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SUMMARY:African Traditions in Virginia
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate African and African American Art: Global Community Family Day \nSaturday\, June 11 at 11:30am and again at 2pm. \nVirginia Museum of Fine Arts \nBe in our audience for African Traditions in Virginia.  This dance theatre presentation is about lifestyles\, folklore\, language\, family\, spirit and more as told in music\, dance and stories. It is a forum for diverse audiences to develop a greater appreciation for heritage.  Bringing its notable brand of cultural arts interpretation to VMFA for Family Day\, we invite visitors to explore their own lives and family traditions as expressed through art. \n“Wow! We laughed and learned in the same moment. Your performers brought us\nright into the story.” \n📸 @acwmuseum
URL:https://efsinc.org/event/african-traditions-in-virginia-2/
LOCATION:Virginia Museum of Fine Arts\, 200 North Blvd\, Richmond\, VA\, 23220\, United States
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SUMMARY:Torch Lit Night Walk Along the Trail of Enslaved Africans (June)
DESCRIPTION:Juneteenth\, A Freedom Celebration is Virginia’s flagship Juneteenth holiday commemoration\, and it attracts visitors from around the state and beyond.  It reflects  particular and poignant stories of enslavement and emancipation that shaped a nation\, while highlighting the resolve and resilience of Africa’s children in America.  In its 26th year\, attendees can engage in spirit-filled performances\, sacred rituals\, healing cyphers\, the Get Woke Youth Summit\, the Freedom Market\, historical perspectives and ancestral homage.\n\n\nTickets are $5\, general admission. Children under 12 come free.\n\n\nPreliminarily\, Elegba Folklore Society will also present the Torch Lit Night Walk Along the Trail of Enslaved Africans as a part of and pilgrimage introduction to Juneteenth\, 2022\, A Freedom Celebration on Saturday\, June 11 beginning at the Manchester Dock\, 1308 Brander Street\, at 7:00p.  Interpreters will interweave the narratives of enslaved Africans with the historical record\, characterizations of the day and music.  This program is free and open to the public.\n\nLook back.  Focus Forward.\nQuestions? story1@efsinc.org or 804.644.3900. \nTo register for “Torch Lit Night Walk Along the Trail of Enslaved Africans”\, click “GET TICKETS” for the In the Beginning\, Along the Trail of Enslaved Africans\, then choose “GET TICKETS” for the June 11th date.  Once you have done that\, you need to select the number of tickets and click “ADD TO CART”.  There is no charge for the tickets.
URL:https://efsinc.org/event/in-the-beginning-virginia-along-the-trail-of-enslaved-africans-june/
LOCATION:Elegba Folklore Society’s Cultural Center\, 101 E Broad St\, Richmond\, VA\, 23219\, United States
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SUMMARY:Juneteenth 2022\, A Freedom Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Juneteenth\, A Freedom Celebration June 26\, 2022\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpecial Thanks to: \n\n\n\n  \n\nJuneteenth\, A Freedom Celebration is Virginia’s flagship Juneteenth holiday commemoration. First presented in 1996\, it is reflective of Richmond and Virginia’s particular and poignant stories of enslavement and emancipation\, and it highlights the resolve and resilience of Africa’s children in America. \nRichmond is ground zero with regards to the country’s evolution in its racial mores\, disparities and hierarchies. Juneteenth 2022\, A Freedom Celebration will be a vital part of our community’s reset and healing. \nStay tuned for details as we invite you to this 25th Anniversary event where you can engage in performances\, healing cyphers\, the Get Woke Youth Summit\, the Freedom Market\, historical perspective and ancestral homage at Richmond’s African Burial Ground. \nThe elders say\, “We have to go out the way we came in.”  The pathway is being established. \nStay tuned for details. \nClick here to check out an interview regarding Junteenth\, A Freedom Celebration on Heritage Radio Network’s “Hot Grease” hosted by Nicole Taylor. \n\nJuneteenth 2022 Details \nPurchase Tickets \nCONTACT US
URL:https://efsinc.org/event/juneteenth-2022-a-freedom-celebration/
LOCATION:African Burial Ground\, Broad and 15th Streets\, Richmond\, VA\, 23219\, United States
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