Gusto at the Gallery Meets The Big Read
In a very special edition of Gusto at the Gallery, the Albright-Knox pairs with the Just Buffalo Literary Center to present Tell My Horse: Zora Neale Hurston at the Albright-Knox. Tonight's events will be filled with material inspired by the Big Read selection, Their Eyes Were Watching God, as well as fun art activities for the kids, and a moving performance of A Symphony Down in My Soul . The evening is capped off by a live taping of Off-Beat Cinema, presenting White Zombie. (In addition to her classic novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God, Zora Neale Hurston also wrote a famous study of Caribbean voodoo called Tell My Horse. The cast of Channel 7’s Off Beat Cinema will do a live taping of the show on site and present a classic B-Horror Film about voodoo and zombies.) Full schedule below.
Friday, May 18, 2007 Free Albright-Knox Art Gallery 1285 Elmwood, 14222, 14222-1096, 882.8700
3 – 5 PM: Voodoo for You: Mini Workshops for Children
Story Telling and Writing Listen to scary stories with Gary Earl Ross of Just Buffalo Literary Center, and learn how to write your own haunted tale.
Afro-Caribbean Dance
Art Activity: CEPA Gallery Photo Workshop With Amy Luraschi and Lauren Tent of CEPA Gallery.
Art Activity: Make Your Own Voodoo Doll
5 PM: Teacakes and Book Talk Join us for tea, cookies, and a discussion about the novel Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston. "Tea Cake" is a character in the novel, and a teacake is a delicious cookie made in the south. Enjoy teacakes made by Buffalo Public School students at the Emerson Cooking School.
6 PM: Permanent Collection Tour with Maureen Rusk
6 PM: Performance: A Symphony Down in My Soul A celebration of music and verse, with songs of slavery and salvation. Hymns, work songs, blues, gospel, and jazz are woven into a collection of poems and stories by such notable African-American writers as Paul Lawrence Dunbar, James Welden Johnson, Gwendolyn BiBennett, and Langston Hughes. Annette Daniels Taylor will also perform original works. The Players: Annette Daniels Taylor, Joyce Carolyn, and Harold Luther White. The Musicians: John Marx, Marlow Wright, Charles Reedy, and Max Thein.
8 PM: Film: Off Beat Cinema presents White Zombie, 1932. Directed by Victor Halperin (69 mins.). In addition to her classic novel Their Eyes Were Watching God, Zora Neale Hurston also wrote a famous study of Caribbean voodoo called Tell My Horse. Join the cast of Channel 7's Off Beat Cinema as they tape the show at the Gallery and present a classic B-Horror film about voodoo and zombies, starring Bela Lugosi.
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