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Tune in to WBAI Radio in New York tomorrow morning at 7:10 am to hear OHMAR President Dave Caruso and board member/conference co-chair Erica Fugger talk about the upcoming OHMAR 2017 Annual Conference.

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Oral History in the Mid-Atlantic Region (OHMAR)

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SUNDAY, APRIL 30
10:30 A.M.–5:00 P.M.
Oral History Open House
Site visits to community partners around New York

This week, the 2017 Oral History in the Mid-Atlantic Region conference will be held on and around Columbia University's campus. The event seeks to engage with the voices, spaces, and methods that comprise urban interview projects. As a way to involve the communities and stories of New York, there will be a few opportunities to attend public programming within the conference:

The Oral History Open House offers an interactive opportunity to visit pre-existing projects, exhibitions, tours, and communities relevant to oral history practice around New York City. This programming is open and free to Oral History & The City attendees. Tickets for the full day are also available to the public on our conference website as a $10 donation to OHMAR’s new Martha Ross Prize, which seeks to recognize and support promising students of oral history.

For all site visits, sign ups ahead of time are required on the registration page of our conference website. Please wear your conference nametag or show a copy of your ticket order in order to gain entry to all Open House events. Note that there are also additional discounted ticket offers for conference attendees that must be separately paid as a purchase from the hosting organization.

**MANHATTAN **
INTREPID SEA, AIR & SPACE MUSEUM | 10:30 A.M. –11:30 AM. : Join Jessica Williams, curator of history and collections, on a tour highlighting the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum’s oral histories. The tour will focus on the exhibition City at Sea: USS Intrepid, which integrates interviews with former crew member into historic spaces.

MIDDLE WAY SANGHA | 11:30 A.M. –1:30 P.M.: In the hectic bustle of NYC, the Middle Way Sangha comes together to practice mindfulness in the Plum Village tradition of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. We practice bringing mindfulness to our breathing, walking, reading, listening, and speaking, which help foster practices of self-care and compassion for oral historians. We hope you’ll consider joining us.

ARTMAKERS | 1:00 P.M. –5:00 P.M: Curator Jane Weissman will lead a gallery and garden tour of Artmakers’ exhibition La Lucha Continua / The Struggle Continues: 1985 & 2017. The exhibition celebrates the 26 political murals from 1985 that addressed six political issues: gentrification, police brutality, immigration, feminism, and opposition to U.S. interventions in Central America and apartheid in South Africa.

**BROOKLYN**
THE FREE PORTRAIT PROJECT: CROWN HEIGHTS PORTRAIT DIASPORA | 11:00 A.M. –3:00 P.M.: Today, portrait Artist Rusty Zimmerman’s collection of oil-painted portraits and recorded oral histories of Crown Heights residents in 2016 will have their diaspora, as the 200 subjects of these paintings gather once more to collect the paintings that now belong to them. In this humble ceremony of a mandala swept away, this collection of 200 paintings will go their separate ways on this day.

BROOKLYN NAVY YARD CENTER AT BLDG 92 | 1:00 P.M. –4:30 P.M: “Brooklyn Navy Yard: Past, Present and Future” introduces the generations of people who worked, or were stationed, at the Yard, who lived in the communities surrounding it, who shaped the Yard over time and who now are creating its future. Co-led by Visitor Services Associate Shawna Claxton and Navy Yard Archivist Elizabeth McGorty, this guided exhibit tour will highlight oral histories from our collection. There is also an option for a discounted guided tour of the Yard itself via TurnstileTours that features more oral histories.

INTERSECTION | PROSPECT HEIGHTS | 3:00 P.M. –4:30 P.M: Join us for a storytelling walk to talk about neighborhood, gentrification, and the meaning of place in Brooklyn and across New York. This tour of the sites in the Intersection | Prospect Heights guidebooks, led by artist Gabrielle Bendiner-Viani, will culminate with an opportunity to tell your own stories, in partnership with Brooklyn Public Library.

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SUNDAY, APRIL 30 10:30 A.M.–5:00 P.M. Oral History Open House Site visits to community partners around New York This week, the 2017 Oral History in the Mid-Atlantic Region conference will be held on and around Columbia University's campus. The event seeks to engage with the voices, spaces, and methods that comprise urban interview projects. As a way to involve the communities and stories of New York, there will be a few opportunities to attend public programming within the conference: The Oral History Open House offers an interactive opportunity to visit pre-existing projects, exhibitions, tours, and communities relevant to oral history practice around New York City. This programming is open and free to Oral History & The City attendees. Tickets for the full day are also available to the public on our conference website as a $10 donation to OHMAR’s new Martha Ross Prize, which seeks to recognize and support promising students of oral history. For all site visits, sign ups ahead of time are required on the registration page of our conference website. Please wear your conference nametag or show a copy of your ticket order in order to gain entry to all Open House events. Note that there are also additional discounted ticket offers for conference attendees that must be separately paid as a purchase from the hosting organization. **MANHATTAN ** INTREPID SEA, AIR & SPACE MUSEUM | 10:30 A.M. –11:30 AM. : Join Jessica Williams, curator of history and collections, on a tour highlighting the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum’s oral histories. The tour will focus on the exhibition City at Sea: USS Intrepid, which integrates interviews with former crew member into historic spaces. MIDDLE WAY SANGHA | 11:30 A.M. –1:30 P.M.: In the hectic bustle of NYC, the Middle Way Sangha comes together to practice mindfulness in the Plum Village tradition of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. We practice bringing mindfulness to our breathing, walking, reading, listening, and speaking, which help foster practices of self-care and compassion for oral historians. We hope you’ll consider joining us. ARTMAKERS | 1:00 P.M. –5:00 P.M: Curator Jane Weissman will lead a gallery and garden tour of Artmakers’ exhibition La Lucha Continua / The Struggle Continues: 1985 & 2017. The exhibition celebrates the 26 political murals from 1985 that addressed six political issues: gentrification, police brutality, immigration, feminism, and opposition to U.S. interventions in Central America and apartheid in South Africa. **BROOKLYN** THE FREE PORTRAIT PROJECT: CROWN HEIGHTS PORTRAIT DIASPORA | 11:00 A.M. –3:00 P.M.: Today, portrait Artist Rusty Zimmerman’s collection of oil-painted portraits and recorded oral histories of Crown Heights residents in 2016 will have their diaspora, as the 200 subjects of these paintings gather once more to collect the paintings that now belong to them. In this humble ceremony of a mandala swept away, this collection of 200 paintings will go their separate ways on this day. BROOKLYN NAVY YARD CENTER AT BLDG 92 | 1:00 P.M. –4:30 P.M: “Brooklyn Navy Yard: Past, Present and Future” introduces the generations of people who worked, or were stationed, at the Yard, who lived in the communities surrounding it, who shaped the Yard over time and who now are creating its future. Co-led by Visitor Services Associate Shawna Claxton and Navy Yard Archivist Elizabeth McGorty, this guided exhibit tour will highlight oral histories from our collection. There is also an option for a discounted guided tour of the Yard itself via TurnstileTours that features more oral histories. INTERSECTION | PROSPECT HEIGHTS | 3:00 P.M. –4:30 P.M: Join us for a storytelling walk to talk about neighborhood, gentrification, and the meaning of place in Brooklyn and across New York. This tour of the sites in the Intersection | Prospect Heights guidebooks, led by artist Gabrielle Bendiner-Viani, will culminate with an opportunity to tell your own stories, in partnership with Brooklyn Public Library. www.oralhistoryandthecity.org/sunday-april-30-2017 www.oralhistoryandthecity.org/registration [Photo courtesy of Gabrielle Bendiner-Viani]

Apr. 30 | Oral History & The City: Oral History Open House

Apr 30, 8:00am

SUNDAY, APRIL 30 10:30 A.M.–5:00 P.M. Oral History Open House Site visits to community partners around New York This week, the 2017 Oral History in the Mid-Atlantic Region conference will be held on and around Columbia University's campus. The event seeks to engage with the voices, spaces, and methods that comprise urban interview projects. As a way to involve the communities and stories of New York, there will be a few opportunities to attend public programming within the conference: The Oral History Open House offers an interactive opportunity to visit pre-existing projects, exhibitions, tours, and communities relevant to oral history practice around New York City. This programming is open and free to Oral History & The City attendees. Tickets for the full day are also available to the public on our conference website as a $10 donation to OHMAR’s new Martha Ross Prize, which seeks to recognize and support promising students of oral history. For all site visits, sign ups ahead of time are required on the registration page of our conference website. Please wear your conference nametag or show a copy of your ticket order in order to gain entry to all Open House events. Note that there are also additional discounted ticket offers for conference attendees that must be separately paid as a purchase from the hosting organization. **MANHATTAN ** INTREPID SEA, AIR & SPACE MUSEUM | 10:30 A.M. –11:30 AM. : Join Jessica Williams, curator of history and collections, on a tour highlighting the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum’s oral histories. The tour will focus on the exhibition City at Sea: USS Intrepid, which integrates interviews with former crew member into historic spaces. MIDDLE WAY SANGHA | 11:30 A.M. –1:30 P.M.: In the hectic bustle of NYC, the Middle Way Sangha comes together to practice mindfulness in the Plum Village tradition of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. We practice bringing mindfulness to our breathing, walking, reading, listening, and speaking, which help foster practices of self-care and compassion for oral historians. We hope you’ll consider joining us. ARTMAKERS | 1:00 P.M. –5:00 P.M: Curator Jane Weissman will lead a gallery and garden tour of Artmakers’ exhibition La Lucha Continua / The Struggle Continues: 1985 & 2017. The exhibition celebrates the 26 political murals from 1985 that addressed six political issues: gentrification, police brutality, immigration, feminism, and opposition to U.S. interventions in Central America and apartheid in South Africa. **BROOKLYN** THE FREE PORTRAIT PROJECT: CROWN HEIGHTS PORTRAIT DIASPORA | 11:00 A.M. –3:00 P.M.: Today, portrait Artist Rusty Zimmerman’s collection of oil-painted portraits and recorded oral histories of Crown Heights residents in 2016 will have their diaspora, as the 200 subjects of these paintings gather once more to collect the paintings that now belong to them. In this humble ceremony of a mandala swept away, this collection of 200 paintings will go their separate ways on this day. BROOKLYN NAVY YARD CENTER AT BLDG 92 | 1:00 P.M. –4:30 P.M: “Brooklyn Navy Yard: Past, Present and Future” introduces the generations of people who worked, or were stationed, at the Yard, who lived in the communities surrounding it, who shaped the Yard over time and who now are creating its future. Co-led by Visitor Services Associate Shawna Claxton and Navy Yard Archivist Elizabeth McGorty, this guided exhibit tour will highlight oral histories from our collection. There is also an option for a discounted guided tour of the Yard itself via TurnstileTours that features more oral histories. INTERSECTION | PROSPECT HEIGHTS | 3:00 P.M. –4:30 P.M: Join us for a storytelling walk to talk about neighborhood, gentrification, and the meaning of place in Brooklyn and across New York. This tour of the sites in the Intersection | Prospect Heights guidebooks, led by artist Gabrielle Bendiner-Viani, will culminate with an opportunity to tell your own stories, in partnership with Brooklyn Public Library. www.oralhistoryandthecity.org/sunday-april-30-2017 www.oralhistoryandthecity.org/registration [Photo courtesy of Gabrielle Bendiner-Viani]

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FRIDAY, APRIL 28
7:00 P.M. – 9:00 P.M.
The Martha Ross Prize Rent Party
James Chapel | Union Theological Seminary

This week, the 2017 Oral History in the Mid-Atlantic Region conference will be held on and around Columbia University's campus. The event seeks to engage with the voices, spaces, and methods that comprise urban interview projects. As a way to involve the communities and stories of New York, there will be a few opportunities to attend public programming within the conference:

The Martha Ross Prize Rent Party serves as a citywide community showcase for projects and practitioners working on the frontiers of storytelling and advocacy. Rent parties first arose in neighboring Harlem in the 1920s as a vibrant community gathering of jazz and blues and as a means of sustenance and support.

We seek to honor this tradition by engaging local musicians and raising funds for a new oral history student scholarship as our collective way of “paying rent” to our cities—by creating a future that acknowledges and strengthens an emerging generation of compassionate, engaged, and intersectional listeners.

With participants ranging from BET Award nominee Gospel and blues singers to radical grassroots oral history groups, The Martha Ross Prize Rent Party will be an event for an interchange of ideas and the cultivation of collaboration in our growing field.

This programming is open and free to Oral History & The City attendees. Tickets for the evening are also available to the public on our conferenece website as a $10 donation towards OHMAR’s new Martha Ross Prize, which seeks to recognize and support promising students of oral history. Refreshments are generously contributed by Brooklyn Brewery.

Featuring performances by Gary Samuels & The Continentals and Judith Sloan of Earsay, oral history exhibitors and interactive installations, a public interview conducted by conference co-chair Cameron Vanderscoff, raffles with charitable donations totaling $2000+, and more.

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FRIDAY, APRIL 28 7:00 P.M. – 9:00 P.M. The Martha Ross Prize Rent Party James Chapel | Union Theological Seminary This week, the 2017 Oral History in the Mid-Atlantic Region conference will be held on and around Columbia University's campus. The event seeks to engage with the voices, spaces, and methods that comprise urban interview projects. As a way to involve the communities and stories of New York, there will be a few opportunities to attend public programming within the conference: The Martha Ross Prize Rent Party serves as a citywide community showcase for projects and practitioners working on the frontiers of storytelling and advocacy. Rent parties first arose in neighboring Harlem in the 1920s as a vibrant community gathering of jazz and blues and as a means of sustenance and support. We seek to honor this tradition by engaging local musicians and raising funds for a new oral history student scholarship as our collective way of “paying rent” to our cities—by creating a future that acknowledges and strengthens an emerging generation of compassionate, engaged, and intersectional listeners. With participants ranging from BET Award nominee Gospel and blues singers to radical grassroots oral history groups, The Martha Ross Prize Rent Party will be an event for an interchange of ideas and the cultivation of collaboration in our growing field. This programming is open and free to Oral History & The City attendees. Tickets for the evening are also available to the public on our conferenece website as a $10 donation towards OHMAR’s new Martha Ross Prize, which seeks to recognize and support promising students of oral history. Refreshments are generously contributed by Brooklyn Brewery. Featuring performances by Gary Samuels & The Continentals and Judith Sloan of Earsay, oral history exhibitors and interactive installations, a public interview conducted by conference co-chair Cameron Vanderscoff, raffles with charitable donations totaling $2000+, and more. www.oralhistoryandthecity.org/friday-rent-party [Photo courtesy of Kenchakaj Kengkarnka]

Apr. 28 | Oral History & The City: Martha Ross Rent Party

Apr 28, 7:00pm

Union Theological Seminary

FRIDAY, APRIL 28 7:00 P.M. – 9:00 P.M. The Martha Ross Prize Rent Party James Chapel | Union Theological Seminary This week, the 2017 Oral History in the Mid-Atlantic Region conference will be held on and around Columbia University's campus. The event seeks to engage with the voices, spaces, and methods that comprise urban interview projects. As a way to involve the communities and stories of New York, there will be a few opportunities to attend public programming within the conference: The Martha Ross Prize Rent Party serves as a citywide community showcase for projects and practitioners working on the frontiers of storytelling and advocacy. Rent parties first arose in neighboring Harlem in the 1920s as a vibrant community gathering of jazz and blues and as a means of sustenance and support. We seek to honor this tradition by engaging local musicians and raising funds for a new oral history student scholarship as our collective way of “paying rent” to our cities—by creating a future that acknowledges and strengthens an emerging generation of compassionate, engaged, and intersectional listeners. With participants ranging from BET Award nominee Gospel and blues singers to radical grassroots oral history groups, The Martha Ross Prize Rent Party will be an event for an interchange of ideas and the cultivation of collaboration in our growing field. This programming is open and free to Oral History & The City attendees. Tickets for the evening are also available to the public on our conferenece website as a $10 donation towards OHMAR’s new Martha Ross Prize, which seeks to recognize and support promising students of oral history. Refreshments are generously contributed by Brooklyn Brewery. Featuring performances by Gary Samuels & The Continentals and Judith Sloan of Earsay, oral history exhibitors and interactive installations, a public interview conducted by conference co-chair Cameron Vanderscoff, raffles with charitable donations totaling $2000+, and more. www.oralhistoryandthecity.org/friday-rent-party [Photo courtesy of Kenchakaj Kengkarnka]

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