MoAD Calendar of Events

December 13, 2008: MoAD Family Day - Learn the Principles of Kwanza

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Kwanzaa, founded in 1966 by Dr. Maulana Karenga as an African-American celebration pays tribute to African history and origin. MoAD highlights the lives and artistic talents of visual and performing artists, teachers, merchants, and community organizations through Kwanzaa's Seven Principles (Nguzo Saba) as a compass for the programs for the day: Umoja (unity), Kujichagulia (self-determination), Ujima (collective work and responsibility), Ujamaa (cooperative economics), Nia (purpose), Kuumba (creativity), and Imani (faith). The Seven Principles will be shared with our guests. Throughout the day, enjoy the MoAD Marketplace with with featured items such a carvings, textiles, clothing, jewelry, and books for the entire family. Special Kwanzaa culinary delights will be available. Come celebrate with us.

1:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Entire Museum

November 15, 2008: MoAD Family Day

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Join us in Part II of our Family Day’s focusing on our latest exhibition, The Hewitt Collection. Visit our 3rd Floor Education Center to create your own original piece of artwork inspired by the printmaking techniques of artists featured in the exhibition and take a guided tour of the exhibition.

1:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Education Center

October 19, 2008: Target® Yeurba Buena District Joint Day

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Today MoAD, the CJM and YBCA will be FREE! Come by the Museum to work with local artists, enjoy dynamic performances and take a tour of our newest exhibition, The Hewitt Collection. Before you leave, be sure to get your own “passport” to the exhibit. Use your passport to find things in the exhibition. When you get all of your pages stamped, show it to Visitor’s Services on the 1st floor and receive a prize!

12:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Entire Museum

October 17, 2008: Members Reception - The Hewitt Collection

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Join us at the Members Reception for the opening of MoAD's latest exhibition, The Hewitt Collection of African American Art presented by Bank of America. The Hewitt Collection - fifty-eight works assembled over a half-century, from 1949 to 1998, by John and Vivian Hewitt - is one of the world's largest and most diverse collections of African American art. The exhibition offers not only important twentieth-century art but also a survey of African-American culture and society. Special guests include Mrs. Vivian Hewitt and artists Ann Tanksley and Jonathan Green.

6:30 pm - 8:30 pm: Entire Museum
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm: Artist's panel talk with Mrs. Hewitt

October 11, 2008: Resistance and Remembrance: 2008 Bicentenary of the Abolition of the Slave ...

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MoAD to host symposium dedicated to the discussion of the U.S. abolition of the slave trade. Presenters include Rhonda Goodman, Clarence E. Walker, and Jacqueline Francis. All are African-Americanist scholars who have researched nineteenth and twentieth-century popular and visual culture and their histories. Join us for a moderated round table discussion about the history and visual culture of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, American slavery, and emancipation. Followed by Q&A. Admission: Members $10, General $15.

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm: MoAD Salon

September 20, 2008: MoAD Family Day

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Join us in the final Family Day program for our exhibition, Double Exposure: African Americans Before and Behind the Camera. Be sure to join one of our Guides for a tour of the exhibition and participate in photography related art projects in the 3rd Floor Education Center.

1:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Education Center

September 13, 2008: Ghana Youth Photo Project

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The Ghana Youth Photo Project aims to help youth show their world through photography. This past summer, six San Francisco teens went to Nima, the most impoverished slum in Ghana's capital city of Accra. The American youth taught the Ghanaian youth photography skills, while the Ghanaian youth taught them about their culture. Come to see their powerful photos and hear their moving stories about their experiences.

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm: MoAD Salon

September 11, 2008: Yerba Buena Area Teachers' Open House

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Join MoAD, along with All Yerba Buena Area Museums, as we hold our first joint Educators' Open House! Our Education Staff will present you with information on our Group Tours and Educational Resources. Learn how to seamlessly incorporate a visit to the Museum in your existing classroom curriculum. MoAD will be open from 3:30 - 6:30 admission FREE. Light refreshments and resources will be provided.

3:30 pm - 6:00 pm: Education Center

September 6, 2008: Film Screening - Road to Fondwa

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The Road to Fondwa: A Documentary Film by Justin Brandon Up against centuries of oppression, an unforgiving mountainous environment, decimated natural resources, and a centralized state government that offers little or no development assistance to rural communities, the people of Fondwa have taken matters into their own hands. Leaders and dreamers and dedicated workers. Children, mothers, priests, and students. Haitians, Cubans, Americans and French - all pitching in for a better tomorrow. With unprecedented access to the entire Fondwa community, The Road to Fondwa weaves the seasoned voices and stunning imagery of Fondwa into a tangible story that challenges the status quo of international development and seeks to inspire a new paradigm of international cooperation - one founded on true partnership and understanding. Event Schedule: 3:00-4:00 - Mingle, drinks, and browse the exhibition 4:00-4:20 - Introduction by Special Guests 4:20-5:00 - Film Screening 5:00-6:00 - Q&A with filmmaker: Justin Brandon and Special Admission: $10 Pre-Sale (click more info link below) $15 At the door

3:00 pm - 6:00 pm: MoAD Salon

August 23, 2008: MoAD - Senior Day!

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In different cultures throughout the African Diaspora and around the world, elders and seniors are celebrated for their knowledge and experience—both practical and spiritual. Please join us for a special event as we celebrate the seniors in our communities at our very first MoAD Senior Day. Following a film screening and discussion in the MoAD Salon, our seniors will be treated to a special gallery tour of our current exhibit, Double Exposure: African Americans Before and Behind the Camera. Additional discounts ($4 per person) will be given with presentation of ID. Feel free to bring a friend!

1:00 pm - 4:00 pm: MoAD Salon

August 16, 2008: MoAD Family Day

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Join artist, Amanda Williams, in part III of our Family Day programming for our exhibition, Double Exposure: African Americans Before and Behind the Camera. Amanda will lead a series of activities focusing on portraiture. Learn how photographic images are produced and create an original art photograph.

1:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Education Center

July 19, 2008: MoAD Family Day

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Join us in part II of our Family Day programming for our exhibition, Double Exposure: African Americans Before and Behind the Camera. Learn about an early photographic process and create an original piece of art that you can take home.

1:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Education Center

June 28, 2008: MoAD Family Day

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Join us in part I of our Family Day programming for our exhibition, Double Exposure: African Americans Before and Behind the Camera. Come to the 3rd Floor Education Center to learn about cyanotypes, an early photographic process, and create a one-of-a-kind piece of art.

1:00 pm - 4:00 pm: MoAD Education Center

June 22, 2008: Double Exposure: Artists Panel led By Carla Williams

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In conjunction with Double Exposure: African Americans Before and Behind the Camera join us for a dialogue in-the-round with a selection of local artists whose works are included in the exhibition. The focus of the discussion will be on technology, both its impact as a tool of creation as well as its use as a tool of self-promotion, publication, and mass communication. The Bay Area is home to leading technological companies, so it is fitting that the artists whose work is featured here will address the impact that technology has had on their work. Reception immediately following conversation. Refreshments will be provided by Bar Bambino. Seats are limited. You must RSVP for admittance to program. MoAD Members $10 General Admission $15 Co-presented by MoAD Vanguard and IKR: MoAD Story Project About Vanguard Founded in 2006, The MoAD Vanguard is an auxiliary volunteer group of the Museum of the African Diaspora. Its goal is to bring together, collectors, professionals, advocates, young thinkers and supporters of MoAD. Vanguard serves as an accessible gathering point for individuals interested in funding, discovering and nurturing new ideas in contemporary art inspired by the African Diaspora. About IKR I’ve Known Rivers: The MoAD Story Project is an unprecedented effort by an international museum to collect, publish, and archive "first voice" narratives about people of African descent. The I’ve Known Rivers Sunday Salon is part of a series of live spoken-word lectures, panel discussions, and performances featuring stories, intellectual discourse, poems, music, and more taking place on Sundays throughout the year at MoAD.

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm: Curator's Tour with Frank Mitchell - 3rd Floor Gallery
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm: MoAD Salon

June 20, 2008: Summer Celebration with Club MoAD

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Celebrate the Artist Party and Public Opening of the exhibition Double Exposure: African Americans Before and Behind the Camera. Come meet the artists: Maya Freelon Asante, April Banks, Kesha Bruce, Amanda Williams, Alan Kimara Dixon, Bridget Goodman, Willie Middlebrook, Bayete Ross Smith, Carla Williams, Hank Willis Thomas, Myra Greene and others. Join us for this great event! Music by Bulk, Mezmetic, and DJ Dmadness. Free appetizers, full no-host bar. 21 and older only please. Co-presented by the MoAD Vanguard. Sponsored by: J and V Catering, Flickr, and The Greater Family Foundation. Co-presented by the MoAD Vanguard. MoAD Members $15, General admission $25 Advance tickets $20 About Vanguard Founded in 2006, The MoAD Vanguard is an auxiliary volunteer group of the Museum of the African Diaspora. Its goal is to bring together, collectors, professionals, advocates, young thinkers and supporters of MoAD. Vanguard serves as an accessible gathering point for individuals interested in funding, discovering and nurturing new ideas in contemporary art inspired by the African Diaspora.

7:00 pm - 12:00 pm: Entire Museum

June 18, 2008: Member Preview and Reception

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Double Exposure: African Americans Before and Behind the Camera MoAD Members, Friends, and Family are invited to explore the exhibition Double Exposure at an evening preview and reception before the exhibition opens to the public. This exclusive hosted reception features wine and light hors d’oeuvres. MoAD Museum Guides will be available in the exhibition galleries. Member receptions are by invitation only. Please present your invitation at the door. If you haven't received your invitation, or for more information, please contact the Membership Department at 415.318.7152 or mmccauley@moadsf.org

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm: Entire Museum

June 14, 2008: San Francisco Black Film Festival at MoAD

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11:00 a.m. Doc Watts Director: Matthew Jackson 2007 l USA l 6 minutes Doc Watts is a documentary short about psalmed hymnody, a style of singing that originated in England as parish singing which was designed to teach the illiterate peasants how to pray. Isaac Watts 1674-1748, known as the modern day psalmist, is its best known practitioner. Testing Hope: Grade 12 in the New South Africa Director: Molly Blank 2007l South Africa l 40 minutes Testing Hope tells the story of students in Nyanga Township, who started school the year that Mandela was elected president, as they prepare for their crucial. Matric exams which one student calls, the decider. The film considers what’s at stake if students pass or fail and how they envision their future in this evolving democracy. The Life and Wife of Walt Walker Director: Gail Parker 2008 l USA l 54 minutes. This documentary depicts the life of artist Walt Walker and his wife Jane. Walker pioneered the business of African American art in the Los Angeles area by being one of the first to own an art gallery which featured black images. This Film winds its way through Walt and Jane's early life in Detroit, and follows his stellar art career through the early days in Los Angeles, until his passing in 2002. 12:30 p.m. Nobody Knows: The Untold Story of Black Mormons Director: Margaret Young and Co-Director Darius Gray Northern California Premiere 2007 l USA l 75 minutes. Nobody Knows: The Untold Story of Black Mormons traces the history and development of race issues in the LDS Church, beginning with the 19th Century traditions which informed some of the Church's racist policies, and the eventual consequences the Mormons faced at the height of the Civil Rights Movement, when the LDS restriction of priesthood and other privileges from those of African descent became national issues. Q&A with the filmmaker and Darius Gray 2:45 p.m. Mamelodi Project Director: Ajani Husbands World Premiere 2008 l African l 65 minutes The Mamelodi Project aims at promoting a positive vision of Africa. To do so, the filmmakers have documented the hard work and determination of community organizations in the South African township of Mamelodi. Tired of seeing status quo images of Africa in the media? Then join us as we present Africa in a positive light. Q&A with filmmakers. Co-presented with Communities Under Siege (CUS) -Fighting the Globalization of Big Tobacco. General Admission $10

12:30 pm - 4:00 pm: MoAD Salon

June 13, 2008: Museum of African Diaspora and SFJAZZ invite you to a Triple-header!

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MoAD has joined with the SFJAZZ to create an enriching, entertaining evening of music, history, and perspective. Open exclusively to MoAD and SFJAZZ Members, the event will include a guided tour of MoAD, a discussion between David Sanchez and noted percussionist and musicologist John Santos, and round trip transportation to and from Herbst Theatre for Sanchez's performance. Please note this fabulous evening is a fundraiser for MoAD. Tickets start at $200 and can be purchased by calling Paula Ramsey at 415 358-7219.

5:30 pm - 7:30 pm: MoAD Salon

June 12, 2008: San Francisco Black Film Festival at MoAD

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5:30 p.m. Chimbumbe Director: Antonio Coello 2008 l Colombia l 12 minutes Catalina Lunago falls in love with a fish and gets swallowed by the water. Her family will try to rescue her from the world of the chimbumbe. An adaptation of a traditional oral tale from San Basilio de Palenque, Colombia. An Incident of a Slave Girl Director: Karen Hayes 2007 l USA l 20 minutes A drama based on the autobiography of abolitionist Harriet Jacobs in which an enslaved woman in the pre-civil war South must choose between freedom of body and freedom of spirit and in the process re-defines the very notion of freedom. Land of Promise: The Story of Aliensworth Director: Pamela Harris 2007 l USA l 27 minutes The history of a little-known all-black California town and the unlikely allies who have banded together to fight for its survival. 6:35 p.m. My Country Director: Odette Best 2007 l Australia l 12 minutes This film is a journey through the gift of art and its interpretation, one black and one white. An old Aboriginal man is motivated by a painting to unpeel his experience and reveal a hidden truth and it's horrific impact. By utilizing different viewpoints and changing time frames we are confronted by the meaning of the words My Country. The film challenges an audience to see how things are remembered or perceived differently. Footsteps in Africa Director: Kathi von Koerber West Coast Premiere 2007 l Africa l 67 minutes An exploration of the daily life and ritualistic survival of the Tuareg/Kel Tamashek tribe in the Saharan desert of Mali. The film expresses the power of transcendental music, it’s frequencies, and the Tuareg’s courage, strength and willingness to face death. Footsteps in Africa brings to light the question: If anyone were to survive a cataclysm, it would be the nomadic people, what do you think? General Admission $10.

5:30 pm - 8:00 pm: MoAD Salon

June 7, 2008: San Francisco Black Film Festival at MoAD

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12 NOON St. Clair Bourne Tribute A tribute to documentary filmmaker St. Clair Bourne (1943-2007), who died last December. During his 36-year career, Bourne made more than 40 films that provide a priceless record of American Black culture. The program will begin with a short 5 minute video, A TRIBUTE TO ST. CLAIR edited by Nonso Christian Ugbode featuring excerpts from a few of Bourne's films. It will be followed by his classic early work examining the role of the Black church, LET THE CHURCH SAY AMEN (67 minutes, 1973) and the monumental biography PAUL ROBESON: HERE I STAND (118 minutes, 1999) 3:30 p.m. Music Is My Life - Politics My Mistress - The Story of Oscar Brown Director: Donnie Betts 2005 l USA l 110 minutes A powerful and gripping portrait of the remarkable artistry and life of poet, singer, playwright, composer social activist Oscar Brown Jr. A playful and charismatic performer, Brown is also an acclaimed jazz lyricist. Beyond his musical achievements, Brown engaged in a parallel career as a lifelong political activist. His lyrics touching on every subject from human dignity and childhood wonder to marijuana and cockroaches. General Admission $10.

12:00 pm - 5:30 pm: MoAD Salon

June 5, 2008: San Francisco Black Film Festival at MoAD

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The San Francisco Black Film Festival (SFBFF) celebrates its ten year anniversary from June 4-8 and June 11-15, 2008. The theme of this year’s festival is “10 Years, 10 Days, 100 Films” as the SFBFF spans the globe with works from Africa, Australia, Canada, Europe and the United States. General Admisison $10 5:30 p.m. The Waterfront Director: Liz Miller 2007 l USA l 53 minutes. The Water Front follows the heated struggle between residents, water workers and corporate managers in Highland Park, Michigan to spotlight what many of us take for granted - the right to affordable water. 6:30 p.m. The People's Advocate: The Life & Times of Charles R. Garry Director: Hrag Yedalian 2007 l USA l 59 minutes One of the most influential criminal defense attorneys of the 20th century, Charles R. Garry (1909-1991) became a household name during the 1960s with his defense of a host of revolutionary political icons, including Huey Newton and Bobby Seale of the Black Panther Party. This documentary recounts Garry's life through the voices of those who knew him best—family, fellow attorneys and former clients. Co-presented with the National Lawyers Guild San Francisco Bay Area Chapter.

5:30 pm - 7:30 pm: MoAD Salon

May 31, 2008: 6th Annual Urban Kidz Film Festival

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San Francisco Black Film Festival presents Free Urban Kidz Film Series at the Museum of the African Diaspora. The films begin at noon with an impressive schedule of screenings including: 12 Noon SPEEDY 2007 l South Africa l 6 minutes Ages 5 and up Speedy is a fun-loving character who lives in Happy Township in South Africa. The series follows his adventures with his family and friends. OBARA AND THE MERCHANTS 2008 l USA l 7 minutes Ages 3 and 10 Director: Manauvaskar Kublall Illustrated by Quentin 'Kwenci' Jones Featuring the voice of 'Last Comic Standing' Alonzo Bodden. Set in Nigeria 'Obara and the Merchants', recounts the traditional Yoruba tale about the Great Hunter's encounter with a group of traveling merchants. ASTHMA TECH 2007|Canada|7 minutes Directed/Animated/Written by Jonathan Ng Ages 5 and up Young Winston is burdened by the hardships of chronic asthma and isn’t able to participate in the everyday activities of his peers and classmates. Winston discovers that the magic of imagination has the power to bridge, transform and empower. THE GIRL WHO HATED BOOKS 2007|Canada|7 minutes. Director/Animation: Jo Meuris Ages 5 and up Books are everywhere in Meena's house - in cupboards, drawers and even piled up the stairs! Her parents love to read but Meena never even opens a book! When her cat Max accidentally knocks down a huge stack of books, heroes, heroines and animals with attitude come to life and pandemonium reigns! MIND ME GOOD NOW! 2007|Canada|8 minutes Directors: Chris Cormier and Derek Cummings Ages 5 and up When Tina and Dalby disobey their mama, the consequences are almost tragic. However, Tina's resourcefulness and cunning outwit the wicked cacoya and send them running back into their mama's forgiving arms. CHRISTOPHER CHANGES HIS NAME 2000|Canada | 7 minutes Director: Cilia Sawadogo Ages 5 and up Christopher hates his name - it’s just too common! So he decides to change it. But when he has trouble cashing a birthday check made out to him, he realizes how special CHRISTOPHER, PLEASE CLEAN UP YOUR ROOM 2001|Canada|7 minutes Director: Vincent Gauthier Ages 3 and up Christopher is a terrific kid. He’s cool, nice and he’s smart. But he has one big problem…he’s messy! THE DON OF VIRGIL JR. HIGH 2008 l USA l 20 minutes Ages 5-12 Director: Deon Hayman Northern California Premiere A nerdy Jr. high school student finds fame and popularity when hustling banned sodas and snacks at school. SIMULCREA Director: tatchapon lertwirojkul 2007 l USA l 5 minutes Ages 5 and up In the Vast universe, there's one robot planet in which everything in that planet is machine and robot. One day, one robot found that organic life exist in his world. 2:00 p.m. DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC? 2007 l South Africa l 98 minutes Ages 6-12 Director: Daniel Roth West Coast Premiere Two young men from Capetown, South Africa, both students at The College of Magic, begin a most improbable journey to compete in the World Teenage Magic Championships in Las Vegas. Winner of the 2008 African Academy Award This is a free event for children and $10.00 per adult. Space is limited and each adult is allowed to bring up to four children. Treats and beverages are courtesy of Starbucks, Turtle Mountain, Pacific Coast Farmers’ Market Association and Horizons Organic Milk.

12:00 pm - 3:00 pm: MoAD Salon

May 28, 2008: SFBFF and NCBW/OBAC present MISS HIV l Private Screening

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The San Francisco Black Film Festival and the Coalition of 100 Black Women Oakland Bay Area Chapter, Sistahs Getting Real About HIV/AIDS invite you to a private screening of MISS HIV. Unlike any film you have ever seen on AIDS, the story takes you backstage to the Miss HIV pageant and behind the curtain on what is really happening in the war against a virus that is now the leading killer of Black people under 60 in the world. Discussion and reception immediately following the film. Panelists include Jim Hanon. Director, MISS HIV; Cathy Adams. Founding President, NCBW/OBAC; Imani Harrington. Playwright and Activist; Malcolm John. M.D., M.P.H., Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, UCSF. Limited seating. For more information 415.346.0199 Admission $10

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm: MoAD Salon

May 22, 2008: Screening - HOMEGROWN: HipLife in Ghana

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The new documentary film by Eli Jacobs-Fantauzzi. HomeGrown documents V.I.P.(Vision in Progress) the most famous Hip-Life group in Africa and their rise from the ghetto to the first international tour. Special sneak preview hosted by Bamuthi. Film screening plus Q&A $5 Students & Members $8 General Admission

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm: MoAD Salon

May 17, 2008: MoAD Family Day

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Join us in Part III of our Africa.dot.com Family Day series and create art which focuses on Technology. Visit our 3rd Floor Education Center to create jewelry from recycled telephone wire and participate in the creation of a hybrid faces project using different Body Parts of Family Members.

1:00 pm - 4:00 pm: MoAD Education Center

May 3, 2008: Faubourg Treme: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans - SFIFF

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MoAD co-presents at the 51st San Francisco International Film Festival Faubourg Treme: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans USA l 2007 l 79 minutes A deeply personal documentary reflecting on the rich history of New Orleans' vibrant African American neighborhood. Progressive and racially mixed from its founding in the late 1700s, Tremé represented the largest community of free Black people in the antebellum Deep South. When the railroad segregated public transportation, it was Tremé resident Homer Plessy who defied the practice, leading to the fateful 1896 Supreme Court decision establishing the “separate but equal” doctrine. Sundance Kabuki Cinemas 1881 Post Street (at Fillmore), San Francisco

1:00 pm - 2:20 pm: Sundance Kabuki Cinemas

April 30, 2008: Medicine for Melancholy - SFIFF

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MoAD co-presents at the 51st San Francisco International Film Festival Medicine For Melancholy USA l 2007 l 90 minutes After hooking up at a party, Jo (Tracey Heggins) considers her alcohol-fueled one-night stand with Micah (Wyatt Cenac) history, but he is eager to explore the possibility of a deeper connection. Gorgeously shot in muted tones on the streets of San Francisco, through neighborhoods ranging from the tony Marina to the gritty Tenderloin, what begins as a bittersweet, erotic romance between near strangers evolves into a complex tale with wider implications. Sundance Kabuki Cinemas 1881 Post Street (at Fillmore), San Francisco

9:15 pm - 11:45 pm: Sundance Kabuki Cinema

April 30, 2008: Michael Eric Dyson - Lunch time chat and book signing

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The Museum of the African Diaspora and Marcus Books present Michael Eric Dyson for a lunch time chat and book signing. Preceeded by an introduced by Dr. Julia Hare, Mr. Dyson will read excerpts and sign copies of his latest book, April 4, 1968: Martin Luther King’s Death and How It Changed America. Professor Dyson examines King's death and its impact on the nation. Free with Museum Admission

12:00 pm - 2:00 pm: Salon

April 28, 2008: Congo: The Rebels’ Hour

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Who: Lieve Joris, award-winning reporter and author Event: In her new book, The Rebels’ Hour, Lieve Joris crafts a brilliant and horrifying portrait of Assani, a rebel leader who eventually becomes a high ranking general in the Congolese army. The Rebels’ Hour thrusts us into the chaos of a lawless country through the eyes of a rebel leader. Joris visits the Council with this timely piece as the Congo plunges back into conflict. Lieve Joris is widely considered to be one of the world’s leading journalists, with award-winning reporting spanning the globe from Hungary to the Middle East to Africa. Admission Costs: Council Members: FREE; Students: $5; Nonmembers: $15; Co-sponsors: $7

5:30 pm - 7:30 pm: World Affairs Council, 2nd Floor Auditorium, 312 Sutter St. San Francisco

April 27, 2008: Clarence B. Jones, author of What Would Martin Say? in conversation with Eva ...

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Who is Clarence B. Jones? He spent eight years with Dr. King, as both his private attorney and one of his closest advisers. For the last 40 years, he’s kept purposefully silent about the man he called “brother.” But now, in an era when leadership is as sorely lacking as it is desperately needed, Jones has mined his memory and critical faculties, and, with help from the King Institute at Stanford, has written a book that will have people talking. Join us as he discusses his work on Dr. King with Eva Paterson, President and a founder of the Equal Justice Society, a national organization dedicated to changing the law through progressive legal theory, public policy and practice. Seats are limited. You must RSVP for admittance to program. General Admission $10

2:30 pm - 4:00 pm: MoAD Salon

April 26, 2008: Afternoon Tea with the authors of Wise Talk, Wild Women

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An intimate conversation and afternoon tea with Gwen Mazer, Christine Alicino, and Daphne Muse of Wise Talk, Wild Women. Stories of women who reflect a shift in ideas, beliefs, and feelings about age for the twenty-first century. Whether “sixty is the new forty” may be debatable, but there is no doubt that women now achieving the age of sixty and beyond are experiencing age differently than did their mothers and other women in previous generations. Christine Alicino's photographs from Wise Talk ,Wild Women will also be on display. Seats are limited. You must RSVP for admittance to program. MoAD Members $10 General Admission $15

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm: MoAD Salon

April 26, 2008: KQED Education Network in partnership with MoAD

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Present a professional development workshop for teachers featuring the film, BANISHED. A FREE workshop, light food provided and educational resources available for all grade-level appropriate classroom teachers. Focus for 6th-12th grade teachers of social studies and language arts (K-5 and other content teachers are encouraged to attend). You must pre-register at http://kqedmoadworkshopbanished.eventbrite.com For more information contact KQED at 415-553-2244 or HistoryEd@kqed.org.

9:30 am - 2:30 pm: MoAD Salon

April 20, 2008: Human Migration from Africa

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Inferring human relationships and our history from genetic variation. Presented by Richard M. Myers, Ph.D. Stanford W. Ascherman Professor and Chairman, Department of Genetics, and Director, Stanford Human Genome Center, Stanford University School of Medicine. Free with museum admission.

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm: MoAD Salon

April 19, 2008: Target Community Day at MoAD

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Join us for a lively, family-friendly day featuring Oakland’s Bantaba Ensemble, Mamadou and Vanessa - Mali Blues trio, and the Prescott Circus Theater’s drumming stilt walkers. Sample a taste of Ethiopia. Make jewelry from telephone wire. Create textile designs and chalk murals. Museum admission and all activities are free all day courtesy of Target. Free to the public.

11:00 am - 4:00 pm: MoAD 685 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94105

April 16, 2008: Translating the War In Sudan

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Who: Daoud Hari, Author and Translator Event: In his new book, The Translator, A Tribesman’s Memoir of Darfur, Hari tells the story of his journeys, risking his life to ensure the story of his people is told. Hari has served as a translator for The New York Times, NBC, and the BBC, as well as the United Nations. Admission Costs: Council Members: FREE; Students: $5; Nonmembers: $15; Co-sponsors: $7

5:30 pm - 7:30 pm: World Affairs Council, 2nd Floor Auditorium, 312 Sutter St. San Francisco

March 15, 2008: MoAD Family Day: Africa.dot Com - Part II

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Join us in Part II of our Africa.dot.Com Family Day celebration. Create works which infuse technological remnants into the art making process. In our 3rd Floor Education center you will learn how to create beautiful, yet functional works of art using bead and wires techniques.

1:00 pm - 4:00 pm: MoAD Salon

March 14, 2008: Tongues Untied DVD Release Screening

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Frameline will be releasing Marlon Riggs’ controversial classic documentary chronicling the black gay male experience TONGUES UNTIED on DVD March 18, 2008. MoAD is one of a handful of select screenings coinciding with the release of the DVD in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago and Washington, DC, as well as Oakland and San Francisco. The remastered DVD includes an archival interview with director Marlon Riggs, and newly produced interviews with Issac Julien, Phil Wilson, Juba Kalanka, and Herman Gray as well as never-before-released deleted scenes. DVDs will be available for sale. General Admission $10.

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm: MoAD Salon

March 13, 2008: Alice Walker in Conversation with Saidiya Hartman

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Please join us in welcoming this major American icon to MoAD as part of our Women’s History Month celebration. Born in Eatonton, Georgia in 1944 to sharecropper parents, Pulitzer-prize winning author Alice Walker is one of the most prolific and respected writers of the 21st Century. Published in 1982 to unprecedented literary acclaim, The Color Purple established Walker as a major voice in modern literature. Since then, Ms. Walker’s novels, short stories, essays and poems have had a defining impact on our modern literary landscape. Joining Ms. Walker, in conversation, will be Saidiya Hartman Columbia professor and author of Lose Your Mother, which explores the legacy of slavery and African diasporas identity. This important and free-ranging conversation will bring two generations of talented female authors together to discuss their work, their inspiration and their vision. Ms. Walker and Ms. Hartman will sign their books following the talk. Seats are limited. You must RSVP for admittance to program. MoAD Members $10 General Admission $15

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm: MoAD Salon

March 10, 2008: Facing History and Ourselves in Conversation with Pastor Carl Wilkens

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Facing History and Ourselves presents Paster Carl Wilkens. Carl Wilkens was the director of the Adventist Development and Relief Agency in Rwanda when the genocide erupted there in 1994. He chose to stay in Rwanda during the genocide, and bring food, water, and medicines to several groups of orphans around the capital city of Kigali. Wilkens was the only American to remain in the country after the killings began. Join us as he discusses his time and the film "Ghosts of Rwanda" with Jody Ranck, Co-Director, Health Horizons Program Institute for the Future, Palo Alto. Light refreshments will be served. Seats are limited. You must RSVP for admittance to program.

6:30 pm - 8:30 pm: MoAD Salon

March 4, 2008: Comme Deux Freres - A play by Maryse Condé

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The Alliance Française de San Francisco proudly brings to San Francisco the only California performance of Comme Deux Freres (Like Two Brothers) a play by acclaimed author Maryse Condé. A cell. Two men, life-long friends, almost brothers, a state of suspension. Time has come to a halt. The play, set in a Sartre-like space with no exit, takes place over the course of a night in jail. (A play by Maryse Condé) Co-presenters Délégation Générale de France and the Museum of the African Diaspora. $7 Students with ID $10 AFSF members $15 General public Alliance Française de San Francisco 1345 Bush Street (between Polk and Larkin) Tel. 415.775.7755 Public parking available

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm: Alliance Française de San Francisco, 1345 Bush Street (between Polk and Larkin)

February 24, 2008: Willie Brown - Basic Brown: My Life and Our Times

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MoAD luminary and former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown will be signing copies of his just published book, Basic Brown: My Life and Our Times. In it he reveals his rise from the segregated south to his position as one of America's most important and insightful statesmen. Seating is Limited! Purchase your copy at the Museum Store ($23/Members; $26/Non-members). Meet Mayor Brown and have him sign your copy. This is truly a rare opportunity to meet one of the Bay Area’s unique icons. Reception with wine and hor d'oeuvres immediately following conversation.

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm: MoAD Salon

February 16, 2008: MoAD Family Day: Africa.dot.Com

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Come see our exhibition, Africa.dot.Com: Drums 2 Digital then join in our Family Day activities centered on the exhibition. Create art works inspired by traditional methods of communication and hand crafts. Make your own percussion instruments and explore traditional African symbols in the 3rd floor Education center.

1:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Entire Museum

February 12, 2008: MoAD Co-presents: Lit&Lunch with Ngugi wa Thiong’o

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Center for the Art of Translation, a local literary arts non-profit, is pleased to present Ngugi wa Thiong'o, one of Africa's most accomplished and prominent novelists at its Lit&Lunch reading series on Tuesday February 12, 2008 from 12:30-1:30 at 111 Minna Gallery. His 2006 novel The Wizard of the Crow has been described as a “triumph” and was shortlisted for the 2007 Commonwealth Writer’s Prize.

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm: 111 Minna Gallery, 111Minna @ 2nd Street, San Francisco

February 10, 2008: Curator's Talk - Africa.dot.Com

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Join Deborah Stokes, Curator of Africa.dot.Com as she discusses the concept and content of the exhibition and the curatorial process. Free with Museum admission.

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm: MoAD Salon

February 9, 2008: B.Y.O.A. @ MoAD

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Global Arts: The Transformation, Adaptation, and Respect of HUEman Kind. Guest Speakers: Rushay Booysen, Hip-Hop Actvist, Writer, AfricasGateway.com; DJ SAKE ONE; Tania Cuevas, Filmmaker, Producer. Featuring Movie of the Diaspora - Masizakhe: Let Us Build Together Special Performances by Robert Henry Johnson and Kippy Marks Moderated by: Anthony Marshall Space is Limited. Please RSVP: Going.com/febBYOA

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm: MoAD Salon

February 8, 2008 - March 9, 2008: ACT Presents Blood Knot

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Blood Knot tells the story of two brothers trapped in the madness of apartheid South Africa. One is light-skinned enough to pass for white, the other is unmistakably black. Living together in a tumbledown shack, they wrestle with the terms of their fates and dreams—and long-simmering tensions explode over a woman. A.C.T.'s new production of Fugard's revolutionary breakthrough play, which first opened in 1961, holds a mirror up to the soul-searing effects of racism while exploring the inextricable bond between brothers. Playwright: Althol Fugard Director: Charles Randolph-Wright Composer: Tracy Chapman Cast: Steven Anthony Jones and Jack Willis

8:00 pm - 10:30 pm: American Conservatory Theatre.405 Geary Street. San Francisco

February 7, 2008: Member Preview and Reception

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Africa.dot.Com:Drums 2 Digital MoAD Members, Friends, and Family are invited to explore the exciting and provocative exhibition Africa.dot.Com:Drums 2 Digital at an evening preview and reception before the exhibition opens to the public. This exclusive hosted reception features wine and light hors d’oeuvres. MoAD Museum Guides will be available in the exhibition galleries. Member receptions are by invitation only. Please present your invitation at the door. If you haven't received your invitation, or for more information, please contact the Membership Department at 415.318.7152 or mmccauley@moadsf.org

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm: Entire Museum

February 7, 2008: Public and Friends

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Africa.dot.Com. See description above.

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Entire Museum

February 2, 2008: Black Women in Music

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I Got Thunder: Black Women Songwriters On Their Craft Join author LaShonda K. Barnett. as she discusses her new book and the process of conducting interviews with the artists. Snippets of conversations with the artists will be played during the talk and the striking similarities or trends that emerged as the work unfolded. Admission $7

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm: MoAD Salon

January 20, 2008: Yerba Buena District Joint Member Day

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MoAD is partnering with neighboring cultural institutions in the Yerba Buena District to host a Joint Member Day in January. MoAD Members can enjoy reciprocal admission and gallery tours at the Cartoon Art Museum, the Museum of Craft and Folk Art, SFMOMA, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA), and other neighborhood venues. Be sure to have your MoAD Membership card to gain FREE admission to participating venues.

12:00 pm - 5:00 pm:

January 20, 2008: IKR Sunday Salon Featuring Donald Harrison, Jr.

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MoAD's oral history and narrative archive project, I've Known Rivers (IKR): The MoAD Stories Project, presents The IKR Sunday Salon featuring Donald Harrison, Jr. The salon is a live spoken-word performance/lecture of stories, poems, and music. Join us for a lively discussion and demonstration with Cheo Tyehimba and Donald Harrison, Jr., - Saxophonist, Singer, Mardi Gras Indian Chief and Hip Hop M. C. Program free with Museum Admission

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm: MoAD Sunday Salon

January 19, 2008: Celebrate the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King

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Join MoAD in celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as we honor the life and legacy of a man who brought hope and healing to America. The Museum's 2nd and 3rd floor will be filled with activities and presentations for youth of all ages. Come hear our dynamic storyteller in the Heritage Center, create "Unity" art projects in the education center, and learn about the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in our Salon.

1:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Entire Museum

January 13, 2008: Citywide Family Appreciation Day

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MoAD is pleased to participate once again in Mayor Gavin Newsom’s citywide family celebration by offering FREE museum admission to all San Francisco residents. Experience our interactive core exhibitions as well as our special exhibition, Hungry Planet: What the World Eats. Explore the everyday food of people from different countries, cultures, and economic levels around the globe. Admission is FREE for MoAD Members, children 12 and under, and San Francisco residents with valid driver’s licenses.

12:00 pm - 5:00 pm:

January 11, 2008: CANCELEDCreating a Healthy Sustainable Food System in California

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Presented by Roots of Change Panel discussion with the Fellows of ROC followed by reception. ROC is a collaborative of diverse leaders and institutions unified in common pursuit of achieving a sustainable food system in California by 2030.

6:30 pm - 8:30 pm: MoAD Salon

January 9, 2008: BANISHED by Marco Williams - PBS Sneak Preview

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See above.

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm: San Francisco Public Library, Koret Auditorium

January 8, 2008: BANISHED by Marco Williams - PBS Sneak Preview

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Get a sneak preview of BANISHED, the PBS documentary premiering on the Emmy award-winning PBS series Independent Lens in February on KQED Television. This innovative documentary examines the story of three counties that forcefully displaced African Americans from their towns one hundred years ago and the families that return to learn a shocking history. ITVS Community Cinema will screen BANISHED at the Oakland Museum of California on January 8, 2008 and at the San Francisco Main Library on January 9, 2008.

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm: Oakland Museum of California, James Moore Theatre

December 15, 2007: The Farm Bill...How It Impacts My Life

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Growing public attention has spotlighted the consequences of U.S. commodity subsidies worldwide. Environmental impacts of industrial agriculture are linked to the effects of unhealthy diets. Additionally, excitement for regional food systems, combined with increasing connections between farmers and consumers, has opened up the current 2007 Farm Bill debate to many who have not paid attention to it in the past. Join Eric Holt-Gimenez, Food First and Heather Senney, California Food and Justice Coalition, and Shyaam Shabaka, Eco Village Farm Learnig Center to learn how the 2007 Farm Bill legistlation pursues a just an sustainable agriculture and food system.

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm: MoAD Salon

December 15, 2007: Kids Film Event - Kirikou and the Sorceress

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Director: Michel Ocelot France l 1998 l 70 min. Genre: Animation The San Francisco Black Film Festival and the Museum of the African Diaspora present a Holiday treat for the entire family; the award winning animated film Kirikou and the Sorceress. This animated film exquisitely recounts the tale of tiny Kirikou born into an African village in which a sorceress called Karaba has cast a terrible spell; the spring has dried up, the villagers are being blackmailed, the men of the village have either been kidnapped or have mysteriously disappeared. 'She eats them!', the superstitious villagers declare... Karaba is a stunning and cruel woman, surrounded by fearless and servile robots. But no sooner has Kirikou delivered himself from his mother's womb than he wants to rid the village of Karaba's curse and understand the cause of her wickedness. His adventure-filled voyage leads Kirikou to the Forbidden Mountain, where the Wise Man of the Mountain, who knows of Karaba and her secrets, awaits him. Please note: True to African culture some of film's content contains natural nudity. This is a free event for children and $ 10.00 per adult. Space is limited and each adult is allowed to bring up to four children.

11:00 am - 12:00 pm: MoAD Salon

December 8, 2007: The African American Farmer As Endangered Species

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Presenters: African American Farmers Association, Southern Farmers Federation, and Mo' Better Foods.

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm: MoAD Salon

December 1, 2007: Target Community Day at MoAD

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Can we feed the world and live together in a healthy environment without pollution? Learn how to begin the transformation to a sustainable society through a day of fun demonstrations, hands-on art projects, and performances! Family activities presented in partnership with ECO Village Farm Learning Center. Museum admission and all activities are free from 11 am until 4 pm.

11:00 am - 4:00 pm: Entire Museum

November 18, 2007: Transforming Lives $40 at a Time

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Join author Dana Whitaker as she discusses her new book of stories and photographs that highlight the power of microcredit and the potential of women to use it to change their families' future. Transforming Lives features compelling stories and vivid images that celebrate women who, through their entrepreneurial spirit and participation in programs such as those supported by Freedom from Hunger, are leading their families out of poverty.

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm: MoAD Salon

November 17, 2007: Hungry Planet - Artists Talk

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Join Peter Menzel and Faith D'Aluisio authors of "Hungry Planet: What the World Eats" as they talk about their work on the book as well as upcoming projects. Hungry Planet, details each family's weekly food purchases and average daily life. The centerpiece of each chapter is a portrait of the entire family surrounded by a week's worth of groceries accompanied by interviews and detailed grocery lists. Gourmet Magazine Executive Editor and former New York Times Restaurant Critic Ruth Reichl, "The world will be a much better place when everyone reads this book."

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm: MoAD Salon

November 11, 2007: Endangered Species Project Presents Living in the Mainstream

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November 10, 2007: Yerba Buena Arts & Culture Free 4 All

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12 Museums|One Day|Free Admission Always wanted to check out the arts and culture heart of San Francisco? Visit MoAD and our Yerba Buena neighbors for the first-ever Arts and Culture Free 4 All. In all, 12 cultural institutions, located within a 3-block area, will be open for free. The day is underwritten by a generous grant from “Oracle Open World 2007.”

11:00 am - 5:00 pm: Entire Museum

November 10, 2007: Endangered Species Project Presents Living in the Mainstream

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Living in the Mainstream The Ms. KIA Chronicles A Black, butch, lesbian, warrior, drag king’s tale of survival in America. Witness the transformation of Pippa Fleming into Ms. KIA, a Drag King/male impersonator poet, philosopher and cabaret performer. Ms. KIA takes her audience on a journey back to the days reminiscent of Harlem Renaissance cabaret performers, Gladys Bentley and Storme DeLarverie and mystically catapults spectators into a current reality that leaves people trying to catch their breath, while being part of a cultural revolution. Co-presented with the GLBT Historical Society, San Francisco. General Admission $20. Members of MoAD and GLBT $15.00

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm: Reception
7:00 pm - 10:30 pm: Performances at 7:00 & 9:00

November 3, 2007: Healthy Eating Active Living

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Presented by Eco Village Farm Learning Center and West County Healthy Eating and Living (HEAL) Program.

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm: MoAD Salon

October 26, 2007: Dr. Henry J. Drewal - Lecture

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Envisioning a Water Divinity: Arts for Mami Wata in Africa and the African Atlantic World Various peoples in Africa and the African Atlantic world envision a vast pantheon of water divinities and celebrate them with a rich variety of arts. One of the most popular water spirits is Mami Wata. This talk will trace her visual and cultural histories among specific persons and communities in Africa, and follow her images and identities as they cross Atlantic waters to the Americas. Co-Presented by Bay Area Friends of Ethnic Arts. www.friendsofethnicart.org

6:30 pm - 8:00 pm: MoAD Salon

October 20, 2007: PG&E Family Day at MoAD

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Join us for a day full of family-friendly hands-on activities and demonstrations for children of all ages. Activities highlight two MoAD exhibitions, Hungry Planet: What the World Eats and Culinary Traditions. Local artists and educators lead fun activities in which children and adults learn about food and related issues. Free admission to MoAD and all activities and demonstrations during Family Day are made possible by PG&E.

11:00 am - 6:00 pm:

October 16, 2007: John Santos' Roots of Latin Jazz and Salsa - 1980s to the present: Cuba

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1980s to the present: Cuba

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm:

October 12, 2007 - October 13, 2007: Clouds Over Conkary - MVFF

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The Mill Valley Film Festival in Association with MoAD present: Clouds Over Conakry Guinea, 2006, 113 mins. Directed By Cheick Fantamady Camara In this great feature debut from Guinean director Cheick Fantamady Camara, the young, modern political cartoonist BB's life becomes a tangle of secrets when his father, an imam and griot, chooses him as his successor. Screening Times and Locations Friday, October 12th 7:15 PM @CinArts@Sequoia Theatre, Mill Valley Saturday, October 13th 7:00 PM @ The Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Smith Rafael Film Center, San Rafael, CA

October 11, 2007 - October 13, 2007: Djanta - MVFF

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The Mill Valley Film Festival in association with MoAD present: Djanta Burkina Faso, 2007, 106 mins. Directed By Tahirou Tasséré Ouédraogo Focus: Active Cinema Movement In this West African tale of traditional versus contemporary expectations, talented student Djanta returns home to find that her father expects her to marry an older, polygamous man to whom she's been betrothed since birth. Screening Times and Locations: Thursday, October 11th 6:00 PM @Cin Arts@Sequoia Theatre, Mill Valley Saturday, October 13th 12:00 PM @ The Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm:

October 10, 2007: African Metropolis Film Series-FAAT KINE

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California Newsreel, Museum of the African Diaspora, San Francisco Black Film Festival and Yerba Buena Center for the Arts present FAAT KINE by Ousmane Sembene. The recently deceased Ousmane Sembene, “father of African cinema”, examines the interplay of gender, economics and power in the fictional life story of businesswoman Faat Kine. In what seems to be a light-hearted domestic drama, Sembene manages to tackle issues surrounding modern women in an African Urban landscape. $8 regular, $6 YBCA members, students, seniors

7:30 pm - 9:00 pm: Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Screening Room

October 9, 2007: John Santos' Roots of Latin Jazz and Salsa-1960s & 70s: Cuba

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1960s & 70s: Cuba $20 per session, or $240 Series* ($16 a class)

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: MoAD Salon

October 7, 2007 - October 9, 2007: Welcome to Nollywood - MVFF

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The Mill Valley Film Festival in association with MoAD present: Welcome to Nollywood US, 2007, 57 mins. Directed By Jamie Meltzer First there was Hollywood, then Bollywood and now Nollywood! Director Jamie Meltzer documents several young filmmakers, in this fascinating�introduction to the Nigerian film explosion. Screening Times and Locations: Sunday, October 7th 3:30 PM @The Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center Tuesday, October 9th 7:30 PM @ The San Francisco Art Institute

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm:

October 7, 2007 - October 8, 2007: Laviva - MVFF

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The Mill Valley Film Festival in association with MoAD present: Laviva Nigeria, 2007, 105 mins. Directed By Izu Ojukwu Director Izu Ojukwu's heartfelt saga of Nigerian troops tangling with Liberian rebels in the early '90s is a particularly ambitious example of Nigeria's digital-cinema boom. See also Welcome to Nollywood, which documents Ojukwu's travails on set with humor and pathos. Screening Times and Locations: Sunday, October 7th 5:30 PM @ The Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center Monday, October 8th 9:00 PM @ 142 Thockmorton Theater, Mill Valley

5:30 pm - 7:30 pm:

October 5, 2007 - October 7, 2007: Iron Ladies of Liberia - MVFF

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The Mill Valley Film Festival in association with MoAD present: Iron Ladies of Liberia US/Liberia, 2007, 74 mins. Directed By Daniel Junge, Siatta Scott Johnson Filmmakers Daniel Junge and Siatta Johnson explore a historic transition from authoritarianism to democracy in this joyous, inspirational testimony of Liberia's first female president in her first year in service. Screening Times and Locations Friday, October 5th 6:30 PM @ The Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center Sunday, October 7th 3:45 PM @ 142 Thockmorton Theater, Mill Valley

6:30 pm - 8:00 pm:

October 2, 2007: John Santos' Roots of Latin Jazz and Salsa - South America and el Caribe

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South America and el Caribe $20 per session, or $240 Series* ($16 a class)

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: MoAD Salon

September 29, 2007: Artist Panel - Tribute to Elizabeth Catlett

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Tribute to Elizabeth Catlett artist panel, which will follow the screening of the film, Betty y Pancho by Juan Mora Catlett. The panel will be more of a conversation than a series of formal presentations by the participants. Moderated by Lizzetta LeFalle-Collins, it will also include special guest, Elizabeth Catlett, Juan Mora Catlett, Dewey Crumpler, Rupert Garcia, and Favianna Rodriguez. Programs are free. Regular museum admission fees apply. Koret Auditorium, de Young Museum

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm: de Young Museum, Koret Auditorium

September 28, 2007: MoAD co-presents - Orozco: Man of Fire

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In the American Masters film OROZCO: Man of Fire, directors Laurie Coyle and Rick Tejada-Flores create a visually arresting and whimsical portrait of Mexican muralist Jose Clemente Orozco, whose dramatic life, iconoclastic personality and dynamic painting made him the conscience of his generation. Orozco and fellow painters Diego Rivera and David Alfaro Siqueiros inspired Franklin Delano Roosevelt to put American artists to work on public walls during the Great Depression. An exceptional figure who thrived despite the loss of his left hand and the destruction of his early paintings by U.S. border agents, Orozco, through his experiences, evokes the larger Mexican immigrant experience, demonstrating provocative parallels to present times. Renowned African American artist Elizabeth Catlett will attend the screening along with the directors. Major funding for OROZCO: Man of Fire was provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and the National Endowment of the Arts. A co-production of Paradigm Productions, KERA-Dallas, and the Independent Television Service, in association with Latino Public Broadcasting. Programs are free. Regular museum admission fees apply. de Young Museum, Koret Auditorium

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm: de Young Museum, Koret Auditorium

September 25, 2007: John Santos' Roots of Latin Jazz and Salsa - 1990s to the present: NY

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1990s to the present: NY $20 per session, or $240 Series* ($16 a class)

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: MoAD Salon

September 18, 2007: John Santos' Roots of Latin Jazz and Salsa - 1970s & 80s: NY

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1970s & 80s: NY $20 per session, or $240 Series* ($16 a class)

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: MoAD Salon

September 15, 2007: Allan deSouza - Artist Talk

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Allan deSouza, one of the artists in the exhibition, Lens on Life: From Bamako to San Francisco, will speak about his work’s relationship to Africa, to diaspora and to migration. He will discuss what it means to be a diasporic artist in today’s contemporary, international art world, and will consider Africa as a place constructed through fantasy, fear and desire.

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm: MoAD Salon

September 15, 2007: MoAD Teacher Open House

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As part of the Yerba Buena Neighborhood Wide Teacher Open House, educators from MoAD and the Contemporary Jewish Museum answer questions about field trips, tours, upcoming exhibitions, and professional development opportunities offered at each museum. Light refreshments will be served. MoAD admission is free all day for teachers with ID. Teachers are encouraged to visit other participating museums: SFMOMA, Zeum, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Museum of Craft and Folk Art, Cartoon Art Museum, and California Academy of Sciences during the day.

11:00 am - 2:00 pm: Education Center

September 11, 2007: John Santos' Roots of Latin Jazz and Salsa - 1960s: NY

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1960s: NY $20 per session, or $240 Series* ($16 a class)

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: MoAD Salon

September 6, 2007: StoryCorps Griot Project

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StoryCorps Griot is a one-year initiative to gather and preserve in sound the life stories of African American families across the country. It will be in Oakland to record your stories of endurance, achievement and hope from August 9th until September 14th. Working in partnership with the Museum of African Diaspora on August 18th, August 23rd, August 25th, August 30th, and September 6th, Griot will document the history of your loved ones for generations to come. Visit www.storycorpsgriot.net to see sample questions, listen to clips, and learn more about the Griot Initiative. Where: Museum of the African Diaspora 685 Mission Street (at Third) San Francisco, CA 94105 When: Saturdays - August 18th and 25th Thursdays - August 23rd and 30th, September 6tth Time: 11:00a.m - 5:00p.m. (Six - 40 minute slots per day) How: Call or email Katie Allen to reserve your appointment 415-358-7217 or ksa@moadsf.org Be sure to include StoryCorps Griot in the subject line. There are a limited number of appointment slots available, so act today!

11:00 am - 5:00 pm:

September 6, 2007: First Thursday Reception

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MoAD bids a fond farewell to Lens on Life: From Bamako to San Francisco, May 18 - September 23, 2007. Please join us in saying farewell to this extraordinary exhibition of Contemporary African photography from the Bamako Biennale. Free Admission - Open to the public.

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm:

September 4, 2007: John Santos' Roots of Latin Jazz and Salsa - 1950s: Cuba and NY

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1950s: Cuba and NY $20 per session, or $240 Series* ($16 a class)

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: MoAD Salon

August 28, 2007: John Santos' Roots of Latin Jazz and Salsa - 1940s: Cuba and NY

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1940s: Cuba and NY $20 per session, or $240 Series* ($16 a class)

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: MoAD Salon

August 21, 2007: John Santos' Roots of Latin Jazz and Salsa - 1930s: Cuba and NY

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1930s: Cuba and NY

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: MoAD Salon

August 14, 2007: John Santos' Roots of Latin Jazz and Salsa - Puerto Rico Típico y Criollo

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Puerto Rico Típico y Criollo $20 per session, or $240 Series* ($16 a class)

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: MoAD Salon

August 9, 2007 - September 14, 2007: StoryCorps Griot Project

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August 7, 2007: John Santos' Roots of Latin Jazz and Salsa - Rumba y Comparsa

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Rumba y Comparsa $20 per session, or $240 Series* ($16 a class)

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: MoAD Salon

July 31, 2007: John Santos' Roots of Latin Jazz and Salsa - Música Campesina

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Música Campesina $20 per session, or $240 Series* ($16 a class)

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: MoAD Salon

July 17, 2007: John Santos' Roots of Latin Jazz and Salsa - Changüí y Son

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Changüí y Son $20 per session, or $240 Series* ($16 a class)

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: MoAD Salon

July 10, 2007: John Santos' Roots of Latin Jazz and Salsa - The Danzón Legacy

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The Danzón Legacy $20 per session, or $240 Series* ($16 a class)

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: MoAD Salon

July 3, 2007 - October 16, 2007: John Santos' Roots of Latin Jazz and Salsa

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July 3 - October 16, 2007 (Tuesdays) $20 per session, or $240 Series* ($16 a class) This series is cosponsored by the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival. Early registration advised as enrollment is limited. You may register at the door on the day of if space is available. To register or for more information please call YBGF at 415-543-1718. A low-cost 15-week music lecture series taught by four-time Grammy nominated musician, producer, educator and historian John Santos, Roots is a concise, compelling, and entertaining distillation of Santos’ 30 years expertise as a master musician and Afro-Latin ethnomusicologist. Rare recordings, video clips and photographs from the instructor’s legendary collection will cover the evolution of Latin Jazz and Salsa. Audio tape recorders are welcome. *A free MoAD Suites CD for becoming a member of MoAD during the series. JULY 07/03 - African Ritual Music 07/10 - The Danzón Legacy 07/17 - Changüí y Son 07/31 - Música Campesina AUGUST 08/07 - Rumba y Comparsa 08/14 - Puerto Rico Típico y Criollo 08/21 - 1930s: Cuba and NY 08/28 - 1940s: Cuba and NY SEPTEMBER 09/04 - 1950s: Cuba and NY 09/11 - 1960s: NY 09/18 - 1970s & 80s: NY 09/25 - 1990s to the present: NY OCTOBER 10/02 - South America and el Caribe 10/09 - 1960s & 70s: Cuba 10/16 - 1980s to the present: Cuba

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: MoAD Salon

June 30, 2007: LOVE CEMETERY: Unburying the Secret History of Slaves

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Book reading and discussion. Join author China Galland as she shares the story about, Love Cemetery. When China visited her childhood hometown in East Texas, she learned of an unmarked cemetery for slaves-Love Cemetery. Her struggle to help restore the cemetery uncovers racial wounds that have never completely healed.

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm: MoAD Salon

June 16, 2007: SFBFF - Quilombo Country

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Quilombo Country Director: Leonard Abrams 2006 |USA |Brazil | 73 min. | West Coast Premiere Although Brazil began as a gulag of deadly slave camps, thousands escaped while others forced out the plantation owners. Many of their communities, known as quilombos, survive today. Rare footage of Umbanda and Pajé ceremonies and festivals of the Mast and Boi Bumba is included. Narrated by Chuck D of Public Enemy. Admission $10

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm: MoAD Salon

June 14, 2007: SFBFF - Going Into Exile and Masizakhe

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Going Into Exile 2006 l 24 min. l South Africa l Northern California Premiere Three sisters, Jeanette Ndlovu, Thandi Ndlovu and Granny (Ndlovu) Seape went into exile because of the Apartheid system in South Africa killed their brother. They were determined to seek revenge by overthrowing the white regime. This is the first film ever to give insight into the death of Hastings Ndlovu, the first victim of the June 1976 uprisings. Masizakhe: Let Us Build Together Directors: Angelica Macklin and Scott Macklin 2006 | 67 min. | South Africa | Northern California Premiere Although banned in 1994, apartheid is still a reality in South Africa today. This film highlights the efforts of cultural activists who are rebuilding a nation that has been physically and psychologically scarred. The youth who have inherited South Africa are using their cultural voices as instruments of change. Sponsored by the South African Consulate

5:30 pm - 7:30 pm: MoAD Salon

June 9, 2007: San Francisco Black Film Festival (SFBFF)

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A FILM CRITIC TALKS ABOUT MOVIES Ernest Hardy will discuss what inspires him to ink a favorable review and examine the films Monster's Ball, Rize, Ghost Dog, Madame Sata, Antwone Fisher, and Raising Victor Vargas. A member of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, Hardy has been a juror for the Sundance Film Festival, the San Francisco International Film Festival, the Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films and Outfest. His critiques appear in the Los Angeles Weekly, the Los Angeles Times, Vibe, the New York Times, Rolling Stone and the Source as well as the reference book “1,001 Movies You Must See Before You Die”. Two collections of his writings have been published by Redbone Press: “Blood Beats: Vol. 1” and the soon-to-be-released “Blood Beats: Vol. 2.” Admission $10.

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Saturday Salon

June 9, 2007: SFBFF - Urban Kidz Film Series

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Children FREE - Adults $10.00 Doors Open 10:00am - Program Starts 10:30am Limited Seating seating - Registration required I WANT TO BE A PILOT Director: Diego Quemada-Diez 2006 l Kenya l 10 min l Northern California Premiere Omondi lives in the biggest slum in East Africa. Everyday he sees airplanes fly over him an he dreams of becoming an airline pilot and flying far away. DRAWING ANGEL Director: Rosalyn Coleman Williams 2007 l USA l 18 min l World Premiere Lonely and new to the city, Samantha meets Levi, a nine-year-old boy displaced by Hurricane Katrina. BLACK STAR LINE ALL-STAR SWIM TEAM Director: Anyika K.K.S. Nkululeko 2006 l USA l 13 min l World Premiere BLAST is the only African American traveling swim team in the country. This film highlights their first trip to Washington, DC to compete in the 20th Annual Black History Swim Meet. THE JOURNEY OF HENRY BOX BROWN 2005 l USA l 15 min Narrated by four time Emmy Award-winning actress, Alfre Woodard, Henry Box Brown was born a slave Louisa County, Virginia, in 1815. He married a local slave but in 1849 his wife and children were sold to a plantation owner in North Carolina. Soon afterwards Brown decided to escape and with the help of a sympathetic tobacconist, he arranged to be sent in a box to James McKim, an anti-slavery campaigner in Pennsylvania and a member of the Underground Railroad. WORMHEAD Director: Manauvskar Kublall 2006 l USA l 15 min Jesse is excited about entering the second grade – she has a new teacher, a new friend and her old friends, Terry and Anne. Wormhead is a wonderful gentle story about accepting people as they are. HE LOVES BASEBALL Director: Phillip Siddiq 2007 l USA l 7 min A story about a kid from Oakland that loves baseball THE LEGEND OF SKY KINGDOM 2004 l South Africa l 71 min l Northern California Premiere Africa's first stop-motion animation film was made using pieces of junk. All the characters are made from assorted pieces of rubbish. The storyline follows a group of children on their way to find the mythical sky kingdom. After escaping from an underground city, they journey through the Jungle of Despair and the Desert of Desolation, while trying to stay ahead of the evil emperor's hyenas.

10:00 am - 11:30 am: MoAD Salon

May 30, 2007: Lalita Tademy in Conversation with Belva Davis

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Discussion and book reading. Join us for a lively evening with author, Lalita Tademy and legendary journalist, Belva Davis as they discuss Tademy's career and latest book, Red River. Red River weaves together history and the story of Tademy's own family to bring us an epic work of fiction, the dramatic, intertwining story of two families struggling to make a place for themselves in an America deeply divided after the Civil War. Members $7 General $10

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm: MoAD Salon

May 23, 2007: SFIAF - Film Series

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Kibera Kid Short Director: Nathan Collett, East Africa l 2006 l 12 min Northern California premiere Filmmaker in attendance Twelve-year-old Otieno is an orphan. He lives in Kibera, one of Africa's largest slums, where he has to steal to survive. MOVEMENT (R)EVOLUTION AFRICA Documentary Director: Alla Kovgan, United States/Africa l 2006 l 65 min World Premiere In an astonishing exposition of choreographic creations, nine African choreographers tell stories of an emergent art form of Contemporary African Dance. Stunning choreography and riveting critiques challenge stale stereotypes of 'traditional Africa' to unveil soul-shaking responses to the beauty and tragedy of 21st century Africa. LA PETITE VENDEUSE DE SOLEIL (The Little Girl Who Sold The Sun) Director: Djibril Diop Mambety, Senegal / Switzerland l 1999 l 45 minutes in Wolof with English subtitles The last film by Senegalese filmmaker Djibril Diop Mambety (1945-98) is a wondrously affirmative marketplace legend-cum-political allegory about an indomitable crippled girl, granddaughter of a blind street singer, who reinvents herself as a newspaper vendor. The score is infectious, and the metaphor overwhelming. Village Voice Followed by closing reception Admission $10

6:00 pm - 9:30 pm: Doors open 5:30. Program begins 6:00p.m.

May 23, 2007: SFCH Opening Reception - Lens on Life: From Bamako to San Francisco

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San Francisco City Hall April 12 - June 22, 2007 The San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery, in a programmatic partnership with PhotoAlliance, presents Lens on Life: Ananias Léki Dago, Bayeté Ross Smith and Lewis Watts; an exhibition featuring three artists involved in the exploration of place and identity from both African and African American perspectives. This special exhibition is supported by the San Francisco International Arts Festival and the Museum of the African Diaspora.

5:30 pm - 7:30 pm: SFCH - 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Way, San Francisco

May 22, 2007: SFIAF - Film Series

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CANTU SUCCUBI Music Video Director: Christopher St. John, Cuba l 2006 l 4 min Filmmaker in attendance This afternoon-dream music video, featuring footage filmed in Cuba of a black woman and her child, with digital animation added, takes viewers on a journey through death to life. It was created to accompany a song called "Canta Succubi" by the San Francisco band Outgrabe. San Pachando: San Pacho es p’al que Logoce Director: Daniel Mosquera & Sean Ferry 2006| USA | Colombia | 47 min. | United States Premiere San Pachando focuses on Afro-Descendent culture and history as manifested in the feast of St. Francis of Assisi locally known as San Pacho, in Choco, Colombia LA REBELLE (The Rebel) Feature Director: Sacha Parisot, Haiti l 2006 l 93 min French with English subtitles. Director in attendance. Northern California premiere La Rebelle is a coming-of-age story about a Haitian teenage girl. Lorraine, soon to be 18, lives a life of the wealthy elite in Haiti. To many, she lives a dream life. To others, she's spoiled. Admission $10

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm:

May 22, 2007: TWB Opening Reception - Lens on Life: From Bamako to San Francisco

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The Womens Building May 18 - September 23, 2007 The Women’s Building in the Mission District hosted artist Miriam Mihindou (Gabon) who used her artist’s residency as a means to photograph the myriad community of people who use this prominent San Francisco facility. The Womens Building will host a presentation of her work throughout the presentation of the exhibiton at MoAD.

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm: TWB - 3542 18th Street (Linda), San Francisco

May 21, 2007: SFIAF - Film Series

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BIGGER THAN BARBIE Documentary Director: Tina Davis, South Africa l 2006, 54 minutes West Coast Premiere In South Africa, a small group of women from the townships around Cape Town are changing their lives, and exciting people all over the world by making colorful beaded doll. The film includes appearances from Desmond Tutu, Donna Karan, Annie Lennox and Nelson Mandela. * Select Monkeybiz items available in museum gift shop. TSOTSI Feature Director: Gavin Hood, UK/South Africa | 2005, 94 minutes Based on the novel by Athol Fugard. Winner of 2006 Academy Award – Best Foreign Language Film. On the edges of Johannesburg, Tsotsi's life has no meaning beyond survival. One night, in desperation, Tsotsi steals a woman's car. But as he is driving off, he makes a shocking discovery in the backseat. In one moment his life takes a sharp turn and leads him down an unexpected path to redemption ... giving him hope for a future he never could have imagined. Admission $10

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm: Reception and introductions
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Program

May 21, 2007: AAACC Opening Reception - Lens on Life: From Bamako to San Francisco

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African American Art and Culture Complex May 18 - September 23, 2007 San Francisco’s African American Art and Culture Complex located in the Western Addition neighborhood will present the work of photographers Akinbode Akinbiyi (Nigeria) and David Damoison (Martinique/France). These same photographers have worked with the youth of the Western Addition to photographically and journalistically record their own experiences - Images Speak Words - as part of I’ve Known Rivers—MoAD’s online story project.

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm: AAACC - 762 Fulton Street (at Webster) San Francisco

May 17, 2007: MoAD Opening Reception - Lens on Life: From Bamako to San Francisco

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In keeping with the multi-venue presentation model used in Mali, MoAD is collaborating with a diverse group of Bay Area venues to present this stunning work to the broadest of audiences. Join us during the opening night receptions at MoAD, the African American Art and Culture Complex, The Women's Building and San Francisco City Hall.

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm: MoAD - Friends, Family and Members (hosted reception)
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: MoAD - Public reception (cash bar)

May 12, 2007: Porgy and Bess - Forum

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Admission: FREE Oakland East Bay Symphony in association with Jewish Music Festival, MoAD and Grace Cathedral presents a forum on Porgy and Bess: Cultural and Social Influences -Past and Present. A half-day exploration of the cultural and social forces that influenced the work of George and Ira Gershwin. The forum will also examine the cultural intersection of the Jewish and African American communities which informed the opera and contemporary relations between these two communities. Participants include: Michael Morgan, Oakland East Bay Symphony; Howard Pollack, University of Houston; Lynne Morrow, Sonoma State University; The Honorable Mark Leno, Assemblyman, San Francisco; Milton Williams, Author; Michael Strunsky, The Ira and Leonore Gershwin Trusts; Anthony Davis, UCSD; and Anne Goldman, Sonoma State University. Moderator: John Kendall Bailey, Associate Conductor, San Francisco Composers.

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm: Gresham Hall, Grace Cathedral, 1100 California Street

May 6, 2007: Dr. Robert Farris Thompson - Lecture

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"The Edge of the Road Is Listening: Art for the Yoruba Trickster Across the Atlantic.". Explore the myths of Eshu-Elegba, the Yoruba Trickster and show how they illuminate his dark indigo color, his cape of cowrie shells, his long-tailed headdress and multiplicity of images. His portrait comes into sharp focus when you compare his appearances in the popular culture of Brazil, Cuba, and Haiti in the Black Americas, including also Harlem in New York together with his imagery among the Fon, and Yoruba peoples of Benin and Nigeria. Co-Presented by Bay Area Friends of Ethnic Arts. www.friendsofethnicart.org

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm:

May 4, 2007: DARATT - 50th San Francisco International Film Festival

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DARATT Feature Director: Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, France/Belgium/Chad/Australia l 2006 l 93min. In French and Arabic with English subtitles. In this fable-like gem from Chad, a young man seeks to avenge his father's murder in the aftermath of the country's civil war but finds that justice has complicated consequences when he befriends that man responsible for the crime. From April 26 to May 10, 2007, the San Francisco International Film Festival will mark its place as the first film festival in the Americas to turn 50. MoAD is excited to be co-presenting BAMAKO by Abderrahmane Sissako. For the full lineup and to buy tickets, visit http://fest07.sffs.org

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm: Palace of Fine Arts

April 30, 2007: BAMAKO - 50th San Francisco International Film Festival

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BAMAKO Feature Director: Abderrahmane Sissako Mail/France/USA l 2006 l 108min. In French and Bambara with English subtitles. Description: See above.

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Palace of Fine Arts

April 30, 2007: DARATT - 50th San Francisco International Film Festival

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April 29, 2007: DARATT - 50th San Francisco International Film Festival

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April 28, 2007: BAMAKO - 50th San Francisco International Film Festival

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BAMAKO Feature Director: Abderrahmane Sissako Mail/France/USA l 2006 l 108min. In French and Bambara with English subtitles. Set in the Malian capital of its title, Abderrahmane Sissako's passionate polemic centers on a show trail in which the plaintiff, "African socity, argues against exploitation by the defendant, the World Bank. From April 26 to May 10, 2007, the San Francisco International Film Festival will mark its place as the first film festival in the Americas to turn 50. MoAD is excited to be co-presenting BAMAKO by Abderrahmane Sissako. For the full lineup and to buy tickets, visit http://fest07.sffs.org

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Sundance Cinemas Kabuki

March 10, 2007: Diaspora Carnaval

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Celebrating Across Cultures Please join us at a Gala Celebration to commemorate the First Year Anniversary of the Museum of the African Diaspora, San Francisco's newest cultural institution!

7:00 pm - 1:00 am: The Rotunda, City Hall

March 4, 2007: Painting Ethiopia: Closing Reception and Celebration of the 111th Anniversary of ...

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2:00-3:30 Lecture by Leah Niederstadt. Leah will lecture on the work of Qes Adamu Tesfaw and his recent commissioned work on the Battle of Adwa. Ethiopian Emperor Menelik's victory over the Italian invaders on March 2, 1886. We will also play traditional Ethiopian music. Refreshments provided by Rasselas Jazz Club & Ethiopian Cuisine, www.rasselasjazzclub.com Thanks to the following individuals for their support, Dosho Shifferaw, Charlie Zawde, Elias Negash; Agonafer Shiferaw, Elias Wondimu; Leah Niederstadt and Asqual Teferi. Special thanks to Alitash Kebede for all her efforts in organizing and planning this event. The closing reception and events sponsored by Dosho Design, Inc. www.dosho.com

2:00 pm - 5:00 pm:

March 3, 2007: Painting Ethiopia: Closing Reception and Celebration of the 111th Anniversary of ...

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Join us for the closing reception of Painting Ethiopia: The Life and Work of Qes Adamu Tesfaw. Entertainment–Elias Negash Ethio Jazz Quartet Hors d'oeuvres provided by Finfine Ethiopian Restaurant, Berkeley, www.finfine.com Following the closing reception guests of MoAD are invited to Resselas Jazz Club at no cover charge. Music by Robert Stewart featuring Darlene Coleman, 9:30 p.m.

6:30 pm - 9:00 pm:

February 25, 2007: Artist's Talk with Wosene Worke Kosrof

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Words: From Spoken to Seen Paintings and the Painting Process Wosene Worke Kosrof, a leading Ethiopian-born painter and internationally recognized contemporary artist, is best known for his rendering of the symbols of Amharic calligraphy, a major modern language of Ethiopia. In his presentation, Wosene will show and discuss slides from his current series Words: From Spoken to Seen. He will explain his painting process, influenced by jazz rhythms, counterpoints, and improvisations, and through which Wosene reworks his culturally specific vocabulary to become “international in its outlook, reflecting the complex realities of contemporary artistic practice in a global society.” (Christa Clarke, Curator, Newark Museum, NJ). MoAD Members $7, Non-members $10.

2:30 pm - 4:00 pm: MoAD Sunday Salon