Twelfth Annual World of Words
Poetry Festival
Black Ink Monks Performance Poetry
Fri., Mar. 30
Grimes Lounge, University Memorial Student Union
7:30 p.m.
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The Black Ink Monks |
The Black Ink Monks is a student initiated writers group
at Johnson C. Smith University founded in 1994. They are known for
their on-campus monthly Grimes Lounge poetry jams and their
appearances over the years at various slam venues in Charlotte. In
any given year, membership ranges from five to ten or more students.
In 2002, a Charlotte Observer article on their creative
activities led to an invitation to do a writing workshop for Advance
Placement students at East Mecklenburg High School in Charlotte.
In 2003, the Black Ink Monks worked in collaboration with
students at Charlotte’s Myers Park High School and The Echo
Foundation to host an open mic event to raise money for the Cities
of Asylum Project. In 2003-2004, Monks directed performance
workshops in high schools in Union County. Former Monks have gone on
to successful careers in graduate school, film production, graphic
production, web design and teaching. Return to Lyceum home page |
Lyceum Series
Fall 2006 - Spring 2007 Calendar
Click on speaker's name for more information.
Tues., Sept. 12 — Dr. Ronald Rochon
"The Wake-up Call"
Sarah Belk Gambrell Auditorium
7:30 p.m.
Thurs., Sept. 21 — William Robinson
"Diabetes - What to Know from Head to Toe"
Diabetes Year Speaker
Johnson C. Smith University Collaboration with the Carolinas
Association for Community Health Equity (CACHE)
Sarah Belk Gambrell Auditorium
7:30 p.m.
Fri., Oct. 27 — The Young Eight
"The String Ensemble"
Jane M. Smith Memorial Church
7:30 p.m.
Thurs., Nov. 9 — Ten to One
A collection of films by Cara Marisa Deleon
Movie Showing and Lecture
Sarah Belk Gambrell Auditorium
7:30 p.m.
Wed., Nov. 15 — James McLurkin
"Robotics Engineer"
Sarah Belk Gambrell Auditorium
7:30 p.m.
SPRING 2007
Wed., Jan. 24 — Eleganza
Jane M. Smith Memorial Church
7:30 p.m.
Tues., Jan. 30 — "COTO: Chocolate On The Outside"
Play by April Turner
Sarah Belk Gambrell Auditorium
7:30 p.m.
Thurs., Feb. 8 — Black History Month Presentation
Calvin Levels
Solo Actor Performance
"James Baldwin: Down from the Mountaintop"
Sarah Belk Gambrell Auditorium
7:30 p.m.
Tues., Feb. 27 — Black History Month Presentation
Eytan Uslan, Pianist and David Shadinger, Chorus
Pianist and the Gold Standard Chorus Performance
With Lecture on the Origin of Barbershop Quartets and Ragtime Music
Jane M. Smith Memorial Church
7:30 p.m.
Thurs., Mar. 8 — Dr. Robin D.G. Kelley
"Historian of Black Popular Culture"
Sarah Belk Gambrell Auditorium
7:30 p.m.
Tues., Mar. 27 — Twelfth Annual World of Words Poetry Festival
Reginald Shepherd, Poet
Lionel H. Newsome Humanities Building, Room 108: Writing Workshop
4:00 p.m.
Sarah Belk Gambrell Auditorium: Public Reading
7:30 p.m.
Thurs., Mar. 29 — Twelfth Annual World of Words Poetry Festival
Evie Shockley, Poet
Lionel H. Newsom Humanities Building, Room 108: Writing Workshop
4:00 p.m.
Sarah Belk Gambrell Auditorium: Public Reading
7:30 p.m.
Fri., Mar. 30 — Twelfth Annual World of Words Poetry Festival
Black Ink Monks
Performance Poetry
Grimes Lounge, University Memorial Student Union
7:30 p.m.
Thurs., Apr. 5 — Faculty Showcase
Bruce A. Thompson
Bass-Baritone Vocal Recital
Jane M. Smith Memorial Church
7:30 p.m.
Thurs. and Fri., Apr. 12 & 13 — JCSU Ira B. Aldridge
Drama Guild Performance
The Colored Museum by George C. Wolfe
CANCELLED
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