Last semester, Derrick Austin was kind enough to headline (as he aptly put it) a “queer and fabulous” poetry reading for my Humanities Alliance-supported Writing Through Literature class at LaGuardia Community College. I knew it would be a highly engaging event. After all, I had seen students’ lively response to Austin’s poetry and prose as […]
The LaGuardia Mellon Humanities Scholars, supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, offers LaGuardia students opportunities to connect with art, theater, music, literature, history and culture; a better understanding of careers within the Humanities; and skills to build pathways for academic and career success. LaGuardia Mellon Humanities Scholars also receive: $1,000 stipend, divided […]
The LaGuardia Mellon Humanities Scholars will be going to MoMA PS1 on Sunday, March 5. There are currently three special exhibits at MoMA PS1, through March 5: Sascha Braunig: Shivers Projects 105: Cinthia Marcelle Mark Leckey: Containers and Their Drivers At 3:00 pm on March 5, “Sunday Sessions presents a new lecture-performance by Mark Leckey commissioned […]
The LaGuardia Mellon Humanities Scholars will be attending the upcoming performance of Passing Strange at LaGuardia Performing Arts Center on Friday, January 27, at 8:00 pm. Passing Strange An autobiography of a young African-American artist in search of himself, on an artistic journey of self-discovery through Europe. From singer-songwriter and performance artist Stew comes PASSING […]
The LaGuardia Mellon Humanities Scholars will be going to see Sorry, by Shook Ones, at the LaGuardia Performing Arts Center on Friday, January 20, at 8:00 pm. Sorry by Shook Ones A Story of Love, Hip-hop & hustle Directed by Mauricio Salgado Sorry is a multimedia theatrical experience that utilizes dance, spoken word and projection […]
