ACLU of Florida presents: "Two Americans"

Published Robbie - Tue, 05/14/2013 - 11:05am

Enter the heart of an American family living in the shadows of a state that has criminalized their existence. Walk the beat of the nation’s most recognized lawman as he stares down charges of his own.

The parents of 9-year-old Katherine Figueroa are arrested when America’s Toughest Sheriff raids a Phoenix carwash suspected of hiring illegal workers. As young Kathy fights to save her parents from deportation, a community group succeeds in pressuring the County Board to investigate Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s spending priorities. When the sheriff retaliates against his political foes, his actions spark outrage, and a federal investigation.

Runtime 93 minutes

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When:
Mon, 05/20/2013 - 7:00pm
Where: 
Civic Media Center
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$3-5 suggested donation

"Searching for Sugar Man"

Published Robbie - Mon, 05/13/2013 - 11:13am

“Searching for Sugar Man” is a Swedish-British documentary film directed by Malik Bendjelloul, which details the efforts of two Cape Town fans in the late 1990s, Stephen 'Sugar' Segerman and Craig Bartholomew Strydom, to find out whether the rumored death of American musician Sixto Rodriguez was true, and, if not, to discover what had become of him. Rodriguez's music, which never took off in the United States, had become wildly popular in South Africa, but little was known about him there.

Runtime 86 minutes.

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Mon, 05/13/2013 - 7:00pm
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Civic Media Center
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$3-5 suggested donation

May Acoustic Music Showcase with Kathleen Taylor, Cracker the Box, and Barefoot Justine

Published Robbie - Sun, 05/12/2013 - 6:28pm

Barefoot Justine combines Carter family scratch and finger-picking with gritty blues from the darker side of that music tradition.

Kathleen Taylor is a folk and country performer with a sunny and bright style and presence.

The duo Cracker the Box use homemade cigar-box guitars in a jammy blues traditional style and features Glenn Moody, formerly of Hamhock & Slide.

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When:
Sat, 05/11/2013 - 8:00pm
Where: 
The Courtyard
Cost: 
$5-10 sliding scale donations

Spring Survey for Summer Survival.

Published Robbie - Fri, 05/10/2013 - 3:29pm

Click the link below and help us plan our summer to meet the needs and wants of you, our members:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1DU0c2wfvlkxsnx6lxz3reSgxDk9hO-zLVWWz0If...

Music with cicada chell (Lars Din's new project) and Rob McGregor

Published Robbie - Mon, 05/06/2013 - 11:49am

cicada shell, a three-piece string band from Gainesville, FL, plays acoustic roots music. Song-writer Lars Din may be best known for serenading north Florida audiences with his acoustic guitar and songs like "Gossip Is The Devil's Radio" and "Floodplain, FL." Stand-up bass player Brian Turk also plays with local acts Nook and Cranny and the Wild Shiners. An accomplished song-writer -- for Dirty Fist! -- Chelsea Carnes brings a cartload of instruments to the cicada shell sound: banjo, fiddle, mandolin, and even penny whistle.

Rob McGregor played with several of the underground bands that were part of the emergence of the Gainesville, Florida music scene. He is a veteran of acts such as the Moles, the Boozers, Noise 13, Tone Unknown, Grain, and The Damn Wrights.

McGregor is also known as a recording engineer and/or producer to many emerging and legendary bands such as Hot Water Music, Whiskey and Co., Rumbleseat, Radon, As Friends Rust, Asshole Parade, Against Me!, and Grabass Charlestons. He will be playing a set of punk country rock.

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Fri, 05/10/2013 - 9:00pm
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Civic Media Center
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