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Samantha McCoy

443-263-1815

mccoy@maamc.org

JULY PROGRAMS AT THE LEWIS

Tuesday, June 15 – ( Baltimore , MD ): Cool off this summer at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum !  Enjoy a variety of programs, workshops and live music performances. Please note that the museum will be closed on Sunday, July 4 in observance of Independence Day.

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SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS ON VIEW

On View until September 26

Beyond Swastika and Jim Crow: Jewish Refugee Scholars at Black Colleges

Transcending History: Moving Beyond the Legacy of Slavery and the Holocaust

On View until November 28, 2010

Fifth Anniversary Arts Wall Retrospective*

July 24 – December 5, 2010

Druid Hill Park: A Community’s Pride

For a complete list of exhibitions, visit www.AfricanAmericanCulture.org.

PROGRAMS

Friday, July 2, 7:30 p.m.
FIRST FRIDAYS

Whit Williams “Now is the Time” Quartet

Led by former educator and sought after saxophonist Thomas “Whit” Williams, this quartet has a traditional jazz sound that is reminiscent of historical big bands.

Cost: $15 members, $20 non-members

Thursday, July 8, 7 p.m.

The Immigrant Experience (Film Screening and Discussion)

The museum partners with the Jewish Museum of Maryland to screen the film “Lives Lost, Lives Found: Baltimore ’s German Jewish Refugees, 1933-1945,” winner of a Gold Muse Award for Best Video by the American Association of Museums.

Cost: $5 (Thursdays at the Lewis)

Saturday, July 10, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

SATURDAY’S CHILD

Workshop: Urban and Rural Landscapes (Ages 6-8)

View artwork that unveils city neighborhoods and country settings by Maryland

landscape artists Harry Evans and Patrick Henry. Children will paint their own scene.

Museum admission required.

Sunday, July 11, 2 p.m.

“Blacks and Jews” (85 minutes)

FILM SCREENING

Confronting ethnic relations head-on, Blacks and Jews, a PBS documentary, explores the shared history and roots of conflict between the two communities. Filmmakers Deborah Kaufman, Bari Scott and Alan Snitow go behind the stereotypes and explosive headlines to reveal riveting stories that tread provocatively on the fault lines of racial coalition and conflict. In conjunction with Beyond Swastika and Jim Crow: Jewish Refugee Scholars at Black Colleges.

Museum admission required.

Thursday, July 15, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

THIRD THURSDAYS AT THE LEWIS

“Caribbean Night” featuring Image

The Caribbean islands meet downtown Baltimore with the popular D.C. based Caribbean band, “Image.”  Visitors are invited to tour the galleries, enjoy Caribbean themed appetizers and a cash bar!  Includes access to the museum’s fourth floor terrace.

Admission: $5

Saturday, July 17, 1 p.m.

LINES CONNECT BOOK CLUB

Two Weeks Until the Rest of My Life by Harold Fisher (Book Signing Included)

Maryland-based author Harold Fisher shares his new book Two Weeks Until the Rest of My Life. A broadcast journalist with many years of experience, Fisher currently hosts “The Daily Drum” on WHUR 96.3 FM.

Free program.

Sunday, July 18 and 25, 2 p.m.

“Black Israel ” (88 minutes)

FILM SCREENING

This engaging documentary is a vibrant portrait of pluralistic 21st century Jewish identities across the globe. It documents Africans from Nigeria , Togo , the Congo , Zaire , Lagos , Ethiopia and African Americans who have emigrated to Israel to work or to study Judaism. In conjunction with Beyond Swastika and Jim Crow: Jewish Refugee Scholars at Black Colleges.

Museum admission required.

Wednesday, July 21- Friday, July 23, 9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

TEACHER’S WORKSHOP

Professional Development: The Civil War and Reconstruction

(Recertification credit earned upon completion)

Educators explore African American involvement in the Civil War and the Reconstruction era through interactive sessions connected to the curriculum An African American Journey: A Resource for Learning the History of African Americans in Maryland and the United States .

To register contact Terry Taylor at 443-263-1829 or Taylor@maamc.org.

Saturday, July 24, 11 a.m. -1 p.m.

Workshop: Rites of Passage for Youth (Ages 9-12)

SATURDAY’S CHILD

Explore how Jews and African Americans celebrate “coming of age” in their

communities. Presented by Edna Lawrence of A Grandmother’s Pilgrimage and

Concerned Black Men. To register, please call 443-263-1829.

In conjunction with Beyond Swastika and Jim Crow: Jewish Refugee Scholars at Black Colleges.

Museum admission required.

Saturday, July 24, 2 p.m.

Tennis Everyone!

Harriet Lynn of the Heritage Theatre Artists’ Consortium moderates a discussion about the integration and advancement of tennis at Druid Hill Park with tennis pioneers Joseph Boston; Peter Dutton; Jean Powell; and Pat and Ann Koger following a screening of the documentary, “Tennis Everyone!”

Museum admission required.

Sunday, July 31, 2 p.m.

Remembering Thurgood Marshall

Distinguished Professor Lenneal Henderson of the University of Baltimore shares insights on the life and legacy of Thurgood Marshall.

Museum admission required.

*Image Caption: Tom Miller, Summer in Baltimore , 1994.  (This image is part of the Fifth Anniversary Arts Wall Retrospective)

Reginald F. Lewis Museum is Baltimore ’s premier facility highlighting the history and accomplishments of African Americans with a special focus on Maryland ’s African American community. A Smithsonian affiliate, the museum is the East Coast’s largest African American museum occupying an 82,000 square-foot facility with ample permanent and special exhibition space, interactive learning environments, auditorium, resource center, oral history recording studio, museum shop, café, classrooms, meeting rooms, outside terrace and reception areas. The museum is located near Baltimore ’s Inner Harbor at the corner of Pratt and President Streets. The museum is also accessible on Baltimore’s Charm City Circulator Orange and Green Routes. For more information, please call 443-263-1800 or visit the museum’s website at www.AfricanAmericanCulture.org.