Marvin X National Tour 2016
East Coast/West Coast/Dirty South
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Marvin X and Oakland City Council President, Lynette McElhaney
Oakland City Hall Black History Celebration
photo Adam Turner
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February 24, Black History, Oakland City Hall
Oakland City Hall Black History Celebration
photo Adam Turner
April 23, Memorial for Hugo "Yogi" Panell, San Quentin Six member, African American Cultural Center, San Francisco. Marvin X spoke and read.
Hugo "Yogi" Panell, San Quentin Six
May 15, 2016 New York City reading of contributors to anthology, Black Hollywood unchained, edited by Ishmael Reed, Third World Press, Chicago.
A scene from Marvin X's BAM classic Flowers for the Trashman, produced by Kim McMillon's theatre students at University of California, Merced.
Students and Marvin X in Kim McMillon's class on theatre and social activism. "My students love Marvin X!" says Professor McMillon.
May 25, University of California, Merced, Marvin X speaks in Professor Kim McMillon's theatre class on his role in the Black Arts Movement as artistic freedom fighter and playwright, author of the BAM classic Flowers for the Trashman.
May 29, Marvin X celebrates his 72nd birthday. Travels to outter space.
June 18, San Francisco Juneteenth, in the Fillmore. Marvin X and Fillmore Slim will perform "What is Love?" a poem by Marvin. At rehearsal, Fillmore answered, "Love is the Blues!" He will accompany Marvin on acoustic guitar.
Marvin X and Fillmore Slim
June 19, Berkeley Juneteenth, Marvin X autographs books, exhibits archives of the Black Arts Movement.
Berkeley Juneteenth Festival, Sunday, June 19, 2016
James Sweeney (left) and Marvin X at last year's festival. Marvin will autograph books and display his archives of the Black Arts Movement at this years event.
photo Harrison Chastan
June 25, (West Oakland Juneteenth)
July 3, San Francisco Public Library, reading of Black Hollywood unChained contributors
July 23, Oakland Black Expo, Frank Ogawa/Oscar Grant Plaza
September, 9-11 Black Arts Movement South 51st Anniversary Celebration, Dillard University, New Orleans, LA
Marvin X in previous appearance at University of Houston TX
September, University of Houston, Texas, Africana Studies, Texas Southern University and elsewhere in the Big H. TBA
September, Black Arts Movement Theatre Festival, Flight Deck Theatre, Oakland
TBA
The Black Arts Movement Business District
presents
BAM THEATRE FESTIVAL
Flight Deck Theatre
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September 2016
The plays
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The Toilet by Amiri Baraka
Flowers for the Trashman by Marvin X
A scene from Marvin X's BAM classic Flowers for the Trashman, produced by Kim McMillon's theatre students at University of California, Merced.
by Opal Palmer Adisa
produced by
Dr. Ayodele Nzinga
The Lower Bottom Playaz
September, Black Book Store, Seattle Wa, hosted by Hakim, TBA
August 1, September 30, Laney College Theatre, Oakland, Marvin X opens for Donald Lacy's Color Struck.
October, 20-23 Black Panther Party 50th Anniversary at Oakland Museum of California. Marvin X speaks/reads.
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Marvin X, poet, playwright, essayist, producer, director, actor, organizer, educator
photo Pendarvis Harshaw
To book Marvin X: jmarvinx@yahoo.com
510-200-4164
To book Marvin X: jmarvinx@yahoo.com
510-200-4164