BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//California Humanities - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://calhum.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for California Humanities REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20220313T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20221106T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20230312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20231105T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20240310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20241103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230921 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240620 DTSTAMP:20260403T111155 CREATED:20230804T225526Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230804T225526Z UID:10000076-1695254400-1718841599@calhum.org SUMMARY:SAN BERNARDINO–Exhibit: Afróntalo DESCRIPTION: 21 Afrolatiné Californians and 4 Afro-Mexican communities in their own words  \nSAN BERNARDINO—One in four Latin Americans has African ancestry. And yet\, there is a general deficit of knowledge regarding the presence and prevalence of blackness throughout the Americas. This is more than a simple matter of obscurity. It is a problem of erasure\, invisibility and dislocation. Afróntalo introduces you to four communities in Mexico and twenty-one Californians\, all in their own words\, to explore the depth and breadth of Afrolatiné histories\, cultures and identities. \nWhy is the exhibit called Afróntalo? \n“Afróntalo” in Spanish means “Face It.” This reflects the intention of our exhibition to recognize the erasure of Afro-descendants and the prevalence of anti-blackness in the Americas. Additional meaning can be found in breaking the title into two separate phrases\, “Afro” and “Ntalo.” The first phrase\, “Afro\,” reflects the Afro-descendant focus of the exhibition. The second phrase “Ntalo\,” has at least three meanings in African languages. In Xitsonga\, spoken in parts of Zimbabwe and Eswatini\, ntalo means “abundance.” In Lingala\, a language spoken in the Democratic Republic of Congo\, ntalo means “value.” Finally in Ganda\, the primary language spoken in Uganda\, ntalo means “war.” Collectively\, these three words reflect the impetus of Afróntalo to make clear the widespread and deep roots of Afro-descendants in the Americas\, the incredible importance of Afro-descendant contributions and populations historically and today\, and the need for action to bring attention to these matters and the contemporary needs of Afro-descendant communities. \nWhere: California State University\, San Bernardino | Anthropology Museum (SB-306)5500 University Parkway\, San Bernardino\, CA 92407 \nExhibit Runs September 21\, 2023 – June 19\, 2024\nFree and open to the public \nAdditional events and public programs part of the Afrolatine California project: \n \nLearn more at on the project’s website. \nThis project is supported by a Humanities for All Project Grant.  URL:https://calhum.org/event/san-bernardino-exhibit-afrontalo/ LOCATION:The CSUSB Anthropology Museum\, 5500 University Parkway\, San Bernardino\, CA\, 92407\, United States CATEGORIES:Humanities for All Project Grants ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://calhum.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/AFRONTALO-SAVE-THE-DATE_Page_1.jpg GEO:34.1781479;-117.3224143 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The CSUSB Anthropology Museum 5500 University Parkway San Bernardino CA 92407 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=5500 University Parkway:geo:-117.3224143,34.1781479 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240123 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240228 DTSTAMP:20260403T111155 CREATED:20240124T193512Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240124T193512Z UID:10000211-1705968000-1709078399@calhum.org SUMMARY:CALEXICO—Imperial Geographies DESCRIPTION:CALEXICO—Imperial Geographies: How Border Policy\, Pollution\, and Labor Create the Modern Salton Sea and Imperial Valley examines the hidden inequities and environmental justice issues that disproportionately affect residents of the Imperial and Mexicali Valley regions. It highlights the work of local residents\, and asks citizens across the U.S. to take responsibility for human and ecological rights in the region. A series of paintings\, photographs\, writing\, and video interviews with residents\, workers\, and activists bring the human stories behind environmental justice issues to life. \nLocation: \nSteppling Gallery at San Diego State University – Imperial Valley Campus\n720 Heber Ave.\nCalexico\, CA 92231 \nTime:  \nExhibition\nStart: 1/1/2024 Tuesday/Thursday 9 am – 11:30 am and by appointment\nEnd: 2/27/2024 \nOpening Reception\n2/1/2024 5 – 8 pm \nArtist Talk and Community Discussion\n2/2/2024 9 – 11:30 am \nFor more information\, go to https://carlycreley.com/about/exhibitions/.  \nThis project is supported with a Humanities for All Quick Grant. URL:https://calhum.org/event/calexico-imperial-geographies/ LOCATION:Steppling Gallery at San Diego State University\, 720 Heber Ave.\, Calexico\, CA\, 92231 CATEGORIES:Humanities for All Project Grants ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://calhum.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/calexico_2018_041.jpg GEO:32.672358;-115.4918874 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Steppling Gallery at San Diego State University 720 Heber Ave. Calexico CA 92231;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=720 Heber Ave.:geo:-115.4918874,32.672358 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240123 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240317 DTSTAMP:20260403T111155 CREATED:20240208T171839Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240208T181315Z UID:10000223-1705968000-1710633599@calhum.org SUMMARY:SACRAMENTO–Exhibit: Take Me to the Water: Black Histories of the Pacific DESCRIPTION:Caption: Black seamen onboard ship [073]. Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection\, African American Museum and Library at Oakland. \nSACRAMENTO—Visit the Central Library in Sacramento from January 23 to March 16 for Take Me to the Water\, a multimedia exhibit curated by Dr. Caroline Collins that captures the historic panorama of the Black experience with the Pacific Ocean. \nThe exhibit seeks to recenter the relationship between African Americans\, water\, and ships\, moving beyond the entrenched narrative of the Trans-Atlantic slave trade and towards the understanding that Black people have not only existed in the Pacific region for centuries\, but played an integral role in the development of Pacific economy and society. \nThe exhibit will be accompanied by the following series of free public programs: \nFebruary 8\, 6:30 pm on Zoom: Join us as Dr. Caroline Collins has a Q&A about her exhibit Take Me to the Water: Black Histories of the Pacific with SPL archivist and historian James Scott. The talk will focus on the relationship between African Americans and the Pacific. This zoom-based program encourages audience participation. \nZoom Link \nFebruary 15\, 7 pm on Zoom: Join Sacramento Public Library archivist James Scott and Marcquarie University (Sydney\, Australia) Professor of History Chris Dixon as they discuss his recent book\, “African Americans and the Pacific War\, 1941-1945: Race\, Nationality and the Fight for Freedom\,” (Cambridge University Press\, 2018). This zoom-based program encourages audience participation. \nZoom Link \nFebruary 24\, 1:00 pm at Central Library: Join us in the Sacramento Room at Central Library as Sacramento historian and Emmy-nomiated documentarian Chris Lango discusses a lesser known but vital chapter in the life of Sacramento attorney and civil rights champion Nathaniel S. Colley – his experience in the South Pacific during World War II and how it shaped the course of his life.  Lango will use rarely seen archival materials\, both in paper and audio-visual\, in an effort to bring clarity to this defining period in the life and career of Mr. Colley.   \nMarch 16: 1:00 pm at Central Library: Born to a Danish-Jewish father and Afro Caribbean mother in the Virgin Islands at the beginning of the nineteenth-century\, William Alexander Leidesdorff sailed both the Atlantic and Pacific\, forged fresh trade routes\, built influential relationships\, and eventually settled in California where he became one of the nation’s first African American millionaires. American River College professor of humanities Michael Harlan shares his research on this figure who – transitioning from mariner to landholder – became one of the most influential figures in the early development of California. \nTickets: Facilitated by the Sacramento Room\, the exhibit and all accompanying programs are free and no registration is required. For questions or comments about the series\, please contact archivist James Scott at jscott@saclibrary.org or 916-264-2795.   \nTake Me to the Water is toured by Exhibit Envoy\, and supported by California Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities. \nExhibit Runs: January 23\, 2023 – March 16\, 2024\nLearn more at on the library’s website. \nThis project is supported by a Humanities for All Project Grant.  URL:https://calhum.org/event/sacramento-exhibit-take-me-to-the-water-black-histories-of-the-pacific/ LOCATION:Sacramento Central Library\, 828 I Street\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95814\, United States CATEGORIES:Humanities for All Project Grants ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://calhum.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Black-Seamen-on-Ship-AAMLO_BLackMariners_HFAP.jpeg GEO:38.5816683;-121.4950844 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Sacramento Central Library 828 I Street Sacramento CA 95814 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=828 I Street:geo:-121.4950844,38.5816683 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240123T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240123T210000 DTSTAMP:20260403T111155 CREATED:20240110T003204Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240110T003355Z UID:10000206-1706036400-1706043600@calhum.org SUMMARY:LOS ANGELES—The St. Clair Bourne Community Documentary Screening DESCRIPTION:LOS ANGELES—The St. Clair Bourne 4th Tuesdays Community Screening series is a free community monthly documentary film and discussion series\, named in honor of the founder of our organization\, the late award-winning documentary filmmaker St. Clair Bourne. The St. Clair Bourne 4th Monday Community Screening series serves our mission of advocating and exhibiting high quality films to the African-American community.  \nSee a screening of THE ONE AND ONLY DICK GREGORY directed by Andre Gaines\, a feature-length documentary examining activist\, pop-culture icon and thought leader Dick Gregory\, whose work as a self-described ‘agitator’ shaped a generation demanding justice. As a renowned Black comedian\, Gregory had a platform to take on the most incendiary battles of hunger\, gender equity\, and civil rights—stirring trouble and making headlines in the service of social justice. Featuring Gregory’s personal reflections\, archival footage and interviews with the artists he influenced—including Dave Chappelle\, Chris Rock and Wanda Sykes.  \nThe event is free.  \nPlease RSVP at badwestla3@gmail.com  \nLocation: \nBarbara Morrison Performing Arts Center \n4305 Degnan Blvd.\, Los Angeles\, CA 90008 \nTime:  \n7-9 pm \n*Street parking available\, one block away from the Leimert Park Metro Station on the K Line.  \nFor more information\, go to www.badwest.org. \nThis project is supported with a Humanities for All Quick Grant. URL:https://calhum.org/event/los-angeles-the-st-clair-bourne-community-documentary-screening/ LOCATION:Barbara Morrison Performing Arts Center\, 4305 Degnan Blvd.\, Los Angeles\, 90008\, United States CATEGORIES:Humanities for All Project Grants ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://calhum.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Dick-Gregory-film-screening_Badwest_QG.jpg GEO:34.0058119;-118.3318105 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Barbara Morrison Performing Arts Center 4305 Degnan Blvd. Los Angeles 90008 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=4305 Degnan Blvd.:geo:-118.3318105,34.0058119 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240125T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240125T200000 DTSTAMP:20260403T111155 CREATED:20240118T214453Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240118T214453Z UID:10000210-1706209200-1706212800@calhum.org SUMMARY:PASADENA—Culinary Connections: Hamburger Fry DESCRIPTION:PASADENA—Join LAist for an old-school Hamburger Fry! LAist associate editor of food and culture Gab Chabrán (he/him) fondly recalls attending these community-style events as a kid and now we’re inviting you to ours\, featuring some of our favorite burger makers from around L.A. Gab and How To LA’s Brian De Los Santos (he/him) will talk with Alicia Lopez (she/her) and Cecilia Ledezma (she/her) of Hangaburs\, Jimmy Han (he/him) of Love Hour\, and Jairo Bogarin (he/him) of Hamburgers Nice about their passion for smashed patties\, burger history\, and more! And it’s the 100th anniversary of the creation of the cheeseburger. Legend has it that in 1924\, at the Rite Spot restaurant in Pasadena\, this iconic meeting of cheese and beef was invented.  \nWhen: Thursday\, January 25\, 2024 |  7 pm-8 pm\n\nWhere: The Crawford\, 474 S. Raymond Avenue\, Pasadena \n\n\nTickets: This event is free and open to the public under our “pay what you choose” model. $0-$20\n\nTickets are available on the event website. \nThis project is supported by a Humanities for All Project Grant.  URL:https://calhum.org/event/pasadena-culinary-connections-hamburger-fry/ LOCATION:The Crawford\, 474 S. Raymond Avenue\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91105\, United States CATEGORIES:Humanities for All Project Grants ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://calhum.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Culinary-Connections_Hamburger-Fry.webp GEO:34.1376417;-118.1485656 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Crawford 474 S. Raymond Avenue Pasadena CA 91105 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=474 S. Raymond Avenue:geo:-118.1485656,34.1376417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240201T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240310T180000 DTSTAMP:20260403T111155 CREATED:20240126T172433Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240126T173406Z UID:10000212-1706796000-1710093600@calhum.org SUMMARY:SAN FRANCISCO—Crip'd Ecologies: Unfurling Expanded Environments DESCRIPTION:SAN FRANCISCO—Crip’d Ecologies: Unfurling Expanded Environments\, co-curated by moira williams and Jeremiah Barber\, will be presented at Root Division in February-March 2024\, with an Opening Reception on February 10\, 2024. \nThe exhibition features Disabled* artists addressing ecosystems that are personal\, shared\, imagined\, and invites artists across disabilities to consider the following curatorial question: How can we bring dynamic Crip strategies into landscapes\, ecosystems\, and bodies impacted by climate change to support practices of becoming\, grief\, and abundance instead of scarcity? \nExhibit Run: February 1-March 10\, 2024\n\nGallery Hours: 2-6 pm Wednesday-Saturday and by appointment \nOpening Reception:  Saturday\, February 10 |  6 pm-8 pm \nFeaturing a Reading by Sunaura Taylor and Performance by Beast Nest \n\nWhere: Root Division | 1131 Mission St\, San Francisco\, CA 94103 \nFor more information\, contact moira williams and Jeremiah Barber at cripdecologies@gmail.com \n*Disabled includes but is not limited to; Blind\, Low Sighted\, d/DEAF\, HOH\, ILL\, Chronically ILL\, MAD\, FAT\, Neurodivergent. \nAccess Notes: \nFree and open to the public. Masks are require and provided. No step at entrance\, variety of seating\, ADA accessible bathroom\, ADA accessible artworks\, wayfinding floor grip tape\, free water\, image descriptions\, tactile stim chill tent with low lighting\, ear plugs\, multiple kinds of seating\, all events are alcohol-free. Please arrive scent free – thanks! \nAny further access needs or questions\, please get in touch with us at cripdecologies@gmail.com or click HERE. \nDirections and Parking \nClose to Civic Center BART Stop and 14 Mission Bus Stop. Public transit is recommended. \nClose to US-101 Northbound Mission Street Exit\, I-80 Eastbound 7th St Exit\, I-80 Westbound 5th St Exit. Neighborhood metered street parking. \n\n\nTickets: This event is free and open to the public \n\nVisit the exhibit website for more information. \nThis project is supported by a Humanities for All Project Grant.  URL:https://calhum.org/event/san-francisco-cripd-ecologies-unfurling-expanded-environmentss/ LOCATION:Root Division\, 1131 Mission Stret\, San Francisco\, 94103\, United States CATEGORIES:Humanities for All Project Grants ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://calhum.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Resistance-Is-Fertile_Naomi-Ortiz_cripdEcologies-scaled.jpg GEO:37.778359;-122.4113534 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Root Division 1131 Mission Stret San Francisco 94103 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1131 Mission Stret:geo:-122.4113534,37.778359 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240204T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240204T140000 DTSTAMP:20260403T111155 CREATED:20231212T221834Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231212T221834Z UID:10000200-1707055200-1707055200@calhum.org SUMMARY:COSTA MESA—The Splendid Table Live with Francis Lam DESCRIPTION:COSTA MESA—Join a special live taping of The Splendid Table\, a weekly audio companion celebrating the intersection of food and life. For this live experience\, host Francis Lam (he/him) will dig into Orange County’s rich culinary scene\, offering delicious bites of wisdom from some of the area’s most beloved culinary artisans. \nHe’ll be joined onstage by Daniel Castillo of Heritage Barbecue\, Kenneth Nguyen\, host of The Vietnamese podcast\, Patricia Huang\, general manager of the wildly popular 626 Night Market\, and Gustavo Arellano\, Los Angeles Times columnist and author of Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America. And of course we’ll have something delicious for everyone to taste! \nWhen: Sunday\, February 4\, 2024 2 pm – 3:30 pm\n\nWhere: South Coast Repertory\, 655 Town Center Dr.\, Costa Mesa \n\n\nTickets: $35-$45\n\nPurchase tickets on the event website. \nThis project is supported by a Humanities for All Project Grant.  URL:https://calhum.org/event/costa-mesa-the-splendid-table-live-with-francis-lam/ LOCATION:South Coast Repertory\, 655 Town Center Drive\, Costa Mesa\, 92626\, United States CATEGORIES:Humanities for All Project Grants ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://calhum.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Splendid-Table-podcast-promo-image.jpg GEO:33.6917797;-117.8829717 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=South Coast Repertory 655 Town Center Drive Costa Mesa 92626 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=655 Town Center Drive:geo:-117.8829717,33.6917797 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240208T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240208T203500 DTSTAMP:20260403T111155 CREATED:20240130T221413Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240130T222024Z UID:10000216-1707415200-1707424500@calhum.org SUMMARY:LOS ANGELES–HOW TO HAVE AN AMERICAN BABY screening DESCRIPTION:LOS ANGELES—Please join us for the LOS ANGELES PREMIERE of HOW TO HAVE AN AMERICAN BABY on February 8 at 6 pm at UCLA. Los Angeles County is the place where most of the film’s mystery unfolds\, home of the very special “ethnoburbs” of San Gabriel Valley. “A good documentary scratches your soul\,” said the late Marina Goldovskaya\, my legendary UCLA film professor.  \nAsian American Panorama| USA | Documentary | Mandarin\, English | Subtitled | 2023 | 117 mins \nWhere: James Bridges Theater\, 1409 Melnitz Hall\, UCLA\, Los Angeles \nWhen: Thursday\, February 8\, 2023 | 6-8:35 pm \nTickets: Free \nSynopsis\, written by Kim-Anh Schreiber: Dotted across the suburban sprawl of San Gabriel\, California are so-called “maternity hotels\,” all-inclusive birth tourism packages for expectant Chinese families. Offering plane tickets\, third-trimester accommodations\, hospital selection (across a spectrum of all-cash price points)\, and final mailing of a social security card back home\, hotel brokers enable birth to a child on American soil. Through a series of observational vignettes\, HOW TO HAVE AN AMERICAN BABY traces a network of actors across the supply chain of this shadow economy: motel managers\, nannies\, companions\, and expectant mothers themselves – two whose parallel stories heartbreakingly intersect at the film’s center. \nMoving through nondescript\, Southern California apartments\, hospital rooms\, and chain stores\, the actors depicted become strange bedfellows in the literal and metaphorical waystations of another country. Director Leslie Tai thrusts her viewer into the immediacy of being in-between nations\, life stages\, labor\, and birth. Unfolding conversations unveil the myriad negotiations each of these actors make as they navigate the byzantine\, bureaucratic systems of American healthcare\, law\, and citizenship\, often from the most vulnerable of positions. \nHOW TO HAVE AN AMERICAN BABY is a portrait of the Chinese repurposing of the American dream\, accessed through the unexpected intersection of birth and commerce. We witness two countries seen through the eyes of the other\, fixed upon a vanishing point of illusory opportunities. \nScreening to be followed by Q&A with Leslie Tai. \nThis project is supported by a California Documentary Project Grant. URL:https://calhum.org/event/los-angeles-how-to-have-an-american-baby-screening/ LOCATION:James Bridges Theater\, UCLA\, 235 Charles E Young Dr E\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90024\, United States CATEGORIES:California Documentary Project ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://calhum.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/How-to-Have-an-American-Baby-LA-premiere.png GEO:34.0764274;-118.439368 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=James Bridges Theater UCLA 235 Charles E Young Dr E Los Angeles CA 90024 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=235 Charles E Young Dr E:geo:-118.439368,34.0764274 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240208T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240208T193000 DTSTAMP:20260403T111155 CREATED:20240208T172526Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240208T181349Z UID:10000224-1707417000-1707420600@calhum.org SUMMARY:VIRTUAL–Program: Take Me to the Water: Black Histories of the Pacific DESCRIPTION:Caption: Black seamen onboard ship [073]. Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection\, African American Museum and Library at Oakland. \nSACRAMENTO—Visit the Central Library in Sacramento from January 23 to March 16 for Take Me to the Water\, a multimedia exhibit curated by Dr. Caroline Collins that captures the historic panorama of the Black experience with the Pacific Ocean. \nThe exhibit seeks to recenter the relationship between African Americans\, water\, and ships\, moving beyond the entrenched narrative of the Trans-Atlantic slave trade and towards the understanding that Black people have not only existed in the Pacific region for centuries\, but played an integral role in the development of Pacific economy and society. \nThe exhibit will be accompanied by the following series of free public programs: \nFebruary 8\, 6:30 pm on Zoom: Join us as Dr. Caroline Collins has a Q&A about her exhibit Take Me to the Water: Black Histories of the Pacific with SPL archivist and historian James Scott. The talk will focus on the relationship between African Americans and the Pacific. This zoom-based program encourages audience participation. \nZoom Link \nFebruary 15\, 7 pm on Zoom: Join Sacramento Public Library archivist James Scott and Marcquarie University (Sydney\, Australia) Professor of History Chris Dixon as they discuss his recent book\, “African Americans and the Pacific War\, 1941-1945: Race\, Nationality and the Fight for Freedom\,” (Cambridge University Press\, 2018). This zoom-based program encourages audience participation. \nZoom Link \nFebruary 24\, 1:00 pm at Central Library: Join us in the Sacramento Room at Central Library as Sacramento historian and Emmy-nomiated documentarian Chris Lango discusses a lesser known but vital chapter in the life of Sacramento attorney and civil rights champion Nathaniel S. Colley – his experience in the South Pacific during World War II and how it shaped the course of his life.  Lango will use rarely seen archival materials\, both in paper and audio-visual\, in an effort to bring clarity to this defining period in the life and career of Mr. Colley.   \nMarch 16: 1:00 pm at Central Library: Born to a Danish-Jewish father and Afro Caribbean mother in the Virgin Islands at the beginning of the nineteenth-century\, William Alexander Leidesdorff sailed both the Atlantic and Pacific\, forged fresh trade routes\, built influential relationships\, and eventually settled in California where he became one of the nation’s first African American millionaires. American River College professor of humanities Michael Harlan shares his research on this figure who – transitioning from mariner to landholder – became one of the most influential figures in the early development of California. \nTickets: Facilitated by the Sacramento Room\, the exhibit and all accompanying programs are free and no registration is required. For questions or comments about the series\, please contact archivist James Scott at jscott@saclibrary.org or 916-264-2795.   \nTake Me to the Water is toured by Exhibit Envoy\, and supported by California Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities. \nExhibit Runs: January 23\, 2023 – March 16\, 2024\nLearn more at on the library’s website. \nThis project is supported by a Humanities for All Project Grant.  URL:https://calhum.org/event/virtual-program-take-me-to-the-water-black-histories-of-the-pacific/ LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States CATEGORIES:Humanities for All Project Grants ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://calhum.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Black-Seamen-on-Ship-AAMLO_BLackMariners_HFAP.jpeg GEO:36.778261;-119.4179324 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240210T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240210T200000 DTSTAMP:20260403T111155 CREATED:20240126T172948Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240126T173228Z UID:10000213-1707588000-1707595200@calhum.org SUMMARY:SAN FRANCISCO—Exhibit: Crip'd Ecologies Opening Reception DESCRIPTION:SAN FRANCISCO—Crip’d Ecologies: Unfurling Expanded Environments\, co-curated by moira williams and Jeremiah Barber\, will be presented at Root Division in February-March 2024\, with an Opening Reception on February 10\, 2024. \nThe exhibition features Disabled* artists addressing ecosystems that are personal\, shared\, imagined\, and invites artists across disabilities to consider the following curatorial question: How can we bring dynamic Crip strategies into landscapes\, ecosystems\, and bodies impacted by climate change to support practices of becoming\, grief\, and abundance instead of scarcity? \nOpening Reception:  Saturday\, February 10 |  6 pm-8 pm \nFeaturing a Reading by Sunaura Taylor and Performance by Beast Nest \nExhibit Run: February 1-March 10\, 2024 \nGallery Hours: 2-6 pm Wednesday-Saturday and by appointment \n\nWhere: Root Division | 1131 Mission St\, San Francisco\, CA 94103 \nFor more information\, contact moira williams and Jeremiah Barber at cripdecologies@gmail.com \n*Disabled includes but is not limited to; Blind\, Low Sighted\, d/DEAF\, HOH\, ILL\, Chronically ILL\, MAD\, FAT\, Neurodivergent. \nAccess Notes: \nFree and open to the public. Masks are require and provided. No step at entrance\, variety of seating\, ADA accessible bathroom\, ADA accessible artworks\, wayfinding floor grip tape\, free water\, image descriptions\, tactile stim chill tent with low lighting\, ear plugs\, multiple kinds of seating\, all events are alcohol-free. Please arrive scent free – thanks! \nAny further access needs or questions\, please get in touch with us at cripdecologies@gmail.com or click HERE. \nDirections and Parking \nClose to Civic Center BART Stop and 14 Mission Bus Stop. Public transit is recommended. \nClose to US-101 Northbound Mission Street Exit\, I-80 Eastbound 7th St Exit\, I-80 Westbound 5th St Exit. Neighborhood metered street parking. \n\n\nTickets: This event is free and open to the public \n\nVisit the exhibit website for more information. \nThis project is supported by a Humanities for All Project Grant.  URL:https://calhum.org/event/san-francisco-exhibit-cripd-ecologies-opening-reception/ LOCATION:Root Division\, 1131 Mission Stret\, San Francisco\, 94103\, United States CATEGORIES:Humanities for All Project Grants ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://calhum.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Resistance-Is-Fertile_Naomi-Ortiz_cripdEcologies-scaled.jpg GEO:37.778359;-122.4113534 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Root Division 1131 Mission Stret San Francisco 94103 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1131 Mission Stret:geo:-122.4113534,37.778359 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240212T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240212T193000 DTSTAMP:20260403T111155 CREATED:20240131T215332Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240131T215332Z UID:10000218-1707760800-1707766200@calhum.org SUMMARY:PASADENA–Proud Stutter DESCRIPTION:PASADENA—Proud Stutter is partnering with Design Matters and Sappi Ideas That Matter for a special event in Pasadena\, California. \nJoin the stuttering community and allies for a special evening featuring a reading from the authors of Proud Stutter’s new comic book\, Life of Verbal Turbulence\, and special guest speakers from the Los Angeles stuttering community. \nRSVP at designmatters@artcenter.edu \nWhere: Octavia’s Bookshelf | 1365 North Hill Avenue\, Pasadena\, CA 91104 \nWhen: Monday\, February 12\, 2023 |  6-7:30 pm \nTickets: Free \n*Comic books will be available with a suggested donation of $30 to Proud Stutter. All proceeds will go to the production of Proud Stutter’s documentary on Californians Who Stutter. \nFind out more about this event here. \nThis project is supported by a California Documentary Project Grant. URL:https://calhum.org/event/pasadena-proud-stutter/ LOCATION:Octavia’s Bookshelf\, 1365 North Hill Avenue\, Pasadena\, 91104\, United States CATEGORIES:California Documentary Project ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://calhum.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Proud-Stutter_Comic-Book-Reading_Feb-12_24.jpg GEO:34.1695996;-118.1217631 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Octavia’s Bookshelf 1365 North Hill Avenue Pasadena 91104 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1365 North Hill Avenue:geo:-118.1217631,34.1695996 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240215T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240215T200000 DTSTAMP:20260403T111155 CREATED:20240208T172659Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240208T181519Z UID:10000225-1708023600-1708027200@calhum.org SUMMARY:VIRTUAL–Program: Take Me to the Water: Black Histories of the Pacific DESCRIPTION:Caption: Black seamen onboard ship [073]. Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection\, African American Museum and Library at Oakland. \nSACRAMENTO—Visit the Central Library in Sacramento from January 23 to March 16 for Take Me to the Water\, a multimedia exhibit curated by Dr. Caroline Collins that captures the historic panorama of the Black experience with the Pacific Ocean. \nThe exhibit seeks to recenter the relationship between African Americans\, water\, and ships\, moving beyond the entrenched narrative of the Trans-Atlantic slave trade and towards the understanding that Black people have not only existed in the Pacific region for centuries\, but played an integral role in the development of Pacific economy and society. \nThe exhibit will be accompanied by the following series of free public programs: \nFebruary 8\, 6:30 pm on Zoom: Join us as Dr. Caroline Collins has a Q&A about her exhibit Take Me to the Water: Black Histories of the Pacific with SPL archivist and historian James Scott. The talk will focus on the relationship between African Americans and the Pacific. This zoom-based program encourages audience participation. \nZoom Link \nFebruary 15\, 7 pm on Zoom: Join Sacramento Public Library archivist James Scott and Marcquarie University (Sydney\, Australia) Professor of History Chris Dixon as they discuss his recent book\, “African Americans and the Pacific War\, 1941-1945: Race\, Nationality and the Fight for Freedom\,” (Cambridge University Press\, 2018). This zoom-based program encourages audience participation. \nZoom Link \nFebruary 24\, 1:00 pm at Central Library: Join us in the Sacramento Room at Central Library as Sacramento historian and Emmy-nomiated documentarian Chris Lango discusses a lesser known but vital chapter in the life of Sacramento attorney and civil rights champion Nathaniel S. Colley – his experience in the South Pacific during World War II and how it shaped the course of his life.  Lango will use rarely seen archival materials\, both in paper and audio-visual\, in an effort to bring clarity to this defining period in the life and career of Mr. Colley.   \nMarch 16: 1:00 pm at Central Library: Born to a Danish-Jewish father and Afro Caribbean mother in the Virgin Islands at the beginning of the nineteenth-century\, William Alexander Leidesdorff sailed both the Atlantic and Pacific\, forged fresh trade routes\, built influential relationships\, and eventually settled in California where he became one of the nation’s first African American millionaires. American River College professor of humanities Michael Harlan shares his research on this figure who – transitioning from mariner to landholder – became one of the most influential figures in the early development of California. \nTickets: Facilitated by the Sacramento Room\, the exhibit and all accompanying programs are free and no registration is required. For questions or comments about the series\, please contact archivist James Scott at jscott@saclibrary.org or 916-264-2795.   \nTake Me to the Water is toured by Exhibit Envoy\, and supported by California Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities. \nExhibit Runs: January 23\, 2023 – March 16\, 2024\nLearn more at on the library’s website. \nThis project is supported by a Humanities for All Project Grant.  URL:https://calhum.org/event/virtual-program-take-me-to-the-water-black-histories-of-the-pacific-2/ LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States CATEGORIES:Humanities for All Project Grants ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://calhum.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Black-Seamen-on-Ship-AAMLO_BLackMariners_HFAP.jpeg GEO:36.778261;-119.4179324 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240224T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240224T160000 DTSTAMP:20260403T111155 CREATED:20240201T231429Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240201T231521Z UID:10000219-1708763400-1708790400@calhum.org SUMMARY:FRESNO—Educational Conference: Raising the Mong Mountain DESCRIPTION:FRESNO—Mong Heritage will hold an educational conference to learn more about Mong culture and history through ancient writings and literatures; genealogy and DNA analysis; and oral history through cultural practices and customs. Come and join the gathering to learn the importance of raising the Mong mountain.  \nMong Heritage yuav muaj cobxyum conference los kawm txog Mong vaajhuam keebkwm lishim raws le ntawm cov  \nntawv cimtxaim & puavpheej\, DNA xeebcim roj-ntshaa\, thiab tej laus neeg tau thaam qha tseg nyob rua huv cov kablig kevcai.  \nCaw mej tuaj koom peb shib cob shib qhia txog kev tsaav Mong lub hauv toj.  \nLocation: \nCalifornia State University\, Fresno | Satellite Student Union | 2485 E. San Ramon Ave.\, Fresno\, CA 93740  \nTime: \nSaturday\, February 24\, 2024 | 8:30 am to 4 pm \nDoors open at 8:00 am and a light lunch will be provided. \nFor more information\, visit www.mongheritage.org.  \nIf anyone need special accommodation\, please contact us at least 10 days in advance.  \nThis project is supported with a Humanities for All Quick Grant. URL:https://calhum.org/event/fresno-educational-conference-raising-the-mong-mountain/ LOCATION:California State University\, Fresno\, 5241 N Maple Ave\, Fresno\, CA\, 93740 CATEGORIES:Humanities for All Project Grants ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://calhum.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Mong-Heritage-Educational-Flyer-February-24-2024.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240224T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240224T140000 DTSTAMP:20260403T111155 CREATED:20240208T172851Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240208T172851Z UID:10000226-1708779600-1708783200@calhum.org SUMMARY:SACRAMENTO–Program: Take Me to the Water: Black Histories of the Pacific DESCRIPTION:Caption: Black seamen onboard ship [073]. Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection\, African American Museum and Library at Oakland. \nSACRAMENTO—Visit the Central Library in Sacramento from January 23 to March 16 for Take Me to the Water\, a multimedia exhibit curated by Dr. Caroline Collins that captures the historic panorama of the Black experience with the Pacific Ocean. \nThe exhibit seeks to recenter the relationship between African Americans\, water\, and ships\, moving beyond the entrenched narrative of the Trans-Atlantic slave trade and towards the understanding that Black people have not only existed in the Pacific region for centuries\, but played an integral role in the development of Pacific economy and society. \nThe exhibit will be accompanied by the following series of free public programs: \nFebruary 8\, 6:30 pm on Zoom: Join us as Dr. Caroline Collins has a Q&A about her exhibit Take Me to the Water: Black Histories of the Pacific with SPL archivist and historian James Scott. The talk will focus on the relationship between African Americans and the Pacific. This zoom-based program encourages audience participation. \nZoom Link \nFebruary 15\, 7 pm on Zoom: Join Sacramento Public Library archivist James Scott and Marcquarie University (Sydney\, Australia) Professor of History Chris Dixon as they discuss his recent book\, “African Americans and the Pacific War\, 1941-1945: Race\, Nationality and the Fight for Freedom\,” (Cambridge University Press\, 2018). This zoom-based program encourages audience participation. \nZoom Link \nFebruary 24\, 1:00 pm at Central Library: Join us in the Sacramento Room at Central Library as Sacramento historian and Emmy-nomiated documentarian Chris Lango discusses a lesser known but vital chapter in the life of Sacramento attorney and civil rights champion Nathaniel S. Colley – his experience in the South Pacific during World War II and how it shaped the course of his life.  Lango will use rarely seen archival materials\, both in paper and audio-visual\, in an effort to bring clarity to this defining period in the life and career of Mr. Colley.   \nMarch 16: 1:00 pm at Central Library: Born to a Danish-Jewish father and Afro Caribbean mother in the Virgin Islands at the beginning of the nineteenth-century\, William Alexander Leidesdorff sailed both the Atlantic and Pacific\, forged fresh trade routes\, built influential relationships\, and eventually settled in California where he became one of the nation’s first African American millionaires. American River College professor of humanities Michael Harlan shares his research on this figure who – transitioning from mariner to landholder – became one of the most influential figures in the early development of California. \nTickets: Facilitated by the Sacramento Room\, the exhibit and all accompanying programs are free and no registration is required. For questions or comments about the series\, please contact archivist James Scott at jscott@saclibrary.org or 916-264-2795.   \nTake Me to the Water is toured by Exhibit Envoy\, and supported by California Humanities and the Endowment for the Humanities. \nExhibit Runs: January 23\, 2023 – March 16\, 2024\nLearn more at on the library’s website. \nThis project is supported by a Humanities for All Project Grant.  URL:https://calhum.org/event/sacramento-program-take-me-to-the-water-black-histories-of-the-pacific/ LOCATION:Sacramento Central Library\, 828 I Street\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95814\, United States CATEGORIES:Humanities for All Project Grants ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://calhum.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Black-Seamen-on-Ship-AAMLO_BLackMariners_HFAP.jpeg GEO:38.5816683;-121.4950844 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Sacramento Central Library 828 I Street Sacramento CA 95814 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=828 I Street:geo:-121.4950844,38.5816683 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240227T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240227T210000 DTSTAMP:20260403T111155 CREATED:20240129T232201Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240129T233808Z UID:10000215-1709060400-1709067600@calhum.org SUMMARY:LOS ANGELES—Screening of SILVER DOLLAR ROAD DESCRIPTION:LOS ANGELES—On Tuesday\, February 27 at 7pm see a screening of Silver Dollar Road directed by Raoul Peck. Silver Dollar Road follows the story of the Reels family who are valiantly attempting to protect the land their family bought on generation after slavery. This documentary\, based on the 2019 ProPublica article\, highlights the covert ways the legal system has been exploited to keep Black land ownership fragile and the racial wealth gap growing. \nAbout the series: The St. Clair Bourne 4th Tuesdays Community Screening series is a free community monthly documentary film and discussion series\, named in honor of the founder of the organization\, the late award-winning documentary filmmaker St. Clair Bourne. The St. Clair Bourne 4th Monday Community Screening series serves our mission of advocating and exhibiting high quality films to the African-American community. \nThe event is free. Please RSVP at badwestla3@gmail.com \nStreet parking available. Barbara Morrison Performing Arts Center is one block away from the Leimert Park Metro Station on the K Line. \nLocation: \nBarbara Morrison Performing Arts Center\n4305 Degnan Blvd.\, Los Angeles\, CA 90008 \nTime: \nTuesday\, February 27\n7:00-9:00 p.m. PT \nWith questions contact Tim Morganfield at (323) 350-1962. For more information\, go to www.badwest.org \nThis project is supported with a Humanities for All Quick Grant. URL:https://calhum.org/event/los-angeles-screening-of-silver-dollar-road/ LOCATION:Barbara Morrison Performing Arts Center\, 4305 Degnan Blvd.\, Los Angeles\, 90008\, United States CATEGORIES:Humanities for All Project Grants ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://calhum.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/SILVER_DOLLAR_ROAD_poster.png GEO:34.0058119;-118.3318105 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Barbara Morrison Performing Arts Center 4305 Degnan Blvd. Los Angeles 90008 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=4305 Degnan Blvd.:geo:-118.3318105,34.0058119 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240229 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240715 DTSTAMP:20260403T111155 CREATED:20240215T214607Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240215T214655Z UID:10000233-1709164800-1721001599@calhum.org SUMMARY:LOS ANGELES—Exhibit: "Comfort Women" Then and Now DESCRIPTION:Caption: Soon-duk Kim\, Taken Away\, 1995\, courtesy of Comfort Women: Then and Now–Who They Were and Why We Should Remember Them. \nLOS ANGELES—In collaboration with Comfort Women Action for Redress and Education (CARE)\, a California-based organization led by survivors of World War II-era institutionalized sex slavery and human trafficking\, a new interpretive exhibit opening in February 2024 will bring to light the experiences of these abused women and girls and their struggle for justice. Using historical photographs\, documents\, maps\, and storytelling\, the exhibition will foster public understanding of how an event that happened more than 70 years ago is still relevant in the context of present-day human trafficking and Conflict-Related Sexual Violence (CRSV)\, and how these women transformed from victims to activists. \nTens of thousands of women and girls were forced into sexual slavery by the imperial Japanese army between 1932 and 1945. Forced to work in “comfort stations” for twelve hours a day\, the women lived under deplorable conditions\, moving about as they followed the army\, then abandoned when the war ended. CARE (Comfort Women Action for Redress & Education) continues to tell the story of these women\, pushing for acknowledgment of these human rights abuses from the Japanese government. \nComfort Women: Then and Now—Who They Were and Why We Should Remember Them\nExhibit Run: February 29–July 14\, 2024 \n\nWhere: Museum of Social Justice | 115 Paseo de la Plaza\, Los Angeles\, CA 90012 \n\n\nTickets: Free admission \nVisit the exhibit website for more information. \nThis project is supported by a Humanities for All Project Grant.  URL:https://calhum.org/event/los-angeles-exhibit-comfort-women-then-and-now/ LOCATION:Museum of Social Justice\, 115 Paseo De La Plaza\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90012\, United States CATEGORIES:Humanities for All Project Grants ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://calhum.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/MSJ_-Comfort-Women_Kim-Soon-duk-Taken-Away.jpeg GEO:34.056845;-118.23833 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Museum of Social Justice 115 Paseo De La Plaza Los Angeles CA 90012 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=115 Paseo De La Plaza:geo:-118.23833,34.056845 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240301 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240528 DTSTAMP:20260403T111155 CREATED:20240216T225232Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240216T225232Z UID:10000236-1709251200-1716854399@calhum.org SUMMARY:MENDOCINO—Nathaniel Smith and the History of African Americans in California DESCRIPTION:Caption: Nathaniel Smith\, circa 1880-1900. Photograph courtesy of Open UCLA Collections \nMENDOCINO—Nathaniel Smith arrived in Mendocino County in the 1850s and is believed to be the first African American to settle on the coast. His life story is revealed through photos\, clippings\, and artifacts in the Kelley House Museum’s newest exhibit. Smith was at one time “known to every man\, woman and child on the coast.” He was known for his wit\, good nature\, and essential work as a hunter\, fisherman\, farmer\, and ferry operator. When Smith arrived in Mendocino\, California passed laws and instituted policies discriminating against African Americans and Native Americans. As his popularity in the region grew\, he also endured the racism of some of his neighbors\, including the frequent use of a derogatory nickname. Despite the challenges\, Smith succeeded in many professions\, owned a home and land\, and raised a family. This exhibition presents details of Nathaniel Smith’s life set against the history of California’s treatment of people of color. Follow the path of Smith’s life as he moved from his hometown of Baltimore\, traveled the world on a ship\, and eventually settled and made his life in Mendocino County. We are grateful to guest curator Alexander Wood for his thorough research and to Arlene Zornes\, Nathaniel Smith’s descendant\, for all the information and assistance. \nExhibit Run: March 1–May 27\, 2024 \n\nWhere: Kelley House Museum | 45007 Albion Street\, Mendocino\, CA 95460 \nTickets: $5 suggested donation \n\nVisit the exhibit website for more information. \nThis project is supported by a Humanities for All Quick Grant.  URL:https://calhum.org/event/mendocino-nathaniel-smith-and-the-history-of-african-americans-in-california-2/ LOCATION:Kelley House Museum\, 45007 Albion Street\, Mendocino\, 95460\, United States CATEGORIES:Humanities for All Project Grants ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://calhum.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/NathanielSmith_UCLA-collections.jpeg GEO:39.3055012;-123.7991227 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Kelley House Museum 45007 Albion Street Mendocino 95460 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=45007 Albion Street:geo:-123.7991227,39.3055012 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240301T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240301T200000 DTSTAMP:20260403T111155 CREATED:20240215T221626Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240215T222153Z UID:10000234-1709316000-1709323200@calhum.org SUMMARY:SONOMA—Making Change and Ruffling Feathers Opening Reception DESCRIPTION:SONOMA—Join the opening reception for Making Change and Ruffling Feathers-The extraordinary task of ordinary women at the Sonoma Community Center!\n \n\n\n6 pm: Reception Gallery 212Making Change and Ruffling Feathers Opening Reception \nSonoma Woman’s Club History Panels created for the Sonoma Valley Historical Society\, by Tom Whitworth. The panels tell the story of Making Change and Ruffling Feathers-The extraordinary task of ordinary women. The Woman’s Club purpose would be to improve sanitary conditions\, parks and streets\, and to promote the social and literary interests of the community. The panels tell the story of how the women accomplished their goals. \n\n7 pm: Presentation\n\nRiding Like the Wind: The Life of Sanora Babb presented by Iris Jamahl Dunkle Iris will tell the story of the writer Sonara Babb\, a dustbowl immigrant to California from Oklahoma who volunteered for the Farm Security Services that was started in 1937 to help with the poverty of farmers in rural land in the US. The presentation will explore Sanora’s career and now finally recognition for her book she wrote about the people and experiences of that difficult time in US history. A book she was unable to publish. Ironically she was working with the migrants and her own book while writing the reports that were supplied to John Steinbeck as he researched his book Grapes of Wrath. \nExhibit Run: March 1- March 20\, 2024 \n\nWhere: Sonoma Community Center | 276 E Napa Street\, Sonoma\, CA 95476 \n\nTickets: Free admission \n\n\nAuthor Bio \n\n\nIris Jamahl Dunkle is an award-winning literary biographer\, essayist\, and poet. Her academic and creative work challenges the Western myth of progress by examining the devastating impact that agriculture and over-population have had\, and continue to have\, on the North American West. Taking an ecofeminist bent\, her writing also challenges the American West’s male-oriented recorded history by researching the lives of women.\n \n\nShe obtained her MFA in poetry from New York University and her PhD in American Literature from Case Western Reserve University. Dunkle was the 2017-2018 Poet Laureate of Sonoma County\, CA. Her newest poetry collection West : Fire : Archive was published by Mountain/ West Poetry Series in March 2021. Her other poetry collections include Interrupted Geographies (Trio House Press\, 2017) and Gold Passage Links (Trio House Press\, 2013) and There’s a Ghost in this Machine of Air (Word Tech\, 2015). Her poem “Listening to the Caryatids on the Palace of Fine Arts” was featured on 100 buses as part of the San Francisco Beautiful and Poetry Society of America Muni Art 2020 campaign. Her works have been published in Tin House\, San Francisco Examiner\, Fence\, Los Angeles Review of Books\, Split Rock Review\, Taos Poetry Journal\, Pleiades\, Calyx\, Catamaran\, Poet’s Market\, Women’s Studies\, and Chicago Quarterly Review. \n\nHer biography Charmian Kittredge London: Trailblazer\, Author\, Adventurer was published by the Oklahoma Press (2020 print edition 2023 audiobook edition). Her biography Riding Like the Wind: The Life of Sanora Babb will be published by the University of California Press\, in fall 2024 \n\n\nVisit the exhibit website for more information. \nThis project is supported by a Humanities for All Project Grant.  URL:https://calhum.org/event/sonoma-making-change-and-ruffling-feathers-opening-reception/ LOCATION:Sonoma Community Center\, 276 East Napa Street\, Sonoma\, 95476\, United States CATEGORIES:Humanities for All Project Grants ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://calhum.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Sonoma-Valley-Historical-Society-logo.png GEO:38.2918327;-122.4520538 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Sonoma Community Center 276 East Napa Street Sonoma 95476 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=276 East Napa Street:geo:-122.4520538,38.2918327 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240302T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240302T180000 DTSTAMP:20260403T111155 CREATED:20240215T213911Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240215T214151Z UID:10000232-1709395200-1709402400@calhum.org SUMMARY:LOS ANGELES—"Comfort Women" Then and Now: Opening Reception DESCRIPTION:LOS ANGELES—Join the Museum of Social Justice for the opening of “Comfort Women” Then and Now. \nTens of thousands of women and girls were forced into sexual slavery by the imperial Japanese army between 1932 and 1945. Forced to work in “comfort stations” for twelve hours a day\, the women lived under deplorable conditions\, moving about as they followed the army\, then abandoned when the war ended. CARE (Comfort Women Action for Redress & Education) continues to tell the story of these women\, pushing for acknowledgment of these human rights abuses from the Japanese government. \nOpening Reception:  Saturday\, March 2 |  4 pm \nExhibit Run: February 29–July 14\, 2024 \n\nWhere: Museum of Social Justice | 115 Paseo de la Plaza\, Los Angeles\, CA 90012 \n\nTickets: Free with RSVP\, donations welcome \nVisit the exhibit website for more information.\n\nThis project is supported by a Humanities for All Project Grant.  URL:https://calhum.org/event/los-angeles-comfort-women-then-and-now-opening-reception/ LOCATION:Museum of Social Justice\, 115 Paseo De La Plaza\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90012\, United States CATEGORIES:Humanities for All Project Grants ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://calhum.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Flyer-Invitation_Comfort-Women_MSJ.png GEO:34.056845;-118.23833 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Museum of Social Justice 115 Paseo De La Plaza Los Angeles CA 90012 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=115 Paseo De La Plaza:geo:-118.23833,34.056845 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240309 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240310 DTSTAMP:20260403T111155 CREATED:20240301T194946Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240301T194948Z UID:10000245-1709942400-1710028799@calhum.org SUMMARY:LOS ANGELES–Reception: Welcome to the Covid Hotel DESCRIPTION:Caption: Photos courtesy of Dr. Sudarsky. \nLOS ANGELES—Los Angeles Poverty Department (LAPD) is pleased to announce the opening of its new Skid Row History Museum & Archive exhibition\, Welcome to the Covid Hotel. \nWelcome to the Covid Hotel reveals the exceptional innovations and successes of a multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals who ran LA County Health Department’s emergency Quarantine and Isolation sites for houseless Covid patients and people exposed to the virus in shelters. \nExhibit\nMarch 9-December 14\, 2024\nThursdays-Saturdays\, 2-5pm \nPublic Reception\nMarch 9\, 2024 @ 4:00-7:00pm\nS. Broadway\, Los Angeles 90012\nThe opening event will feature a 15-minute preview of a work-in-progress theatrical performance by LAPD at 5 pm\, as well as an opportunity to meet some of the frontline heroes who staffed the QI sites. \nPanel Discussion\nMarch 27 at 6:30pm\nPanel with Adversity Generates Innovations\, featuring Dr. Sudarsky with Marissa Axelrod\, RN and AlternaGve Healing PracGGoner\, who was one of the first staff at the original QI site; and Soma Snakeoil\, Co-Founder and ExecuGve Director of The Sidewalk Project\, which improvised responses to help people living on the streets during the pandemic; moderated by Clancey Cornell\, a clinical social worker and member of LAPD’s archive staff whose interviews are featured in the exhibition. \nFor information\, contact info@lapovertydept.org or visit the website. \nLos Angeles Poverty Department is a multi-disciplinary arts organization that produces and presents artworks and events that instaniate the existence of the Skid Row community—affirming its assets\, advocating for its rights\, and supporting its aspirations. \nThis project is supported by a Humanities for All Project Grant. URL:https://calhum.org/event/los-angeles-exhibit-welcome-to-the-covid-hotel-2/ LOCATION:Los Angeles Poverty Department\, 250 S Broadway\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90012\, United States CATEGORIES:Humanities for All Project Grants ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://calhum.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/image.jpeg GEO:34.0511342;-118.2477107 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Los Angeles Poverty Department 250 S Broadway Los Angeles CA 90012 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=250 S Broadway:geo:-118.2477107,34.0511342 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240309T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240309T150000 DTSTAMP:20260403T111155 CREATED:20240208T174040Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240208T174040Z UID:10000228-1709992800-1709996400@calhum.org SUMMARY:SAN DIEGO–Exhibit Opening and Panel: Octavia E. Butler: Seeding Futures DESCRIPTION:SAN DIEGO—The New Children’s Museum’s upcoming exhibition\, Octavia E. Butler: Seeding Futures\, opens to the public on Saturday\, March 9! This exhibit will honor the life and legacy of award-winning science fiction writer\, Octavia Estelle Butler\, while offering Museum visitors the first of its kind long-term youth focused exhibit on her inspirations and early life. Make your plans to visit NCM to be among the first to experience this innovative installation. Throughout the research\, dreaming\, and development process of this exhibit the museum has remained grounded in Butler’s vision of community; from this their Seeding Futures Collective blossomed\, creating a space of deep collaboration within a community of various field experts and creatives who\, like Butler\, are telling stories of alternative futures that are fairer\, more just and hopeful. \nTo celebrate the launch of this groundbreaking exhibit\, the museum is hosting an Octavia E. Butler: Seeding Futures Panel conversation to discuss the life\, legacy\, and global influence of Octavia E. Butler on Saturday\, March 9 from 2-3 pm. They will explore how Butler’s work shapes our understanding of community and the future. \nWhere: The panel will take place at the beautiful UC San Diego Park & Market\, located Downtown in East Village. \nWho: Panelists include American Artist (they/them)\, a contemporary artist who makes thought experiments that mine the history of technology\, race\, and knowledge production\, beginning with their legal name change in 2013\, Lynell George (she/her)\, a journalist\, writer and author of A Handful of Earth\, A Handful of Sky: The World of Octavia Butler\, and Advising Curator and founder of the Octavia E. Butler Legacy Network\, Dr. Ayana Jamieson (she/her)\, will moderate the discussion. \nThe event is free and open to the public but registration is required to attend. \nLearn more at on the museum’s website. \nThis project is supported by a Humanities for All Project Grant.  URL:https://calhum.org/event/san-diego-exhibit-opening-and-panel-octavia-e-butler-seeding-futures/ LOCATION:New Children’s Museum\, 200 W. Island Avenue\, San Diego\, California\, 92101\, United States CATEGORIES:Humanities for All Project Grants ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://calhum.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Octavia-Butler-Seeding-Futures-logo.png GEO:32.7106557;-117.1649851 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=New Children’s Museum 200 W. Island Avenue San Diego California 92101 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=200 W. Island Avenue:geo:-117.1649851,32.7106557 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240316T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240316T140000 DTSTAMP:20260403T111155 CREATED:20240208T172935Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240208T181244Z UID:10000227-1710594000-1710597600@calhum.org SUMMARY:SACRAMENTO–Program: Take Me to the Water: Black Histories of the Pacific DESCRIPTION:Caption: Black seamen onboard ship [073]. Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection\, African American Museum and Library at Oakland. \nSACRAMENTO—Visit the Central Library in Sacramento from January 23 to March 16 for Take Me to the Water\, a multimedia exhibit curated by Dr. Caroline Collins that captures the historic panorama of the Black experience with the Pacific Ocean. \nThe exhibit seeks to recenter the relationship between African Americans\, water\, and ships\, moving beyond the entrenched narrative of the Trans-Atlantic slave trade and towards the understanding that Black people have not only existed in the Pacific region for centuries\, but played an integral role in the development of Pacific economy and society. \nThe exhibit will be accompanied by the following series of free public programs: \nFebruary 8\, 6:30 pm on Zoom: Join us as Dr. Caroline Collins has a Q&A about her exhibit Take Me to the Water: Black Histories of the Pacific with SPL archivist and historian James Scott. The talk will focus on the relationship between African Americans and the Pacific. This zoom-based program encourages audience participation. \nZoom Link \nFebruary 15\, 7 pm on Zoom: Join Sacramento Public Library archivist James Scott and Marcquarie University (Sydney\, Australia) Professor of History Chris Dixon as they discuss his recent book\, “African Americans and the Pacific War\, 1941-1945: Race\, Nationality and the Fight for Freedom\,” (Cambridge University Press\, 2018). This zoom-based program encourages audience participation. \nZoom Link \nFebruary 24\, 1:00 pm at Central Library: Join us in the Sacramento Room at Central Library as Sacramento historian and Emmy-nomiated documentarian Chris Lango discusses a lesser known but vital chapter in the life of Sacramento attorney and civil rights champion Nathaniel S. Colley – his experience in the South Pacific during World War II and how it shaped the course of his life.  Lango will use rarely seen archival materials\, both in paper and audio-visual\, in an effort to bring clarity to this defining period in the life and career of Mr. Colley.   \nMarch 16: 1:00 pm at Central Library: Born to a Danish-Jewish father and Afro Caribbean mother in the Virgin Islands at the beginning of the nineteenth-century\, William Alexander Leidesdorff sailed both the Atlantic and Pacific\, forged fresh trade routes\, built influential relationships\, and eventually settled in California where he became one of the nation’s first African American millionaires. American River College professor of humanities Michael Harlan shares his research on this figure who – transitioning from mariner to landholder – became one of the most influential figures in the early development of California. \nTickets: Facilitated by the Sacramento Room\, the exhibit and all accompanying programs are free and no registration is required. For questions or comments about the series\, please contact archivist James Scott at jscott@saclibrary.org or 916-264-2795.   \nTake Me to the Water is toured by Exhibit Envoy\, and supported by California Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities. \nExhibit Runs: January 23\, 2023 – March 16\, 2024\nLearn more at on the library’s website. \nThis project is supported by a Humanities for All Project Grant.  URL:https://calhum.org/event/sacramento-program-take-me-to-the-water-black-histories-of-the-pacific-2/ LOCATION:Sacramento Central Library\, 828 I Street\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95814\, United States CATEGORIES:Humanities for All Project Grants ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://calhum.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Black-Seamen-on-Ship-AAMLO_BLackMariners_HFAP.jpeg GEO:38.5816683;-121.4950844 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Sacramento Central Library 828 I Street Sacramento CA 95814 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=828 I Street:geo:-121.4950844,38.5816683 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240316T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240316T173000 DTSTAMP:20260403T111155 CREATED:20240304T221831Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240304T223139Z UID:10000247-1710601200-1710610200@calhum.org SUMMARY:UCR ARTS at Riverside—Partner Screening of DOROTHEA LANGE: GRAB A HUNK OF LIGHTNING DESCRIPTION:Caption: Photographer Dorothea Lange pictured in Texas\, circa 1934. \nUCR ARTS—On March 16\, join UCR ARTS in Riverside for an afternoon screening of DOROTHEA LANGE: GRAB A HUNK OF LIGHTNING (2014). This free event includes a post-film Q&A with filmmaker Dyanna Taylor. \nSynopsis: Explore\, through her granddaughter’s eyes\, the life story of Dorothea Lange\, the photographer who captured the iconic image ‘Migrant Mother’. Never-seen-before photos\, film footage\, interviews\, family memories\, and journals reveal the artist who challenged America to know itself. \nLange’s enduring images document five turbulent decades of American history\, including the Great Depression\, the Dust Bowl\, World War II Japanese American Internment camps\, and early environmentalism. Yet few know the story\, struggles\, and profound body of work of the woman behind the camera.  Award winning cinematographer Dyanna Taylor\, Lange’s granddaughter\, directs and narrates this intimate documentary as it explores Lange’s life\, probes the nature of her muses – two great men and the camera itself – and her uncompromising vision. Taylor\, who learned to see the visual world at her grandmother’s feet\, weaves Lange’s preparations for her career retrospective at New York’s MoMA into a universal story of a woman’s struggle to live a creative life. \nSaturday\, March 16\, 2024 |  3 pm \n3824 + 3834 Main Street\nRiverside\, CA 92501 \nFree admission! Reserve your free ticket here. \n*A film admission ticket gives you access to the film screening and complimentary admission to all UCR ARTS exhibitions during your visit. Please note: most galleries close at 5 PM. For a list of current exhibitions\, please click here. \nThis event is presented in partnership with California Humanities\, with support from the National Endowment for the Arts. \nThis film is supported by a California Documentary Project grant. URL:https://calhum.org/event/ucr-arts-at-riverside-partner-screening-of-dorothea-lange-grab-a-hunk-of-lightning/ LOCATION:UCR Arts\, 3824 Main St\, Riverside\, CA\, 92501 CATEGORIES:California Documentary Project ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://calhum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/dorothea_lange_blog_picture_enews-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240323T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240323T165000 DTSTAMP:20260403T111155 CREATED:20240304T222959Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240304T222959Z UID:10000248-1711206000-1711212600@calhum.org SUMMARY:UCR ARTS at Riverside—Partner Screening of EXPOSING MUYBRIDGE DESCRIPTION:Caption: Actor Gary Oldman in a still from EXPOSING MUYBRIDGE. \nUCR ARTS—On March 23\, join UCR ARTS in Riverside for an afternoon screening of EXPOSING MUYBRIDGE (2021). This free event includes a post-film Q&A with filmmaker Marc Shaffer. \nSynopsis: Few figures have played so seminal a role in our moving picture storytelling culture as the revolutionary 19th-century photographer Eadweard Muybridge. At the behest of his patron\, the railroad baron Leland Stanford\, Muybridge produced unprecedented images of running horses\, instantly transforming the camera into a machine of unmatched powers of perception and persuasion and setting the course for the development of cinema. \nBefore his motion photography breakthrough\, Muybridge produced one of the most celebrated early landscape catalogues of the American West. He made the first photographs of winemaking in Northern California\, produced the first photographs of native Tlingit people and of Southeast Alaska\, was the fourth to photograph Yosemite\, the first to be hired by the US government to photograph an Indian War (The Modoc War in Northern California)\, and his photographs of Central America are widely considered the most important early images of the region. \nMischievous\, resilient\, deceitful\, proud — Muybridge was a complicated man\, and his personal story is as melodramatic as his professional one is distinguished\, imbued with ambition and success\, loss and betrayal\, even the cold-blooded killing of a romantic rival. \n“The machine cannot lie\,” Leland Stanford declared of Muybridge’s horse-in-motion images. But what about the photographer? \nExposing Muybridge reveals long-buried secrets hiding in Muybridge’s photographs that force us to ask\, can we truly believe what we see in a photograph? \nFar from a relic of the past\, then\, Muybridge marks a beginning of “now\,” his work catalyzing much of our modern culture\, inspiring cutting-edge artists\, scientists\, and innovators\, people who continue to reshape how we interpret and experience our world. \nSaturday\, March 23\, 2024 |  3 pm \n3824 + 3834 Main Street\nRiverside\, CA 92501 \nFree admission! Reserve your free ticket here. \n*A film admission ticket gives you access to the film screening and complimentary admission to all UCR ARTS exhibitions during your visit. Please note: most galleries close at 5 PM. For a list of current exhibitions\, please click here. \nThis event is presented in partnership with California Humanities\, with support from the National Endowment for the Arts. \nThis film is supported by a California Documentary Project grant. URL:https://calhum.org/event/ucr-arts-at-riverside-partner-screening-of-exposing-muybridge/ LOCATION:UCR Arts\, 3824 Main St\, Riverside\, CA\, 92501 CATEGORIES:California Documentary Project ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://calhum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/exposing_muybridge_key_still-e1650052267107-2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240323T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240323T173000 DTSTAMP:20260403T111155 CREATED:20240216T224435Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240216T224435Z UID:10000235-1711209600-1711215000@calhum.org SUMMARY:MENDOCINO—Nathaniel Smith and the History of African Americans in California DESCRIPTION:Caption: Nathaniel Smith\, circa 1880-1900. Photograph courtesy of Open UCLA Collections \nMENDOCINO—Join the Kelley House Museum and two special guest speakers for an in-depth discussion of the life of Nathaniel Smith\, the first African American to settle on the Mendocino Coast in the 1850s. Susan Anderson\, History Curator at the California African American Museum will offer insight into the history of California’s treatment of people of color\, and Guest Curator Alexander Wood shares his research on Smith’s life.  \nWhen: Saturday\, March 23\, 4-5:30 PM \n\nWhere: Kelley House Museum | 45007 Albion Street\, Mendocino\, CA 95460 \nTickets: $7-$10\, students free. No one turned away due to lack of funds. Advance tickets recommended. \nExhibit Run: March 1–May 27\, 2024 \nNathaniel Smith arrived in Mendocino County in the 1850s and is believed to be the first African American to settle on the coast. His life story is revealed through photos\, clippings\, and artifacts in the Kelley House Museum’s newest exhibit. Smith was at one time “known to every man\, woman and child on the coast.” He was known for his wit\, good nature\, and essential work as a hunter\, fisherman\, farmer\, and ferry operator. When Smith arrived in Mendocino\, California passed laws and instituted policies discriminating against African Americans and Native Americans. As his popularity in the region grew\, he also endured the racism of some of his neighbors\, including the frequent use of a derogatory nickname. Despite the challenges\, Smith succeeded in many professions\, owned a home and land\, and raised a family. This exhibition presents details of Nathaniel Smith’s life set against the history of California’s treatment of people of color. Follow the path of Smith’s life as he moved from his hometown of Baltimore\, traveled the world on a ship\, and eventually settled and made his life in Mendocino County. We are grateful to guest curator Alexander Wood for his thorough research and to Arlene Zornes\, Nathaniel Smith’s descendant\, for all the information and assistance. \n\nVisit the exhibit website for more information. \nThis project is supported by a Humanities for All Quick Grant.  URL:https://calhum.org/event/mendocino-nathaniel-smith-and-the-history-of-african-americans-in-california/ LOCATION:Kelley House Museum\, 45007 Albion Street\, Mendocino\, 95460\, United States CATEGORIES:Humanities for All Project Grants ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://calhum.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/NathanielSmith_UCLA-collections.jpeg GEO:39.3055012;-123.7991227 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Kelley House Museum 45007 Albion Street Mendocino 95460 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=45007 Albion Street:geo:-123.7991227,39.3055012 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240324T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240324T210000 DTSTAMP:20260403T111155 CREATED:20241108T194613Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241108T194614Z UID:10000548-1711267200-1711314000@calhum.org SUMMARY:PBS—HOME COURT National Broadcast Premiere on Independent Lens DESCRIPTION:PBS—HOME COURT\, a film from director Erica Tanamachi\, chronicles Cambodian American basketball prodigy Ashley Chea’s life amid college recruitment\, injury\, and triumph airs nationally on the PBS series Independent Lens. Filmed over three years\, HOME COURT is a coming-of-age story that relays the highs and lows of her immigrant family\, surmounting racial and class differences\, as well as personal trials that include a devastating knee injury. Despite the intensity of basketball recruiting\, Ashley’s humor shines through and her natural talent inspires the support of those around her. \nWebsite: https://www.homecourtfilm.com/ \nWhere: PBS’ Independent Lens\nWhen: March 24\, 2025\, check your local listings \nFor details\, see: https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/documentaries/home-court/ URL:https://calhum.org/event/pbs-home-court-national-broadcast-premiere-on-independent-lens/ LOCATION:Virtual CATEGORIES:California Documentary Project ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://calhum.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/HomeCourt_TempPoster_1v3-405x600-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240328T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240328T210000 DTSTAMP:20260403T111155 CREATED:20240212T202842Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240212T202934Z UID:10000231-1711648800-1711659600@calhum.org SUMMARY:LOS ANGELES AND VIRTUAL–Can a Football Stadium Be a Black History Museum? DESCRIPTION:Presented in partnership with The Kinsey African American Art & History Collection at SoFi Stadium Hollywood Park \nLOS ANGELES AND VIRTUAL—In February 2022\, SoFi Stadium marked two milestones. The first was hosting the Los Angeles Rams’ home field victory in Super Bowl LVI. The second was opening an exhibition of the Kinsey African American Art & History Collection. En route to the bathroom or on a beer run\, visitors to the stadium’s second level may find themselves taken off guard by letters from Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X\, photographs of LA’s early-20th-century Black firefighters\, formal portraits of 19th-century Black men and women\, and works by major Black artists. \n\n\nWhat does it mean to juxtapose this experience with watching professional football players—over 50% of whom are Black—go to battle on the turf below? What have the Kinseys chosen to display\, and why at SoFi? And how are other people and organizations\, in fields from fine art to poetry\, using Black narratives to inform and enrich our understanding of history and contemporary life in unexpected ways? \nA panel of artists and athletes visit Zócalo and Kinsey Collection at SoFi Stadium to discuss what one of the world’s largest private collections of Black art and historical objects is doing at one of the world’s grandest football stadiums\, why it matters\, and where similar efforts are scoring big. \n\n\n\n\nREGISTER FOR THIS EVENT \n\n\n\n6 PM: In-person audience members are invited for a last\, best chance to join a guided tour of the Kinsey exhibition\, which leaves SoFi at the end of March \n7 PM: Conversation\, in-person and online \n8 PM: In-person audience members are invited to join us for a reception with a DJ and complimentary food and beverages \n\nWhen: Thursday\, March 28\, 2024 | 6-9 pm PT \nWhere: SoFi Stadium Hollywood Park\, 1001 S. Stadium Drive\, Inglewood CA 90301 | with livestream\nFree and open to the public \nLearn more at on the project’s website. \nThis project is supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities\, and California Humanities through United We Stand: Connecting Through Culture. URL:https://calhum.org/event/los-angeles-and-virtual-can-a-football-stadium-be-a-black-history-museum/ LOCATION:SoFi Stadium\, 1001 S. Stadium Drive\, Inglewood\, California\, 90301 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://calhum.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Kinsey_Zocalo_program_graphic_sofi-stadium.png GEO:33.953514;-118.3390416 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=SoFi Stadium 1001 S. Stadium Drive Inglewood California 90301;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1001 S. Stadium Drive:geo:-118.3390416,33.953514 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240330T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240330T160000 DTSTAMP:20260403T111155 CREATED:20240314T163219Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240314T163247Z UID:10000250-1711810800-1711814400@calhum.org SUMMARY:UCR ARTS at Riverside—Partner Screening of DELANO MANONGS DESCRIPTION:Caption: Still of Filipino farm labor organizer Larry Itliong from film The Delano Manongs: Forgotten Heroes of the United Farmworkers Union. \nUCR ARTS—On March 30\, join UCR ARTS in Riverside for an afternoon screening of DELANO MANONGS (2014). This free event includes an introduction from filmmaker Marissa Aroy. \nSynopsis: THE DELANO MANONGS tells the story of farm labor organizer Larry Itliong and a group of Filipino farm workers who instigated one of the American farm labor movement’s finest hours – The Delano Grape Strike of 1965 that brought about the creation of the United Farm Workers Union (UFW). While the movement is known for Cesar Chavez’s leadership and considered a Chicano movement\, Filipinos played a pivotal role. Filipino labor organizer\, Larry Itliong\, a cigar-chomping union veteran\, organized a group of 1500 Filipinos to strike against the grape growers of Delano\, California\, beginning a collaboration between Filipinos\, Chicanos and other ethnic workers that would go on for years. \nSaturday\, March 30\, 2024 |  3 pm \n3824 + 3834 Main Street\nRiverside\, CA 92501 \nFree admission! Reserve your free ticket here. \n*A film admission ticket gives you access to the film screening and complimentary admission to all UCR ARTS exhibitions during your visit. Please note: most galleries close at 5 PM. For a list of current exhibitions\, please click here. \nThis event is presented in partnership with California Humanities\, with support from the National Endowment for the Arts. \nThis film is supported by a California Documentary Project grant. URL:https://calhum.org/event/ucr-arts-partner-screening-delano-manongs/ LOCATION:UCR Arts\, 3824 Main St\, Riverside\, CA\, 92501 CATEGORIES:California Documentary Project ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://calhum.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/delano_manongs_enews.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240405T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240405T210000 DTSTAMP:20260403T111155 CREATED:20240221T174927Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240325T180852Z UID:10000237-1712340000-1712350800@calhum.org SUMMARY:SAN JOSE—First Friday: Hip Hop(e)\, Jazz & Storytelling—Part 2 DESCRIPTION:Caption: The Francis Experience at Part 1 (Yellow) of the First Friday: Hip Hop(e) residency in November 2023. Photo by Frederick Liang \nSAN JOSE—Join the San Jose Museum of Art for the second part of the Francis Experience’s residency with featured guest poet Rosanna Alvarez. \nFirst Friday: Hip Hop(e)\, Jazz & Storytelling is a three-part series that will offer community members new ways to engage with exhibition themes of migration\, identity\, self-love\, and inclusion through written and spoken word. The series will feature Francis Experience\, with Jonathan Borca and co-founder Gabby Horlick (drums)\, and include standout musicians Bennett Roth (keys and vocals)\, and Miguel “Frunkyman” Levya (bass). Together\, the quartet blends rap\, poetry\, and storytelling\, which will be augmented with projected digital art by Illuminate SJ Now! and a series of featured poets. \nThe residency will be offered on SJMA’s late-night “First Fridays” with open galleries\, held from 6–9pm on November 3\, 2023 (with Mighty Mike McGee)\, April 5\, 2024 (with Rosanna Alvarez)\, and May 3\, 2024 (with Tshaka Campbell). \nThe museum store will be open late. \nVisit the First Fridays program page for more information. \nThis project is supported with a Humanities for All Quick Grant. URL:https://calhum.org/event/san-jose-first-friday-hip-hope-jazz-storytelling-part-2/ LOCATION:San Jose Museum of Art\, San Jose\, United States CATEGORIES:Humanities for All Project Grants ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://calhum.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/SJMA_Francis-Experience_Part_1_Yellow_FLiang-07_S.jpg GEO:37.33874;-121.8852525 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240406T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240406T151500 DTSTAMP:20260403T111155 CREATED:20240319T233532Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240319T233823Z UID:10000286-1712407500-1712416500@calhum.org SUMMARY:CORONADO—Poetry Reading and Open Mic at the San Diego Writer’s Festival DESCRIPTION:CORONADO—Join current and former San Diego Poetry Annual authors and editors as we celebrate local poets! Featured SDPA readers will be followed by a community open mic. Bring a poem to share and/or grab a seat to hear work by renowned poets Kazim Ali\, Carly DeMento\, Reg E Gaines\, Katie Manning\, Margarita Pintado\, Leonora Simonovis\, Ted Washington\, SDPA bilingual edition editor Olga García\, and inaugural San Diego Poet Laureate Ron Salisbury. Hosted by SDPA execs Michael Klam and Jane Muschenetz\, this event highlights SDPA authors and is open to all.  \nWhen: April 6\, 12:45 pm-3:15 pm PT \nWhere: Coronado Library and Performance Arts Complex | Coronado Island\, 650 D Avenue\, Multipurpose Room\, Building 400 \nFree and open to the public \nVisit the San Diego Poetry Annual’s website for more information. \nThis project is supported with a Humanities for All Quick Grant. 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