BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 14.4//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Pacific Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:Pacific Standard Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250301T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:Pacific Daylight Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Please join the Libraries of the Big Ten Academic Alliance in a n evening of community arts\, film\, and dance at Park &\; Market in Sa n Diego on the evening of June 28\, 7:30 - 9:30pm. The event is free and o pen to the public. Here's the flyer for the event.We will be screening a d ocumentary produced by the Community Rejuvenation Project called Alice Str eet\, an award-winning film about the creation of a four-story public art mural in the heart of downtown Oakland\, CA. The painting of the wall\, wh ich is situated at a unique intersection where Chinese and Afro-Diasporic communities face the imminent threat of displacement and gentrification\, became a rallying point for community pride and resistance. We’ll be joine d by the film’s director along with artists and performers featured in the film. \;The evening event will include:A performance by dancers and d rummers from Fua Dia Kongo\, a nonprofit cultural arts organization dedica ted to the preservation of Kongolese cultural legacies worldwideScreening of the filmA panel with the director and the lead artist of the mural  \;About the Community Rejuvenation Project: CRP has emerged as one of the most prolific mural arts organizations in the East Bay\, painting more tha n 100 murals since 2010. During that time\, CRP has consistently broken ne w ground in aerosol traditions through innovative applications of media an d collaborating with a diverse set of visual artists. Additionally\, CRP’s mural work has led it to become a “pavement to policy” organization helpi ng to develop new policy around blight mitigation and abatement strategies \, and promote holistic community development centered around public mural s\, in partnership with community organizations\, schools\, businesses\, a nd municipalities.About Fua Dia Kongo: \;Fua Dia Kongo (Fua) is a nonp rofit cultural arts organization dedicated to the preservation and promoti on of Kongolese cultural legacies worldwide. Founded in 1977\, by the late world-renowned master artist (Ta) Malonga Casquelourd\, Fua’s artmaking i s centered in the traditions of descendants of the Kongo Kingdom (modern-d ay Republic of the Congo\, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola). W ith a renewed focus on global ambassadorship\, research and cultural resto ration\, Fua Dia Kongo serves as a unifying force\, safeguarding tradition al art forms and reconnecting the descendants of the Kongo Kingdom across the globe.About the event venue: \;Park and Market (1100 Market Street in San Diego) is owned by University of California-San Diego and operated jointly with several local community arts organizations. The BTAA Librari es are pleased to hold our annual event in this mission-aligned facility a nd to offer this cultural and community-focused to all. \; \; DTEND:20240629T023000Z DTSTAMP:20260316T092506Z DTSTART:20240629T003000Z LOCATION:CA\,San Diego\,1100 Market Street SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Community Arts and Cultural Event @ ALA UID:RFCALITEM639092319064948750 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Please join the Libraries of the Big Ten Ac ademic Alliance in an evening of community arts\, film\, and dance at Park &\; Market in San Diego on the evening of June 28\, 7:30 - 9:30pm. The event is free and open to the public. Here's the flyer for the event.< /span>

We will be screening a documentary produced b y the Community Rejuvenation Project called Alice Street\, an award-winning film about the creation of a four-story public art mural in the heart of downtown Oakland\, CA. The painting of the wall\, which is situated at a u nique intersection where Chinese and Afro-Diasporic communities face the i mminent threat of displacement and gentrification\, became a rallying poin t for community pride and resistance. We’ll be joined by the film’s direct or along with artists and performers featured in the film. \;

The evening event will include:

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About the C ommunity Rejuvenation Project: CRP has emerged as one of the most prolific mural arts organizations in the East Bay\, painting more than 100 murals s ince 2010. During that time\, CRP has consistently broken new ground in ae rosol traditions through innovative applications of media and collaboratin g with a diverse set of visual artists. Additionally\, CRP’s mural work ha s led it to become a “pavement to policy” organization helping to develop new policy around blight mitigation and abatement strategies\, and promote holistic community development centered around public murals\, in partner ship with community organizations\, schools\, businesses\, and municipalit ies.

About Fua Dia Kongo: \;Fua Dia Kongo (Fua) is a nonprofit cultural arts organization dedicated to the pres ervation and promotion of Kongolese cultural legacies worldwide. Founded i n 1977\, by the late world-renowned master artist (Ta) Malonga Casquelourd \, Fua’s artmaking is centered in the traditions of descendants of the Kon go Kingdom (modern-day Republic of the Congo\, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola). With a renewed focus on global ambassadorship\, researc h and cultural restoration\, Fua Dia Kongo serve s as a unifying force\, safeguarding traditional art forms and reconnectin g the descendants of the Kongo Kingdom across the globe.

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About the event venue: \; Park and Market< /span> (1100 Market Street in San Diego) is owned by University of California-San Diego and operated jointly with several local community arts organizations. The BTAA Libraries are pleased to hold our annual even t in this mission-aligned facility and to offer this cultural and communit y-focused to all.

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