Elegba Folklore Society’s Cultural Center
Combining Richmond’s classic style with today’s pace and palette, Elegba Folklore Society offers meeting and reception space in its turn of the century downtown gallery. Inside a beautifully renovated corner building, Elegba Folklore Society has created a warm and eclectic gallery of fine art, imports and crafts. Meditate, browse, buy. Perhaps unexpectedly, Elegba Folklore Society’s Cultural Center has the perfect ambience for your event: workshop, committee meeting or press conference. It is an artful location for an intimate dinner meeting, wine-and-cheese reception or for the social affair after the business is done. We can provide complete catering and entertainment services. Our expertise, honed from experiences with a diverse client base, guides us in attending to your minute details — the things that really make a difference.
Classes, Classes, Classes!
Traditional Dance, Music & Culture from the Manding Cosmology & the Djembe Orchestra Free Your Mind, Attune Your Body, Release Your Spirit in Movement & Rhythm! Contact us for a schedule.
The African Drum Workshop Age 9 is Fine… & Up
African Dance & Cultural Traditions Ages 6 – 86
Auditions to Join our Performance Company are Open.
Gallery Tour
Elegba Folklore Society’s Cultural Center exhibits art and artifacts year round. The shows present fine and craft art from around the African world and offer educational, interpretive opportunities for groups in an interactive gallery tour.
Participant Comment:
“This is a very interesting place. Almost everything I have seen I have loved, and half of the objects were all new to me.”
Lunch — In The House
Enrich any visit to our cultural center with an “African-style” meal to learn the origin of familiar, tasty foods and communal eating traditions.
Participant Comment:
“What I liked most was the comfortable, communal manner in which our lunch was served and consumed. Thank you for this relaxing addition to our visit. It was like family.”
What is Africa to Me? • 3rd Wednesday Study Group
Led by Professor Neal Holmes, the discussion is informative and lively, exploring topics pertinent to the African Continent and the African Diaspora. Come, listen and share.
3rd Saturday Documentaries
Enjoy a film, gain perspective, participate in the talk-back. Various topics are exposed in insightful documentaries shown monthly.
Heritage Crafts (workshop)
Take-home craft making, in a variety of projects, takes on a deeper meaning in these cultural enrichment workshops where fun is combined with hand-eye coordination, artistic skills-building and important perspectives about heritage.
Participant Comment:
“Thank you for a fun class and the positive cultural symbol I made.”