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MUSEUM
FOR AFRICAN ART
Educational
Programs and Fun for the Entire
Family!
New York,
NY - The Museum for African Art's
Educational Programs calendar includes
events through August 2004 that through
art, music and family fun build awareness,
understanding, and appreciation of African
culture.
Schedule
of Events:
July 10th
- 2:00 - 3:30 pm
Concert
Location: Queens Central Library,
Jamaica
89-11
Merrick Boulevard, Jamaica
11432
Dance to
the lively and eclectic music of the
popular band Heritage. Heritage uses
traditional African instruments such as
thumb-pianos, blending the rhythms of
Africa and the African Diaspora with
contemporary sounds to create a truly
unique, enjoyable, and danceable
sound.
July 17th
- 1:30 - 3:30 pm
International
Festival
Location:
Sunnyside Community Garden
48-21
39th Ave.
Quilt
Making Workshop
In this
exciting art workshop, explore traditional
African patterns and styles to make a
colorful fabric quilt square.
Mask
Making Workshop
African
mask making traditions are the inspiration
for this workshop where participants use
templates to create elaborate
masks.
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July 24th
- 1:00 - 2:00 pm
Storytelling
Location:
Museum for African Art
Children
learn different animal sounds as they
listen to the popular African folktale,
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears, read
by storyteller Stacy Robinson. After
the story, children will create books that
tell their own story.
August
1st - 1:00 - 6:00 pm
Harlem
Family Unity Day
Location:
Ulysses S. Grant National Memorial Park
(W. 122nd St. and Riverside
Dr.)
Join the
Museum for African Art as we bring the
music of Afro-pop sensation Shiko Mawatu
to Family Unity Day at Harlem week.
Be sure to stop by the museum's booth
where you can create colorful African
inspired beaded bracelets.
August
7th- 2:00 - 9:00 pm
Celebrate
Brooklyn! African Festival
Location:
Prospect Park Bandshell,
Brooklyn.
Join the
fun and celebrate the 13th annual African
festival. There will be music, food,
crafts, and plenty of fun for the whole
family. Kanda Bongo Man from the
Congo will lead the bill with an eclectic
musical performance. Other musical
performers include Guinean performer
Sidiki, Lorraine Klassen from South
Africa, Beninois guitarist Kaleta, and the
African Brothers Collective, composed of
new afro-pop musicians from Togo, Senegal,
Ivory Coast, Italy, and New
York.
August
15th -12:00 - 6:00 pm
Harlem
Children's Festival
Location:
Henry Highland Garnet School Yard (W.
135th St. bet. Malcolm X and A.C. Powell,
Jr. Blvds.)
Come
visit us again in Harlem as we bring the
music of Dominic Kanza and the African
Rhythm Machine to Harlem Children's
Festival. You can get your face
painted and make a bracelet
too.
Museum
Location and Hours:
36-01
43rd Avenue
Long
Island City, NY 11101
Monday,
Thursday, Friday - 10AM-5PM
Saturday
and Sunday - 11AM-5PM
Closed
Tuesday and Wednesday
Group
Tours:
Group
rates available. Call 718.784.7700
ext 118 or email tours@africanart.org to
schedule.
Program
Fees and Registration:
Programs
are FREE with admission to Museum, except
when otherwise noted. Workshops are
limited to 30 participants. To
pre-register for events or for specific
questions regarding Museum programming,
please call 718.784.7700 ext 117 or email
sadelman@africanart.org.
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Please
visit the Museum website at
www.africanart.org for more
information.
The
Museum for African Art
6-01
43rd Avenue, 3rd Floor
Long Island City, Queens, NY
11101
718 784 7700
http://www.africanart.org
Genelle
Brooks
Imaging
& Public Relations
NY/LA
917.
609.2139
www.GenelleBrooks.com
http://www.africanart.org
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