A four-day festival featuring four different shows celebrating Black artists in San Diego, from poetry to photography and all that’s in between.THURSDAY, MAY 253:00 p.m.: Plaza Art Exhibit Opens6:00 p.m.: Black Lady Showcase and A Black Man’s Song presentation8:00 p.m.: Opening Night SoireeFRIDAY, MAY 262:00 p.m.: Barbeque reading presentationBy Robert O’Hara8:00 p.m.: Black Voices Black Writers reading presentationConceived and directed by Bil WrightSATURDAY, MAY 272:00 p.m.: Black Lady Showcase and A Black Man’s Song presentation7:30 p.m.: Barbeque reading presentationBy Robert O’HaraSUNDAY, MAY 282:00 p.m.: Barbeque reading presentationBy Robert O’Hara7:30 p.m.: Black Lady Showcase and A Black Man’s Song presentationAbout the productions:We are bringing back the Black Lady Showcase! Last year we had a wonderful time celebrating Black Lady Artists of San Diego. This year we're bringing it back bigger than ever and we're bringing the guys along too. We are welcoming local artists to share their art their way.Black Lady ShowcaseDirected by Carla Banu DejesusStage Manager Jessica "Miss J Hawk" HawkinsBlack Man's Song ShowcaseDirected by Jaeonni Davis CrawfordStage Manager Zane AlexanderOrganizer Durwood MurrayBarbeque centers around the O'Mallerys, a dysfunctional group of siblings who come together for a park barbeque in order to stage an emergency intervention for their sister Barbara, whose drug habit has gotten out of hand. However tehre are in fact two O'Mallery families, one white and one black. Each appear in different, yet similar scenes that juxtapose to create a dialogue about racial and family politics.Directed by Kimberly KingStage Manager Imahni KingThe San Diego Black Artist Collective presents the Black Arts Festival at The Old Globe. A four-day festival celebrating Black Actors, Playwrights, Musicians, Visual Artists and more.San Diego Black Artist Collective: Our mission is to facilitate a FOUNDATION OF SUPPORT AND RESOURCES that provides a sense of community, a safe haven, and a sanctuary for artist development. WE ARE COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING Black Artists in San Diego in producing work that is unapologetic, authentic, and healing to the Black experience across the diaspora.Related links:The Old Globe Arts Engagement on Instagram | FacebookSan Diego Black Artist Collective (BAC) on Instagram | Facebook
