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Weaving Workshop
One-Time Events
(for ages 14 and up) Learn how to weave with natural and recycled materials.
Categories: Workshops. Venue: African Art Museum. Event Location: Workshop, Sublevel 2. Cost: Free, but space is limited; to RSVP, call 202-633-4646. Related Exhibition: Earth Matters: Land as Material and Metaphor in the Arts of Africa.
Saturday, June 1, 2013, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
For the Love of . . . Dance
One-Time Events
Howard University Dancers and Theatre Ensemble celebrates traditional and contemporary dance with a versatile exploration of various dance forms.
Categories: Performances. Venue: African Art Museum. Event Location: Pavilion (tentative). Cost: Free.
Saturday, June 1, 2013, 2:00 PM.
Africa in Reel Time: Soul Power
One-Time Events
(2008, 92 min, directed by Jeffrey Levy-Hinte) Featuring James Brown, Muhammad Ali, and Celia Cruz, the film documents the legendary 1974 music concert in Kinshasa, Zaire.
Categories: Films. Venue: African Art Museum. Event Location: Lecture Hall, Sublevel 2. Cost: Free: first come, first served.
Wednesday, June 5, 2013, 12:00 PM.
Health, Hair, and Heritage
One-Time Events
Join panelists Diana N'Diaye, Monte Harris, Karen E. Milbourne, and Gina Paige for an engaging and thoughtful conversation about contemporary hair, health, and beauty in relation to the heritage and history of Africa. Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole, museum director, gives opening remarks.
Categories: Lectures & Discussions. Venue: S. Dillon Ripley Center. Event Location: Ripley Lecture Hall, Sublevel 3. Cost: Free. Reserve your ticket at http://healthhairheritage.eventbrite.com.
Friday, June 7, 2013, 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Storytelling: Seeds of Change: Planting a Path to Peace
One-Time Events
Come listen to a 2012 Children's Africana Book Award winner about Wangari Maathai written by Jen Cullerton Johnson.
Categories: Kids & Families. Performances. Venue: African Art Museum. Event Location: Lecture Hall, Sublevel 2 (tentative). Cost: Free; first come, first served.
Saturday, June 8, 2013, 11:00 AM.
Mud Art Workshop
One-Time Events
(for ages 14 and up) Come make a gift for Father's Day using African symbols.
Categories: Kids & Families. Workshops. Venue: African Art Museum. Event Location: Workshop, Sublevel 2. Cost: Free, but space is limited; to RSVP, call 202-633-4646. Related Exhibition: Earth Matters: Land as Material and Metaphor in the Arts of Africa.
Saturday, June 8, 2013, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
Africa in Reel Time: Living the Hipline
One-Time Events
(2007) Featuring Reggie Rockstone, this film is a musical portrait of street life in urban West Africa.
Categories: Films. Venue: African Art Museum. Event Location: Lecture Hall, Sublevel 2. Cost: Free: first come, first served.
Wednesday, June 12, 2013, 12:00 PM.
Africa in Reel Time: La vie est belle
One-Time Events
(1987, French with English subtitles) Featuring Soukous music legend Papa Wemba, this film takes a look into the vibrant music scene of Kinshasa.
Categories: Films. Venue: African Art Museum. Event Location: Lecture Hall, Sublevel 2. Cost: Free: first come, first served.
Wednesday, June 19, 2013, 12:00 PM.
Africa in Reel Time: Footsteps in Africa
One-Time Events
(2008) Take a nomadic journey witnessing the colorful music of the daily life and ritualistic survival of the Saharan desert nomads of Mali.
Categories: Films. Venue: African Art Museum. Event Location: Lecture Hall, Sublevel 2. Cost: Free: first come, first served.
Wednesday, June 26, 2013, 12:00 PM.
Storytelling: Seeds of Change: Planting a Path to Peace
One-Time Events
Come listen to a 2012 Children's Africana Book Award winner about Wangari Maathai written by Jen Cullerton Johnson.
Categories: Kids & Families. Performances. Venue: African Art Museum. Event Location: Lecture Hall, Sublevel 2 (tentative). Cost: Free; first come, first served. Continues: Repeats select days June-August.
Saturday, June 29, 2013, 11:00 AM.
The Big Draw!
One-Time Events
Come learn drawing techniques and about African art, then draw in the galleries.
Categories: Kids & Families. Workshops. Venue: African Art Museum. Event Location: Workshop, Sublevel 2. Cost: Free, but space is limited; RSVP 202-633-4632. Continues: Repeats July 24.
Wednesday, July 3, 2013, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
Stories That Move Us!
One-Time Events
Storyteller and griot Diane Macklin reads The Name of the Tree: A Bantu Tale and Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain.
Categories: Kids & Families. Performances. Venue: African Art Museum. Event Location: Lecture Hall, Sublevel 2 (tentative). Cost: Free; first come, first served.
Friday, July 12, 2013, 11:00 AM.
Storytelling: Seeds of Change: Planting a Path to Peace
One-Time Events
Come listen to a 2012 Children's Africana Book Award winner about Wangari Maathai written by Jen Cullerton Johnson.
Categories: Kids & Families. Performances. Venue: African Art Museum. Event Location: Lecture Hall, Sublevel 2 (tentative). Cost: Free; first come, first served. Continues: Repeats select days June-August.
Saturday, July 13, 2013, 11:00 AM.
Storytelling: Seeds of Change: Planting a Path to Peace
One-Time Events
Come listen to a 2012 Children's Africana Book Award winner about Wangari Maathai written by Jen Cullerton Johnson.
Categories: Kids & Families. Performances. Venue: African Art Museum. Event Location: Lecture Hall, Sublevel 2 (tentative). Cost: Free; first come, first served. Continues: Repeats select days June-August.
Saturday, July 20, 2013, 11:00 AM.
The Big Draw!
One-Time Events
Come learn drawing techniques and about African art, then draw in the galleries.
Categories: Kids & Families. Workshops. Venue: African Art Museum. Event Location: Workshop, Sublevel 2. Cost: Free, but space is limited; RSVP 202-633-4632. Continues: Repeats July 24.
Wednesday, July 24, 2013, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
Stories That Move Us!
One-Time Events
Storyteller and griot Diane Macklin reads The Name of the Tree: A Bantu Tale and Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain.
Categories: Kids & Families. Performances. Venue: African Art Museum. Event Location: Lecture Hall, Sublevel 2 (tentative). Cost: Free; first come, first served.
Friday, July 26, 2013, 11:00 AM.
Stories That Move Us!
One-Time Events
Storyteller and griot Diane Macklin reads The Name of the Tree: A Bantu Tale and Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain.
Categories: Kids & Families. Performances. Venue: African Art Museum. Event Location: Lecture Hall, Sublevel 2. Cost: Free; first come, first served.
Friday, July 26, 2013, 1:00 PM.
Community Day
One-Time Events
Enjoy a day of Cirque performances, music, dance, art, and more!
Categories: Kids & Families. Performances. Venue: African Art Museum. Event Location: Lecture Hall, Sublevel 2 (tentative). Cost: Free; first come, first served.
Saturday, August 3, 2013, 12:00 PM – 4:30 PM.
Storytelling: Seeds of Change: Planting a Path to Peace
One-Time Events
Come listen to a 2012 Children's Africana Book Award winner about Wangari Maathai written by Jen Cullerton Johnson.
Categories: Kids & Families. Performances. Venue: African Art Museum. Event Location: Lecture Hall, Sublevel 2 (tentative). Cost: Free; first come, first served. Continues: Last in series.
Saturday, August 10, 2013, 11:00 AM.