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Experience
the Black Panther Party in a historic way by exploring 'The Black
Panthers: Making Sense of History' exhibition, at DuSable from now
until August 30, 2010.
Saturday, July 10
Movies Free with Museum Admission
Films include: 'Black Panther
Party Origins', 'The Murder of Fred Hampton', 'Fred Hampton in His Own
Words', & 'Legacy of Torture - The San Francisco 8'.
Thursday, July 22, 7 PM
'The Black Panther Party: Who Was the Original Rainbow
Coalition ?' movie screening & panel discussion
$10 General Admission/ $5 DuSable Members
Speakers: Jacobi Williams,
Ph.D - Assistant Professor, Department of History, University of
Kentucky, Omar
Lopez - Young Lord, Jose (Cha-Cha) Jimenez - founder
of the Young Lords, Michael
James, Rising Up Angry, and Akua Njeri -
Black Panther Party, Illinois Chapter.
A short film entitled, 'Rainbow
Coalition', will introduce the program.
PUBLIC PROGRAMS:
Sunday, July 11, 2 PM
Movies with a Mission
presented by DuSable Museum & Sankofa Spirit
Free Admission
'New Muslim Cool'
Friday, July 16, 6 PM - 9 PM
Bronzeville Art District Trolley
Trolley is Free; Museum Admission $5
This trolley tour features galleries and art institutions
located in the Bronzeville area that focus on African American, African
and Caribbean art and artists -- Gallery Guichard, South Side Community
Art Center, Little Black Pearl, Blanc Gallery, Faie African Art
Gallery, and the DuSable Museum of African American History.
For additional information and/or to reserve a seat, call
(773) 791-7003 (773) 791-7003 or visit
galleryguichard.com.
African Independence Film Series
presented by The African Jubilee Film Festival
& DuSable Museum
'From a Whisper' & 'Kibera Kid'
Saturday, July 24, 8 PM
Movies in the Park
sponsored by: 20th Ward Alderman Willie Cochran
and in collaboration with the City of Chicago, Chicago Park District
& DuSable Museum
'Five On the Black Hand Side'
Free Admission & Popcorn
YOUTH PROGRAMS:
2010 CHILDREN'S PENNY CINEMA SERIES
Admission to the DuSable Museum Children's Penny Cinema series
is only ONE
PENNY per child and adults MUST BE
accompanied by a child to attend. The films, which are appropriate for
the entire family, are shown Wednesday's and Thursday's at 10:30 AM
during July and August..
Wednesday, July
7
"The Songhai Princess"
"The Golden Goose"
Thursday, July
8 "The
Ernest Green Story"
Wednesday, July
14
"Perfect Harmony"
Thursday, July
15 "Afro-Classic
Folk Tales"
"Joshua's Masai Mask"
Wednesday, July
21
"Koi and The Kola Nuts"
"Dear
America: A Picture of Freedom"
Thursday, July
22
"Follow the Drinking Gourd"
"Whitewash"
Wednesday, July
28
"Happy To Be Nappy"
"I Lost My Tooth in Africa"
Thursday, July
29
"The Tuskegee Airmen"
From additional information on programs/events, visit
dusablemuseum.org or call (773) 947-0600
(773) 947-0600.
SAVE THE DATE:
'YANGA FEST'
(Formerly known as the Arts & Crafts Festival)
A New look, A New Date & A New Focus...
Saturday and Sunday, August 28 - 29, 2010
Celebrating the 'African Presence in Mexico: From Yanga to the
Present' exhibit and Dance Africa
Become the 'U' in US
The next DuSable Museum Volunteer
Workshop will be conducted on Saturday, July 10, 2010 at 10:00
AM. Click the following link to execute the volunteer form - Volunteer Application
The 2010 DuSable Museum Fall Docent Training Class will take
place on Saturday, September 18 thru Saturday, November 6, 2010
(eight weeks). The cost is $75 which covers course materials and
a one-year membership.
For more information on volunteering
or to register for the Docent Training class, please contact Kay
McCrimon at (773) 947-0600 (773) 947-0600
x239.
DuSable Museum - We Are
Living History !!!
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