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JUNE 2004
Kunta Kinte - Alex Haley
Memorial
Moorland-Spingarn Research
Center
Northampton Plantation Slave
Quarters
National Museum
of African Art - Smithsonian
Institution Calendar
National Museum of Natural History - Calendar of
Events
Sundays, 9:00 PM - 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. For more information: http://www.wpfw.org/ or call
202.588.0999 ext 360 or fax 202.588.056 or email: africameetsafrica@myway.com.
Listen via webstream from anywhere in the
world: http://www.wpfw.org/listenonair.html.
May 3 -
Jul 5
World Press Photo Exhibit 2004. Corcoran Gallery of
Art, Washington, DC. Each year the World Press Photo Foundation invites
photojournalists from around the world to participate in the World
Press Photo Contest. Click
here to
view the gallery.
May 14 - June 12 [Weekends]
'Master
Harold'…and the Boys. Silver
Spring Stage. Woodmoor Shopping Center at Colesville Road and
University Boulevard. 301-593-6036
May 27 - June
2
Erico Cinema presents: Si-Gueriki (Queen Mother ). Erico
Café, 1334 U Street, NW, Washington, DC 20009.
202.518.9742
May 28 to September 05
Jane Goodall's Wild Chimpanzees (2002).
Maryland Science Center. 601 Light St.
Baltimore, MD. Follow Goodall through more than 40 years of research
into the world of wild chimpanzees at Gombe Park on Lake Tanganyka in
Africa. Information: 202-633-4629, 410-685-5225.
June 3-9
Erico Cinema presents: Quand Les Etoiles Rencontrent La Mer (When the Stars
Meets the Sea). Erico
Café, 1334 U Street, NW, Washington, DC 20009.
202.518.9742
Friday, June 4. 7 PM to 9 PM
afrikafé Second Annual African
Art Show. Contemporary African Art. Howard University. Hilltop
Lounge - Blackburn Center, 2400 Sixth St. NW, Washington, DC. events@afrikafe.com
Friday, June 4. 9:30 p.m.
Antibalas
Afrobeat Orchestra. The Black
Cat, 1811 14th St. NW,
Washington, DC
June 4-10
Kirikou
and the Sorceress (Movie,1998). AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center--Fri.,
6/4-Thu., 6/10. 8633 Colesville Road, Silver Spring.
(301) 495-6720).
June 7-13
DanceAfrica DC
2004. Dance
Place.
3225 8th St. NE, Washington, DC. DC's 17th annual festival, celebrating the dances and music
of the African Diaspora, honors traditional heritage and its
transformation into contemporary forms. The vitality and richness of
African culture is experienced through dance, music, visual arts,
food, clothing and crafts.
June 9-12
The 2004
International VSA arts Festival. Various venues
in Washington, DC.
June 10-13
Candombe: Tango Negro. Washington Performing Arts Society. The
Warehouse Theater, 1021 Seventh
Street, NW, Washington, DC. 202-675-3071
June 10-16
Erico Cinema presents: Le Boullion D'awara (Awara
Soup). Erico
Café, 1334 U Street, NW, Washington, DC 20009.
202.518.9742
Friday, June 11. 9.00 p.m.
The
Ladies of Nzinga present: “A Sahara Summer Night”. Kili's Kafe Lounge
& Nightclub, 2009 8th Street NW, Washington DC, 20009. Beats and sounds
from the the Diaspora: Zouk, Soca, Reggae, Afrobeat, Kwaito,
R&B/HipHop, Soukous, Salsa, etc.
Saturday, June 12. 10pm -
3am
Afrique n' U.
Bohemian Caverns, 2001 11th Street, NW (Intersection of 11th and U Street),
Washington, D.C. Come Party to Soukous, Highlife, Calypso, Soca,
Reggae, Hip-Hop, R&B, and more! IDOA
Entertainment.
Sunday, June 13. 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM.
“The Economics of
African Textiles and Clothing”. AFRICA MEETS AFRICA (AMA). WPFW 89.3 FM - Pacifica Radio,
Washington, DC. Listen
via webstream from anywhere in the world: http://www.wpfw.org/listenonair.html.
Tuesday, June 15.
7p.m.
Visions Cinema. Egyptian Female
Voices Today - Part 2:
"Portraits", "Women Who Loved Cinema", "Obsessive Compulsive
Neurosis". New short films
exploring new Egyptian visions in the literature written by women
("Portraits"), and in the documentation of the history of female
filmmakers ("Women Who Loved Cinema"), along with an experimental
about the obsession of a man ("Obsessive Neurosis").
Wednesday,
June 16. 10 am.
Official Launch of World Refugee Day, “To
Feel at Home”. Featuring UNHCR Goodwill
Ambassador and
actress, Angelina Jolie, US Secretary of
State Colin Powell (schedule permitting) and a refugee speaker.
National Geographic Museum at Explorers Hall, 1145 17th Street, NW,
Washington, DC. Contact: 202-296-5191 or usawa@unhcr.ch
June 17-23
Erico Cinema presents: The Language You Cry
In. Erico
Café, 1334 U Street, NW, Washington, DC 20009.
202.518.9742
Friday, June 18.
6: 00pm
World Refugee Day Free Performances. Musical Performance at
Kennedy Center Millennium Stage, Brides of the Nile, Sudanese dance
and music
Saturday, June 19.
Noon –
4:30pm
World Refugee Day Free Performances.
An
afternoon of free performances and exhibits by refugee artists and
youth from all parts of the world, for the whole family (next to
small photo from last year’s event). National Geographic Museum at
Explorers Hall, 1145 17th Street, NW, Washington,
DC.
Sunday, June 20. 2 p.m.
Hyenas (Hyenes)
(1992) NR. S. Dillon
Ripley Center - Smithsonian Institution, 1100 Jefferson Dr. SW, Washington, DC.
Sunday, June 20. 9:00 PM - 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.
An interview with the Grammy
Award-winning reggae pioneer, Burning Spear. For more information: http://www.wpfw.org/ or call
202.588.0999 ext 360 or fax 202.588.056 or email: africameetsafrica@myway.com.
Listen via webstream from anywhere in the world: http://www.wpfw.org/listenonair.html.
Wednesday, June
23. 12 noon
Out of Silence.
A Film By
Jane Munene, Kenyan filmmaker, followed by Q&A with Lori
Wallach, Director of Global Trade Watch for Public Citizen. Part
of the Foreign Policy in Focus
Summer Film Series 2004. Institute for Policy Studies, 733
15th Street NW, suite 1020, Washington, DC 2000 (directions).
For more information, contact Adam Waxman at 202-234-9382 or adam@ips-dc.org
Wednesday, June 23. 8:30
p.m.
Femi
Kuti and Angelique Kidjo. 9:30
Nightclub. 815 V St., NW, Washington, DC.
Friday,
June 25.
10 am & 11:30 am
Vera
Yaa-Anna:
A
Children’s Tour to Africa.
Take an imaginary trip to Africa! For Discovery Theater's youngest
theater goers.
Discovery Theater. 900 Jefferson Dr. SW, Washington, DC.
Information: 202-357-1500.
Friday, June 25. 7 PM to 9 PM
afrikafé Embassy Row Reception
- Ghana. Host: H.E. Isaac Aggrey, Deputy Chief of Mission. Embassy
of the Republic of Ghana, 3512 International Dr. NW, Washington, DC.
events@afrikafe.com
Tuesday, June 29. 6:30 – 8:30
PM
Angelique Shofar, Host and Executive
Producer of Africa Meets Africa on WPFW 89.3 FM, and TransAfrica
Forum's Writers' Corner present: ROOTS RECOVERED! With James E.
White, Esq. and Jean-Gontran Quenum, 1426 21st Street, NW, Second
Floor, Washington, DC. For more information: http://www.transafricaforum.org/calendarmain.html.
Call Angelique Shofar at 202.270.1688 or email angelique@starpower.net or visit www.angeliqueshofar.com or 202.223.1960
ext. 132 for more information and to register. ROOTS RECOVERED! will
be sold at the event. |