Amherst, MA
A Friends & Family of Baldwin Event
[ Look for Our Video of the Talk, Coming Soon! ]
Hampshire College Presents
"Daniel Baldwin, nephew of James Baldwin,
son of Carole Weinstein and
Jimmy’s Brother David Baldwin
“I’m Too Young to Write an Autobiography:
James Baldwin, A Look in the Mirror”
View & Download Flyer HERE!
Hampshire College, East Lecture Hall
893 West Street
Amherst, MA 01002
413.549.4600
web@hampshire.edu
UConn ~ Storrs, CT
English and Africana Studies
A James Baldwin-Themed English Course!
A Prestigious, Semester-Long
Undergraduate English Course
At the University of Connecticut
Presented by Dr. Shawn Salvant
Associate Professor
English and Africana Studies
Filmmaker Karen Thorsen Will Present Excerpts
from our New James Baldwin Digital Curriculum
to spark student discussions on Baldwin.
Washington, DC
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Los Angeles, CA
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Brooklyn, NY
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New York City
Paris, France
Saturday - Sunday, December 9-10, 2017
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~ SCREENING TIMES ~
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This Event is Free - But You Must Register HERE
(Or arrive 1/2 hour early for standby)
"James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket" Trailer** "I Am Not Your Negro" Trailer
**Use the "CC" button to see French subtitles!
London, England
The Bernie Arts Centre Info ... Or Click to ... BOOK TICKETS
Westport, CT
For More Information - See the PRESS RELEASE
This Event is Free & Open to the Public
The Unitarian Church
Holyoke, MA
"James Baldwin on Film, on the Page, and in the Classroom"
Western Mass Writing Project ... UMass Amherst Dept of History ... National Writing Project
Part Two of a Two-Part Series:
This first session focused on WHY to teach Baldwin;
the second will focus on HOW.
HOLYOKE PUBLIC LIBRARY
250 Chestnut Street
Holyoke, MA 01040
413-420-8101
Holyoke, MA
Bard Holyoke FaceBook ... The Care Center ... Christian Science Monitor Article
This Event is Closed to the Public
Holyoke Public Library
Holyoke, MA
Western Mass Writing Project ... UMass Amherst Dept of History ... National Writing Project
Part One of a Two-Part Series:
This first session focuses on WHY to teach Baldwin;
the second will focus on HOW.
This Event is Open to the Public - Register HERE!
HOLYOKE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Fort Monroe, VA
Saturday, October 28, 2017 ... 2:00 - 5:00pm
Fort Monroe Authority - WHRO Public Media - Hampton Roads PRIDE - The Sankofa Projects
Part of WHRO's 2017-2018 Community Forums:
"Race: Let's Discuss It"
This Event is Free and Open to the Public - Register HERE!
Fort Monroe Theatre
Visalia, CA
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Thursday, October 12, 2017 at 6:30pm~
A Screening and Discussion Presented & Moderated by
Read About the C.H.A.P. Program
and Download the Flyer HERE!
This Event is Free and Open to the Public
COS Visalia Campus - Ponderosa Lecture Hall
915 S. Mooney Blvd
Visalia, CA 93277
559.730.3700
Oakland, CA
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Wednesday, October 4, 2017 at 6:00pm~
A Screening and Discussion Presented by the Oakland Public Library
Read About the Fall Series HERE!
Read the Blog about Baldwin HERE!
Free and Open to the Public
NOTICE! The Screening Venue Is:
African America Museum & Library of Oakland
659 14th Street
Oakland, CA 94612
(510) 637-0200
Berkeley, CA
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Thursday, October 5, 2017 at 7:00pm
University of California
Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive
A Screening and Discussion
Part of the BAMPFA Series:
REFLECTION AND RESISTANCE: JAMES BALDWIN AND CINEMA
Paris, France
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Paris, France
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Brussels, Belgium
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Augsburg, Germany
May 23, 2017
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Interdepartmental Co-Hosts:
Philologisch-Historische Fakultät
Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin &
Neue Englische Literaturen und Kulturwissenschaft
Prof. Dr. Annika McPherson ~ New English Literatures and Cultural Studies
MA Sarah Alam
Mathilde Légitimus-Schleicher ~ Collectif James Baldwin - Munich
Modupe Laja ~ ADEFRA Black Women in Germany
Filmmakers Karen Thorsen & Douglas K. Dempsey
NEW ORLEANS, LA
Four Days - Five Events
MUSIC! DISCUSSIONS! SCREENINGS!
Hosted by New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park
and Community Partners
Sweet Lorraine's Jazz Club . . . Ashé Cultural Arts Center . . . Old U.S. Mint
~ FIVE COMMUNITY SCREENINGS & EVENTS ~
At the Women's March
January 21, 2017
This is what Democracy looks like - from our iPhone in Wasington, DC
[ Check out the Baldwin Poster, at 1:17 into the video ]
RHINEBECK, NY
Friday, April 21 - 9:00am to 1:30pm
FDR High School, Hyde Park NY
AP American Studies Classes (History & English)
Karen Thorsen will lead a discussion
with students and teachers
after the film screening.
We will use the opportunity to beta-test
some of our Baldwin Curriculum prompts.
TORONTO, CANADA
Thursday, February 9 - 9:00pm
Toronto International Film Festival
Cinematheque Special Screening
"Long regarded as the definitive film biography of its subject,
Karen Thorsen's newly restored documentary is a remarkable autoportrait,
a social critique and a passionate plea for human equality."
-- TIFF Cinematheque Program Notes
For More Details ... CLICK HERE
Holyoke, MA
Wednesday, February 8 - 11:00am & 2:00pm
Holyoke Community College
11:00 AM Screening - One-Hour Version . . . 2:00 PM - Full Version
Followed by Discussion w/
Idelia Smith, Asst. VP of Diversity
& Director of Academic Administration
Karen Thorsen,
Director, The James Baldwin Project
For More Details ... CLICK HERE
Pittsburgh, PA
Tuesday, February 7 - 7:00pm
Sembene Film Festival & City of Asylum Present
For More Details ... CLICK HERE
Hartford, CT
Sunday, January 29 - 2:00pm
Hartbeat Ensemble Presents
The Hartbeat Ensemble Theatre Company in Hartford CT
Presents "Jimmy & Lorraine" - A Play by Talvin Wilks
About the Friendship Between James Baldwin and Lorraine Hansberry
Followed by a Discussion, Moderated by Frank Mitchell
(Director of the Amistad Center for Arts & Culture)
& Karen Thorsen (Director, James Baldwin Project)
For More Details ... CLICK HERE
A poignant story about one of James Baldwin's
last encounters with the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
As told by Baldwin's friend, Turkish Actor Engin Cezzar
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Remembering Michelle Materre
March 11, 2022
Educator/Curator/Producer Creatively Speaking Film Series
