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24th annual celebration of black writing festival |
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schedule - may 22-24, 2008 Please continue to check this page regularly for updates. |
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Thursday, May 22, 2008
“Aviation in the Schools” A program geared towards youth interested in aviation careers. Art Sanctuary will send 2 African American pilots to local high schools to talk to students of the various aviation related careers (ie. Air traffic controllers, airport managers, etc.).
Available times: 10am & 1pm.
Teachers, if you are interested in bringing the pilots to your school, please contact education coordinator, Melissa Talley-Palmer at mpalmer@artsanctuary.org.
Friday, May 23, 2008 Writers in the Schools
"For Real Books" Art Sanctuary will send authors to schools (middle or high) for readings and disuccsion on why they tackle their particular genres of literature.
Authors : Omar Tyree, Solomon Jones,and Patrick Oliver
Times: 10am & 1:00pm
"Children and Reading" Authors are available to middle and elementary schools for reading and discussion.
Authors: Eloise Greenfield, and Muriel Feelings
Teachers, if you are interested in bringing an author to your school, please contact education coordinator, Melissa Talley-Palmer at mpalmer@artsanctuary.org.
Honoring: Haki Madhubuti
Church of the Advocate
18th & Diamond Streets
Admission: $20.00
For more information:
215.232.4485 or
All workshops have not been confirmed; please check the website
for updates. 12:00-1:00PM Opportunities for Writers – Tayari Jones Did
you know that there are dozens of artists’ colonies that provide free retreats for writers? Are you aware of funding
opportunities offered by each state for local writers? Did you know that there are low-residency writing programs for
non-traditional students? What about summer workshops that allow you to take classes from the greats? If any of
these come as a surprise, this is the workshop for you. This one-hour seminar will provide descriptions of the opportunities
available and strategies to help you win them! Causes
and Cures for Black-on-Black Violence: Past and Present – Dr. W. Marvin Dulaney A workshop on past and present analysis of violence in the African-American
community and how African Americans sought to address this issue. 2:30PM-3:30PM Finding Your Voice: A Poetry Workshop –
Trapeta Mayson Participants will learn about voice and style in poetry, while creating an original poem.
7:00pm – 8:00pm |
8:30am -10:30am: Check-In for Vendors & Volunteers Cecil B. Moore Avenue @ Temple University
11:30AM – 7:00PM: Outdoor Book Fair Come meet and purchase books from one of the many authors that you can meet as you
stroll along writers’ lane. Publishing companies, authors, poets, and others from the literary world will be on literature
row. Enjoy exhibits, good food, accessory vendors and much more.
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All authors, vendors and exhibitors are required to check-in **
12:00pm-6:00pm: Children’s Pavilion Cecil B. Moore Avenue & Broad Street Featuring: Children’s authors: Synthia Saint James and Eloise Greenfield. Bring your kids to hear readings from these children’s authors in a special presentation. Enjoy face painting and other children’s activities.
12:00 –
1:00pm: Storytelling time Gail Miles (African
Folktale) 1:00 – 2:10pm: Song & Dance by David "Stands with Songs" Hughes 2:10 –
2:45pm: Noa
Lewis presentation 2:45 –
3:30pm: Storytelling
time with Denise Valentine 3:30 –
4:00pm: Eloise
Greenfield short story reading 12:00pm-6:00pm: Hip Hop Youth Pavilion Corner of Cecil B. Moore Avenue & 13th Street Featuring the talents of writers, performers, and activists whose works appeal to the hip-hop generation. The theme: WHAT!: Writing. Hip-Hop. Advancement. Togetherness. This pavilion focuses on using the power of writing, poetry, and music to foster a sense of collective purpose, pride, and advancement among the hip-hop generation.
12:00 – TRUE Dialect,
hip-hop group (Hosted by: H. Bernard Hall)
Based onthe book edited by Alice Bernstein Panel Discussions Ritter Hall Annex - Temple University, Cecil B. Moore Avenue
12:00pm-1:00pm: Picture This: Black Children Read Authors will discuss reading, writing, teaching and the importance of family values in our children’s lives. Panelists: Eloise Greenfield, Synthia Saint James, Omar Tyree
1:15pm-2:15pm: We Want Black Youth to Read Relating to the importance of young black children’s literacy, with focus on the materials youth are currently reading and whether this material is preparing them for their futures. Panelists: Carol D. Lee, Sonia Sanchez, Amiri Baraka, Salome Thomas-El, Patrick Oliver
2:30pm-3:00pm:
Violence in Our Community
Panelists: Tayari Jones, Nathan McCall, W. Marvin Dulaney, and Solomon Jones
3:45pm-4:45pm: Black
Mental Health and the Community Dedicated to Bebe Moore Campell Panelists: Dr. Arlene Churn, Dr. Diane Brown and Verna Keith
Family, Race History, Music and Sampling Panelists: Lynette Clemetson, Trey Ellis, Imani Perry, Lise Funderburg5:00pm-6:30pm: Main Panel Discussion: Black
Family Values in our Literature Panelists:
Haki Madhubuti, Walter Mosley, Dr. Derrick Bell, Dr. |
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art sanctuary * 1801 west diamond street * philadelphia,
* pa * 19121-1590
p: 215.232.4485 * f: 215.232.4088
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