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Pheeroan akLaff’s New African Brew. (Photo: courtesy Jazz Foundation of America)

Jazz in the Garden: Pheeroan akLaff’s New African Brew

Sunday, October 22, 2023
2–4 pm

Steinberg Family Sculpture Garden, 1st Floor (rain location: Beaux-Arts Court)

Swing by the Museum’s backyard Sculpture Garden for a performance by innovative drummer Pheeroan akLaff, paying homage to Africa Fashion on its closing day.

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Glenn Ligon (American, born 1960). [Untitled] (Crowd/The Fire Next Time), 2000. Screenprint with coal crystals on paper, 12 × 18 1/8 in. (30.5 × 46 cm). Brooklyn Museum; Alfred T. White Fund, 2000.56. © Glenn Ligon, Courtesy of the artist, Luhring Augustine, New York, Regen Projects, Los Angeles. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Symposium: God Made My Face: A Collective Portrait of James Baldwin

Saturday, December 9, 2023
2–7:30 pm

Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium and Beaux-Arts Court, 3rd Floor

Celebrate the publication of God Made My Face: A Collective Portrait of James Baldwin, edited by acclaimed writer and cultural critic Hilton Als, at a symposium exploring Baldwin’s far-reaching legacy.

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