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Events for September 2005
Thursday Sep 1, 7PM @ Red Emma's : Art Show Featuring Marlene Chacon de Paucar
Peruvian artist, Marlene Chacon de Paucar, presents her series of folk art statues & "dioramas". Each piece, done in clay, depicts a light-hearted view of workers in their various trades. Marlene's work brings a friendly tribute to the working class this Labor Day weekend. The show runs through the month of September. 
Friday Sep 2, 8PM @ Red Emma's : IraqEye Group Volume 1: The Dreams of Sparrows
The Dreams of Sparrows follows first time Iraqi director Hayder Mousa Daffar and his team of contributing directors as they share their vision of life in Baghdad, post war and pre reconstruction. Screening sponsered by "Eyes Wide Open".
Thursday Sep 8, 8PM @ Red Emma's : Film satire: "Wrong is Right"
Screening of a satire of American news reporting, Covert Agencies, and US foreign policy. The theft of two suitcase-sized nuclear weapons, and their sale to a terrorist group, leads TV Newsman Patrick Hale (Sean Connery) on an international chase to track them down, and uncover the twisting maze of apparent involvement of U.S. Government agencies. This 1981 film is an ironic foreshadowing of the Bush Administration, the Iraqi War and the 2004 elections.
Friday Sep 9, 8PM @ Red Emma's : How Nonviolence Protects the State
Book talk on How Nonviolence Protects the State, the book brings existing criticisms of nonviolence, and several new ones, together into one book, in an attempt to illuminate one of the most severe roadblocks to social change today.
Saturday Sep 10, 8PM @ Red Emma's : The State of Baltimore: Poets' Takes on Baltimore
A number of poets include Notre Maison's Ad Lib, members of the 5th L, and others will present their diverse and in-your-face 'takes on Baltimore.
Tuesday Sep 13, 8PM @ Red Emma's : Antonio Negri: A Revolt that Never Ends
Perhaps best known for as the coauthor(with Michael Hardt) of "Empire" and now "Multitude", the philosopher and militant Antonio Negri has been at the forefront of radical thought in Italy for decades, from his involvement with the seminal groups "Potere Operaio" (Worker Power) and "Autonomia" to his imprisonment by the Italian state on bogus charges of terrorism. Join us for a screening of "Antonio Negri: A revolt that never ends", a new documentary by Alexandra Weltz and Andreas Pichler that explores Negri's life and work. (Running time 1 hr)
Thursday Sep 15, 8PM @ Red Emma's : The Owl's Legacy (Week One)
Join us as we kick off our fall screening series with a three-week tribute to French documentary filmmaker, Chris Marker. THE OWL'S LEGACY is a film-essay in thirteen parts that chronicles the relationship between Ancient Greece and the modern world. With episodes entitled "Amnesia, or History on the March," "Mythology, or Lies Like Truth," and "Mysogyny, or The Snares of Desire," this isn't your average made-for-TV mini-series. This is a must-see for Marker fans and documentary lovers alike -- you won't find this one at the local video store.
Friday Sep 16, 8PM @ Red Emma's : Chris Chandler and David Roe
Few musicians can claim on-the roadisms the way Chris Chandler can. He is a true veteran of the road, traveling across The United States of Generica for many years. His anthology of road tales transforms into a flock of doves beneath the musical high-wire act. He has worked with everyone from Allen Ginsberg to Ani DiFranco and Pete Seeger to Mojo Nixon. Utah Phillips says, Chris Chandler is the best performance poet I have ever seen. But this is not performance art like the cliches of Hollywood would imply. No one pours chocolate on the wings of a sparrow. This is steeped in the centuries of tradition that define theatre.
Saturday Sep 17, 6PM @ Red Emma's : i.e. poetry series: M. Magnus, Lorraine Graham & Meagan McShea
M.Magnus had a book published in New Orleans in 1993, A later work titled Heraclitean Pride utilized Heraclitus' fragments in an exploration of Logos. He is currently working on a piece entitled Verb Sap. Lorraine Graham edits Anomaly, a magazine of innovative poetry & poetics with an emphasis on writers in the greater Washington, DC. Her poetry & reviews have appeared or are forthcoming in The Review of Contemporary Fiction, So to Speak: a Feminist Journal of Language and Art, The Tangent, dcpoetry.com, & HOW2. A chapbook is forthcoming from Phylum Press. Megan McShea published two books with her brother Jim ( a visual artist ) Recipes for Greatness (1998) & Yarn (2000). She collaborates with & is published in The Shattered Wig Review here in Baltimore.
Wednesday Sep 21, 8PM @ Red Emma's : How to Rent a Negro
Damali Ayo talks about her book "How to Rent a Negro", which is hilarious and satirical look at race relations that is almost too close for comfort, this pseudo-guidebook gives both renters and rentals "much-needed" advice and tips on technique. Reframing actual stories, techniques, requests, and responses gathered from the author's more than 30 years of research and experience, tips are provided in step-by-step outlines for renters to get the most for their money, and how rentals can become successful and wealthy, what they should wear, and topics of conversation to avoid. The book also serves up photo-dramatizations of some of the popular approaches covered in the book, handy tip-boxes, frequently asked questions for renters and rentals, a "How do I know if I'm being rented" quiz, a glossary of important terms, and "quickie" insta-rentals for those who need to rent on the go. Punctuated by quotes from "satisfied customers" and featuring rental diaries based on real encounters, this satire shocks and amuses, presenting a strikingly stark mirror of human relationships.
Thursday Sep 22, 8PM @ Red Emma's : The Owl's Legacy (Week Two)
Join us as we kick off our fall screening series with a three-week tribute to French documentary filmmaker, Chris Marker. THE OWL'S LEGACY is a film-essay in thirteen parts that chronicles the relationship between Ancient Greece and the modern world. With episodes entitled "Amnesia, or History on the March," "Mythology, or Lies Like Truth," and "Mysogyny, or The Snares of Desire," this isn't your average made-for-TV mini-series. This is a must-see for Marker fans and documentary lovers alike -- you won't find this one at the local video store.
Friday Sep 23, 7PM @ Red Emma's : Bush on the Couch
Join us for a discussion with Justin Frank, a DC-based psychoanalyst and professor of psychiatry at George Washington University Medical School, and the author of BUSH ON THE COUCH: INSIDE THE MIND OF THE PRESIDENT, as we attempt to understand the why and wherefore behind the constant contradictions and inconsistencies in the actions of the current U.S. President from a psychoanalytic pont-of-view. Frank will lead the discussion, and will be on-hand to answer questions and sign books afterwards.
Saturday Sep 24, 8PM @ Red Emma's : : The First Annual Red Emma's Radical Salon & Chess Tournament
Don't feel like heading out on the town after a busy book-filled day? We've got you covered. Relax literary-style with a good old-fashioned chess tournament (with prizes!) and an open discussion on the day's events both at home in Baltimore and in D.C. Good coffee, good conversation, and chess. What more could you want?
Sunday Sep 25, 6PM @ Red Emma's : Martha Ackelsberg: Free Women of Spain
Cowards don't make history
Thursday Sep 29, 8PM @ Red Emma's : The Owl's Legacy (Week Three)
Join us as we kick off our fall screening series with a three-week tribute to French documentary filmmaker, Chris Marker. THE OWL'S LEGACY is a film-essay in thirteen parts that chronicles the relationship between Ancient Greece and the modern world. With episodes entitled "Amnesia, or History on the March," "Mythology, or Lies Like Truth," and "Mysogyny, or The Snares of Desire," this isn't your average made-for-TV mini-series. This is a must-see for Marker fans and documentary lovers alike -- you won't find this one at the local video store.
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