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Kwanzaa 2019: Re-unity and Re-union

December 26, 2019 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Enjoy a day at the Burial Ground filled with family-friendly educational activities, spoken word, performances, and workshops observing the principles of Kwanzaa.

See day-long schedule of activities below:

11:00AM – Opening remarks, libation, prayer, and Kinara lighting

Performances
11:30AM – Performance and Drum by CUMBE
12:30PM – KUMBA Water by Siren of the Rainforest
1:30PM – Around the World Dance by FUSHA Dance
2:30PM – Spiritual and African Presentation by Uptown Dance Academy
3:30PM – Unity in the Community by Eclectic Butterfly Theatre
4:30PM – Harriet Tubman Herself by Christina Dixon

Workshops
1-3PM – Djembe
1-3PM – Beading
1-3PM – Gourd Bead

All day
Making Your African Person: REUNITY, REUNION, a sustainable craft workshop.
Exhibit “An Ancestral tribute to the Principles of Kwanzaa” by Dr. Gene Peters.
Spoken word, lectures, stepping and singing.

Details

Date:
December 26, 2019
Time:
11:00 am - 4:00 pm
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Venue

African Burial Ground
290 Broadway
New York, NY 10007
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Details

Date:
December 26, 2019
Time:
11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Event Category:
Event Tags:
, ,

Venue

African Burial Ground
290 Broadway
New York, NY 10007
+ Google Map