From Henry Grimes:
Saturday, Feb. 8th, 2014, 7:30 p.m: Tribute to Amiri Baraka, w/ Ras Baraka, Craig Harris, Layding Kaliba, Sonia Sanchez, Narubi Selah, Quincy Troupe, Ted Wilson, Marvin X with Henry Grimes, et al., Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, 515 Malcolm X Blvd. (Lenox Ave. / 6th Ave.) at 135th St., 212-491-2206, 888-718-4253, http://www.nypl.org/research/sc/sc.html, tix http://www.showclix.com/event/BlackHistoryMusic, co-produced by the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture and the National Black Touring Company. Take the 2 or 3 train or the M-1 or M-2 bus to 135th St.
Sunday, Feb. 23rd, 3 p.m: Henry Grimes and Melanie Dyer, Tikhonova / Wintner Gallery, 40 West 120th St., 2nd floor, Village of Harlem, 646-242-7909, http://colophon.com/tikhonovawintner, twfaharlem@gmail.com. Take the M-102 bus to Lenox Ave. / Malcolm X Blvd. / 6th Ave. & 119th St.
Wednesday, Feb. 26th, 6:30 p.m. to ’round midnight: Roy Campbell memorial celebration at Roulette, 509 Atlantic Ave., downtown Brooklyn, 212-219-8242, 212-254-5420, 917-267-0363, http://artsforart.org/event/roycampbelldaymemorial/schedule, info@visionfestival.org, roulette@roulette.org, w/ Lewis “Flip” Barnes, Andrew Bemkey, Connie Crothers, Ted Daniel, Charles Gayle, Henry Grimes, Graham Haynes, Joe McPhee, William Parker, Warren Smith, Lisa Sokolov, Fay Victor, and many more, plus speakers, documentary screenings, etc. Take the 2/ 3/ 4 / 5 / B / C/ D / G / M / N / Q / R train to Atlantic / Pacific / Barclay Center.
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