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Spring Ahead at the Charter Oak Cultural Center 2004
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MAY
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Charter Oak Cultural Center Welcomes
SOPHIE B. HAWKINS in concert on our stage
ONE NIGHT ONLY
Her Brand New CD, Wilderness, is released on April 20.
Be the first to hear her new songs and favorites such as
“Damn, I wish I Was Your Lover” “As I Lay Me Down”
Saturday, May 1, 2004 8:00pm
Seating is Limited! Call NOW to reserve your tickets.
Tickets- $20.00 |
Tuesday, May 4 at 7 p.m.
African Film Series: Monday’s Girls
This film explores the conflict between modern individualism and
traditional society in today’s Africa through the eyes of two young
Waikiri women from the Niger Delta. The film calls in
to question the notion of a single “ethnographically correct”
representation of traditional rituals, showing instead that they are
polysemous texts whose meaning is constantly negotiated.
Suggested Donation: $1
Wednesday, May 5 at 7 p.m.
Lesbian Film Festival: Go Fish
Suggested Donation: $1
Thursday, May 6 at 5:30 - 7 p.m.
Opening Reception for Waxing Poetic: Encaustics by James O’Shea
This is a free event. Wine and hors d’oeuvres served.
Friday and Saturday, May 7 & 8 at 7:30p.m.
Spectrum in Motion Dance
Back by popular demand, you won’t want to miss this amazing youth
dance ensemble. They brought the house down in October and they’ll
undoubtedly do it again.
Thursday, May 13 at 5:30 p.m.
Charter Oak Cultural Center 3rd Annual Gala
Charter Oak’s annual fundraiser is a fabulous evening of hors
d’oeuvres, dinner, dancing and performance. It’s the hippest party
in town. So, get out your dancing shoes and trip the light fantastic
in support of Charter Oak!
Tickets: $125
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JUNE
Tuesday, June 1 at 7 p.m.
African Film Series: Long Night’s Journey Into Day
The series’ season finale tells a harrowing tale that explores the
working of “restorative justice” through four emotionally wrenching
case studies of two anti – apartheid activists and two policemen.
Suggested donation: $1
Friday - Sunday, June 4, 5 & 6 at 7:30 p.m.
Adam Miller Dance Project
Wednesday, June 9 at 7 p.m.
Lesbian Film Festival: Fried Green Tomatoes
Suggested Donation: $1
Thursday - Saturday, June 10, 11 & 12 at 8 p.m.
Sunday, June 13 at 2 p.m.
La Gringa comes to Hartford! This moving play by Carmen Rivera,
performed entirely in Spanish by the renowned New York company,
Repertorio Espanol, raises important questions about identity. A
simultaneous English translation is available.
Tickets $10 Seniors/COCC Members/Let*s Go!
$15 General Admission/$5 Students
Thursday, June 17 at 5:30 - 7 p.m.
Artist’s Reception
Spiritscapes: Watercolors, Mandalas and Other Work by Ann Jones
This is a free event. Wine and hors d’oeuvres will be served.
Saturday, June 19 at 4 p.m.
Val Ramos Flamenco Ensemble
This free concert is made possible by the generous support of the
Evelyn Preston Foundation.
JANUARY
Tuesday, January 6 at 7 p.m.
African Film Festival: Femmes Aux Yeux Oueverts
This award - winning documentary shows women in four West African
nations organizing around such critical issues as marital rights,
reproductive health, female genital mutilation and women’s economic
roles.
Suggested Donation: $1
Thursday, January 8 at 5:30 - 7 p.m.
Opening Reception for Journey, Then and Now: Work by Stanwyck
Cromwell
This is a free event. Wine and hors d’oeuvres served.
Thursday, January 15 at 7 p.m.
Lesbian Film Festival: When Night Is Falling (Postponed from
December) Help us kick off our Lesbian Film Festival. Join us for
coffee, cake, conversation and community.
Suggested Donation: $1
Monday, January 19 at 7 p.m.
Vagina Monologues Casting Call
You don’t have to be a star, baby, to be in our show. We want you!
No acting experience or memorization required. We promise a fun
time. (Only women can be in the play, but men are welcome to help
out behind the scenes.)
Friday and Saturday, January 23 and 24 at 8 p.m.
The Shape of Things To Come
Full Force Dance Theatre with Katie Stevinson - Nollet
Tickets: $10.00 Seniors/COCC Members/Let*s GO!
$15.00 General Admission/$5 Students
Join us Saturday after the show for a “Meet the Artist” Soiree.
$30.00 includes tickets to the show and admission to a wine and hors
d’oeuvres reception in the gallery.
Friday, January 30 at 7:30 p.m.
Click
here for more info.
USA PATRIOT ACT Forum: A Discussion of Civil Liberties in the United
States
The Illusion of Security, the Reality of Tyranny, A talk by Jerome
Paun, Treasurer, UNITE! National Lawyers Guild.
Foes of Freedom: Theirs and Ours, A talk by Azam Saeed, former
Pakistani pilot, now a management consultant who has been involved
in such organizations as Amnesty International, UNICEF and American
Friends Service Committee.
FEBRUARY
Tuesday, February 3 at 7 p.m.
African Film Festival: Guimba: The Tyrant
Winner of the most prestigious award in African cinema, Guimba has
been acclaimed as one of the most visually ravishing African films
ever made. Set in the historic city of Djenne, the film testifies to
the economic and cultural wealth of pre - colonial Africa.
Suggested Donation: $1
Thursday, February 5 from 7 to 9 p.m.
West Hartford Citizens for Peace & Justice presents a Town Hall
Forum
THE WAR IN IRAQ AND U.S. FOREIGN POLICY: THE TRUTH AND THE FUTURE.
Click here for more info.
Saturday, February 7 at 7:30 p.m.
Storytelling on Winged Feet
Join us for an enchanting evening with world - renowned Kathak dance
artist, Nighat Chaudhry.
Click here for more info.
Tickets: $20 Seniors/COCC Members/Let*s GO!
$25 General Admission/$5 Students
Thursday, February 12 at 7 p.m.
The Vagina Monologues
Directed by star of stage and screen, Ann Lynn Kettles. Come
celebrate Valentine’s Day with us by contributing to making the
world safer for women and girls. What better way to say “I love
you”? Ticket sales to benefit Interval House and My Sister’s Place.
Click here for more info.
Tickets: $10 Seniors/COCC Members/Let*s GO!
$15 General Admission/$5 Students
Friday, February 13 at 7:30 p.m.
Eric Schwartz in Concert
Singer/Songwriter Eric Schwartz- Eric spins tales from a tangled
inner web, approaching each song as if it was its own one-man show.
Refusing to be pigeonholed by form, genre, or instrument, including
that of his own voice, Eric Schwartz has been entertaining audiences
for more than ten years in the US and abroad.
Tickets: $10 Seniors/COCC Members/Let*s GO!
$15 General Admission/$5 Students
Thursday, February 19 at 5:30 - 7 p.m.
Opening Reception - New work by Chotsani Dean
This is a free event. Wine and hors d’oeuvres will be served.
Thursday, February 19 at 7 p.m.
Lesbian Film Festival: The Incredibly True Story of Two Girls In Love
Suggested Donation: $1
MARCH
Tuesday, March 2 at 7 p.m.
African Film Festival: Everyone’s Child
The compelling story of a family of four children whose parents died
from AIDS - related illnesses frames the film’s eloquent call for
action on behalf of all the parentless children in Africa.
Suggested Donation: $1
Monday, March 8 at 7 p.m.
Confronting Racism and Homophobia: What Difference Do Women Clergy
Make?
A lecture by womanist theologian, Dr. Traci West, Associate
Professor of Ethics and African American Studies, Drew University.
Dr. West is former Pastor of Bloomfield United Methodist Church.
This lecture is part of our series entitled, “Women’s Prophetic
Voices in a Multi - Cultural World,” co - sponsored by Hartford
Seminary and made possible by the generous support of The Sister
Fund.
Tickets: $6 Seniors/COCC Members/Let*s GO!
$8 General Admission/$5 Students
Thursday, March 11 at 7 p.m.
Lesbian Film Festival: Bound
Suggested Donation: $1
Friday - Saturday, March 19 & 20 at 8 p.m.
Snow date: Sunday, March 21
Judy Dworin Performance Ensemble
STILL SMART AND MOODY!
Judy Dworin Performance Ensemble celebrates its 15th Anniversary
with a retrospective program, a fundraising performance and
reception to benefit the Ensemble.
The dress rehearsal on Friday, March 19 at 8.00 will be free and
open
to the Sheldon/Charter Oak community. For ticket information, please
call (860) 249 - 1207.
Tuesday, March 23 at 5:30 p.m.
Opening Reception - New Work by Don Munson
This is a free event. Wine and hors d’oeuvres will be served.
Sunday, March 28 at 3 p.m.
2nd Annual Women’s Poetry Festival
Local poets Maria Sassi, Pit Pinegar and others read original work
in celebration of
Women’s History Month.
Tuesday, March 30 at 6:30 p.m.
Feminist Seder
Join Rabbis Donna Berman, Andrea Cohen - Kiener, Lily Kaufman,
Elissa Kohen
and Jennifer Tobenstein, and Cantors Donna Gordon, Susan Levine,
Gloria Ruben, Anita Schubert and Pamela Siskin, for an inspiring
evening of liberation and celebration.
Tickets: $36 (sliding scale available)
APRIL
Friday - Saturday, April 2 & 3 Time - TBA
Ted Hershey Dance Marathon
Tuesday, April 6 at 7 p.m.
African Film Series - La Vie Est Belle
Joyful! Fun! Musical Entertainment! La Vie Est Belle takes us inside
the vibrant music scene of Kinahasa, Congo’s capital. The film tells
the “rags to riches” story of a poor country musician (music legend
Papa Wemba) to the backdrop of the pulsating beats of some of the
most influential musicians in the world.
Suggested Donation : $1
Wednesday, April 7 at 1:30 p.m.
Wallace Stevens Poetry Festival
Meet and hear poet, Ellen Bryant Voight, author of six collections
of poetry including her most recent, Shadow of Heaven, which was a
finalist for the 2002 National Book Award.
This is a free event.
Wednesday, April 7 at 7 p.m.
Lesbian Film Festival: Personal Best
Suggested Donation: $1
Thursday, April 8 at 7:30 p.m. CANCELLED
Austin Arts Center and Charter Oak present Klezmer music like you’ve
never heard it before. Don’t miss internationally acclaimed
clarinetist David Krakauer as he redefines the notion of a concert
artist.
Tickets will be sold beginning Monday, March 22 at 2004 at the
Trinity College box office, 297 - 2199.
$10 Seniors/COCC Members/Let*s GO!
$15 General Admission/$5 Students
Saturday and Sunday, April 17 & 18 at 1:30 p.m.
Hartford Conservatory Dance Performance
Saturday, April 24 at 8 p.m.
Suite Movements
Come experience a heavenly night as cellist extraordinaire, Harry
Clark, performs a selection of Bach movements interpreted in dance
by some of Hartford’s most beloved
dance companies including Judy Dworin Performance Ensemble, Adam
Miller Dance Project, Scapegoat Garden, Spectrum in Motion, Laura
Glenn/WORKS. This magnificent performance, a gift from the dance
community, is a benefit for Charter Oak.
Tickets: $10 Seniors/COCC Members/Let*s GO!
$15 General Admission/$5 Students
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