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Events for June 2009
Thursday Jun 4, 7PM @ 2640 : Free School Assembly
Interested in the Red Emma's Freeschool project? Want to hear what we have in mind for an organizational structure? Want to float some ideas for classes, hear what other people want to teach, figure out how you can plug in to help us run the school - and maybe even help us pick a name for this whole idea?
Then come to the first Free School Assembly!
Sunday Jun 14, 7:30PM @ 2640 : JOHN BERNDT and INSTANT COFFEE!
2640 welcomes John Berndt and Instant Coffee! Composer, improviser, and instrument designer John Berndt has been a common element of several of our favorite experimental performances at 2640, including shows by his groups DEATH IN THE MAZE (a post-reductionist chamber improvisation ensemble) and SECOND NATURE (Baltimore's 16 performer free improvisation orchestra). Tonight we're proud to host a performance of his new solo electronic and acoustic music, and equally excited to wecome the all-star experimental group Instant Coffee, featuring M.C. Schmidt (Matmos) on percussion, synthesizer and sampler, Jason Willett (Leprechaun Catering, Half Japanese) on sidrassi organ(s), amplified rubber band, and percussion, and Lisle Ellis (Cecil Taylor Unit) on stand-up bass and electronics. Having experienced their first Baltimore performance a few months ago, a word of advice- don't miss it! $6 requested donation.
Monday Jun 22, 8PM @ Red Emma's : Virtualpolitik
In her new book, Virtualpolitik, Elizabeth Losh examines the government and its role and discourse in the digital realm. Join us at Red Emma's with Elizabeth Losh, professor of digital rhetoric and public communication at University of California, Irvine for a reading from her new book, Virtualpolitik, and a discussion of digital rights.
Thursday Jun 25, 8PM @ Red Emma's : "Caravan/Prague"
Hello, all Baltimoreans, activits, rabble-rousers, bikers, and the like. Red Emma's is proud to present our Summer Screening Series 2009.
(More information will be coming very, very, very soon! We promise!)
To kick-off our screening series, we're proud to present the documentary "Caravan/Prague: The Uneasy Road to Change".
This documentary, by the much adored filmmaker/activist, Jack Winestine, chronicles the journey of a bicycle caravan as they travel 500-miles across Europe to join protests against the IMF and World Bank in Prague, in 2000. The caravan was made up of over 100 anarchist cyclists (which I'm sure provides a storyline in and of itself) that sought to be a mobile utopia that existed without money, leaders, and authority figures. Winestine films the struggles and joys of the group as he bikes along. The footage is raw, the scenery is beautiful, and the quest provides an intensity all it's own. Afterall, creating a community that is non-hierarchical, autonomous, and aims to fulfill all of its dreams... well, it is never easy... but, as we see in this film, it is definitely worth the ride.
We hope you will join us as we kick-off our summer screening series. There is no charge. We simply hope for your presence.
In Solidarity,
Red Emma's
Friday Jun 26, 8PM @ 2640 : A String of Pearls: Ian Nagoski releases Canary Records #01!
Two hours of music from around the world and back in time. Ian Nagoski (compiler of the Black Mirror: Reflections in Global Musics 1918-1954) celebrates the release of his new collection of music from the first half of the 20th century, A String of Pearls on his own new Canary label (mfd & dist by Mississippi Records) with a presentation of 78 rpm records and historical/ musicological reflections on the music. Including music from Constantinople, Milano, Bucharest, Uttar Pradesh, Armenia, Sunda, Thrace, Jamaica, Serbia, Cairo, Huilotita, Seville, Hue, Aleppo, Rajastan, the Carpathians, a Zuni reservation and much more. www.myspace.com/theblackmirror.
"such an idiosyncratic dose of the weird and the beautiful that it’s hard to imagine any music fan not being intrigued by the mysteries it contains." - Bret McCabe, Baltimore City Paper, review of The Black Mirror
$5 donation requested, hope to see you there!
Saturday Jun 27, 7PM @ 2640 : POSTPONED: Art Against Occupation: Images of Resistance From Palestine
UPDATE: This will be happening sometime in July instead - stay tuned....
From non-violent direct action, to intricate works of art on the very walls that imprison, learn about the creative tactics being
used in Palestine to resist, remember, and keep hope alive.
We will be showcasing some of the best graffiti from the West Bank, the Wall, and Gaza, as well as showing videos about the highly organized direct action gong on in those areas, and talking about the changing tactics being used to halt the loss of land and bring attention to the crimes of the occupation.
Free Mediterranean food will be provided as well!
Tuesday Jun 30, 7PM @ 2640 : CANCELLED: Rising Appalachia!
WE JUST HEARD THAT Rising Appalachia's BUS BROKE DOWN IN BOSTON TODAY - THEY WON'T BE APPEARING AT 2640 TONIGHT....:(
Rising Appalachia is a duo of indie-freak-folk, old-time mountain tunes, fiddle banjo duets, experimental percussion, and piercing vocal harmonies. Sisters Leah and Chloe Smith grew up in the bosom of the Southern Appalachian music renaissance. Born to a fiddlin' mother and a folk-sculptor father, they were raised with old-time mountain melodies as their lullabies. But, having also grown up amidst the underground hip hop and spoken word movements of the urban South, the group has heavy influences in indie-folk, vintage jazz, political hip hop, and roots music from around the world. Playing a fiddle and banjo, kalimba, boudrhan, djembe, snare, spoons, jawharp, washboard, and even the bones, the group Rising Appalachia offers a fresh, raw approach to a beautiful old tradition. Sliding scale $5-$10 requested. Hope to see you there!
www.myspace.com/risingappalachia
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