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XXIV/VII AFRICA with AFI SILVER THEATRE Presents: AFRICAN FILM SHOWCASE: Hooray for Nollywood! (Nigerian Films). For the First Time in an American Theatre! Every Saturday @ 5 pm, FEBRUARY 5th - 26th, 2005. AFI SILVER THEATRE, 8633 Colesville Road (between Georgia Avenue and Fenton Street). Silver Spring, MD. (Silver Spring Metro) Phone: 301.495.6720.


Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of African Art    Calendar of Events

National Museum of Natural History - Calendar of Events


Affrica Art Gallery

Kunta Kinte - Alex Haley Memorial

Moorland-Spingarn Research Center

Northampton Plantation Slave Quarters

Try African Yoga

Zawadi Gallery


ARIZTOS Magazine

EM-PATH Magazine


Ongoing Events

 

Sundays - February 6, 13, 20, 27. 9:00-10:00 PM

AFRICA MEETS AFRICA (AMA). WPFW 89.3 FM - Pacifica Radio, Washington, DC. A new progressive weekly radio magazine showcasing the continent of Africa and the Diaspora. Visit: www.angeliqueshofar.com and www.wpfw.org or call 202-588-0999 ext 360 or 202-270-1688 for more info. Listen by web stream at http://www.wpfw.org or short-wave radio.


Wednesdays, 10pm-2am

Open Mike Poetry Night. Harambe African Cafe. 1771 U St. NW, Washington, DC. 202-332-6435


Thursdays - February 3, 10, 17, 24.  8-9pm

"On Africa" - WHUT-TV - TV32 - TV SCHEDULES


Fridays & Saturdays
International Caribbean African Nite. Kili's Kafé & Lounge. 2009 8th St. NW, Washington, DC 20009


Saturdays

International Saturdays. IZORA Restaurant & Nite Club, 1115 East West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20906


Starts Friday, January 7

Hotel Rwanda. Bethesda Row Cinema. 7235 Woodmont Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814-2951. (301) 652-7273

HOTEL RWANDA at the AFI SILVER THEATRE


 

Saturday, February 5, 2005. 2 p.m.
FILM: The Language You Cry In.
National Museum of African Art, Lecture Hall, Sublevel 2. Shows how African Americans have retained powerful links to their African past despite the horrors of the Middle Passage and the long years of slavery and segregation.


Saturday, February 5, 2005. 5:00pm

BEHIND CLOSED DOORS (Nigerian Film). World Premiere. Reception Event after the film @ 7pm. Meet & Greet with Directors and Cast Members. (3 More Saturdays; 3 Popular Nigerian Films -- see below). AFI SILVER THEATRE, 8633 Colesville Road (between Georgia Avenue and Fenton Street). Silver Spring, MD. (Silver Spring Metro) Phone: 301.495.6720.


Tuesday, February 8, 2005. 6 p.m.

Friends of Sironka African Dance Troupe. Millennium Stage - The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The Friends of Sironka African Dance Troupe honors the rich history of the Maasai people, exploring such themes as motherhood, rites of passage, and becoming a warrior.


Tuesday, February 8, 2005. 8 p.m.

Habib Koite & Bamada. This socially conscious musician has been hailed as the future of Malian music. The Barns at Wolf Trap.


Wednesday, February 9, 2005. 6 p.m.

Anansegromma. Millennium Stage - The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Native Ghanaians use dance, song and storytelling to celebrate West African culture.


Thursday, February 10, 2005. 10am and 11:30am.

Songs of Our People ...Maasai. S. Dillon Ripley Center - Smithsonian Institution. The Smithsonian Associates. The Friends of Sironka African Dance Troupe brings the dances, chanting, and jumping contests of the East African Maasai people to the Smithsonian as part of a rare international tour.


Friday, February 11, 2005. 7 PM to 11 PM

afrikafe Networking - New Year Welcome Party. Comedian & Live Band Performance.


February 11-13, 2005

Balafon West African Dance Ensemble. Kennedy Center Imagination Celebration Series. The Washington area-based dance ensemble delights with its celebration of traditional West African music and dance.


Saturday, February 12, 2005. 2 p.m.
PUBLIC DISCUSSION: Reading Meaning into TEXTures: Word and Symbol in Contemporary African Art. National Museum of African Art, Lecture Hall, Sublevel 2


Saturday, February 12, 2005. 5:00pm

THUNDERBOLT (Nigerian Film). XXIV/VII AFRICA with AFI SILVER THEATRE. AFI SILVER THEATRE, 8633 Colesville Road (between Georgia Avenue and Fenton Street). Silver Spring, MD. (Silver Spring Metro) Phone: 301.495.6720.


Saturday, February 12, 2005. 6 p.m.

Cheick Hamala Diabate. Millennium Stage - The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. A master of the stringed lute, the musician celebrates Mali's oral history.


Tuesday, February 15, 2005. 7 p.m.
FILM: Bab el-Oued City.
National Museum of African Art, Lecture Hall, Sublevel 2. Merzak Allouache’s award-winning drama is set in the working-class Bab el-Oued district of Algiers, where young Abdou works as a baker.


Wednesday, February 16, 2005. 7:30pm

The Miracle of the Okavango. Photography. Southern Africa's Okavango River feeds one of the largest inland deltas on Earth. The Grosvenor Auditorium, National Geographic Society


Saturday, February 19, 2005. 2 p.m.
PUBLIC DISCUSSION: TEXTures: Word and Symbol in Contemporary African Art. Exhibition tour.
National Museum of African Art, Information Desk, Pavilion


Saturday, February 19, 2005. 5:00pm

OSUOFIA IN LONDON (Nigerian Film). XXIV/VII AFRICA with AFI SILVER THEATRE. AFI SILVER THEATRE, 8633 Colesville Road (between Georgia Avenue and Fenton Street). Silver Spring, MD. (Silver Spring Metro) Phone: 301.495.6720.


Saturday, February 19, 2005 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM

A Pre-Release Viewing of West African Director and Producer, Gerald K. Barclay’s Documentary on Liberia, The Love of Liberty. LONG BRANCH COMMUNITY CENTER, 8700 Piney Branch Road, Silver Spring, Maryland 20901; 301.431.5702. http://www.kendejah.com/  or www.tlcafrica.com/Love_of_liberty.htm


Thursday, February 24, 2005. 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Young Professionals Workgroup - Networking Happy Hour. Society for International Development.


Friday, February 25, 2005. 6:30pm-9:00pm

Young African Professionals Network - Networking Event


Saturday, February 26, 2005. 10:30 a.m.

LET’S READ: To Be a Drum. National Museum of African Art, Lecture Hall, Sublevel 2. Ages 4 to 8


Saturday, February 26, 2005. 10:30 a.m.

Stories and Music from Africa. George Mason Regional Library, 7001 Little River Turnpike, Annandale, VA


Saturday, February 26, 2005. 5:00pm

THE LONDON BOY (Nigerian Film). XXIV/VII AFRICA with AFI SILVER THEATRE. AFI SILVER THEATRE, 8633 Colesville Road (between Georgia Avenue and Fenton Street). Silver Spring, MD. (Silver Spring Metro) Phone: 301.495.6720.

 


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