Right of the bat I'd like share one of my favorite moments of the holiday season!!!! On December 1st I went to see "BIG BAND HOLIDAY" freaturing Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra with Special Guest Cecile McLorin Salvant. It was a wonderful performance and I am totally in love with the voice of Cecile McLorin Salvant. Please look her up at www.youtube.com and listen to her. After the performance I got to go backstage and take a picture with Wynton Marsalis! He was gracious and had a great sense of humor.
I made it through another semester of school and earned a "B" in drawing class. Who knew?? I really enjoyed it and loved my Theology class. I learned so much and am so greatful. Yes, I've been hitting the gym and have not let the holidays or the cold stop me. I see the fat buring off and I love it!! Things are going well at the Gallery and with the Pathways After School program. I did enjoy my break though. Enjoyed having friends stop over during the holidays. We baked chocolate chips cookies and drank Mascoto. I also went to see the "Nut Cracker" which I haven't seen in ages, Cute.
As we know 2014 was a good year for Blk-Art*History & Culture, with the film series, the open house, news letter/brochure, speaking engagements, working with Sams Hopes Literacy & The Milwaukee Bucks, October Gallery Night/Day and the summer workshop. We also shared lots of wonderful resourceful information on the Blk-Art*History & Culture Page.
I enjoyed my trip to The Art Institute Of Chicago with my good friend Cindy who came to share my birthday with me and a few other friends. I totally love the Japanese Art Book Cindy gave me as a bithday gift, love, love, love it! Enjoyed hearing my boy Barack Obama at Labor Fest and of course seeing the Broadway Production of the LION KING was certainly a favorite highlight. We had some great films in 2014, but my absolute favorite was "BELLE"
As we move into 2015 we have a lot to look forward too. Can't wait to see the new movie out January 9th "SEMA." Continuing our partnership with the Milwaukee Public Library System with the Black Cinema Series, screening BLACK POWER MIXED TAPE 1967-1975 at the Washington Park Library on February 17th at 530 pm. We have a Youth Collage Workshop at Central Library February 14th at 2:00 with Guest Artist, Rhonda Gatlin Hayes. Blk-Art*History & Culture also has plans to visit the Milwaukee Art Museum www.mwm.org to view the exhibition "Inspiring Beauty: 50 Years Of Ebony Fashion Fair" opening Febraury 5th on view through May 3, 2015. We also have plans for another trip to Chicago. this time to the Chicago Cultural Center to view the Exhibiton "Jazz Aged Modernist: Archibald Motley" opening March 7 on view until late August 2015.
And last but not least, very excited to be moving forward with Gallery NO:105. We have the space and we have the artists!!!! I will be posting updates as we move closer to these events. In the mean time, "Happy New Year" stay warm and please be kind to one another. Look out for the elderly and the homeless and be a blessing to someone!
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