The Addams Family: An Evilution (Pomegranate, March 2010) is the first book to trace the history of the characters that became known as the "Addams Family." It presents more than 200 cartoons created by Charles Addams (1912–1988) throughout his prolific career, many of them never before published. Join author Kevin Miserocchi, director of the Tee and Charles Addams Foundation, for an illustrated lecture featuring work from the Foundation's new publication, as well as a discussion of the "evilution" of the creepy assemblage as they developed as mainstays of Addams's cartoons. Presented in conjunction with the Museum's newest exhibition, Charles Addams's New York. Book signing follows. $ RESERVATIONS REQUIRED. For more information please call 917.492.3395.

Create, Preserve, Maintain: Natural Areas in New York City

Thursday, March 18th • 6:30 PM
The Museum of the City of New York
1220 Fifth Avenue / 104th Street

Throughout its five boroughs, New York's wild places are abundant with woodlands, streams, waterfronts, marshes, and beaches. Adrian Benepe, Commissioner, New York City Department of Parks & Recreation, moderates a discussion of what it takes to maintain and expand natural areas in New York City, with experts Henry Stern, who created the "Forever Wild" program and conceived of the Natural Resources Group; Fiona Watt, Parks Assistant Commissioner for Forestry, Horticulture and Natural Resources; and Mike Feller, Chief Naturalist for Parks' Natural Resources Group. $ RESERVATIONS REQUIRED. For more information please call 917.492.3395.

Opening Reception: Thursday, March 18, 6-8pm
Artist Talk: Saturday, April 10, 3pm
Exhibit Runs from March 18 – May 1, 2010
MediaNoche Gallery
1355 Park Avenue, Corner Store
(entrance on East 102nd Street)
212.828.0401 / www.medianoche.us

Celebrating New York City's Mosaic
Annette A. Aguilar & String Beans

Tuesday, March 23rd • 6:00 PM
The Museum of the City of New York
1220 Fifth Avenue / 104th Street

Join us for an exciting evening of Afro-Cuban and Afro-Brazilian rhythms with Annette A. Aguilar & String Beans. Recording artist, composer, arranger, and producer Aguilar is a versatile percussionist, born in San Francisco, the daughter of Nicaraguan immigrants. She began playing music at the age of 11 and is today a longtime resident of Inwood, in northern Manhattan. She has recorded and toured extensively with well-known Latin, reggae, classical, pop, and jazz artists. In addition to her active performing career, Annette teaches percussion at the Celia Cruz High School of Music in the Bronx. Presented in celebration of Women’s History Month. FREE! Reservations required. Please call 917.492.3395

NYAM Author Night Series
Fight On, My Soul
Speaker: James E. C. Norris, MD

Tuesday, March 23rd • 5:30 PM - 7:00PM
New York Academy of Medicine
103rd Street @ Fifth Avenue

Fight On, My Soul is a just-released biography of an African-American country doctor, Morgan E. Norris, M.D., who practiced medicine in Jim Crow Virginia, 1917-1964. Written by Morgan’s son James E.C. Norris, also a physician, it chronicles the life of a fearless and indomitable man. The author deftly interweaves his father’s saga with the political, cultural and sociological turmoil that only a minority of Americans living today experienced. Those who did not have the experiences hardly understand what life in the South in the first half of the twentieth century was about. The book illuminates this dark period with abundant clarity. Meticulously researched, Fight On, My Soul adds an important documentary to the body of material on American history. It is a thorough recount of the experiences of an African-American physician in the rural South during the early and mid-twentieth century. Motherless at age three and fatherless at age seventeen, Morgan was poor, hardly educated, and even had survived a childhood bout with tuberculosis. In 1900, the US Census Bureau classified him as a laborer. By 1917 he had gotten a college education, a medical degree and internship, and returned to that remote corner of Virginia called Lancaster County. (Lancaster County, Virginia, is one of the five counties in the Northern Neck – the northern-most peninsula. It is located between the Potomac and Rappahannock Rivers with the Chesapeake Bay on its eastern boundary.) For the next 49 years Norris let no cause go unchallenged, no need unmet. Fight On, My Soul, a narrative that flows chronologically and topically, is engaging and provocative. The story evokes sadness, outrage, poignancy and even humor.This event is free but pre-registration is required. Copies will be available for purchase. Follow link to register.

Ladies Singing the Blues: A Tribute to Blues in NYC

Saturday, March 27 • 3:00 PM
The Museum of the City of New York
1220 Fifth Avenue / 104th Street

In the tradition of Billie Holiday, Dinah Washington, Bessie Smith, and Alberta Hunter, come celebrate and learn about the leading ladies who sang the Blues, featuring New York City standards. Continuing this legacy is Harlem's own Ghanniyyah Greene. Don't miss this special performance of song and a chance to celebrate New York's rich musical history. Presented in conjunction with Community Works, in honor of Women's History Month. FREE with Museum admission! For more information please call 917.492.3395.

Art for Change presents
HAITI: BEYOND MOUNTAINS THERE ARE MOUNTAINS

Art for Change Gallery
1699 Lexington Avenue, Lower Level
(Exhibit Runs Through to April 10th)

Art for Change presents Haiti: Beyond Mountains There are Mountains, an art exhibition exploring the strength and resistance of the Haitian people amid challenging political, economic, and social contexts in Haiti.

Musica de Camara

Sunday, April 11 • 2:00 PM
The Museum of the City of New York
1220 Fifth Avenue / 104th Street

El Barrio's own Musica de Camara presents a chamber music concert featuring the Madison String Quartet. Founded by violinist Evelyn Estava, with violist Michael Avagliano, violinist Gabriela Rengel, and cellist Gerall Hieser, the Madison String Quartet has explored Hispanic literature from both sides of the Atlantic and is praised for its energetic performance and innovative programming. FREE with Museum admission! For more information please call 917.492.3395.

Photos by Angelo Rivera, Photographer

Since February 2007, parishioners from Our Lady Queen of Angels Roman Catholic Church in El Barrio have protested the closing of their spiritual "home" by the Archdiocese of New York by holding a Sunday morning mass each week. Join Carmen Villegas and other worshippers to support their efforts to reopen a beloved 121-year-old parish that has served thousands East Harlem residents.