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april, 2018

5apr6:00 pm- 8:00 pmShug Avery's Kiss: On Sisterhood: Tiona Nekkia McClodden with Taphi McCloddenSAK

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Event Description: As part of her Session project, Tiona Nekkia McClodden has organized a series of conversations in which she will be paired with a woman in her life to talk intimately and freely about a theme or topic related to Shug Avery within the physical space of Shug Avery’s Kiss. McClodden considers Avery to be her first example of an “uncompromising woman committed to a full self, inclusive of all the various identities she possesses….” Gathering with her discussant at a single table, it is McClodden’s hope to explore the various aspects of herself through dialogue with the women who mirror the respective theme of each conversation. There will be no Q+A and no audience participation during these conversations. There will be music and drinks before and after the conversation for everyone in the spirit of the juke joint. BYOB. For this third conversation, McClodden will talk with her sister Taphi McClodden on the topic of Sisterhood as it relates to the following prompt:

Sister,

You've been on my mind

Sister, we're two of a kind

So sister,

I'm keepin' my eyes on you

I betcha think

I don't know nothin'

But singin' the blues

Oh sister, have I got news for you

I'm somethin'

I hope you think

That you're somethin' too

Oh, Scufflin',

I been up that lonesome road

And I seen a lot of suns goin' down

Oh, but trust me

No low life's gonna run me around

So let me tell you somethin' sister

Remember your name

No twister,

Gonna steal your stuff away

My sister

Sho' ain't got a whole lot of time

So shake your shimmy,

Sister

'Cause honey this 'shug

Is feelin' fine

Miss Celie's Blues written by Quincy Jones

Access Information: All program space at 46 Washington Avenue is fully accessible for wheelchair users. Our restrooms are gender neutral and ADA compliant. Administrative offices are located up one flight of stairs but we offer alternative meeting and workspace on the ground floor. We will do our best to accommodate requests for ASL interpretation or captioning. If you have specific access questions or needs please email info@recessart.org.

Time

(Thursday) 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Location

Recess

46 Washington Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11205

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Recess

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6apr6:30 pm- 8:30 pmJuke #2: Deborah McClodden+ Tiona Nekkia McCloddenSAK

12apr6:00 pm- 8:00 pmShug Avery's Kiss: On Friendship: Tiona Nekkia McClodden with keondra bills freemynSAK

Event Details

Event Description: As part of her Session project, Tiona Nekkia McClodden has organized a series of conversations in which she will be paired with a woman in her life to talk intimately and freely about a theme or topic related to Shug Avery within the physical space of Shug Avery’s Kiss. McClodden considers Avery to be her first example of an “uncompromising woman committed to a full self, inclusive of all the various identities she possesses….” Gathering with her discussant at a single table, it is McClodden’s hope to explore the various aspects of herself through dialogue with the women who mirror the respective theme of each conversation. There will be no Q+A and no audience participation during these conversations. There will be music and drinks before and after the conversation for everyone in the spirit of the juke joint. BYOB. For this fourth and final conversation, McClodden will talk with poet and writer keondra bills freemyn on the topic of Friendship.

About the guest artist: keondra bills freemyn is a queer South Central L.A. native with roots in Detroit and Brooklyn. Inspired by the extraordinary beauty of ordinary things, she spends her days wrangling wanderlust and digging herself out of internet black holes. She is the author of Things You Left Behind (Poems) and the forthcoming collection Haiku for Lovers. keondra is an alumna of Fordham University and Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. She currently resides in Maryland with her wife.

Time

(Thursday) 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Location

Recess

46 Washington Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11205

Organizer

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14apr12:00 pm- 3:00 pmJuke #3: Letter Writing WorkshopSAK

21apr3:00 pm- 4:00 pmShug Avery's Kiss: Artist WalkthroughSAK