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May
Week is an annual
culturally enriched program that is free to the community during the month
of May. This event is sponsored by the May Week Committee and co-sponsored
by the Arts & Letters Committee.
Past May Week Events In 2007 the May Week event featured the art of the Harlem Horizon Art Studio and performers from the Harlem Hospital Dance Leadership Program. The event was held in the Harlem Hospital Auditorium.In 2006 the May Week event theme was "A Celebration of Legends: Remembering Legendary Artists who Passed Away from 2003-2006". The event was held at the Wadleigh Secondary School for the Performing Arts, and featured wonderful performances by current and former Wadleigh students paying tribute to artists such as Octavia Butler, Ray Charles, Ossie Davis, Rick James, Fayard Nicholas, Lou Rawls, Gordon Parks, Wilson Pickett, Richard Pryor, Nina Simone, Edwin Starr, Luther Vandross, Barry White, August Wilson, and Ronald Winans, who are "gone but not forgotten". In 2005 the May Week event theme was "African-Americans in Theatre: The Experience". Featured panelists included theater notables Charles S. Dutton, Sarah Jones, Donna Walker-Kuhne, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, and Woody King. WCBS News Anchor Roz Abrams served as moderator for the discussion, which took place at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. In 2004 the May Week event featured Profiles of African Americans in the Media. The keynote speaker was Gil Noble. Guest panelists were Tonya Burress, Producer, "Up To the Minute"/CBS Channel 2, Jacqueline Reid, Broadcast Journalist, "BET Nightly News" and Thomas C. Watkins, Publisher/Daily Challenge. In 2003 the May Week and Arts and Letters Committees presented an Art Exhibit and Contest for high school students. The featured artist and judge was Kennis Baptist. In 2002 May Week and Arts and Letters Committees collaborated to present "Capturing the Essence of Black Writers." The public was able to meet & purchase books written by the following authors: Gloria Mallete, Carl Weber, Lee Stringer, and Donna Hill. Cynthia Lully |
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