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Wed, July 9, 2008 Rooftop Films & Historic Harlem Parks Present Short City Blocks | FREE SHOW! An exciting collection of short films that looks at urban life in a whole new way. *Venue: Jackie Robinson Park *Address: 150th St. and Bradhurst Ave, Harlem *Directions: ABCD to 145th Street. Walk east on 145th to Bradhurst Ave. Map *8:00: Live music by The Project, featuring members of New Rap Order *8:30: Films *Admisson: FREE! PROGRAM NOTES | HISTORIC HARLEM PARKS | MAP Wed, July 16, 2008 Rooftop Films & Historic Harlem Parks Present NY Non-Fiction Uptown 1st Edition | FREE SHOW! Documentaries made by real New Yorkers, about real New Yorkers. *Venue: Marcus Garvey Park *Address: The Amphitheater Behind Pelham Fritz Recreation Center, Mt. Morris Park West at 122nd St., Harlem *Directions: 2,3 to 125th Street. | Map *8:00: Live music *8:30: Films *Admisson: FREE! PROGRAM NOTES | HISTORIC HARLEM PARKS | MAP Wed, July 23, 2008 Rooftop Films & Historic Harlem Parks Present NY Non-Fiction Uptown 2nd Edition | FREE SHOW! These films tell the true stories of the people that make everything happen in this, the greatest city on earth. It’s your city, take a look. *Venue: St. Nicholas Park *Address: 135th St. & St. Nicholas Ave., Harlem *Directions: B/C to 135th Street | Map *8:00: Live music *8:30: Films *Admisson: FREE! PROGRAM NOTES | HISTORIC HARLEM PARKS | MAP Wed, July 30, 2008 Rooftop Films & Historic Harlem Parks Present Hard Road Home | FREE SHOW! A former felon and gang leader, Julio Medina created a Harlem program dedicated to breaking the cycle of incarceration, employing a staff of badass do-gooders who are ex-cons themselves. *Venue: Morningside Park *Address: 113th St. & Morningside Dr., Harlem *Directions: 1, B or C train to 110th Street| Map *8:00: Live music *8:30: Films *Admisson: FREE! PROGRAM NOTES | HISTORIC HARLEM PARKS | MAP Wed, August 6, 2008 Rooftop Films, Historic Harlem Parks, The Central Park Conservancy and Zeitgeis Films Present Trouble the Water | FREE SHOW! The winner of the Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, Trouble the Water tells the story of an aspiring rap artist and her streetwise husband who are trapped in New Orleans by deadly floodwaters. Armed with a video camera, they show what survival is all about when they seize a chance for a new beginning. *Venue: Harlem Meer in Central Park *Address:Lawn adjacent to the Charles A. Dana Discovery Center, 110th St. between 5th and Lenox Aves. *Directions: 2/3 to 110th Street. Walk east on 110th. Map *8:00: Live music *8:30: Films *Admisson: FREE! OFFICIAL WEBSITE | ZEITGEIST FILMS PROGRAM NOTES | HISTORIC HARLEM PARKS | MAP Thursday, July 10, 2008 NBPC and Historic Harlem Parks Present Stories from the Faubourg Tremé | FREE SHOW! A loving portrait of the oldest black neighborhood in America, the birthplace of the Civil Rights movement in the South and the home of jazz. *Venue: jackie Robinson Park *Address: 150th St. and Bradhurst Ave, Harlem *Directions: ABCD to 145th Street. Walk east on 145th Street to Bradhurst Ave. Map *8:00: Music *8:30: Films *Admisson: FREE! PROGRAM NOTES | HISTORIC HARLEM PARKS | MAP Thursday, July 17, 2008 NBPC and Historic Harlem Parks Present Marcus Garvey: Look For Me In The WhirlwindFREE SHOW! The the dramatic story of the rise and fall of an African American leader who influenced politics and culture around the world. *Venue: Marcus Garvey Park *Address: The Amphitheater Behind Pelham Fritz Recreation Center, Mt. Morris Park West at 122nd St., Harlem *Directions: 2,3 to 125th Street. | Map *8:00: Live music *8:30: Films *Admisson: FREE! PROGRAM NOTES | HISTORIC HARLEM PARKS | MAP Thursday, July 24, 2008 NBPC and Historic Harlem Parks Present Hip Hop Revolution | FREE SHOW! Through the struggles of DJs, B-Boys, MCs and creative graffiti artists, “Hip Hop Revolution” depicts an element of hip hop so often forgotten - its power to inspire and catalyze change. *Venue: St. Nicholas Park *Address: 135th St. & St. Nicholas Ave., Harlem *Directions: B/C to 135th Street | Map *8:00: Live music *8:30: Films *Admisson: FREE! PROGRAM NOTES | HISTORIC HARLEM PARKS | MAP Thursday, July 31, 2008 NBPC and Historic Harlem Parks Present Chisholm ‘72 | FREE SHOW! Shirley Chisholm was the first black woman elected to the United States Congress (in 1969), and then--long before the likes of Revs. Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton--the first African American of either gender to seek a major party’s presidential nomination. *Venue: Morningside Park *Address: 113th St. & Morningside Dr., Harlem *Directions: 1, B or C train to 110th Street| Map *8:00: Live music *8:30: Films *Admisson: FREE! PROGRAM NOTES | HISTORIC HARLEM PARKS | MAP Thursday, August 7, 2008 NBPC Historic Harlem Parks, and The Central Park Conservancy Present Promised Land | FREE SHOW! An examination of post-apartheid South Africa’s efforts to bring about racial reconciliation through land redistribution. *Venue: Harlem Meer in Central Park *Address:Lawn adjacent to the Charles A. Dana Discovery Center, 110th St. between 5th and Lenox Aves. *Directions: 2/3 to 110th Street. Walk east on 110th. Map *8:00: Music *8:30: Films *Admisson: FREE! PROGRAM NOTES | HISTORIC HARLEM PARKS | MAP |
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