BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Elegba Folklore Society - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Elegba Folklore Society X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://efsinc.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Elegba Folklore Society REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20130310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20131103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20140309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20141102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20150308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20151101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20160313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20161106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20170312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20171105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20180311T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20181104T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20190310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20191103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190222T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190222T210000 DTSTAMP:20260409T100106 CREATED:20190131T231908Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190131T232431Z UID:2455-1550862000-1550869200@efsinc.org SUMMARY:African Dance\, Music & the Oral Tradition – A Celebratory Concert DESCRIPTION:Elegba Folklore Society’s performers will present African dance and music from the Manding cosmology of West Africa in an interactive concert spiced with folktales and historical reflection. Families are invited to attend. URL:https://efsinc.org/event/african-dance-music-the-oral-tradition-a-celebratory-concert-2/ LOCATION:Henrico Theatre\, 305 E. Nine Mile Rd.\, Highland Springs\, 23075 CATEGORIES:Performances ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://efsinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/50917005_614548135653353_3170554388439629824_o.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181229T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181229T210000 DTSTAMP:20260409T100106 CREATED:20181208T215607Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181208T215607Z UID:2433-1546088400-1546117200@efsinc.org SUMMARY:2018 CAPITAL CITY KWANZAA FESTIVAL DESCRIPTION:Capital City Kwanzaa Festival   December 29\, 2018 \n \n  \n  \n  \n\n  \n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\nCapital City Kwanzaa Festival presents performances\, workshops\, children’s activities\, The African Market\, food and more observe the year’s-end Kwanzaa holiday\, a cultural affirmation of values\, thanksgiving and growth.  This event is the largest of its kind in Virginia\, and therefore\, one of the largest on the East Coast. Elegba Folklore Society’s Artistic Director first produced a Kwanzaa program in Richmond in 1986 and the Society first presented its festival in 1990.  (Annually during the December Kwanzaa Holiday) \n2018 Capital City Kwanzaa Festival Details \nInterested in Vending for 2018 Click Here \n\nCONTACT US URL:https://efsinc.org/event/2018-capital-city-kwanzaa-festival/ LOCATION:Martin Luther King\, Jr Middle School\, 1000 Mosby St\, Richmond\, VA\, 23223 CATEGORIES:Festivals,Lectures,Performances,Speakers ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://efsinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/2018CCKF_FLYER_FR2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170211T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170211T210000 DTSTAMP:20260409T100106 CREATED:20170204T164900Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170204T164900Z UID:2002-1486839600-1486846800@efsinc.org SUMMARY:Elegba Folklore Society Presents: "African Dance\, Music & the Oral Tradition" at Henrico Theatre DESCRIPTION:Elegba Folklore Society’s African dancers\, musicians\, singers and masquerade will present a concert\, African Dance\, Music & the Oral Tradi7on on Saturday\, February 11\, 7p in the Henrico Theatre\, 305 E. Nine Mile Road\, Highland Springs\, Virginia. Admission is free. \nThis performance celebrates the rich culture and arts of the West African Manding cosmology\nas showcased through the djembe orchestra with melodic balafon and kora instrumentation all integrated into choreographed stories about life that influence and relate universally. The masquerade highlights the concert and invokes its spirit. Interaction with the audience\, as if in the village\, will define the presentation that is open to all ages. URL:https://efsinc.org/event/elegba-folklore-society-presents-african-dance-music-the-oral-tradition-at-henrico-theatre/ LOCATION:Henrico Theatre\, 305 E 9 Mile Rd\, Highland Springs\, VA\, 23075\, United States CATEGORIES:Performances ORGANIZER;CN="Elegba Folklore Society":MAILTO:story1@efsinc.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160701T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160701T220000 DTSTAMP:20260409T100106 CREATED:20160628T144953Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160629T214039Z UID:1843-1467403200-1467410400@efsinc.org SUMMARY:BE IN OUR AUDIENCE AT DOGWOOD DELL FRIDAY\, JULY 1 DESCRIPTION:BE IN OUR AUDIENCE AT DOGWOOD DELL FRIDAY\, JULY 1\n\n\n \n\n\nCelebrate Heritage! Celebrte Life! with the Society’s African dancers\, drummers and singers in a concert entitled African Dance\, Music and the Oral Tradition. No matter your age or background\, you will be enchanted by the spiirit and the opennessof the Ęlęgba Folklore Society.\n\n\n \n\n\nShow starts at 8p. \n\n\nBring your chair or blanket\, dinner and candles. \n\n\nLet’s light up the night!\n\n\n \n\n\n6000 S. Boulevard\, RVA 23220 URL:https://efsinc.org/event/be-in-our-audience-at-dogwood-dell-friday-july-1/ LOCATION:Dogwood Dell\, 6000 N. Boulevard\, Richmond\, 23220\, United States CATEGORIES:Festivals,Performances ORGANIZER;CN="Elegba Folklore Society":MAILTO:story1@efsinc.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160521T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160521T210000 DTSTAMP:20260409T100106 CREATED:20160506T002135Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160506T002135Z UID:1808-1463857200-1463864400@efsinc.org SUMMARY:ELEGBA FOLKLORE SOCIETY TO PERFORM DURING CELEBRATE JACKSON WARD DESCRIPTION:Be in our audience as our African dancers\, singers and musicians collaborate with the Richmond Symphony to tell a significant story in the community gathering\, Celebrate Jackson Ward.  We start at 7p\, Saturday\, May 21.\n \nAlso join our performers at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in a Family Day organized around the opening of Kehinde Wiley:  A New Republic.  Our concert\,  Identity\, is an interactive performance that expresses an African American journey through the soul of stories told in music and dance.  We begin at 1p\, Saturday\, June 11. URL:https://efsinc.org/event/elegba-folklore-society-to-perform-during-celebrate-jackson-ward/ LOCATION:Virginia Museum of Fine Arts\, 200 North Blvd\, Richmond\, VA\, 23220\, United States CATEGORIES:Performances END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160205T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160205T210000 DTSTAMP:20260409T100106 CREATED:20160202T233002Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160202T233808Z UID:1762-1454691600-1454706000@efsinc.org SUMMARY:First Friday's Art Walk: "CONVERSATIONAL ART" feat. The Art Of Larry Stevens DESCRIPTION:  \n  \n \nConversational Art\nJoin us in the Elegba Folklore Society Cultural Center for an evening of art\, entertainment\, conversation\, and inspiration during the last First Friday Artwalk of the season.  Come check out our latest exhibit “Conversational Art”\, which features the art of Larry Stevens\, and is on display through February 29th.  A native son of Baltimore\, contemporary artist\, Larry Stevens\, is a natural talent. His pieces reflect real life situations and have been called rich and captivating. \nWin a Free Print by Artist Lance Stevens\n  \nLoading… \nEntertainment\n \nVocalist Carlton Blount will be providing the soundscape during the event.  Carlton Blount is the throaty soul singer who was the lead singer of Main Ingredient for a short period early this decade\, on their superb but highly underrated Pure Magic set on Magnatar Records. His debut solo CD (From) a Man’s Point of View was also on Magnatar\, and it contained the truly magnificent\, bitter-in-the-extreme ballad titled Acting Like You’re Free.  Mr. Blount’s smooth and rich vocals have also been heard in advertisement campaigns for products such as Pepsi\, Mobile Oil and Marriott. \nCarlton Blount was born in Richmond Virginia with a passion for singing.He performed as a solo artist who opened concerts for Al Green \, Ray Charles \, The Temptations \, The Four Tops \, and etc..He was awarded 1st place for Showtime At The Apollo in 1988.After that appearance \, he went on to record his first single Right On Loving You.In 1999. URL:https://efsinc.org/event/first-fridays-art-walk-conversational-art-feat-the-art-of-larry-stevens/ LOCATION:Elegba Folklore Society’s Cultural Center\, 101 E Broad St\, Richmond\, VA\, 23219\, United States CATEGORIES:Exhibits,Performances ORGANIZER;CN="Elegba Folklore Society":MAILTO:story1@efsinc.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151226T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151226T210000 DTSTAMP:20260409T100106 CREATED:20151123T223602Z LAST-MODIFIED:20151220T234636Z UID:1634-1451134800-1451163600@efsinc.org SUMMARY:Capital City Kwanzaa Festival - December 26\, 2015 DESCRIPTION:Advance tickets for the 2015 Capital City Kwanzaa Festival are $6\, general admission\, $5 for students\, 12 – 18 and $5 for seniors\, 65 +. At the door tickets are $8\, general admission\, $ 7 for students\, 12 – 18 and $7 for seniors\, 65 +. Tickets for groups (at least 10 persons) are $ 5. Group tickets must be purchased in advance only. Advance tickets can be purchased online at http://efsinc.org or at the Elegba Folklore Society’s Cultural Center\, 101 East Broad Street in Richmond\, VA. Admission is free for children under 12. \n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nEvent Details\nRichmond\, VA • Elegba Folklore Society\, Richmond’s Cultural Ambassador\, presents the 2015 Capital City Kwanzaa Festival on Saturday\, December 26\, 1:00 p.m. – 9:00pm\, returning this year to The Altria Theater\, 6 N. Laurel Street\, Richmond\, Virginia. Newly renovated and named\, this venue was formerly known as the Landmark Theater. \nThe 2015 Capital City Kwanzaa Festival presents a carefully planned series of events that please the palette of attendees and capture the spirit and the significance of the Kwanzaa holiday. \nThe festival’s main stage is alive with music\, dance and message presented to strengthen families and galvanize the community. The African Market will be open with food and shopping. There will be children’s events\, workshops and more in this nationally recognized\, regionally attended observance of the Kwanzaa (quahn-zah) holiday. TheCapital City Kwanzaa Festival is one of the largest Kwanzaa celebrations on the east coast. \nThe Ancestral Libation and Candle Lighting Ceremony set the tone for the day. Attendees are invited to come and experience the Kwanzaa holiday right from the start! To observe this Pan-African holiday of unity\, strength\, clarity and solidarity based on reconnection with our essential African value systems\, the 2015 Capital City Kwanzaa Festival’s thematic focus is on the first of the Nguzo Saba (n- GOO-zoh SAH- bah)\, the Seven Principles of Kwanzaa\, Umoja\, and the power of unity within ourselves\, in our homes and in our communities. \nWhen we practice our Umoja\, we can expect an unlimited reality and way of being. We are all connected\, and elevation into Universal oneness & the practice of traditional African values can be natural and abundantly productive. The ills of American history and socialization have created a complexity of cultural confusion that can result in personal and social dysfunction or disharmony. The festival’s theme is aptly\, I Live In Harmony With My People. \nFestival events will occur as follows: \n1:00pm The African Market Opens\, filled with delicious foods plus books\, unique handcrafted and imported items\, art\, home décor\, natural body care\, clothing\, jewelry and more. Remains open throughout the event. \n2:00pm The Pouring of Ancestral Libation and Kwanzaa Candle Lighting Ceremony\, Affirmation of the Nguzo Saba\, the Seven Principles and the ancestors upon whose shoulders we stand. The lighting of candles and the ceremony will feature a call-and- response affirmation. The Elegba Folklore Society’s performing company will lead the ceremony. \n2:30pm Opening Processional. Led by Elegba Folklore Society\, the leaders of The Nia Sessions join to greet the audience and present an overview of each session. The Society’s performers will also offer African Dance\, Music and the Oral Tradition. These dancers\, drummers\, and singers focus primarily on West Africa to spur an evolving understanding of the cultural and historical underpinnings of the dance and its music while showing its relationship to the United States. Further\, audiences develop an appreciation for the dynamic nature and contemporary influence of this timeless art form. \n4:30pm Tunji Reggae Band. Since 1981\, The Tunji Band has been a staple provider of reggae music. The band has performed widely with Ziggy Marley\, Gregory Isaacs\, Third World\, Steele Pulse\, The Wailers and Burning Spear\, among others. \nAudiences will be treated with songs of revolution\, peace\, love and unity that deliver a tasteful selection of original music and covered standards. \n4:30pm The Nia Sessions and Watoto Kwanzaa Begin. Included are Reiki Master\, Richard C. Yates of The Joyce M. Branch Healing Place – alternative approaches to health maintenance\, Harmony Organizing with Ayanna McMullen who will guide attendees in getting clear in mind and environment\, African Affairs – sheds light on happenings on the continent\, with Djibril Niang — and more. — and more. Mangala Jih\, visual artist\, crafter and educator will facilitate Watoto Kwanzaa activities. The Nia Sessions will be ongoing from 4:30p.m. until 8:00 p.m. \n5:45pm Dr. Phil Valentine Speaks. Dr. Valentine is the founder\, director and pastor of the Temple of the Healing Spirit—Self-Healing Education Center\, co-Founder of The Institute for Self-Mastery\, and just recently\, Whole Wellness Live. A certified member of the International Association of Counselors and Therapists (I.A.C.T.)\, he received his doctorate in Hygienic Health Science and Classical Naturopathy from The Life Science Institute of Texas\, now merged to the Fit for Life Sciences Institute—College of Natural Health in Canada. \nA Hygienic Science and Metaphysical Health consultant to doctors and lay practitioners in Africa\, Europe\, the Caribbean and Asia\, he was also a committee member and advisor to the Pan-African Review for Scientific Research and Political Studies where he served as an honorary health consultant to its membership\, and he served as co-director of the Heal \nThyself Natural Living Education Center in Brooklyn. \nDr. Valentine established the former School of Arcane Sciences for advanced studies in metaphysics and the occult\, and is best known for his ability to decipher and teach the subtlest principles of metaphysics and its application to health\, healing\, and everyday life in ways that may be understood by both the advanced student and the beginner-apprentice. \nHis topic for the 2015 Capital City Kwanzaa Festival follows the event’s theme\, I Live In Harmony With My People. He will entertain questions from the audience and also facilitate a small group consultation. \n7:00pm Afrikana Film Festival presents an independent short in illustration of Umoja or Unity to be followed by discussion. \n8:00pm The Feedel Band. Many of Ethiopia’s greatest artists who create original songs inspired by the Golden Age of Ethiopian popular music in the late 1960s and 1970s are\, together\, The Feedel Band. The music hails from a time where Addis Ababa was ripe with groups playing brass -heavy mixes influenced by American soul and jazz. The members of Feedel Band are saxist\, Moges\, who can also be heard performing the funky James Brown-influenced cut “Muziqawi Silt” on Éthiopiques’ Volume 13 with the Walias Band. The bassist\, Alemseged Kebede\, is heard on many of Aster Aweke’s and Tilahune Gessesse’s releases. Araya Woldemichael is a composer\, keyboardist and a leader. Kenneth Joseph is the drummer\, Minale Bezu on krar (stringed lyre) and vocalist\, Kalkidan Meshesha\, who also performs traditional dance. \n9:00 p.m. Festival Closes. URL:https://efsinc.org/event/capital-city-kwanzaa-festival-december-26-2015/ LOCATION:Altria Theater\, 6 N Laurel St\, Richmond\, 23220\, United States CATEGORIES:Festivals,Lectures,Performances,Speakers,Workshops ORGANIZER;CN="Elegba Folklore Society":MAILTO:story1@efsinc.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150815T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150815T230000 DTSTAMP:20260409T100106 CREATED:20150803T170443Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150803T170443Z UID:1538-1439654400-1439679600@efsinc.org SUMMARY:25TH ANNUAL DOWN HOME FAMILY REUNION\, A CELEBRATION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN FOLKLIFE DESCRIPTION:  \nThe 25th Annual Down Home Family Reunion explores a full spectrum of music\, dance\, stories\, food\, shopping and enrichment in this weekend Celebration of African American Folklife. As Richmond’s Cultural Ambassador\,\nElegba Folklore Society presents this cultural arts festival\,\nin this notable anniversary year\, that takes attendees on a journey of heritage and folklore from West Africa into the Americas. \nOn Saturday\, August 15\, the 25th Annual Down Home Family Reunion will happen\, 4:00 – 11:00 p.m.\, at Abner Clay Park\, Belvidere and West Leigh Streets\, downtown Richmond\, VA in Historic Jackson Ward. \nJoin us — again this year (Yay!) — for this event designed to link West African and African American cultural traditions and to demonstrate ways these practices have influenced the American South. \nThe mainstage features the traditional music of Benin\, West Africa\, Latin Funk\, The Down Home Blues\, and\, of course\, Elegba Folklore Society’s African dancers\, drummers\, singers and masquerades. \nThis year’s headliner is none other than pioneering Philadelphia soul singing group THE DELFONICS! \nThe VIP Gold Circle\nThe VIP Gold Circle returns this year. Festival attendees may obtain special seating at the stage throughout the day\, complimentary food and beverages and a private meet and greet with the 25th Annual Down Home Family Reunion’s headliner\, The Delfonics. Tickets are $30.00 and available at below or by calling or visiting Elegba Folklore Society’s Cultural Center\, 101 E. Broad Street\, Richmond\, Virginia\, 804.644.3900 \n  URL:https://efsinc.org/event/25th-annual-down-home-family-reunion-a-celebration-of-african-american-folklife/ LOCATION:Abner Clay Park\, Brook Road and West Clay Street\, Richmond\, 23219\, United States CATEGORIES:Festivals,Performances ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://efsinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/VA-Tourism-Pic.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Elegba Folklore Society":MAILTO:story1@efsinc.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150621T040000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150621T190000 DTSTAMP:20260409T100106 CREATED:20150611T042616Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150611T042616Z UID:1446-1434859200-1434913200@efsinc.org SUMMARY:JUNETEENTH 2015\, A FREEDOM CELEBRATION – ESU FESTIVAL DESCRIPTION:Sunday – June 21\n• Esu Festival • 4:00-7:00pm • Free\n• The Esu Festival happens at Richmond’s African Burial Ground\, 16tth & Broad Streets. \n►Ceremonies and rituals for healing and ancestral veneration lead by the Ile Ise Ejiogbe Ifá Temple. URL:https://efsinc.org/event/juneteenth-2015-a-freedom-celebration-esu-festival/ LOCATION:African Burial Ground\, Broad and 15th Streets\, Richmond\, VA\, 23219\, United States CATEGORIES:Festivals,Performances ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://efsinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/53a79258cd3d5.image_.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Elegba Folklore Society":MAILTO:story1@efsinc.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150620T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150620T230000 DTSTAMP:20260409T100106 CREATED:20150611T041737Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150611T041737Z UID:1443-1434816000-1434841200@efsinc.org SUMMARY:JUNETEENTH 2015\, A FREEDOM CELEBRATION - IN REFLECTION DESCRIPTION:Saturday – June 20\n• In Reflection • 4:00-11:00pm • Free\n• The historic Manchester Dock\, 1308 Brander Street 23224\, on the south bank of the James River\, was an entry port for Africans being brought into the Americas to be sold into slavery\, and it is the site for In Reflection. \n►Ashby Anderson’s Afrikan Arkestra will perform Anderson’s original composition\, Undertones: An Aural Memorial for the African Burial Ground.\n►Elijah Coles\, the 11-year-old spoken word prodigy will recall the words of Frederick Douglass\n►Elegba Folklore Society’s African dancers and drummers\n►The Esu Festival’s Market Day featuring food\, information exhibits\, art and imports along with special engagement for children.\n►Annual Torch Lit Walk on the Trail of Enslaved Africans\, about 8pm\, led by Elegba Folklore Society’s performers with African dance and music and staged interpretations happening at the Dock\, at the Canal Walk’s Turning Basin\, the Henry Brown Memorial\, the Reconciliation Statue\, at the site of the infamous Devil’s Half Acre (Lumpkin’s Jail) in Shockoe Bottom and at Richmond’s African Burial Ground at 16th and Broad Streets. URL:https://efsinc.org/event/juneteenth-2015-a-freedom-celebration-in-reflection/ LOCATION:Manchester Dock\, 139 Virginia Street\, Richmond\, VA\, 23219\, United States CATEGORIES:Festivals,Performances,Tours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://efsinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/DSC0016.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Elegba Folklore Society":MAILTO:story1@efsinc.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150619T060000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150619T220000 DTSTAMP:20260409T100106 CREATED:20150611T040559Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150611T040559Z UID:1439-1434693600-1434751200@efsinc.org SUMMARY:JUNETEENTH 2015\, A FREEDOM CELEBRATION - THE SYMPOSIUM DESCRIPTION:Juneteenth 2015\, A Freedom Celebration’s The Symposium will feature elder activist\, Bobby Seale\, on June 19. Nearly 80 and a grandfather of four\, Bobby Seale is the elder activist still speaking out on college campuses and in communities about the Black Panthers — founded as the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense with Huey P. Newton in 1966 — and about social justice issues\, including voting rights\, education\, employment and equality. He shows the similarities of the 1960s protest movement with today’s activism. Then\, his work followed that of Martin Luther King. “Dr. King was speaking about what we have to do to end this discrimination\, this institutionalized racism\,” Seale said. He recalls Dr. King urged members of the audience to boycott companies that refused to hire African Americans\, bread companies in particular\, saying\, “We want to make Wonder Bread wonder where the money went.” Inspired and committed to speak out while nurturing from within\, Seale informed that the Black Panther Party’s goals included decent education\, full employment\, housing\, free preventive health care and an end to police brutality. According to the theme of Juneteenth 2015\, A Freedom Celebration\, Self Determination\, Black Lives Matter — in 1865\, in 1965 and\, especially now\, in 2015. Mr. Seale will address actions for African Americans in 2015. \nFriday – June 19\n• The Symposium • 6:00-10:00pm • $10 for 1 and $18 for 2\n• The campus of Virginia Commonwealth University in the Academic Learning Commons\, 1000 Floyd Avenue 23284\, Room 1107. \n►Bobby Seale (keynote speaker)\n►Elegba Folklore Society’s African dancers\, drummers and singers\n►Celebrated jazz vocalist and actress\, Desiree Roots will also appear.\n►Exhibitors \n  \nClick Here to Get Tickets \nTicketing with Ticketleap URL:https://efsinc.org/event/juneteenth-2015-a-freedom-celebration-the-symposium/ LOCATION:VCU Campus (Academic Learning Commons\, Room 1107)\, 1000 Floyd Avenue\, Richmond\, VA\, 23284\, United States CATEGORIES:Festivals,Lectures,Performances,Speakers ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://efsinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/BobbySealeNow.png ORGANIZER;CN="Elegba Folklore Society":MAILTO:story1@efsinc.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140921T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140921T190000 DTSTAMP:20260409T100106 CREATED:20140908T130926Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140919T172716Z UID:1118-1411315200-1411326000@efsinc.org SUMMARY:African American Reflections on The Civil War (Dance Theatre) DESCRIPTION:Expect the “Wow” factor as you witness the lives and roles of Africans and Africa’s descendants unfold in this drama that informs and empowers. Music and dance punctuate the stories of the spirit and magic of Africa\, conditions of enslavement\, resistance\, the Black Dispatches\, United States Colored Troops\, women in support\, the Emancipation Proclamation and the 13th Amendment.  90 minutes with an intermission.  An ensemble reading is also available. \n  \nComments from the Audience:   \n“Very thorough.” \n“It was amazing how so much information could be presented in 90 minutes.  I and my grandchildren were engaged throughout.” URL:https://efsinc.org/event/african-american-reflections-on-the-civil-war-dance-theatre/ LOCATION:Henrico Theatre\, 305 E 9 Mile Rd\, Highland Springs\, VA\, 23075\, United States CATEGORIES:Performances END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140816T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140816T230000 DTSTAMP:20260409T100106 CREATED:20140730T223940Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140814T171133Z UID:1043-1408204800-1408230000@efsinc.org SUMMARY:24th Annual Down Home Family Reunion August 16\, 2014 (Family Festival) DESCRIPTION:Elegba Folklore Society Presents the 24th Annual Down Home Family Reunion\, A Celebration of African American Folklife \nThis year’s theme is “Soul Connections” \nDown Home Family Reunion\, A Celebration of African American Folklife\, is a weekend festival of world music and dance\, a Heritage Market\, children’s events — often powered by the children\, themselves — interactive site demonstrations & down home healthy food. This is one of the Society’s original programs created in 1990 to connect aspects of West African cultural traditions with African Americans & to show their influence on the American South. Bringing the world home\, audiences are exposed to the artistic expressions — performing and material – of African world cultures in a lively\, colorful and informing celebration of heritage and light. \n_____________________________________________ \nSaturday\, 8/16\, Family Festival\nAbner Clay Park\, 4p – 11p\nHistoric Jackson Ward\nDowntown \nTickets:\nVIP $35 for 1\, $65 for 2 \nFeaturing:\nRay\, Goodman & Brown\nNathan & The Zydeco Cha-Chas\nProverbs Reggae Band\nElegba Folklore Society\nThe Winner of the New School Talent Contest (TBA) \nVIP Seating includes: \n☀ Comfortable Chairs in the Gold Circle \n☀ Service of Your Favorite Foods & Beverages \n☀ Onstage Meet & Greet with the Festival’s Headliner\,\nRay\, Goodman & Brown \n☀ Photograph of Headliner for Autographing \nYou can also enjoy:\nHeritage Market\nInteractive Site Demos\nNew School Pavilion URL:https://efsinc.org/event/24th-annual-down-home-family-reunion-august-16-2014-family-festival/ LOCATION:Abner Clay Park\, Brook Road and West Clay Street\, Richmond\, 23219\, United States CATEGORIES:Festivals,Performances,Workshops ORGANIZER;CN="Elegba Folklore Society":MAILTO:story1@efsinc.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140815T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140815T220000 DTSTAMP:20260409T100106 CREATED:20140730T223544Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140814T171057Z UID:1041-1408125600-1408140000@efsinc.org SUMMARY:24th Annual Down Home Family Reunion August 15\, 2014 (Opening Night) DESCRIPTION:Elegba Folklore Society Presents the 24th Annual Down Home Family Reunion\, A Celebration of African American Folklife \nThis year’s theme is “Soul Connections” \nDown Home Family Reunion\, A Celebration of African American Folklife\, is a weekend festival of world music and dance\, a Heritage Market\, children’s events — often powered by the children\, themselves — interactive site demonstrations & down home healthy food. This is one of the Society’s original programs created in 1990 to connect aspects of West African cultural traditions with African Americans & to show their influence on the American South. Bringing the world home\, audiences are exposed to the artistic expressions — performing and material – of African world cultures in a lively\, colorful and informing celebration of heritage and light. \n_____________________________________________ \nFriday\, 8/15\, Opening Night\nDoubleTree Hotel\, 6p – 10p\nDowntown \nTickets:\n$15 for 1\, $25 for 2 \nFeaturing:\nToby Foyeh & Orchestra Africa\nComedian\, Grave Digger\nElegba Folklore Society \nHeritage Market \nComplimentary Hors D’Oeuvres\nCash Bar URL:https://efsinc.org/event/24th-annual-down-home-family-reunion-august-15-2014-opening-night/ LOCATION:DoubleTree Hotel\, 301 W Franklin St\, Richmond\, Richmond\, 23220\, United States CATEGORIES:Festivals,Performances,Workshops ORGANIZER;CN="Elegba Folklore Society":MAILTO:story1@efsinc.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140710T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140710T220000 DTSTAMP:20260409T100106 CREATED:20140708T023549Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140708T023549Z UID:1032-1405024200-1405029600@efsinc.org SUMMARY:Élégba Folklore Society's performers present African Dance\, Music & the Oral Tradition -- where art meets life. DESCRIPTION:We are saving a seat for you in our audience! Bring a chair\, a candle and good vibrations to Dogwood Dell this Thursday\, July 10 at 8:30p in Byrd Park. Elegba Folklore Society’s performers present African Dance\, Music & the Oral Tradition — where art meets life. \n6000 N. Boulevard\, Richmond\, VA 23220 Free URL:https://efsinc.org/event/elegba-folklore-societys-performers-present-african-dance-music-the-oral-tradition-where-art-meets-life/ LOCATION:Dogwood Dell\, 6000 N. Boulevard\, Richmond\, 23220\, United States CATEGORIES:Performances ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://efsinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/night25_juneteenth.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Elegba Folklore Society":MAILTO:story1@efsinc.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140622T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140622T170000 DTSTAMP:20260409T100106 CREATED:20140530T020807Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140603T030025Z UID:943-1403442000-1403456400@efsinc.org SUMMARY:Juneteenth 2014\, A Freedom Celebration - Esu Festival DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, June 22\nEsu Festival \nAfrican Burial Ground • 1p – 5p • Free \nIle Ise Ejiogbe Ifá Temple guides Esu Festival’s ceremony and rituals for healing and ancestral veneration. Free. URL:https://efsinc.org/event/juneteenth-2014-a-freedom-celebration-esu-festival/ LOCATION:African Burial Ground\, Broad and 15th Streets\, Richmond\, VA\, 23219\, United States CATEGORIES:Festivals,Performances ORGANIZER;CN="Elegba Folklore Society":MAILTO:story1@efsinc.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140621T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140621T230000 DTSTAMP:20260409T100106 CREATED:20140530T020233Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140603T030102Z UID:940-1403366400-1403391600@efsinc.org SUMMARY:Juneteenth 2014\, A Freedom Celebration - In Reflection DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, June 21\nIn Reflection\nManchester Dock • 4p – 11p  • Free\nPerformances\, speakers\, Esu Festival Market Day in the Freedom Market\, children’s activities\, Annual Torch Lit Night Walk Along the Trail of Enslaved Africans. Free URL:https://efsinc.org/event/juneteenth-2014-a-freedom-celebration-in-reflection/ LOCATION:Manchester Dock\, 139 Virginia Street\, Richmond\, VA\, 23219\, United States CATEGORIES:Festivals,Performances END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140620T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140620T220000 DTSTAMP:20260409T100106 CREATED:20140530T014832Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140603T152128Z UID:937-1403287200-1403301600@efsinc.org SUMMARY:Juneteenth 2014\, A Freedom Celebration - The Symposium DESCRIPTION:Friday\, June 20\nThe Symposium\nPine Camp Arts Center • 6p – 10p  • $10\nDr. Umar Johnson\, Psychologist\, Author & Expert on the Education of Afrikan American Children  \nĘlęgba Folklore Society’s African Dancers and Drummers\nLive Jazz with Sketches.  \nEsu Festival begins. \nComplimentary hors d’oeuvres\, Freedom Market.\n\n\nTickets are moving fast so purchase your tickets in advance:  here URL:https://efsinc.org/event/juneteenth-2014-a-freedom-celebration-the-symposium/ LOCATION:Pine Camp Arts Center\, 4901 Old Brook Rd\, Richmond\, VA\, 23227\, United States CATEGORIES:Festivals,Performances ORGANIZER;CN="Elegba Folklore Society":MAILTO:story1@efsinc.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140619T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140619T230000 DTSTAMP:20260409T100106 CREATED:20140529T150600Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140603T152317Z UID:934-1403204400-1403218800@efsinc.org SUMMARY:Juneteenth 2014\, A Freedom Celebration - Lira In Concert @ The Hippodrome Theatre DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, June 19\nLira In Concert\nHippodrome Theatre • 7p- 11p • $20\nLira\, Platinum Selling South African Singer blends R&B\, jazz & African styles.  \nThis is her US debut album release\, Rise Again. \nEssence Magazine’s one of “Five Unique Artists To Change Music in 2012”\nHosted by Jarrard Anthony\, Virginia Black Music Foundation \n\nTickets are moving fast so purchase yours in advance:  here URL:https://efsinc.org/event/juneteenth-2014-a-freedom-celebration-lira-in-concert-the-hippodrome-theatre/ LOCATION:Hippodrome Theatre\, 528 N 2nd St.\, Richmond\, VA\, 23219\, United States CATEGORIES:Festivals,Performances ORGANIZER;CN="Elegba Folklore Society":MAILTO:story1@efsinc.org END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR