SPRING 2008
Wednesday March 26, 2008
BE@T Literary Series
5:30pm - 7:00pm
Time and Life Building
2nd Floor Gallery (Room 2)
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Thursday March 27, 2008
Dare to Live: Aqa Aakhu Ebiemu Mothudi Benefit
Frank White Cafe NYC
936 Atlantic Avenue (Corner of St. James Place
7:00pm - 10:00pm
Please join co-hosts Abiola Abrams and I on Thursday March 27th for a fund raiser benefiting Aqa Aakhu Ebiemu Mothudi, wife and mother of three young children, who was diagnosed with breast cancer a little over a year ago. We have joined The Sum Friends Network's life-saving mission to help the Mothudi family secure funding for the treatment necessary to help Aqa Aakhu regain her health.
Admission is on a sliding scale:
$5/2 Raffle Tickets
$10/ 4 Raffle Tickets
$25/ 4 Raffle Tickets and a book of your choice.
Dare to Live will be held at Frank White Cafe, 936 Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn NY. There will be light refreshments and beverages on hand for purchase.
For more information on sister Mothudi and her plight please visit:
http://mothudi.sumfriends.org/
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Wednesday April 16, 2008
The Brecht Forum
451 West Street (B/W Bank and Bethune Streets)
7:30pm - 10:00pm
BOOK PARTY / FORUM
Songs in the Key of My Life
Ferentz Lafargue
Ferentz Lafargue discusses his new memoir, Songs in the Key of My Life. Inspired by the seminal Stevie Wonder novel, this novel explores connections between memorable songs and memorable moments in Lafargue's life. Moderated by blogger and music critic Jalylah Burrell, this event will also include a book signing, and brief listening party featuring many of the songs from Songs in the Key of My Life.
Suggested donation: $6/$10/$15
Free for Brecht Forum Subscribers
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Monday April 28, 2008
7:30pm
Park Slope Barnes and Noble
267 7th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11215
718-832-9066
Fall 2007
SEPTEMBER
Tuesday, September 26th
5PM CST
"What's the 411" w/Sharon Kay
Radio Interview
88.1 WFSK, Fisk University, Nashille TN
OCTOBER
Wednesday, October 3rd
6:30PM
Non Fiction Forum moderated by Robert Polito
The New School, NYC
66 W. 12th Street, Rm 510
Thursday, October 4th
Time and Location TBA
Queens College, CUNY
Friday, October 26th
7:00PM
Market Block Books
290 River St
Troy, NY 12180
Monday, October 29th
"Michael Martin's Vodou Aesthetic"
4PM
Griffin 3
Williams College, Williamstown MA
Songs in the Key of My Life: Spring/Summer 2007
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Saturday July 7, 2007
7pm
Brooklyn's Ferentz Lafargue reads from his new book Songs in the Key of My Life. Free tickets are available at the Visitor Center at 6 p.m.
Meet at the entrance to American Identities, 5th Floor
200 Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn, New York 11238-6052
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Saturday July 21, 2007
Harlem Book Fair
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Wednesday July 25, 2007
6pm
Book Signing/Listening Party
"A most unique event “Songs in the Key of Life” offers a listening signing that not only tell the memoir Ferentz Lafargue but he sings and speaks fearlessly about the immigrant experience, about love, loss and the universal language of pain."
2319 Frederick Douglass Blvd
Between 124th and 125th Streets
New York, NY 10027
Tel: 212-665-7400
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Past Appearances
1-MAR-07
THEORIZING BLACKNESS SYMPOSIUM
Martin E. Segal Theatre, The Graduate Center, CUNY
4:00-6:30pm
This event is FREE and open to the public
For more information contact:
212- 817-2076 or atakeall@hotmail.com
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May 2007
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Sunday, May 13, 2007
Total Chaos Hip Hop Literati : A Night of Top Hip-Hop Poets, Authors, and
Scribes
at:6pm
La Pena Cultural Center
3105 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley
Featuring:
Jeff Chang, author of Can't Stop, Wont Stop and editor of Total Chaos
Kevin Coval, author of Slingshots
Chinaka Hodge, author of For Girls With Hips
Ferentz Lafargue, author of Songs in the Key of My Life
Michelle Lee, creator of War Peace
Matthew Shenoda, author of Somewhere Else
Tomas Riley, author of Mahcic
Bryant Terry, author of Grub
Kelly Tsai, creator of Infinity Breaks and The Grieving Room
George Watsky, author of Undisputed Backtalk Champion
Hosted by Adam Mansbach, author of Angry Black White Boy and the forthcoming
The End of the Jews
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Friday May 18, 2007
Songs in the Key of My Life Listening Party
7pm - 9pm
Guerilla Cafe
1620 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley CA
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Wednesday May 23, 2007
Book Signing
7pm
Eso Won Books
4331 Degnan Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90008
323-290-1048
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Thursday May 24, 2007
Book Signing and Listening Party
3pm - 4pm
University of California, Irivine
Cross Cultural Center Conference Room
uciccc@uci.edu
(949) 824-7215
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Wednesday May 30, 2007
Listening Party
6:30pm - 10:00pm
Saje Cafe - Bar - Lounge
710 Franklin avenue
between Prospect and Park Place
112138 Brooklyn NY
Subway : 1, 2, 4, 5 to Franklin ave
Tel. 646 393 5897 / Fax. 646 396 5896
www.sajelounge.com
Sunday June 17, 2007
Listening Party
co-hosted by Kenji Jasper, editor, Beats, Rhymes, and Life
5pm - 8pm
Grand275 Bar and Cafe
275 Grand Avenue (b/w Lafayette and Clifton)
Brooklyn, NY 11238
718 398 4402
www.grand275.com
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Tuesday June 19, 2007
Discussion and Signing
7pm
Barnes and Noble
106 Court Street
Brooklyn, NY 11205
http://www.barnesandnobleinc.com/stores/storedetail.do?store=2965
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Friday June 22, 2007
Listening Party
co-hosted by Jalylah Burrell, blogger, She Real Cool
7pm - 10pm
Smooch Organic Cafe and Wine Bar
264 Carlton Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11205
www.smoochcafe.com
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Friday June 29, 2007
Listening Party
co-hosted by Felicia Pride, Founder, The BackList
7pm - 9pm
Dissident Display Studios
416 Hst NE
Washington, DC 20002
202-332-3346
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Saturday June 30, 2007
Book Reading and Signing
6pm - 8pm
The Culture Shop341 Cedar Street NW
Washington, DC 20012
202.726.2211
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NOV- 06
CARIBBEAN INTERNATIONAL LITERARY FESTIVAL, ANTIGUA
http://www.caribbeanliteraryfestival.com/
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25-FEB-06
“DESTINY'S CHILD STARTED THAT FEMINIST[ish]”
Cutter/Shabazz Academic Affinity House, Dartmouth College
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