Pieces of Me: Music, Memory, and Club Photography

Name: Pieces of Me: Music, Memory, and Club Photography
Start: 2023-06-22T18:00:00-04:00
End: 2023-06-22T21:00:00-04:00
Location: 14th & V

Date and Time

Jun 22, 2023 6:00 pm

Location

14th & V

2021 14th St NW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20009

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Description:

PRESENTED BY Humanities DC

Join us for music and good conversation as a panel of photographers, curators and scholars explore the visual side of go-go. Complimenting the voices of the panel will be several of those who were interviewed for oral histories about go-go portraiture and photography.

Curated by Dr. Natalie Hopkinson, author of Go-Go Live and creator of Pieces of Me: Go-Go Club Photography Archival Initiative.

Panelists include:

Latoya Peterson Blacks in AI, Glow Up Games

Maleke Glee Curator + Director of Stable Arts

Thomas Sayers Ellis Photographer, author “Maverick Room”

Dr. Symone Campbell Interviewer Go-Go Portraiture Archival Project Maleke Glee, Curator and Director of Stable Arts

Mr. G aka The Godfather of Club Photography will be on hand to take portraits of those in attendance.

About the Culture Series

One-of-a-kind events exploring DC stories,

traditions and cultures with the goal of sparking conversations. A free monthly gathering, Culture Series delves into topics ranging from bicycle racing in alleyways and LGBTQIA+ oral histories, to tales of the African American Washingtonians who built the Smithsonian’s remarkable exhibits.