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Events & Exhibits

Thank you for your interest in our Beyond the Page public programming series. Our offerings include readings, concerts, workshops, our beloved Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection series, and more, which are always free and open to everyone. 
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Upcoming Events

The Charles L. Blockson Collection Pres...

Fri, Apr 19, 2024
2:00 pm

Nicole Sealey was born in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, and raised in Apopka, Florida. She received an MFA from New York...

Clean Air and Good Jobs: U.S. Labor and...

Mon, Apr 22, 2024
2:00 pm

The labor–climate movement in the U.S. laid the groundwork for the Green New Deal by building a base within labor for ...

AI and Creativity

Tue, Apr 23, 2024
1:00 pm

In the past year, new tools relying on artificial intelligence have altered how people are able to create music, image...

Data Viz: Charts and Graphs in Excel

Wed, Apr 24, 2024
12:00 pm

Microsoft Excel is a tool used by many to track and collect data, and it also has some robust data visualization abili...

Keeping Up with the Biomedical Research

Thu, Apr 25, 2024
12:00 pm

How can you stay up to date with current biomedical literature? This 30-minute session will introduce ways to leverage...

11th Annual Robert ‘Bootsie’ Barnes Jaz...

Thu, Apr 25, 2024
2:00 pm

Celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month with the Blockson Collection in partnership with Bright Hope Baptist Church.  Each...

Electronics Faire

Fri, Apr 26, 2024
9:00 am

Please join us on April 26th, 2024 for a day dedicated to radical practices with electronics. The Electronics Faire fe...

Electronics Faire: {Almost} Free Radio ...

Fri, Apr 26, 2024
1:00 pm

{almost} Free Radio Stations, guides inexperienced participants through the simple process of hacking together a singl...

Electronics Faire: Computational Logic ...

Fri, Apr 26, 2024
1:00 pm

The miracle of electronics technology is twofold. First in the science of transduction and electrification through whi...

Electronics Faire: Analog Video Feedback

Fri, Apr 26, 2024
1:00 pm

This hands-on workshop serves as an introduction to the artform and many possible permutations of analog video feedbac...

Electronics Faire: In Space, Aliens Can...

Fri, Apr 26, 2024
2:30 pm

In this workshop, we will solder the Alien Screamer, a small, classic desktop synth developed by Ray Wilson in the 199...

Electronics Faire: Gameboy Games as Hom...

Fri, Apr 26, 2024
2:30 pm

What does a lesbian-fueled, gender-bent ROM-hacked “Link’s Awakening” have in common with an 80’s dyke zine made of cu...