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Join us for a lively conversation with Ellen Chuse as she talks about her solo show, Dark Matter. Artists in the project space will also be on call to discuss their latest work – Joy Makon, Fred Bendheim and Shanee Epstein. The talk will be moderated by Amy Williams and questions from the audience are encouraged.

Please join 440 Gallery in welcoming the warm days of May with our monthly Sunday afternoon series Me, Myself and Eye. This month’s solo performance by bassist/composer Michael Formanek promises to be a creative matchup to the paintings by Ellen Chuse on view in the gallery. Formanek is a composer of works for jazz and classical ensembles, and he has played with jazz greats such as Stan Getz, Gerry Mulligan, Fred Hersch and Freddie Hubbard to name a few. He currently performs with Brooklyn guitarist Mary Halvorson and drummer Tomas Fujiwara and many of his recordings have earned coveted five-star raves. Michel Gentile, producer of Me, Myself and Eye, notes that as an educator, Michael Formanek teaches bass, composition and improvisation in a wide range of locations.

One Breath Rising Presents E.J. Antonio - poetry reading As a child growing up in Harlem, poet E.J. Antonio traces her ambitions to be a storyteller and jazz singer back to her love of words. E.J. was known in her family as the writer, visual artist, and the one interested in dance and theater. She began writing poetry twelve years ago to relieve stress and her work has received recognition throughout the New York region from numerous organizations and venues such as the New York Foundation for the Arts, the Harvard Club and the National Jazz Museum in Harlem. Antonio’s published work includes pieces in African Voices Literary Magazine, Black Renaissance Noire, the Mom Egg and Cave Canem Anthologies XII and XIII. Please join us the second Sunday of every month for 440 Gallery’s jazz and spoken word series curated by Darryl Alladice. Suggested donation $10.