• The Talking Gourd: Glen Allen Library

    Glen Allen Library 10501 Staples Mill Rd, Glen Allen, VA, United States

    Join Omilade Janine Bell of the Elegba Folklore Society for The Talking Gourd Be engaged by images, oral histories, music and ceremony to interactively learn about Mother Africa's global contributions […]

  • 3rd Saturday Documentaries: Hapi

    Elegba Folklore Society's Cultural Center 101 E Broad St, Richmond, VA, United States

    3rd Saturday Documentaries at Elegba Folklore Society’s Cultural Center • Hapi • Saturday, March 16th • 3pm • FREE ADMISSION Drawn from the lore of Hapi, the Kemetic diety who […]

  • Meet the Maasai

    Elegba Folklore Society's Cultural Center 101 E Broad St, Richmond, VA, United States

    Chief Joseph Ole Tipanko, Cicilia Seleyian & Kilenyi John Parsitau are returning from Maasailand in Kenya.  Be in our audience to learn about their storied history and contemporary life ways.  Browse & […]

  • Elegba Folklore Society Cultural Tours

    Elegba Folklore Society's Cultural Center 101 E Broad St, Richmond, VA, United States

    In the Beginning…Virginia, Along the Trail of Enslaved Africans Evolutionary, experiential and visceral along the Trail of Enslaved Africans, attendees are invited to immerse themselves in past occurrences that impact […]

  • Celebrate African and African American Art: Nigeria

    Virginia Museum of Fine Arts 200 North Blvd, Richmond, VA, United States

    TheTalkingDrumMusic Be in our audience for excerpts from The Talking Drum.  The drum is a legendary communications tool -- a punctuating teller of life as it happens.  This lively delivery of […]

  • Working Roots

    Elegba Folklore Society's Cultural Center 101 E Broad St, Richmond, VA, United States

    This interactive 2023-24 HBCU Scholars Fellowship presentation explores the historical connections between African American magic traditions—such as Hoodoo or Rootwork—and strategies of resistance to anti-black violence. We will consider how […]