Windup Space, Everyman Theatre, AlSharpton and more
Windup Space to close June 1
The Windup Space, a multi-use arts space that has anchored the Station North arts district for more than a decade, will close on June 1, the venue announced May 13, according to Baltimore Fishbowl. “We’ve had the pleasure of sharing our love for the strange and beautiful things that Baltimore has to offer with our own special blend of programming,” the venue posted. “We hope you found the things you were looking for and discovered some new things that you will never forget.” Russell de Ocampo, a bartender and local music scene veteran, opened the space in 2008, joining the ranks of the Metro Gallery, Club Charles, Charles Theatre and Joe Squared as early destinations in the Station North neighborhood.
Read an appreciation from Baltimore Fishbowl
Everyman Theatre receives NEA grant
National Endowment for the Arts Acting Chairman Mary Anne Carter has approved more than $80 million in grants as part of the Arts Endowment’s second major funding announcement for Fiscal Year 2019, according to a release sent out May 16. Included in this announcement is an Art Works grant of $10,000 to Everyman Theatre to support the development and production of Caleen Sinnette Jennings’ autobiographical play “Queens Girl: Black in the Green Mountains,” the third installment of her “Queens Girl” series. The series explores Jennings’ story as a young African-American girl from Queens and her journey into adulthood. Through its array of characters, the new play will explore race, class, and gender issues, as well as cultural and political forces of the Civil Rights era.
Read more: More than $80 Million in Arts Funding Awarded Across the Nation
Also see:
- Paige Hernandez Directs World Premiere Repertory of ‘Queens Girl’ Plays
- Everyman Theatre Announces 2019/20 Season — Includes August Wilson, Agatha Christie, 3rd ‘Queens Girl’
Baltimore Veterans Job Fair
For NationalMilitary Appreciation Month, Disabled American Veterans (DAV) andRecruitMilitary host the Baltimore Veterans JobFair May 23 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Dundalk Armory.This free event for veterans, military spouses, transitioning military,National Guard members and Reservists features nearly 50 employers readyto hire. Event exhibitors include Maryland State Police, Lockheed MartinCorporation, DeVry University, Department of Veteran Affairs and U.S. Customsand Border Protection.
For more information, go to success.recruitmilitary.com
Al Sharpton’s ‘cheap’ rhetoric aboutthe Jews
Al Sharptonappealed to Reform Jews for a united front in facing down anti-Semitism, racismand other forms of bias and acknowledged his role in stoking division,recounting how the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s widow reprimanded him for his“cheap” rhetoric. The civil rights activist and MSNBC host reportedly hasexpressed regrets privately to Jewish leaders for the incendiary rhetoric thathelped fuel the deadly Crown Heights riots in 1991. But the May 20 remarks atthe Religious Action Center’s Consultation on Conscience were the closest hehas come in public in acknowledging his role. The invitation earned criticismfor seeming to rehabilitate a figure at the center of a number of anti-Semiticclashes in the 1990s. After the accidental killing of a black child in Brooklynby a car driven by a member of the Lubavitcher rebbe’s entourage,African-American protesters targeted religious Jews in the Crown Heights neighborhood.
Read more: Al Sharpton admits to using ‘cheap’ rhetoric about Jews
Al Jazeerasuspends 2 journalists for video questioning Holocaust
The Al Jazeera Media Network has suspended two journalists for making a video in which they said the Holocaust is “different from how the Jews tell it.” On May 19, the Qatar-based network distanced itself from the Arabic-language video posted a day prior on AJ+, an online channel owned by the media conglomerate. The network “completely disowns the offensive content in question,” said Yaser Bishr, executive director of Al Jazeera’s digital division, according to the news network. The staff would undergo bias and sensitivity training, Bishr said in an email to employees. In the since-deleted video, reporter Muna Hawa said that the “statistics were inflated by the Zionist movement to help them establish Israel,” according to Haaretz. Hawa also said the Holocaust is “different from how the Jews tell it,” and that the Jews “exploited” the genocide to receive money from Germany. The managing director of AJ+, Dima Khatib, said the video had been produced without proper supervision and there would be a review of how content is edited.–JTA
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