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Please join the Correctional Association of New York for a special Black History Month performance of
The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture presents...
LYRICS FROM LOCKDOWN
One Man. One Mic. 40 Characters. 2 Unbelievable Stories of Wrongful Imprisonment. Told through Hip Hop, Theater, Spoken Word, Blues, Comedy, Calypso, & Classical Music.
--Written and performed by Bryonn Bain and directed by Mei Ann Teo--
--A Black History Month performance--
WHEN: Saturday, February 11, 2012 @ 7pm
WHERE: The Langston Hughes Theater
515 Malcolm X Boulevard
New York, NY 10037
Limited Tickets: $20
To purchase: www.showclix.com/event/LyricsfromLockdown
Special Preview for NYC public schools
Friday, February 10, 2012 @ 11am
Free With RSVP
EMAIL: schomburged@nypl.org
Call: 212 . 491 . 2234
Featuring…
Visuals by DJane Lois Lane & Manauvaskar Kublall
Beat Box and Cello by Joey Chang
Electric Guitar by Marco Rizzuto
Acoustic Guitar by Jazz Johnson
Keys and Horn by Nick Moyer
"One hell of an essayist and author, artist, activist,
freedom fighter, singer--human being."
-Mumia Abu Jamal
Death Row Survivor
“…A spellbinding spoken word poet and thoughtful
chronicler of the challenges facing black men.”
-Lani Guinier
Harvard University
“One of the leading minds of his generation. Bain speaks his
truth with a power we desperately need to hear.”
-Cornel West
Princeton University
For more information on this production, visit: www.lyricsfromlockdown.com
To purchase tickets for the 2/11/12 performance, please visit: www.showclix.com/event/LyricsfromLockdown
Co-Sponsored By:
Harlem Educational Activities Fund
Correctional Association of New York
Center for Nuleadership on Urban Solutions
Center for Institutional and Social Change, Columbia Law School
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Production & Marketing Consulting by ARTHAMETRIC