Manhattan’s 92Y Tribeca is hosting a slew of events this month that feature talented women from various fields of entertainment. Visit 92YTribeca.org for details on each event and to grab your tickets!
Wednesday, April 14, 7:00 p.m., $15
Staged screenplay reading: THE MOST FAMOUS WOMAN IN THE WORLD
Sponsored by NewFest, the New York LGBT Film Festival. Part of NewFest’s Screenplay Competition & Reading Series.
Thursday, April 15, 7:30 p.m., $12
Film screening and discussion: THE LINE
Director Nancy Schwartzman’s film abuot her sexual assault. With Nancy Schwartzman, Michelle J. Anderson (Dean and Professor of Law at CUNY School of Law), Neil Irvin (Men Can Stop Rape). Moderated by Judith Helfand (Co-Founder of Working Films & Chicken and Egg Pictures).
Wednesday, April 21, 7:00 p.m., $12
Talk: YOUNG WOMEN, FEMINISM, AND THE FUTURE: THIRD WAVERS THEN AND NOW
Jennifer Baumgardner (Look Both Ways: Bisexual Politics, Abortion and Life), Amy Richards (co-founder, Third Wave Foundation), Veronica Chambers (Miss Black America, Kickboxing Geishas: How Modern Japanese Women are Changing the Nation), Allison Wolfe (Bratmobile) and Debbie Stoller (Editor-in-Chief, BUST Magazine).
Wednesday, April 28, 8:00 p.m., $12
Screening and performances: THE RISE AND FALL OF NINA SIMONE: MONTREUX, 1976
Screening of Simone’s filmed 1976 Montreux Jazz Festival performance, games, historical re-enactments, music, and a tribute performance by Joe’s Pub cabaret idol Roslyn Hart (The Shells Show).
