Category Archives: African American Arts & Theatre
TMD Hot Ticket: “Mark My Words” on March 23rd
RSVPs are flowing in for this one-of-a-kind event which highlights Milwaukee and the spoken word art form.
The Milwaukee Chapter of the Black Public Relations Society and the Milwaukee Artist Resource Network (MARN) present “Mark My Words,” — a movie produced by local Emmy-award winning director and producer Brad Pruitt. Come see it on Friday, March 23, 6:30 pm, at the prestigious Milwaukee Art Museum.
RSVP by e-mailing BPRS at bprsmke@gmail.com
This documentary chronicles a day in the life of Milwaukee spoken word artists from various backgrounds. The film explores the power of the spoken word and its ability to transform people and community. The Mark My Words showing costs only $3!
Mark My Words poets include: Autumn Blaze, Shelly Davis, Muhibb Dyer, Dasha Kelly, K-Love, Kwabena Antoine Nixon, Tina “Ms Jazzy” Nixon and Dan Vaughn. Artists will be available for a talk-back session following the movie.
A brief reception with food and cash bar will precede the movie, so please be on time. Come and network with local artists, enjoy a great movie developed in your city featuring this national art form. Parking is available at MAM or at the O’Donnell parking structure.
MARN is an open forum for Milwaukee artists. The organization seeks to create a community that pools knowledge and fosters advocacy for individual artists of all media. Log onto www.artsinmilwaukee.org.
The Black Public Relations Society recognizes the importance of spoken word in today’s shorthand social media communications society. The art form of spoken work forces artists to put their words together, enunciate and typically to address pressing societal issues.
Spread the word by forwarding the attached flyer to your social media networks.
RSVP today at bprsmke@gmail.com
The Black Public Relations Society of Milwaukee
Attention Friends of TMD: Support UPROOTED Theatre’s South Bridge & Get 1/2 off Tickets At Door
Beloved,
During our journey you’ve heard us talk about our family at UPROOTED Theatre. Well, they are back and doing the damn thing one mo’ gin. Their latest production is titled SOUTH BRIDGE, a world premier by African American playwright, Reginald Edmund, directed by UPROOTED’s Producing Artistic Director, Marti Gobel. SOUTH BRIDGE is a thriller about a man named Stranger who has been accused of a crime he may or may not have committed. It’s a suspenseful night of theatre. The show runs for 8 performances at The Broadway Theatre Center, March 12-18. $15 tickets are available at the UPROOTED Website: www.uprootedmke.com.
That’s not all beloved, they are showing love to all the TMD friends and supporters by offering 1/2 off ticket prices at the door. All you have to do is know and then say the following word…APPROPRIATION! That’s right TMD family, you will be given access to a fantastic performance at 1/2 the price. So please, supporter our family at UPROOTED Theatre.
UPROOTED's Producing Artistic Director, Marti Gobel
“We Are The Drum – A Rhythm In Wisconsin” 2012
CAPITA (City At Peace In The Arts)
Productions Presents…
“We Are The Drum – A Rhythm In Wisconsin” 2012
Inspired by a distinctive movement for racial justice in Milwaukee and throughout Wisconsin.
http://capitaproductions.org/
Since 1990, CAPITA Productions (City At Peace In The Arts) has been presenting a Black History Program yearly for thousands in the Greater Milwaukee Area.
This year we are adding a very special and overdue segment which will celebrate those brave marchers and demonstrators, from all backgrounds, who risked their lives for the cause of civil rights, especially in Milwaukee. It will be a dramatic reenactment of the Underground Railroad, prominent in the Waukesha area; the escaped slave Joshua Grover, and Fr. Jim Groppi’s “March on Milwaukee”.
For 200 consecutive nights hundreds marched for open housing through rain, snow and fear of physical attacks. These heroes have not been properly honored until now. Their stories should be known by our youth as well as everyone in Milwaukee and across the nation.
We will celebrate those who lived this experience, sharing the stories of those who participated in the demonstrations, served on the NAACP Youth Council, Commandos, and all organizations that led or joined in some way, the historic Milwaukee’s Civil Rights Movement.
Public Shows:
Tickets are $10 (balcony) $15 (floor)per person
• Friday, February 24, 2012 @ 7:30pm
• Saturday, February 25, 2012 @ 7:30pm
• Friday, March 2, 2012 @ 7:30pm
• Saturday, March 3, 2012 @ 7:30pm
PUBLIC SHOW TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE
Buy Now Online http://www.capitaproductions.org/tickets.html
Student Shows:
Tickets are $4 per child.
For more info on the student shows,
Call Liz Coleman- 414-807-7322
• Tuesday, February, 21, 2012 @ 10:00am & 12:00pm
• Wednesday, February, 22, 2012 @ 10:00am & 12:00pm
• Monday, February, 27, 2012 @ 10:00am & 12:00pm
• Wednesday, February. 29, 2012 @ 10:00am & 12:00pm
All shows will once again take place at:
North Division High School Campus
Auditorium
1011 West Center Street
Milwaukee, WI 53206
Calling All Civil Rights Leaders Past & Present in Milwaukee
Between 1958 and 1970, a distinctive movement for racial justice emerged from unique circumstances in Milwaukee. A series of local leaders inspired growing numbers of people to participate in campaigns….
Calling All Civil Rights Leaders in Milwaukee
“We Are The Drum – A Rhythm In Wisconsin” – 2012
Since 1990, CAPITA Productions (City At Peace In The Arts) founded by Brother Booker Ashe and others has been presenting a Black History Program yearly for thousands in the Greater Milwaukee Area.
This year we are adding a very special and overdue segment which will celebrate those brave marchers and demonstrators, from all backgrounds, who risked their lives for the cause of civil rights, especially in Milwaukee. It will be a dramatic reenactment of the Underground Railroad, prominent in the Waukesha area; the escaped slave Joshua Grover, and Fr. Jim Groppi’s “March on Milwaukee”.
For 200 consecutive nights hundreds marched for open housing through rain, snow and fear of physical attacks. These heroes have not been properly honored until now. Their stories should be known by our youth as well as everyone in Milwaukee and across the nation.
We are calling on those who lived this experience to share their stories with us in special listening sessions on Tuesday, November 15th and Wednesday November 16th from 5 pm to 8 pm and again November 19th from 10 am to 1 pm. We will meet at North Division Room #102, 1011 West Center Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
We are looking for all those who participated in the demonstrations, served on the NAACP Youth Council, Commandos, and all organizations that led or joined in some way, the historic Milwaukee’s Civil Rights Movement.
If you are interested in attending and would like more information please call 414-397-8661 or email arsmusic00@aol.com. (zero, zero). Otherwise we would love to see you at the meetings. Please share this announcement with everyone. We want to make sure we honor and thank you for your courage and brave acts that moved Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and the nation so powerfully.
Thank you,
CAPITA Productions
An excerpt taken from
The Selma of the North:
Civil Rights Insurgency in Milwaukee
Patrick D Jones
Between 1958 and 1970, a distinctive movement for racial justice emerged from unique circumstances in Milwaukee. A series of local leaders inspired growing numbers of people to participate in campaigns against employment and housing discrimination, segregated public schools, the membership of public officials in discriminatory organizations, welfare cuts, and police brutality.
The Milwaukee movement culminated in the dramatic—and sometimes violent—1967 open housing campaign. A white Catholic priest, James Groppi, led the NAACP Youth Council and Commandos in a militant struggle that lasted for 200 consecutive nights and provoked the ire of thousands of white residents. After working-class mobs attacked demonstrators, some called Milwaukee “the Selma of the North.” Others believed the housing campaign represented the last stand for a nonviolent, interracial, church-based movement.
“We Are The Drum – A Rhythm In Wisconsin” – 2012 Show Dates:
Public Shows:
Fri, Feb. 24th, Sat., Feb. 25th, Fri. Mar. 3rd & Sat., Mar. 4th at 7:30 pm-
Tickets will go on sale on Dec. 1st
Student Shows:
The dates are: Tues. Feb.21st, Wed, Feb. 22nd, Mon., Feb.27th
& Wed. Feb. 29th at 10am & 12 pm. tickets are $4 per child.
For more info on the student shows, call Liz Coleman- 414-807-7322
You can find more about CAPITA by visiting us on our Facebook Page
www.facebook.com/pages/Capita-Productions
or Twitter @CAPITAProd
