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["Love and Nappiness Revue" live performance] captions transcript

["Love and Nappiness Revue" live performance]

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the "Love and Nappiness Revue" over the weekend of June 15-16th, 2001 at the Clarence Muse Café Theatre. The footage shows various short performances all centered on the topic of promoting a positive image of the African American cultural heritage. All the skits focus on the rituals of beauty and the stories that are told as a result of the process of keeping one's hair.
Date: June 16, 2001
Creator: A Nappy Hair Affair
System: The UNT Digital Library
["Wild Women Blues", live at the Mogador] captions transcript

["Wild Women Blues", live at the Mogador]

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a performance of "Wild Women Blues" in Paris in 2001/2002. The footage shows the blues and jazz singers giving a lively performance accompanied by a jazz ensemble. The tape is edited to be from multiple camera angles.
Date: 2001/2002
Creator: AIS Produtcion
System: The UNT Digital Library
John Abercrombie, Jazz Lecture Series, March 5, 2002 captions transcript

John Abercrombie, Jazz Lecture Series, March 5, 2002

Performances recorded the Recital Hall of the UNT Music Building.
Date: March 5, 2002
Creator: Abercrombie, John
System: The UNT Digital Library
[1st Naomi Bruton arts scholarship award winner] captions transcript

[1st Naomi Bruton arts scholarship award winner]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded following "Talking Funny With Hot Blues & Jazz" Saturday's performance. The footage shows the awarding of the 1st Naomi Burton Arts Scholarship. Performer Cece Antoinette is Naomi Brutons daughter.
Date: April 7, 2001
Creator: Antoinette, Cece; Kemp, Emme & King, Curtis
System: The UNT Digital Library
[3rd annual Sankofa Café Bash "Spoken Word "Til Midnight"] captions transcript

[3rd annual Sankofa Café Bash "Spoken Word "Til Midnight"]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the conclusion of the 3rd annual Sankofa Café Bash "Spoken Word "Til Midnight" literary voices series performance. The spoken word event featured Ordained in Lyrics, Surreal Thought Universe and musical group Common Folk Band.
Date: June 20, 2003
Creator: Artist's One Project; King, Curtis & Spencer, Camika
System: The UNT Digital Library
["Just Hold On" by Jeff Aycock music video] captions transcript

["Just Hold On" by Jeff Aycock music video]

Video footage provided by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a music video for saxophonist Jeff Aycock for his song "Just Hold On". The footage is low quality but portrays Aycock sensually playing his saxophone between two settings. One of the sources has him in front of drums and the other with two female backup dancers.
Date: 2005
Creator: Aycock, Jeff & Bridgewater, Jeff
System: The UNT Digital Library
["Heart of Jazz" 2007 concert video, part 1] captions transcript

["Heart of Jazz" 2007 concert video, part 1]

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their "Heart of Jazz" concert held on Valentines' day weekend of 2007. The footage beings mid-performance. The footage covers sets I to III of Lonnie Liston Smith, and Bobbie Humphrey, Jon Lucien respectively.
Date: February 17, 2007
Creator: Ayers, Roy; Smith, Lonnie Liston; Humphrey, Bobbi & Lucien, Jon
System: The UNT Digital Library
["Heart of Jazz" 2007 concert video, part 2] captions transcript

["Heart of Jazz" 2007 concert video, part 2]

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their "Heart of Jazz" concert held on Valentines' day weekend of 2007. The footage beings mid-performance with Ray Gaskins speaking before he plays set IV on the keyboard. The footage covers sets IV to VII of Jean Carne, Roy Avers, and Wayne Henderson respectively.
Date: February 17, 2007
Creator: Ayers, Roy; Smith, Lonnie Liston; Humphrey, Bobbi; Lucien, Jon; Gaskins, Ray; Carne, Jean et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
["Heart of Jazz" 2007 concert video, part 3] captions transcript

["Heart of Jazz" 2007 concert video, part 3]

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their "Heart of Jazz" concert held on Valentines' day weekend of 2007. The footage beings mid-performance and shows the finale of the concert with all musicians playing together on stage. The concert ends around the 11:00 minute mark with the audience standing and applauding. Curtis King gives a send-off speech.
Date: February 17, 2007
Creator: Ayers, Roy; Smith, Lonnie Liston; Humphrey, Bobbi; Lucien, Jon; Gaskins, Ray; Carne, Jean et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Dress performance series "Obituary" starring Akin Babatunde] captions transcript

[Dress performance series "Obituary" starring Akin Babatunde]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the Dress Performance Theatre Series play "Obituary" starring Akin Babatunde on November 7th, 2008 at the Clarence Muse Café Theatre. The footage shows Babatunde starring in a one man comedy on the topic of black funerals and their traditions in different communities
Date: November 7, 2008
Creator: Babtunde, Akin
System: The UNT Digital Library
["Before the Second Set: A Visit with Satchmo", tape 1 of 2] captions transcript

["Before the Second Set: A Visit with Satchmo", tape 1 of 2]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during "Before the Second Set: A Visit with Satchmo" with actor Akin Babatunde held on May 16th, 2003 at the Clarence Muse Café Theatre. The footage shows Babatunde performing the full play and ends on the first round of applause.
Date: May 16, 2003
Creator: Babtunde, Akin; Babtunde, Obba & King, Curtis
System: The UNT Digital Library
["Before the Second Set: A Visit with Satchmo" tape 2 of 2] captions transcript

["Before the Second Set: A Visit with Satchmo" tape 2 of 2]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during "Before the Second Set: A Visit with Satchmo" with actor Akin Babatunde held on May 16th, 2003 at the Clarence Muse Café Theatre. The footage shows Babatunde coming back on stage to applause followed by the closing remarks for the performance given by Curtis King.
Date: May 16, 2003
Creator: Babtunde, Akin; Babtunde, Obba & King, Curtis
System: The UNT Digital Library
["My Cup Runneth Over: The Works of Banks B. Banks" gallery reception] captions transcript

["My Cup Runneth Over: The Works of Banks B. Banks" gallery reception]

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the art exhibition during "My Cup Runneth Over" event in July of 2004. The VHS footage shows video of the sculptural and metalwork artwork of artist Banks B. Banks showcased throughout the James E. Kemp Gallery.
Date: July 2004
Creator: Banks, Banks B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Arthello Beck and Frank Frazier retrospective exhibition walkthrough] captions transcript

[Arthello Beck and Frank Frazier retrospective exhibition walkthrough]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during "Artists From Two Different Worlds: A Retrospective Look at the Works of Arthello Beck and Frank Frazier" held as the fall exhibition in the James E. Kemp Gallery in 2004. The footage shows a walkthrough of the gallery space beginning with a painting identified with the number 7 and continues to show close-ups and large pans of the space and fine art.
Date: September 2004
Creator: Beck, Arthello & Frazier, Frank
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Comedy night at the Muse featuring Howie Bell] captions transcript

[Comedy night at the Muse featuring Howie Bell]

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during comedian Howie Bell's live comedy performance at the Clarence Muse Café Theater over the weekend of October 17-18th, 2008. The footage shows Curtis King speaking to the crowd to open the show followed by Bell coming on stage. The routine focuses on the topics of weed, self-care and the black male experience.
Date: October 18, 2008
Creator: Bell, Howie & King, Curtis
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Elizabeth Real, August 16, 2000 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Elizabeth Real, August 16, 2000

Interview with Elizabeth Real, a professional singer form Kerrville, Texas. The interview includes her involvement in music and theater in Kerrville, as well as the operations of her husband's ranch.
Date: August 16, 2000
Creator: Bethel, Ann & Real, Elizabeth
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Rena Stone Sherman, September 15, 2000 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Rena Stone Sherman, September 15, 2000

Interview with Rena Stone Sherman, former president of the Kerr County Historical Commission.The interview includes her stories of growing up in Kerr County, Texas, and the early projects of the Historical Commission.
Date: September 15, 2000
Creator: Bethel, Ann & Sherman, Rena Stone
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Bill Dickey, October 12, 2000 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Bill Dickey, October 12, 2000

Interview with Bill Dickey, a fiddler from Kerrville, Texas. The interview includes his stories of growing up on a ranch, and his life of entertaining people with his fiddle.
Date: October 12, 2000
Creator: Bethel, Ann; Dickey, Bill & Snodgrass, Clarabelle
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Louis Heimann, Jr., August 3, 2000 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Louis Heimann, Jr., August 3, 2000

Interview with Louis Heimann, Jr., a bus driver from Kerrville, Texas. The interview includes his stories of working for the Kerrville Bus Company for over 40 years.
Date: August 3, 2000
Creator: Bethel, Ann; Heimann, Louis, Jr. & Snodgrass, Clarabelle
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with George Allen and Mary Virginia Stevens Holekamp, September 27, 2000 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with George Allen and Mary Virginia Stevens Holekamp, September 27, 2000

Interview with George Allen and Mary Virginia Stevens Holekamp, a couple from Kerrville, Texas. The interview includes their stories of both the Holekamp and Stevens families, as well as the couple's ranching and community activities.
Date: September 27, 2000
Creator: Bethel, Ann; Holekamp, George Allen; Holekamp, Mary Virginia Stevens & Snodgrass, Clarabelle
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Elaine Crider Hurt, November 1, 2000 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Elaine Crider Hurt, November 1, 2000

Interview with Elaine Crider Hunt from Kerr County, Texas. The interview includes her stories of the origins of Crider's Rodeo and Dancehall in Hunt, Texas, and an annual summertime rodeo and dance that continues weekly.
Date: November 1, 2000
Creator: Bethel, Ann; Hurt, Elaine Crider & Snodgrass, Clarabelle
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Robert and Dalene Comparette Reagan, August 28, 2001 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Robert and Dalene Comparette Reagan, August 28, 2001

Interview with Robert and Dalene Comparette Reagan from Kerrville, Texas. The interview includes their stories of growing up in Kerrville, and Dalene's grandfather who started the Kerrville Telephone Company.
Date: August 28, 2001
Creator: Bethel, Ann; Reagan, Robert & Snodgrass, Clarabelle
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Aime Frank Real, August 16, 2000 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Aime Frank Real, August 16, 2000

Interview with Aime Frank Real, a rancher from Kerrville, Texas. The interview includes his stories of his family's ranching history as well as modern ranching.
Date: August 16, 2000
Creator: Bethel, Ann; Real, Aime Frank & Snodgrass, Clarabelle
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with J. M. Auld, Jr., February 26, 2001 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with J. M. Auld, Jr., February 26, 2001

Interview with J. M. Auld, Jr., a rancher from Kerrville, Texas. The interview includes his stories of his grandparents and the stories he heard from them, as well as his own stories of life as a rancher.
Date: February 26, 2001
Creator: Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle & Auld, J. M., Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History