Live Events

Lincoln Theatre, Washington, DC ∙ February 25, 2025

Happy New Year 2025. Join us on Friday February 28, 2025 at Lincoln Theater for the Annual DC Black History Film Festival from 5pm to midnight. 134 filmmakers and scriptwriters submitted artistic expressions but only 11 were selected. Come see a special dance performaces of the Duke Ellington School of the Arts at 6:45pm and sit back at 7pm for our 5-hour Black History filmathon as we screen 12 films, representing a wide array of African American stories. From the short on James Fields one of the first students of Hampton Universityy, to the doc on the the DC Maya Angelou Schools, to the film on those who drove the Green Book across America, to the story of Paul Laurence Dunbar, to the short on How to Sue the Klan or the story on the history of the Black American vote, the 2025 line up offers a wide range remarkable stories of important people and places who have helped shape modern America.

Alvin Hall: Keynote Speaker for Of Value: 2022 National Conference

New York Athletic Club, NYC ∙ November 9, 2022

Panelist for Collectors’ Panel: Value, Social Responsibility and the Ethics of Collecting

How To Collect Art With Alvin Hall

Arlington Arts Center ∙ February 23, 2022

on Zoom

America's Promise: Reporting on America's Past, Present, and Future

June 30, 2021

Alvin joins an honest conversation about investigating and reporting on America’s past.

Brunswick, NY ∙ April 29, 2021

During the fireside webinar, Hall discussed his 10-episode podcast series, "Driving the Green Book."

February 10, 2021

Board Member of the African American History Museum Jamie Stout along with Alvin Hall and activist Janée Woods Weber talk about the Green Book and their podcast Driving the Green Book with Community Voices’ Bea Bonner.

Brooklyn, NY ∙ April 15, 2020

Alvin Hall joined The Brooklyn Rail Managing Editor Charlie Schultz in conversation about the acceptance of death, the language we use to describe the inevitable, and finding mortality in art. Alvin engaged with a live audience via Zoom.com.

Masters Series Lecture: Jonathan Calm and Alvin Hall

Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH ∙ September 5, 2019

Join journalist Alvin Hall and photographer Jonathan Calm for a discussion of their 2016 BBC Radio 4 documentary project The Green Book. Calm continues to make work related to this project, and he is included in the exhibition "Life Is a Highway: Art and American Car Culture" with photo-based works documenting Green Book sites.

Experian #CreditChat

June 12, 2019

In celebration of Father’s Day, Experian hosted a Twitter chat on old school money tips. Alvin Hall and other experts live tweeted the answers to a series of 10 qustions. View them via the #CreditChat hashtag on Twitter.

Alvin Hall—A Green Book Journey

Union College, Schenectady, NY ∙ May 2, 2019

Alvin Hall shares his knowledge and insights about the Green Book and the period of US history during which this annual guide was published by Victor Hugo Green and used by African-Americans traveling all across the country.

Learn the Real Story Behind The Green Book

All Saints' Church, Briarcliff Manor, NY ∙ April 19, 2019

Alvin shared his remarkable story and provided a glimpse of a tragic period in American history—one whose impact still haunts our country today.

Glassboro, NJ ∙ March 29, 2019

The conference brings together a unique series of expert speakers from academics and industry, including Alvin Hall, to tell their stories of bridging interdisciplinary boundaries and conquering challenges.

Broadway Housing Communities and Sugar Hill Children's Museum of Art & Storytelling

Manhattan, NY ∙ November 12, 2018

Alvin Hall emceed the 2018 gala "Community Matters: Housing + Education + Art" honoring Hillary Clinton and Margaret Anadu.