Hip Hop Happenings: Events at the Enoch Pratt Free Library
September - October, 2006
HIP-HOP HAPPENINGS is made possible by a FREE FALL BALTIMORE grant from the Creative Baltimore Fund, a program of Mayor Martin O'Malley and the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts. *
Tickets for these FREE programs will be distributed at the door, beginning one hour before each event. Seating is limited. *
Hip-Hop LIVE!, featuring Baltimore's own BOSSMAN and other professional Hip-Hop artists
Saturday, October 14, 2 p.m. Central Library, Wheeler Auditorium *
WRITING AND DANCE WORKSHOPS FOR TEENS (Teens who complete both the writing and dance workshops will receive a certificate for a free recording session at the James McHenry Recreation Center.) *
Express Yourself: Writing Hip-Hop Lyrics Presented by Gayle Danley, national and international slam poetry champion. For her work as a teacher of creative writing in elementary and secondary schools, Gayle was named the 2006 Young Audiences National Artist of the Year. Registration required.
Wednesday, October 18, 7 p.m.
James McHenry Recreation Center, 911 Hollins St. Call 410-396-5016 to register. *
Thursday, October 19, 5:30 p.m. Hamilton Branch Call 410-396-6088 to register. *
Saturday, October 21, 2 p.m. Central Library, Student Express Call 410-396-5484 to register. *
Monday, October 23, 7 p.m. C. C. Jackson Recreation Center, 4910 Park Heights Ave. Call 410-396-0949 to register. *
Wednesday, October 25, 7 p.m. Oliver Recreation Center, 1600 N. Spring St. Call 410-396-4243 to register. *
Thursday, October 26, 5:30 p.m. Light Street Branch Call 410-396-1096 to register. *
Monday, October 30, 7 p.m. Barclay Recreation Center, 300 E. 29th St. Call 410-396-6073 to register. * Wednesday, November 1, 4 p.m. Pennsylvania Avenue Branch Call 410-396-0399 to register. *
Thursday, November 2, 4:30 p.m. Cherry Hill Branch Call 410-396-1168 to register. *
Hip-Hop Dance Workshops for Teens Presented by the Nu World Art Ensemble. Get into the groove! Learn some of the same hip-hop dance moves used by your favorite artists. Professional instructors will teach you how to move, step, and choreograph a dance routine. Wear loose clothes, and be ready to move! Registration required.
Tuesday, October 10, 4 p.m.
Light Street Branch Call 410-396-1096 to register. *
Monday, October 16, 7 p.m. Barclay Recreation Center, 300 E. 29th St. Call 410-396-6073 to register. *
Tuesday, October 17, 4 p.m. Cherry Hill Branch Call 410-396-1168 to register. *
Thursday, October 19, 4 p.m. Pennsylvania Avenue Branch Call 410-396-0399 to register. *
Tuesday, October 24, 4 p.m. Hamilton Branch Call 410-396-6088 to register. *
Wednesday, October 25, 6 p.m. Central Library Call 410-396-5484 to register. *
Wednesday, November 1, 7 p.m. James McHenry Recreation Center, 911 Hollins St. Call 410-396-5016 to register. *
Thursday, November 2, 7 p.m. C.C. Jackson Recreation Center, 4910 Park Heights Ave. Call 410-396-0949 to register. *
Friday, November 3, 7 p.m. Oliver Recreation Center, 1600 N. Spring St. Call 410-396-4243 to register. * Hip-Hop 101: It's More Than Just Studio Time Saturday, October 28, 2 p.m.Central Library, Former Maryland Room
Mark Carey of Street Legal Entertainment and other experienced hip-hop professionals will talk about the business practices in urban music and how to avoid the pitfalls.
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Meet the Authors Alan Lawrence Sitomer, author of Hip-Hop Poetry and the Classics and Hip Hop High School. *
Alan Lawrence Sitomer is a novelist, playwright, screenwriter, and award-winning teacher. Alan teaches in an inner-city high school in Los Angeles and also at Loyola Marymount University. * Friday, October 20, 10:30 a.m.Central Library, Wheeler Auditorium
Friday, October 20, 3:30 p.m.Pennsylvania Avenue Branch
Each teen who attends Alan Sitomer's talks will receive a free copy of Hip-Hop Poetry and the Classics at book signings following his lectures.
Bakari Kitwana, author of The Hip Hop Generation: Young Blacks and the Crisis in African American Culture and Why White Kids Love Hip Hop
Thursday, November 2, 6:30 p.m.
Central Library, Wheeler Auditorium
Bakari Kitwana is the director of Rap Sessions: Community Dialogues on Hip-Hop; the co-founder of the first ever National Hip-Hop Political Convention; and the former executive editor of The Source. He writes a weekly column on hip-hop and youth culture for the Cleveland Plain Dealer. His writings have appeared in the New York Times, Boston Globe, the Nation, and other publications, and he's lectured on hip-hop at colleges and universities across the country.
* Hip-Hop Showcase Saturday, November 18, 2 p.m. See what we've learned! Performances by teens who attended the Hip-Hop dance and writing workshops.
Hip Hop Happenings is presented in partnership with Baltimore City Department of Recreation and Parks, the Maryland Urban Music Alliance, and 92Q.
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