Join us for a film screening of Birth on the Border followed by a discussion curated by Women Make Movies with filmmaker Ellie Lobovits. (film run time: 28 mins) This intimate and personal documentary follows two women from Ciudad Juárez as they cross the U.S.-Mexico border legally to give birth in Texas, putting their hearts and bodies […]
ReelQ: Unsettled (Seeking Refuge in America)
Join us for the regional premiere of UNSETTLED (Seeking Refuge in America), hosted by ReelQ. UNSETTLED a feature-length documentary revealing the untold stories of LGBTQ refugees & asylum seekers . Fleeing intense persecution from home countries, these individuals chronicle their resettlement in the US. This program will be held downstairs in our intimate Word Cellar. Runtime: 84 minutes. […]
Artist Conversation with Illustrator Fatinha Ramos
Join us for a conversation and Q & A with Fatinha Ramos, award-winning Portuguese illustrator and current short-term resident at City of Asylum. Fatinha Ramos is an award-winning Portuguese illustrator and creator based in Antwerp. Through a residency exchange with Passa Porta, a Belgian literary organization, City of Asylum has welcomed Fatinha for a month-long stay to […]
Join us for an evening of global freedom music with the award-winning revolutionary jazz ensemble The Afro Yaqui Music Collective performing Mirror Butterfly: The Migrant Liberation Movement Suite, and poetry by Magdalena Gómez’s Erased: A Poetic Imagining on the Life of Arturo Alfonso Schomburg. The Afro Yaqui Music Collective is a postcolonial big band which […]
Sembène Film Festival-CHISHOLM ’72
Join us for a screening of CHISHOLM ’72 presented by Sembène–The Film & Art Festival in our intimate Word Cellar venue. (Runtime 77-minute) CHISHOLM ’72: Unbought & unbossed (2005) is the definitive historical documentary on Brooklyn Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm and her campaign to become the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee in 1972. Following Chisholm from the announcement of her candidacy in […]
Outside the Academy: Transatlantic Histories
Join us for a reading and conversation with history professors Philipp Stelzel (Duquesne University) and Molly Warsh (University of Pittsburgh) as part of our Outside the Academy Lecture Series. They will share their newly released books, their research, and answer audience questions. Featured Books: A comprehensive account of how German and American historians after World War II tackled […]
Latinx & Proud! Series: Denice Frohman
Join us for our first reading celebrating the work of Latinx literary voices. This inaugural program of our Latinx & Proud! Series will feature Denice Frohman, M. Soledad Caballero, Tanya Shirazi and Zeca Gonzalez. Featured Performers: Denice Frohman is a poet and performer from New York City. A CantoMundo Fellow, she’s received residencies and awards from the National Association of […]
Off Minor Jazz: Celebrating Ray Brown
Please join us for a concert celebrating the music of Ray Brown, as part of our Off Minor Jazz Series! Pittsburgh-born “Jazz Master” Ray Brown pioneered the solo spotlight on the bass. Along with Jimmy Blanton and Oscar Pettiford, Brown was a virtuoso timekeeper and soloist who set the standard for future generations of bassists. In this edition of […]
Poetry Workshop with Gabrielle Calvocoressi
Join us for a generative poetry workshop with guest poet Gabrielle Calvocoressi. Space is limited, but open to all community members of all levels. Bring your own writing supplies. The Beautiful Terrible: How to Get All of It Into the Poem Why is it so hard to get the deep sorrow and the deep joy […]
Join us for an evening of reading and discussion celebrating poet Gabrielle Calvocoressi’s Rocket Fantastic. Poet Shannon Sanky will open the program. Like nothing before it, Rocket Fantastic transfigures the landscape and language of gender and the body. Its poems are populated by figures both familial and fabular: a prodigal brother and a relentless father; the Hermit, […]