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Miami-Dade Public Library System's Art Services and Exhibitions presents

Two New Exhibitions at the Main Library
January 11 - February 28, 2007

EQUAL RIGHTS: REGGAE AND SOCIAL CHANGE

and

TO THE BARBERSHOP

****SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 2:00 – 5:00 P.M.****
See both exhibitions at a special event featuring
HERBIE MILLER, MILLENIUM BAND, MALACHI SMITH, AND MORE

*Equal Rights: Reggae and Social Change
January 11 – February 28, 2007
Auditorium, Main Library
101 W. Flagler Street, Miami, FL
375-2665; TDD 305-375-2828

This traveling exhibition tells the story of 30 years of Jamaican art, music, and social change throughout the African Diaspora with words and amazing album cover art from landmark records by Ras Michael, Louise Bennett, The Skatalites, Bob Marley and the Wailers, Peter Tosh, and many more. Co-curated by Herbie Miller and Josh Chamberlain, and organized by Catherine Amidon and the Karl Drerup Art Gallery and Exhibitions Program at Plymouth State University.

On January 20th, from 2:00 - 5:00 p.m., get schooled in reggae consciousness, culture and history, as Herbie Miller, manager of the late reggae legend Peter Tosh, reggae historian, and co-curator of Equal Rights: Reggae and Social Change, presides over an afternoon of art, performances, and discussion, including performances by Millenium Band featuring King Arthur and dub poet Malachi Smith; and a conversation with radio host, historian, and community leader Winston Barnes; Lloyd Campbell (Producer, Joe Fraser Records); Reggae Vibes DJ Lance-O; Hal Anthony (of Millennium Band) and Malachi Smith.

*To the Barbershop: Call and Response Series #2
New work by Noelle Theard and
Works from the permanent collection by Richard Davenport
January 11 – March 20, 2007
2nd floor exhibition space, Main Library

 Author Craig Marberry writes that the black barbershop is "a world of kinetic jazz and air you could see and grownups who actually knew how to laugh…a think tank…a comedy showcase." The show started with a series of photographs by Richard Davenport from the Library's permanent collection, depicting black barbershops in Miami during the early 1980's. Miami photojournalist and documentarian Noelle Theard created a new body of work, snapping some of the same barbershops--including Liberty City's Mop City and Overtown's Green & Fort--26 years later. Together, the old and new sets of photographs convey a sense of the permanence of these neighborhood institutions—the decor and "No Profanity" signs have pretty much stayed the same--and the breakneck change of the Magic City outside.

 Main Library Hours

Monday – Wednesday, Friday, Saturday 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Thursday 9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Sunday 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. (until May 13, 2007)
Call 305.375.5048 or email [log in to unmask] for more information

 More Winter 2007 art exhibitions @ the Library –
See http://www.mdpls.org for branch library hours and more information.

A Jazz Renaissance: Images from the Permanent Collection
January 13 – March 31, 2007
North Dade Regional Branch, 2455 NW 183 Street, Miami - 305-625-6424
Multimedia jazz performance and discussion with Nicole Yarling: 7 – 8:30pm, Wednesday, February 21, 2006 

This exhibition and event is part of a new program linking together jazz history, visual art, film, live jazz music, and dance. The first installment highlights the Harlem Renaissance. Come to a special event on February 21st to see jazz and improvisation-related work from the Library's permanent collection—then see the connection between the Harlem Renaissance and contemporary hip hop come to life through live jazz, dance performance, spoken word, film clips, and animated discussion.

Down by the Riverside/Holding On to Southern Traditions
By Ms. Snovia Phillips, Big Mama Quilters and Vintage Guild, Inc., and the Girl Scout Council of Tropical Florida, Troop #1026,
of Liberty City Charter School
January 6 – March 24, 2007
South Dade Regional Branch, 10750 SW 211 Street, Miami – 305-233-8140

Quiltmaking Workshops, presented by BigMama Quilters & Vintage Guild, Inc.:
Saturday, January 27, 2007, 1:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, February 10, 2007, 1:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 10, 2007, 1:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

These popular exhibitions began as part of the Goodbread Alley Quiltfest at Culmer/Overtown Branch Library and North Dade Regional Library in the Fall of 2006, organized by Library staff together with preservationist/historian Anita Jones. Quilts embodying the rich traditions of Southern and African-American quiltmaking, created by both veteran and youth quilters from Miami, will travel to South Dade Regional Library. **For information on more community cultural workshops and exhibitions at Culmer/Overtown Library, check out the MDPLS program guide. 

The Everglades Invade the City
by Edwin Villasmil & Elba Martinez
Through February 28, 2007
West Dade Regional Library, 9445 Coral Way, Miami – 305-553-1134
Workshop: The Everglades At Your Library, Saturday, January 20, 1:30 – 3:30pm

Villasmil and Martinez are artists, environmental activists, and educators. They have created a fairytale world of line drawings, sculptural installations, and graphic-novel style storytelling that parallels Marjory Stoneman Douglas' River of Grass and recounts the natural, social, and cultural history of The Everglades.

Library and the Lens: Photographs from the Permanent Collection
Through March 31, 2007
Coral Gables Branch Library, 3443 Segovia Street, Coral Gables – 305-442-8706

This exhibition includes color and black-and-white photographs from the Library's permanent collection. Included are works by Mario Algaze, Eduardo del Valle, Mirta Gomez, Silvia Lizama, Joseph Tamargo, Roberto Machado Ortega, and C. Junquera.