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African-American film series slatedALBANY — Three recent short films by African-American filmmakers will be featured Saturday and Sunday at the New York State Museum..The program, which starts at 2:30 p.m. each day, runs continuously for 90 minutes.Admission is $3 per person. Museum members pay $2.Organized by critic and writer Coco Fusco for the Gallery Association of New York State, the series explores the voices and visions of black culture.Featured in “Contemporary African-American Filmmakers’* are:• “Hairpiece: A Film for Nappyheaded People, by Ayoka Chenzira, uses drawings and photographs to explore black Americans’ attitudes about hair;• “Illusions,” the first in a series of films exploring black women’s lives during different historical periods, is a production by Julie Dashlooking at the contrast between society’s view of black women and black women's view of their own identity; and• “Tongues Untied,” by Emmy award-winning filmmaker and journalism professor Marlon Riggs, confronts the issues of racism, homophobia and black male gay culture. Aired on the public television documentary series “P.O.V.,” the film is winner of the best video at the New York Documentary Film Festival. The film was also voted best documentary at the Berlin International Film Festival, and best independent-experimental work by the Los Angeles Film Critics. Riggs previously won an Emmy for his film, “Ethnic Notions,” about black stereotypes, shown on PBS in 1989.“Tongues Untied” is recommended for adults only.Quilting classes at Hubbard HallCAMBRIDGE — Hubbard Hall will offer a series of quilting work-
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