BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.10//EN TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1201@meaningfulmovies.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210208T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210208T203000 DTSTAMP:20210204T200352Z URL:https://meaningfulmovies.org/events/mr-soul-screening-panel-discussion -and-community-conversation/ SUMMARY:Mr. SOUL! - Screening\, Panel Presentation & Community Conversation DESCRIPTION:Before Oprah and Arsenio\, there was “Mr. SOUL!” From 1968 to 1973\, the public television variety show SOUL! offered an unfiltered\, uncompromising celebration of Black literature\, poetry\, music\, and pol itics\, capturing a critical moment in culture whose impact continues to r esonate today. This powerful\, hopeful documentary shines a spotlight on a generation of Black artists and watching it will inspire you and make you want to dance and sing!\n\nThis event will continue to celebrate Black li terature\, poetry\, music and politics with a fabulous panel of African Am erican artists. After the film and a brief presentation by our panelists o n OVEE\, we will switch over to Zoom for a longer panel discussion and com munity conversation with the artists. We will post the link to the Zoom in the chat box after the movie and panel presentation.\nRegister at: https: //www.eventbrite.com/e/screening-panel-and-community-conversation-for-docu mentary-mr-soul-tickets-137347934369\nBelow is the schedule for this event :\n\n6:30PM – SCREENING – Join us for a virtual screening of Mr. SOUL! followed by a brief presentation by our panelists:\n\n7:30PM – PANEL PR ESENTATION\n\n7:45PM – ZOOM PANEL DISCUSSION &\; COMMUNITY CONVERSATI ON\n\nJacqueline (Jaye) Ware is a longstanding member of the African Ameri can Writers’ Alliance.  She is a Poet\, Spoken Word Artist\, and Playwr ight.  Jaye has performed at libraries\, schools\, Town Hall\, museums (i ncluding Tacoma\, Northwest African American\, and Seattle)\, art gallerie s\, bookstores (including Elliott Bay)\, and on Camano and Vashon Islands.  Her filmed\, on-location play (reading)\, can be viewed on YouTube\, Me nrva Labs\, “Madison Park Bench.”  Her filmed\, hip-hop pandemic stag e play\, “COVID Dreams” is available On Demand at  https://vimeo.com/ ondemand/pandemicplayscoviddreams.   Motto:  “Words have power\; use t hem wisely and in moderation.”\n\n \;\n\nCJ Dudley – Born and rais ed in Seattle\, Wa\, CJ Dudley is an accomplished singer\, song writer\, p oet\, author\, actor\, painter\, and clothing designer. Writing his first song at the age of 14\, he would soon come to realize his natural gift for creating melodies and witty punchlines. As he began to gain more experien ce within the highs and lows in life\, new creative avenues were birthed\, which allowed him to be able express himself through means other than jus t musi\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nAshanti Proctor – Ashanti Pro ctor is a versatile Seattle-based vocalist who stays ‘outside of the box’ by continuing to remain active within the many performing arts ge nres. Her professional performing arts experiences range from working with Walt Disney Entertainment\, singing with live show bands\, and being a  songwriter. She holds a B.A. in Music: from Bennett College for Women\, a nd she is a proud mother of two happy kids. Locally\, she has worked wit h Seattle Opera\, Village Theatre\, The 5th Avenue Theatre\, Tacoma Musi cal Playhouse\, Tacoma Little Theatre\, Centerstage Theatre\, and Inti man Theatre.\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nThis event is hosted by the Meaning ful Movies Project\, ITVS and Indie Lens. The Meaningful Movies Project su pports a network of volunteer run groups that screen social justice docume ntaries followed by facilitated conversation\, as a way to help people und erstand complex issues\, bridge divides\, build community and support peac e and justice. The Port Townsend Meaningful Movies Group has organized thi s event.\n\nAnd… Mr. SOUL! will premiere on PBS on February 22\, 2021. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://meaningfulmovies.org/wp-content/uploads/ 2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-18-at-6.19.59-PM.png CATEGORIES:Mt. Baker,Online Event,Port Townsend LOCATION:Online Event - Pacific Standard Time\, Online\, Event\, see event description for link\, United States GEO:47.21403;-120.169573 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Online\, Event\, see event description for link\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Online Ev ent - Pacific Standard Time:geo:47.21403,-120.169573 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20201101T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR