Just when you thought the BMCB had died a gruesome death... we're here for you, like an old friend, like a dry towel, like another paper. I don't know about your Hump-Day, but mine was totally shot. So let's talk about Thursday instead:
+ Wanna think outside the box? BMC's pretty awesome Center for Visual Culture is making it easy for you to do just that. At 4:15 in Carpenter 25, Kathleen Kennedy is giving a special lecture entitled "Facing West, Facing East: Orientalism and the Unmaking of the 'Just' Warrior in Xena, Warrior Princess." Who knew you could hear about Xena in an academic setting? Ms. Kennedy, a Professor of History and Gender Studies at Western Washington University, is an expert: she's a co-author of the forthcoming a forthcoming book called Athena's Daughters: Television's New Woman Warriors.
+ As another cool part of Afro-Latin Culture week (sponsored by BACASO, Mujeres, and Sisterhood), you can learn some hot-to-trot Afro-Carribbean dance moves. The two-hour workshop starts at 7 in the PemWest dance studio, and is limited to fifty students.
+ At 9pm, there are some jazz and poetry performances in Lunt Basement, sponsored by the Black Student League. The performances promise to provide "a rich blend of the rhythmic sounds and energy of Jazz with the power of the spoken word."
+ Speak Spanish? I don't. If you do, you might be interested in catching the Spanish Film Series' latest offering, La vida es silbar (Life Is To Whistle). It takes place in 1998 Havana and revolves around three characters who must choose between clinging to their self-restricting beliefs, or getting rid of them to live more freely. Stephen Holden of The New York Times had this to say: "Visual zaniness! Heavy sensuality! The throbbing music makes its erotic pulse race even faster!" H-o-t.
+ If you were me, you'd spend Thursday evening (starting at 8) in Meyerson Hall (210 South 34th Street) at Penn, taking in a little Nikki Giovanni. If you've never heard of Giovanni, you're missing out. She's considered a leader in the Black Arts Movement, and, as such, much of her poetry is politically-charged, but much of her work is deeply personal, capturing life moments. That sounds cheesey. But she's not. To read some of her poetry for yourself, go here. One of my favorites of hers has always been "Cotton Candy on a Rainy Day."
+ Also at Penn, you can catch Parts of the Arts, a collaboration between Arts House Dance Company and Counterparts that combines dance and a capella. It starts at 8 at the Iron Gate Theater (37th and Chestnut).
+ I probably should quit while I'm ahead, but there's a band you may want to check out based on their name: Double Fisted. They have a $5 concert starting at 9 at Chemistry Nightspot (4100 Main Street). Yup. That's about all I can tell you.
Okay. Knock yourself out.
P.S. The new logo stays until (a) I have some more time to play with it or (b) you design me a better one. If you know what you think it should look like, leave a comment. Thanks for voting.
