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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
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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