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SUMMARY:BODY AS ART - PHOTOGRAPHY BY THIERRY LAURENCE
DESCRIPTION:Body As Art opens at Elegba Folklore Society’s Cultural Center on Friday\, November 1 as a part of the 1st Fridays ArtWalk\, 5 – 9p. \nThis series of black and white photographs manipulates light\, dark and water to express an artistic essence of the male body as seen through the eye of Thierry Laurence. In his edgy portraitures\, Laurence shows photography as “extension of my artistic expressions as a actor\, dancer\, singer and writer. When I have a camera in hand\, I want to capture the moments where shadows give way to light and allow us to see.” Through January 31.
URL:https://efsinc.org/event/body-as-art-photography-by-thierry-laurence/
LOCATION:Elegba Folklore Society’s Cultural Center\, 101 E Broad St\, Richmond\, VA\, 23219\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Elegba Folklore Society":MAILTO:story1@efsinc.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140120T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140120T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T093042
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SUMMARY:At the Crossroads: Black Males + Race\, Place & Identity
DESCRIPTION:  \nElegba Folklore Society is pleased to be among the eight Richmond\, Virginia-based arts and cultural organizations partnering to facilitate community-wide conversations inspired by their respective exhibitions and programs that focus on civil rights and social justice beginning in January\, 2014. \nElegba Folklore Society is hosting two exhibitions in its Cultural Center that are a part of the collaboration.  The first is Body As Art that runs now through January 31.  In this series of black-and-white photographs\, Thierry Laurence manipulates light\, shadow\, and water to express an artistic essence of the black male body.  An interpretive conversation will accompany this exhibition on King Day\, January 20 at 6p.\n\nAt the Crossroads: Black Males + Race\, Place & Identity\nVCU African American Studies Professor Derrick Lanois\nKing Day\, January 20\, 6p\n\nAttendees can join a conversation surrounding body + place politics of African American men in the 21st century. Using Thierry Laurence’s photography in Body as Art\, the complexities that are facing African American men in today’s society whether social\, cultural\, artistic\, and/or political will be explored. The journey to understand the dynamic and ever changing conditions has to be rooted in history and begin with a discussion of place and identity in Africa prior to enslavement\, and currently\, then spanning the timeline through and forward to a look at place and identity as expressed in hip hop. Do African American men have a place and identity that is honored\, as our cultural DNA and protocols mandate\, valued\, nurtured and understood or do they serve as the poster child of what is wrong today—criminal\, uneducated\, shiftless and to be feared/ignored? Professor Derrick Lanois will facilitate this King Day discussion to help us see what has happened historically to “place” African American men in the current dialogue and how to shift the conversation.\n\nOn February 7\, the Society’s second exhibition in the collaboration\, African Root\, American Fruit: Paintings by Ronald Jackson\, will open with a reception from 5p – 9p during the First Fridays Artwalk.  Ronald Jackson paints portraits and figurative works to comment on the identity of African American people and their influence on the landscape of American society.  He will give a gallery talk.\n \nCulture\, Art and Social Messaging \nArtist\, Ronald Jackson\nFebruary 7\, 6p\n\n\n\n\n\nJackson will give a talk on the significance of art in African American culture and expound on the implication of his artwork and experience.  The evening will also feature a remembrance of the Greensboro\, North Carolina Woolworth lunch counter sit-ins which began on February 1\, 1960. \nDetails: 804.644.3900 or story1@efsinc.org.  Elegba Folklore Society’s Cultural Center is open Tuesday – Friday\, Noon – 6p\, Saturday\, Noon – 4p and by appointment.  Gallery tours are available by reservation.\n\n\n\n\n\nAmong the Yoruba\, Elegba is the Orisa or intercessor who guards the crossroads and who opens the roads\, bringing clarity out of confusion.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe hope our programs and services are\, indeed\, road-opening experiences.\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\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\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\nEmbrace the Spirit!
URL:https://efsinc.org/event/at-the-crossroads-black-males-race-place-identity/
LOCATION:Elegba Folklore Society’s Cultural Center\, 101 E Broad St\, Richmond\, VA\, 23219\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Elegba Folklore Society":MAILTO:story1@efsinc.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140207T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140329T180000
DTSTAMP:20260404T093042
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SUMMARY:African Root\, American Fruit: Paintings & Collages by Ronald Jackson
DESCRIPTION: \nRace\, Place & Identity
URL:https://efsinc.org/event/african-root-american-fruit-paintings-by-ronald-jackson/
LOCATION:Elegba Folklore Society’s Cultural Center\, 101 E Broad St\, Richmond\, VA\, 23219\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Elegba Folklore Society":MAILTO:story1@efsinc.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140222T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140222T170000
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SUMMARY:BLACK HISTORY MONTH EVENT
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, February 22 at 3:00pm\, Elegba Folklore Society will show the documentary February One in its cultural center\, 101 E Broad St\, in the downtown RVA Arts District. This program is free and open to the public. It accompanies the current exhibition\, African Root\, American Fruit: Paintings and Collages by Ronald Jackson\, which opened on February 7 and will run through April 30. The exhibition and accompanying programs are a part of the Richmond visual arts collaboration Race\, Place & Identity. \nThis story of the Greensboro Four chronicles the four A&T College freshmen (now North Carolina A&T State University) in their decision to integrate the lunch counter at the downtown F. W. Woolworth store on February 1\, 1960 in Greensboro\, North Carolina. This act launched the sit-in movement which blazed like a fire through the parched\, segregated south and was led by students. Students at Richmond’s Virginia Union University\, for example\, followed soon after on February 11\, 1960 to sit-in at Thalhimer’s Department Store. These individual and collective acts changed the nation. \nGreensboro’s Woolworth’s is now the International Civil Rights Center & Museum.
URL:https://efsinc.org/event/black-history-month-event-at-elegba-folklore-society/
LOCATION:Elegba Folklore Society’s Cultural Center\, 101 E Broad St\, Richmond\, VA\, 23219\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Elegba Folklore Society":MAILTO:story1@efsinc.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140322T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140322T150000
DTSTAMP:20260404T093042
CREATED:20140319T052928Z
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SUMMARY:Genworth Lights Up! Open House / Craft Making Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Genworth Lights Up! Open House  http://www.richmondcenterstage.com/lightsup\n \nSaturday\, March 22\n \nThe Cowtail Switch\nThe Horsetail or Cowtail or Cowtail Switch is a symbol of power\, order\, status and influence in several African societies.  It can also perform functional tasks as a fly whisk or a story whisk.  Make your own and discover the magic of your own story! Two sessions — 1p & 2p\, Ages 5 & up.  Richmond Centerstage\, Room 3137
URL:https://efsinc.org/event/genworth-lights-up-open-house-craft-making-workshop/
LOCATION:Richmond Centerstage\, 600 E Grace St\, Richmond\, 23219\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Elegba Folklore Society":MAILTO:story1@efsinc.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140404T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140404T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T093042
CREATED:20140330T210208Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140330T210449Z
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SUMMARY:African Root\, American Fruit: Paintings & Collages by Ronald Jackson (Meet and Greet During the First Friday's ArtWalk)
DESCRIPTION:Happy Spring!  (Maybe?)\nLet’s Celebrate!\nVisit Elegba Folklore Society’s Cultural Center during the First Fridays ArtWalk\nFriday\, April 4\, 5 – 9p\nStill Going –  African Root\, American Fruit: Paintings & Collages by Ronald Jackson\nMeet the artist who will be painting in the gallery.\nThe art is stunning!  If you haven’t seen the show yet\, do yourself a favor.  Begin a collection or add to one!\n \nOpen Tuesday – Friday\, Noon – 6; Saturday\, Noon – 4 & by appointment\nstory1@efsinc.org\, 804.644.3900\n 
URL:https://efsinc.org/event/852/
LOCATION:Elegba Folklore Society’s Cultural Center\, 101 E Broad St\, Richmond\, VA\, 23219\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140412T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140412T220000
DTSTAMP:20260404T093042
CREATED:20140408T134505Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140408T142125Z
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SUMMARY:Heritage Tours - Civil War & Emancipation Day
DESCRIPTION: \nElegba Folklore Society’s informing and affirming cultural history tour\, In the Beginning… Virginia\, Along the Trail of Enslaved Africans is sought after as a not-to-be-missed life experience.  Normally a group tour by reservation\, twice in April this program is being offered free for the public.  Walk in our ancestors footsteps in torch light to culminate Civil War & Emancipation Day on Saturday April 12.\n \nSee more here:\nhttp://www.timesdispatch.com/entertainment-life/weddings-celebrations/features/civil-war-emancipation-day/article_1217bcde-ab87-11e3-a71d-0017a43b2370.html
URL:https://efsinc.org/event/heritage-tours-civil-war-emancipation-day/
LOCATION:VA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140426T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140426T173000
DTSTAMP:20260404T093042
CREATED:20140408T140616Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140408T142422Z
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SUMMARY:In the Beginning… Virginia\, Along the Trail of Enslaved Africans
DESCRIPTION:Join us on theTrail on April 26.  This time the organizer is the Remembering Slavery\, Resistance and Freedom Project.  How should we address the legacies of slavery?  Events and exhibits have\, according to the project\, been occurring to “commemorate the Sesquicentennial of the Emancipation Proclamation by revealing the enormous influence free and enslaved Africans and\, later [sic] African-Americans have had on Virginia. While sites related to African-American labor\, life\, struggle\, and resilience are numerous in Virginia\, many state residents and visitors are unaware of these sites and the history they represent.”
URL:https://efsinc.org/event/in-the-beginning-virginia-along-the-trail-of-enslaved-africans/
LOCATION:VA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140619T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140619T230000
DTSTAMP:20260404T093042
CREATED:20140529T150600Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140603T152317Z
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140620T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140620T220000
DTSTAMP:20260404T093042
CREATED:20140530T014832Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140603T152128Z
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140621T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140621T230000
DTSTAMP:20260404T093042
CREATED:20140530T020233Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140603T030102Z
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140622T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140622T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T093042
CREATED:20140530T020807Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140603T030025Z
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140710T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140710T220000
DTSTAMP:20260404T093042
CREATED:20140708T023549Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140708T023549Z
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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
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ORGANIZER;CN="Elegba Folklore Society":MAILTO:story1@efsinc.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140815T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140815T220000
DTSTAMP:20260404T093042
CREATED:20140730T223544Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140814T171057Z
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140816T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140816T230000
DTSTAMP:20260404T093042
CREATED:20140730T223940Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140814T171133Z
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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
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140905T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20141204T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T093042
CREATED:20140902T003138Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140902T003357Z
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SUMMARY:RVA as Seen Through the Pinhole
DESCRIPTION:Richmond\, VA • RVA as Seen Through the Pinhole will open as a part of the First Friday’s ArtWalk\, 5p – 9p on Friday\, September 5 at Ęlęgba Folklore Society’s Cultural Center\, 101 East Broad Street in the downtown RVA arts district at the corner of 1st and Broad. This exhibition of black and white photographs will be available through November 30. The artist\, James W. Draper\, Jr.\, produced the photographs using the techniques of pinhole photography. \nRVA as Seen Through the Pinhole is a series of photographs depicting scenes around Richmond. This series demonstrates the artist’s fascination with the light tight box or camera obscura and its potential. Says Draper\, “The pinhole camera is unconventional photography that challenges the analog in me. The pinhole gives me freedom to go beyond traditional photography.” Because the camera obscura functions like a projector or like a recorder\, it can support creativity in the pinhole artist by producing unique images and ideas. \nA pinhole camera and imagery to record will be included in the exhibition\, and visitors to the cultural center can try it out. \nHistorically\, and according to pinhole expert and enthusiast Anita Chernewski\, the image-forming ability of a tiny hole is thought to have been known thousands of years ago by nomadic people of North Africa\, who lived in animal skin tents. A pinhole in the tent would project an image of the brilliant scene outside. The pinhole photographic work of Afro Canadian artist Melinda Mollineaux commemorates the forgotten place of Cadboro Bay\, where Black people gathered to celebrate Emancipation Day in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. \nPhotographer\, Draper\, with a Masters Degree from Virginia State University\, is a retired educator in Richmond Public Schools. He has been a member of the Camera Club of Richmond\, National Conference of Artists and the Virginia Educational Media Association\, among others. He has taught photography at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College\, and he has served as a staff photographer at Richmond Free Press. \nDraper has exhibited widely around Virginia\, and he has received numerous awards and honors in the field.
URL:https://efsinc.org/event/rva-as-seen-through-the-pinhole/
LOCATION:Elegba Folklore Society’s Cultural Center\, 101 E Broad St\, Richmond\, VA\, 23219\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
ORGANIZER;CN="Elegba Folklore Society":MAILTO:story1@efsinc.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140906T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140906T140000
DTSTAMP:20260404T093042
CREATED:20140903T192325Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140905T142149Z
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SUMMARY:Dance & Drumming Classes Resuming for the Fall Season with a Free Open House!!!
DESCRIPTION:What a busy and exciting summer we had!  Now as the Fall season approaches\, we would like to share with you the opportunity to join in on our African dance classes that take place in our Cultural Center on a weekly basis.  Since this is official beginning to our Fall sessions\, we would like to invite you to join in on a FREE lesson.  All ages and skill levels welcome! \nThe African Drum Workshop\, 11a\nAfrican Dance & Cultural Traditions\nSeptember 6\, Free today as fall sessions begin\nBuy 4 & get the 5th class free
URL:https://efsinc.org/event/dance-classes-resuming-for-the-fall-season-with-a-free-open-house/
LOCATION:Elegba Folklore Society’s Cultural Center\, 101 E Broad St\, Richmond\, VA\, 23219\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshops
ORGANIZER;CN="Elegba Folklore Society":MAILTO:story1@efsinc.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140913T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140913T150000
DTSTAMP:20260404T093042
CREATED:20140912T175717Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140912T175717Z
UID:1135-1410609600-1410620400@efsinc.org
SUMMARY:MASTER CLASSES • MASTER ARTISTS SATURDAY
DESCRIPTION:This Saturday’s The African Drum Workshop and African Dance & Cultural Traditions will feature Master Artists\, \nSenegal’s Fode Sissoko \nand \nGuinea’s Mamadouba Mito Camara. \nJoin us to play\, dance or just be in the moment! Classes begin at noon on September 13. \n 
URL:https://efsinc.org/event/master-classes-%e2%80%a2-master-artists-saturday/
LOCATION:Elegba Folklore Society’s Cultural Center\, 101 E Broad St\, Richmond\, VA\, 23219\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140914T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140914T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T093042
CREATED:20140904T171709Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140904T171709Z
UID:1115-1410717600-1410724800@efsinc.org
SUMMARY:ELEGBA FOLKLORE SOCIETY TO APPEAR IN CURTAINS UP! AT RICHMOND CENTERSTAGE
DESCRIPTION:Richmond\, VA • Elegba Folklore Society’s widely acclaimed African dancers\, drummers and singers will appear at Richmond CenterStage in a one-night-only special event entitled Curtains Up! to be held at 6:00 p.m. on Sunday\, September 14 at Richmond CenterStage in the historic Carpenter Theatre. \nThe Society’s exciting performers will present Tambour de Guinée. Among West Africa’s Manding\, Tambour de Guinée (jen nay) affirms that a woman’s mystique is expressed in both femininity and power. This piece was choreographed by Guinea\, West Africa’s Kadiatou Conte (kay dee ah too cohn tay) and features West African master artists\, Mito Camara of Guinea and Fode Sissoko of Senegal. \nThe evening is a kick off the performing arts season and will feature the best that Richmond has to offer through the talents and artistic excellence of CenterStage’s resident companies\, including Elegba Folklore Society\, Henley Street Theatre & Richmond Shakespeare\, Richmond Ballet\, Richmond Symphony\, School of the Performing Arts in the Richmond Community (SPARC)\, Virginia Opera and Virginia Repertory Theatre. The City Dance Theatre will also perform. \nAttendees can come early for a pre-event gathering beginning at 5:00 p.m. in Rhythm Hall to learn more about Elegba Folklore Society’s upcoming programs and ways to get involved with the organization. \nTickets can be purchased at RichmondCenterStage.com\, by phone at1-800-514-ETIX (3849) or at the CenterStage box office\, located at 6th Street between Broad and Grace streets in downtown Richmond. Ticket prices begin at $25 for adults and $12 for children 15 and under. Ticket proceeds go to Richmond CenterStage in support of its resident companies. \nAbout Elegba Folklore Society: \nElegba\, from the Yoruba cosmology of West Africa\, is an Orisa or intercessor who opens the roads\, bringing clarity out of confusion. The Elegba Folklore Society is a year-round\, lively celebration of African and African-American culture. Enjoy art and imports in our cultural center. Sway with our performance company in the warmth and feel of an African village. Awaken your spirit! Or\, participate in a guided heritage tour\, In the Beginning… Virginia\, Along the Trail of Enslaved Africans and Other Notable Sites. The Capital City Kwanzaa Festival\, Down Home Family Reunion\, A Celebration of African American Folk Life\, and Juneteenth: A Freedom Celebration are events that have delighted audiences during our 24 years. Richmond’s Cultural Ambassador\, the Society offers the best in African Diasporic cultural experiences\, promoting an understanding of the present by valuing the past. The Society hopes its programs and services are\, indeed\, road-opening experiences. Embrace the Spirit!
URL:https://efsinc.org/event/elegba-folklore-society-to-appear-in-curtains-up-at-richmond-centerstage/
LOCATION:Carpenter Theatre\, 600 E Grace St #400\, Richmond\, 23219\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140921T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140921T190000
DTSTAMP:20260404T093042
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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20141018T134500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20141018T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T093042
CREATED:20141009T051233Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20141017T115525Z
UID:1153-1413639900-1413648000@efsinc.org
SUMMARY:ĘLĘGBA FOLKLORE SOCIETY’S PERFORMERS PRESENT  “A FIRE FOR FREEDOM" AT HENRICO’S HARVEST FESTIVAL
DESCRIPTION:RICHMOND\, VA • Ęlęgba Folklore Society’s performers will add a cultural history element to Henrico County’s October 18 Harvest Festival\, with an original work\, A Fire for Freedom\, at Meadow Farm\, 3400 Mountain Road\, on Saturday\, October 18 at 1:45p. The Society will give three consecutive presentations at The Barn. Admission is free. \nToussaint L’Ouverture changed the course of history. \nIn another sense\, so did Patrick Henry. \nAnd\, then there was Gabriel. \nHe was a proud Black man\, born into slavery but determined to be free.\nAt the age of 24\, he organized what many historians consider the most extensive\, well-planned attempt at a mass slave rebellion in U.S. history.\nEvery school child should know his story. There should be a statue of him on Virginia’s Capitol Square. Schools should be named after him. Bridges. Libraries. Cities. \nCome to the area where he was enslaved\, and see the plan unfold in A Free for Freedom. \nA Fire for Freedom is an historical interpretation that chronicles the planning in August of 1800 of Gabriel’s Rebellion from the point of view of Gabriel and his cohorts. Families can attend and achieve a clearer understanding of the influences on and motivations for self determination\, manhood and freedom from enslavement for all in Virginia in the setting where the planning occurred. \nFor more details call 804.644.3900.
URL:https://efsinc.org/event/elegba-folklore-societys-performers-present-a-fire-for-freedom-at-henricos-harvest-festival/
LOCATION:Meadow Farm\, 3400 Mountain Road\, Glen Allen\, VA\, 23060\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20141108T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20141108T093000
DTSTAMP:20260404T093042
CREATED:20141024T135009Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20141107T231113Z
UID:1160-1415439000-1415439000@efsinc.org
SUMMARY:Join a Tour
DESCRIPTION:Join us on this Saturday\, November 8th and experience the “In The Beginning… Virginia” tour. Journey into Richmond’s history to visit the sites where few monuments exist. Contact us at (804) 644-3900 for more details.
URL:https://efsinc.org/event/join-a-tour/
LOCATION:Elegba Folklore Society’s Cultural Center\, 101 E Broad St\, Richmond\, VA\, 23219\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Elegba Folklore Society":MAILTO:story1@efsinc.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20141119T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20141119T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T093042
CREATED:20141116T225248Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20141116T225248Z
UID:1163-1416416400-1416430800@efsinc.org
SUMMARY:Ancestral Homage is a Key to Wholeness
DESCRIPTION:In April 1994\, human bones and artifacts from the 19th century were discovered in an abandoned well uncovered during construction on Virginia Commonwealth University’s MCV Campus. The well’s contents are believed to have been discarded in the 1800s by medical staff. \nThese humans\, mainly of African descent\, were not shown the respect they were due\, neither in life nor in death. The university is committed to moving forward in a manner reflecting the dignity that should be accorded these individuals and has created the East Marshall Street Well Project to facilitate a process with the community that ensures the remains receive appropriate study\, memorialization and reburial. \nVirginia Commonwealth University and the East Marshall Street Well Planning Committee for an open house and ceremony Wednesday\, November 19\, 2014 from 5p to 7:30p. \nBe a part of the Processional that Precedes Remarks at 5:30p. \nElegba Folklore Society’s Libation Ceremony at 6p. \nHermes A. Kontos Medical Sciences Building Courtyard\n1217 East Marshall Street\nRichmond\, Virginia 23298\nValet parking available\n  \n 
URL:https://efsinc.org/event/ancestral-homage-is-a-key-to-wholeness/
LOCATION:Hermes A. Kontos Medical Sciences Building Courtyard\, 1217 East Marshall Street\, Richmond\, 23298
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20141205
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20141206
DTSTAMP:20260404T093042
CREATED:20141124T133806Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20141124T133914Z
UID:1169-1417737600-1417823999@efsinc.org
SUMMARY:REAL Black Fridays Sale
DESCRIPTION:  \nThis year skip all of the traffic\, lines\, and mall madness and give your loved ones the gift of culture… Join Elegba Folklore Society for the REAL#BLACKFRIDAY\, and pick up items such as– Fine African art\, imports\, and crafts– Beautiful clothing\, jewlery\, and accessories\n– Incense\, oils\, and shea butter\n– Holiday ornaments\n– and much more
URL:https://efsinc.org/event/1169/
LOCATION:Elegba Folklore Society’s Cultural Center\, 101 E Broad St\, Richmond\, VA\, 23219\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Elegba Folklore Society":MAILTO:story1@efsinc.org
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20141212
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20141213
DTSTAMP:20260404T093042
CREATED:20141124T134618Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20141124T134618Z
UID:1171-1418342400-1418428799@efsinc.org
SUMMARY:REAL Black Fridays Sale
DESCRIPTION:  \nThis year skip all of the traffic\, lines\, and mall madness and give your loved ones the gift of culture… Join Elegba Folklore Society for the REAL#BLACKFRIDAY\, and pick up items such as– Fine African art\, imports\, and crafts– Beautiful clothing\, jewlery\, and accessories\n– Incense\, oils\, and shea butter\n– Holiday ornaments\n– and much more
URL:https://efsinc.org/event/real-black-fridays-sale/
LOCATION:Elegba Folklore Society’s Cultural Center\, 101 E Broad St\, Richmond\, VA\, 23219\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Elegba Folklore Society":MAILTO:story1@efsinc.org
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20141219
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20141220
DTSTAMP:20260404T093042
CREATED:20141124T134825Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20141124T134825Z
UID:1172-1418947200-1419033599@efsinc.org
SUMMARY:REAL Black Fridays SALE
DESCRIPTION:  \nThis year skip all of the traffic\, lines\, and mall madness and give your loved ones the gift of culture… Join Elegba Folklore Society for the REAL#BLACKFRIDAY\, and pick up items such as– Fine African art\, imports\, and crafts– Beautiful clothing\, jewlery\, and accessories\n– Incense\, oils\, and shea butter\n– Holiday ornaments\n– and much more
URL:https://efsinc.org/event/real-black-fridays-sale-2/
LOCATION:Elegba Folklore Society’s Cultural Center\, 101 E Broad St\, Richmond\, VA\, 23219\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Elegba Folklore Society":MAILTO:story1@efsinc.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20141226
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20141227
DTSTAMP:20260404T093042
CREATED:20141124T134920Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20141124T134920Z
UID:1173-1419552000-1419638399@efsinc.org
SUMMARY:REAL Black Fridays Sale
DESCRIPTION:  \nThis year skip all of the traffic\, lines\, and mall madness and give your loved ones the gift of culture… Join Elegba Folklore Society for the REAL#BLACKFRIDAY\, and pick up items such as– Fine African art\, imports\, and crafts– Beautiful clothing\, jewlery\, and accessories\n– Incense\, oils\, and shea butter\n– Holiday ornaments\n– and much more
URL:https://efsinc.org/event/real-black-fridays-sale-3/
LOCATION:Elegba Folklore Society’s Cultural Center\, 101 E Broad St\, Richmond\, VA\, 23219\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Elegba Folklore Society":MAILTO:story1@efsinc.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20141227T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20141227T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T093042
CREATED:20141208T145901Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20141215T170605Z
UID:1179-1419685200-1419714000@efsinc.org
SUMMARY:2014 Capital City Kwanzaa Festival
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \n\nChildren under 12\, Free! Group rates are available: story1@efsinc.org or 804.644.3900
URL:https://efsinc.org/event/2014-capital-city-kwanzaa-festival/
LOCATION:Altria Theater\, 6 N Laurel St\, Richmond\, 23220\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Elegba Folklore Society":MAILTO:story1@efsinc.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150206T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150206T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T093042
CREATED:20150204T180349Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150204T180425Z
UID:1288-1423242000-1423256400@efsinc.org
SUMMARY:"CONGRUENT IMAGES" EXHIBITION AT ELEGBA FOLKLORE SOCIETY OPENS DURING FIRST FRIDAYS ARTWALK
DESCRIPTION:Richmond\, VA • On February 6\, 2015\, Elegba Folklore Society will present paintings by veteran Richmond area artists P. Muzi Branch & William “Blue” Johnson in an exhibition entitled\, Congruent Images. This showing will open with a public reception as a part of the First Fridays ArtWalk\, 5p – 9p. Congruent Images will run through April 30. \nThese artists project the warm stories of African Diasporic heritage in the images of their subjects — people as individuals\, playmates\, colleagues and families as portrayed in an expressive moment of life — extracted before the viewers’ eyes and in relationship with heart. \nBranch\, who holds an MFA from Virginia Commonwealth University\, has exhibited widely in and out of the United States. His work is a part of corporate and private collections. He is an artist educator and mentor\, and he serves as Director of Cultural Programs at Virginia Commonwealth University Health Systems. An accomplished bassist\, he is a part of the internationally recognized Plunky and Oneness. \nJohnson is an artist educator whose iconic profiles are seen on canvasses\, paper and apparel. He sees his work as a community resource and wants his work to reflect a continuum of aesthetic principles derived from Africa and America.
URL:https://efsinc.org/event/congruent-images-exhibition-at-elegba-folklore-society-opens-during-first-fridays-artwalk/
LOCATION:Elegba Folklore Society’s Cultural Center\, 101 E Broad St\, Richmond\, VA\, 23219\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Elegba Folklore Society":MAILTO:story1@efsinc.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150213T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150213T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T093042
CREATED:20150209T144431Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150209T152112Z
UID:1295-1423850400-1423861200@efsinc.org
SUMMARY:Hidden Colors 2 + Live Music by UNIX!!!
DESCRIPTION:“Hidden Colors 2” is the follow-up to the critically acclaimed 2011 documentary about the untold history of people of African and aboriginal descent. This installment of goes into topics such as the global African presence\, the science of melanin\, the truth about the prison industrial complex\, how thriving Black economic communities were undermined in America\, the hidden truth about Native Americans\, and much more. \nJoin us on Friday\, February 13th @ 6p in the Ęlęgba Folklore Society Cultural Center for a special viewing of the film “Hidden Colors 2”.  There will also be live music provided by Richmond\, VA native\, UNIX. \nUnïx is a singer with a warm\, magnetic personality who captures attention with his sound and lyrics. Blessed with a soulful voice with a spiritual undercurrent\, Unix is unafraid to change his sound thriving in transformation. No genre lays claim to his message.
URL:https://efsinc.org/event/hidden-colors-2-live-music-by-unix/
LOCATION:Elegba Folklore Society’s Cultural Center\, 101 E Broad St\, Richmond\, VA\, 23219\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Elegba Folklore Society":MAILTO:story1@efsinc.org
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