Classic Black Cinema: Buck and the Preacher–free with paid admission to Gantt Center

Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts+Culture

The Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts+Culture, at 551 South Tryon Street at Levine Center for the Arts, has a number of free and low-cost events coming up for the community.

Please note that the Gantt Center galleries will be closed to the public February 15, 16, and 17.

Also, please see this Groupon for 50% off admission for 2 or 4.

Some of the events that take place at the Gantt Center:

• Art After Dark (see above video!)
• Gantt After Dark
• Family First
• Classic Black Cinema

Here are some of the free and inexpensive upcoming events:

Talk About It Tuesday: The Debate Over Compensating Student Athletes
Tuesday, February 26th, 2019
6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Free

This program will explore the pros and cons of providing compensation to student athletes. Join us for a riveting conversation with members of the higher education community and former student athletes.

Panelists include Professor Umar Muhammad, Saint Augustine’s University Department of Sports Management and Dr. Charles Pinckney, Professor of Africana Studies, UNC Charlotte. The moderator is Alexys J. Taylor, former college athlete and Gantt Center Collections & Exhibitions Manager.

Family First Presented by Novant Health: Poetry In Action
Saturday, March 2nd, 2019
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Ages: 13+
$5

In collaboration with the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Community Read this in-depth workshop led by members of Guerilla Poets, participants will explore the comparison between the film The Hate U Give to the music and poetry of Tupac Shakur. What did Tupac mean by “Thug Life?” and how do perceptions influence our realities?

There will be a poetry exercise based on self-reflection and an art exercise on the dichotomy of Jean-Michel Basquiat’s abstract art (defining our individual reality).

Classic Black Cinema: Buck and the Preacher
March 10th, 2019
2 p.m.
Age 18+
Free with museum admission ($9)

(1972) At the end of the Civil War, African-American ex-soldier Buck (Sidney Poitier) is looking for places in the West where former slaves can settle. An unprincipled man, Deshay, is working with his ruthless gang of outlaws to try to stop Buck’s work and keep the people enslaved in Louisiana. When Buck meets a con man in disguise who is calling himself “The Preacher” (Harry Belafonte), the two men band together to stop Deshay and his gang.

Classic Black Cinema: For Love of Ivy
April 14th, 2019
2 p.m.
Age 18+
Free with museum admission ($9)

(1968) Jack Parks (Sidney Poitier) is a drifting gambler who runs a floating crap game from the back of a truck. Ivy Moore (Abby Lincoln) is the maid for the Austin family who is being driven crazy by her employers, in particular the mother Gena (Lauri Peters). Jack is approached by the two teenage Austin children who try to play Cupid and bring Ivy and Jack together. The two kids dearly love Ivy and hope that a romance will keep her in the family’s employment. Ivy and Jack, although from very different backgrounds, manage to hit it off and contemplate marriage in this light romantic comedy.