Elegba Folklore Society

2020 Capital City Kwanzaa Festival - Imani (Live Stream)
2021-01-01 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Online Event

2020 Capital City Kwanzaa Festival - Kuumba (Live Stream)
2020-12-31 19:00 - 20:00 | Online Event

2020 Capital City Kwanzaa Festival - Nia (Live Stream)
2020-12-30 19:00 - 20:00 | Online Event

2020 Capital City Kwanzaa Festival - Ujamaa (Live Stream)
2020-12-29 19:00 - 20:00 | Online Event

2020 Capital City Kwanzaa Festival - Ujima (Live Stream)
2020-12-28 19:00 - 20:00 | Online Event

2020 Capital City Kwanzaa Festival - Kujichagulia (Live Stream)
2020-12-27 19:00 - 20:00 | Online Event

2020 Capital City Kwanzaa Festival - Umoja (Live Stream)
2020-12-26 19:00 - 20:00 | Online Event

REAL BLACK FRIDAYS
2020-12-18 11:00 - 20:00, 2020-12-11 11:00 - 20:00, 2020-12-04 11:00 - 20:00 | Elegba Folklore Society’s Cultural Center, 101 E Broad St, Richmond, VA, 23219, United States
Elegba Folklore Society’s Cultural Center is open late, and we invite you to come by to say, “Heyyy!” to choose to shop with us, a black-owned entity, and give the gift of culture this holiday season (and throughout the year). Browse and buy fine art from various places in the Diaspora for your home or office plus prints, memorabilia, artifacts, imports, collectibles, home decor, wearables, books, jewelry, shea & cocoa butters, black soap, oils, incense & more.
‘Tis the season! We’ll have music, and we’ll safely offer refreshments.
Fridays, December 4, 11 & 18. Open ’til 8p.
COVID protocols strictly observed.

Opening the Roads to Our Future (Southside)
2020-10-18 13:00 - 17:00 | Blackwell Community Center, 300 E 15th St,, Richmond, VA, 23224, United States
Join us for “Opening the Roads to Our Future”, a four-part series of self-determination neighborhood events featuring performances, conversations, engagement for children and more.

Opening the Roads to Our Future (East End)
2020-10-17 13:00 - 17:00 | Powhatan Community Center, 5051 Northampton St,, Richmond, VA, 23231, United States

Opening the Roads to Our Future (Northside)
2020-10-09 17:00 - 21:00 | Hotchkiss Community Center, 701 E Brookland Park Blvd,, Richmond, VA, 23222, United States

Chief Oluwo Obafemi Fayemi to Visit Richmond - Day 2
2020-08-12 18:00 - 21:00 | African Burial Ground, Broad and 15th Streets, Richmond, VA, 23219, United States
Our inner reality determines our outer reality. As the global vibration is shifting amid demands for social justice, what powers us to be the change? Be with Elegba Folklore Society as we explore the spiritual path of the Yoruba, Ifa,as a tool for guidance & clarity.
Please contact us if you would like to schedule a personal reading,

Chief Oluwo Obafemi Fayemi to Visit Richmond - Day 1
2020-08-11 18:00 - 21:00 | African Burial Ground, Broad and 15th Streets, Richmond, VA, 23219, United States

Juneteenth 2020, A Freedom Celebration - Live Stream
2020-06-20 17:00 - 20:00 | Facebook Live
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COVID-19 Update
2020-04-30 | Elegba Folklore Society’s Cultural Center, 101 E Broad St, Richmond, VA, 23219, United States

The Thursday Cultural Forum Facebook & Instagram Live Begins April 16 at 6p.
2020-04-16 18:00 - 2020-04-30 19:00 | Facebook Live IG Live
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We are strong, resilient and self-determined. Keeping this knowledge at the forefront of our minds gives us confidence and calm during this uncertain time. Join Ęlęgba Folklore Society on Facebook & Instagram Live every Thursday for The Thursday Cultural Forum at 6p. We will discuss various biographies, occurrences and black facts that you can add to your protective armor. Seeing ourselves is our own empowerment.

Wonder Wednesdays Facebook Live Begins April 15 at 11a
2020-04-15 11:00 - 2020-04-30 11:30 | Facebook Live
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Who knew you would be home schooling?? Ęlęgba Folklore Society is launching a weekly story time for your children. We’re inviting you to gather your children and join us on Facebook Live for Wonder Wednesdays each week at 11a. Together, we will explore African folktales and contemporary chidren’s stories from throughout the African Diaspora.

Community Study Group, What Is Africa to Me?
2020-02-26 17:00 - 19:00, 2019-12-18 19:00 - 21:00, 2019-09-18 19:00 - 21:00 | Elegba Folklore Society’s Cultural Center, 101 E Broad St, Richmond, VA, 23219, United States
In this Community Study Group, we explore and discuss history, culture and contemporary affairs throughout the African Diaspora with former Virginia State University professor, Neal Holmes, political scientist and historian.
What Is Africa To Me?
Elegba Folklore Society’s Cultural Center
Monthly. Free.

Black Book Expo - Day 1
2020-02-22 | Elegba Folklore Society’s Cultural Center, 101 E Broad St, Richmond, VA, 23219, United States
pThe Black Book Expo, Sat • Feb 22, Sun • Feb 23
Elegba Folklore Society’s Cultural Center, 101 E Broad Street Free. Refreshments Available.
The public is invited to meet authors and browse and buy books to complement personal collections. A variety of titles will be available for adults and children.

3rd Saturday Documentaries
2020-02-15 17:00 - 19:00 | Elegba Folklore Society’s Cultural Center, 101 E Broad St, Richmond, VA, 23219, United States
3RD SATURDAY DOCUMENTARIES SAT, FEB 22 • 5P

BASQUIAT: RAGE TO RICHES

Nearly 30 years after his death from a drug overdose in 1988, the legendary artist Jean-Michel Basquiat managed to take the world by storm yet again, when one of his Skull paintings from 1982 recently sold at Sotheby’s for the record-breaking sum of 110 million dollars.

The monetary value and art historical importance of work by this former Downtown NYC graffiti artist is now considered alongside the stars of 20th Century painting such as Pablo Picasso, Jackson Pollock and Francis Bacon.

Basquiat: Rage to Riches features exclusive interviews with Basquiat’s two sisters, Lisane and Jeanine Basquiat, who have never before spoken about their brother and his art for a television documentary. Contributing alongside them are some of the world’s most powerful and legendary art dealers, including Bruno Bischofberger, Larry Gagosian and Mary Boone. They helped fuel Basquiat’s reputation as he rocketed to art world fame while their own careers and fortunes may have benefited just as much, and possibly more.

With striking candour, art world colleagues and his most intimate friends, lovers and fellow artists draw a portrait of a handsome, charismatic and fragile personality – and spill the beans on the cash, the drugs and the pernicious racism which Basquiat encountered.

The main weapon which Basquiat used to fight the prejudice was his art; the beating heart of this documentary is the painting – the game-changing ways in which it embodied and reflected breakthroughs in music, poetry and a new type of expressionism in modern art.

Black Book Expo - Day 2
2020-01-22 | Elegba Folklore Society’s Cultural Center, 101 E Broad St, Richmond, VA, 23219, United States

Capital City Kwanzaa Festival December 28, 2019
2019-12-28 13:00 - 20:00 | Martin Luther King, Jr Middle School, 1000 Mosby St, Richmond, VA, 23223
Capital City Kwanzaa Festival December 28, 2019

Capital 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)
2019 Capital City Kwanzaa Festival Details
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3rd Saturday Documentaries: Black Indians of New Orleans
2019-12-21 17:00 - 19:00 | Elegba Folklore Society’s Cultural Center, 101 E Broad St, Richmond, VA, 23219, United States
THE BLACK INDIANS OF NEW ORLEANS
“This classic award-winning documentary is the first definitive treatment of the origins and rituals of the Black Mardi Gras Indians of New Orleans, It features two tribes: The Yellow Pocahontas led by Big Chief Allison “Tootie” Montana, and The White Eagles, led by Big Chief Gerald “Jake” Milon. The first part of the film reveals the sociocultural history of the Mardi Gras Indians, their costume prepartion, music, songs, dance and gatherings for a ritual practice. The second part is a sunrise to sunset visual account of the processions and street culture of the Black Indians on Mardi Gras Day. The film was screened for a full week in the New York Whitney Museum’s New Filmmakers Series. also was a finalist in the Cine Golden Eagle Awards and was screened at the Margaret Mead Film Festival. International festivals/screenings include: The Pompedeau Centre in Paris; London; Berlin; West Africa.”

Meet Maasai Chief Josefph Ole Tipanko
2019-10-24 19:00 - 21:00 | Elegba Folklore Society’s Cultural Center, 101 E Broad St, Richmond, VA, 23219, United States
MEET MAASAI CHIEF JOSEPH OLE TIPANKO VISITING WITH HIS DELEGATION FROM KENYA
He and his delegation will speak about Maasai culture — Maasai origins, traditional belief systems, rights of passage and more. Attendees can enjoy a performance of Maasai traditional dance and poetry. Plus, handmade jewelry and other art items by Maasai women will be available for sale. Authentically collectible.
Plus, learn about community development in the Ngong Hills of the Great Rift Valley of southern Kenya.
Free. Bring the family.

Soulful Sunday
2019-09-15 15:00 - 19:00 | Eastern Henrico Recreation Center, 1440 N. Laburnum Avenue, Richmond, VA, 23223, United States
Admission is FREE!
From their first arrival in 1619, Africans & African Americans have contributed to and shaped our nation’s culture in countless ways. Their traditions reflect through art, music, food, religion, and most of all, the convictions of hope, determination, and courage. They have left an indelible and enduring mark on American society.
Come celebrate and commemorate these traditions with dance & music performances, arts & craft activities, historical portrayals, and product & food vendors!

Dominion Energy Center for the Performing Arts 10th Anniversary Celebration
2019-09-06 19:30 - 21:00 | VA
On September 6, 2019 at 7:30PM, RPAA will celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the opening of Dominion Energy Center for the Performing Arts (which opened as Richmond CenterStage in 2009). Presented by Altria Group, Virginia Repertory Theatre’s Artistic Director, Nathaniel Shaw, will bring together our resident companies – City Dance Theatre, Elegba Folklore Society, Latin Ballet of Virginia, Quill Theatre, Richmond Ballet, Richmond Symphony, SPARC, Virginia Opera and Virginia Repertory Theatre- for a collaborative performance to celebrate the transformative power of the arts in our community. There is no better way to highlight the mission of RPAA than to provide the Richmond community with access to the incredible local talent of these organizations!
Tickets at: DominionEnergyCenter.com or call 1.800.514.ETIX (3849)
Tickets for the performance will be $27-$42. Use discount code: RPAA10 for 10% off any ticket!
Link to tickets: https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/2350036/
