The African Presence in Mexico Exhibit
PRESENTED BY: The African American Museum in Philadelphia
DATE: June 25-October 25, 2008
PLACE: 701 Arch Street, Philadelphia
CONTACT/RSVP: 215.574.0380, info@aampmuseum.org
WEBSITE: www.aampmuseum.org
9th Annual IFE-ILE Afro-Cuban Dance Festival
PRESENTED BY: IFE-ILE Afro-Cuban Dance Company
DATE: July 18-20, 2008
PLACE: Arts & Minds Center, 3138 Commodore Plaza, Coconut Grove, Miami
CONTACT/RSVP: 305.476.0832, ifeiledancecompany@yahoo.com
WEBSITE: www.ife-ile.org
“Cimarronaje: A Neo-folkloric Journey Celebrating the Lives of Revolutionary Puerto Rican Women” A Performance of Afro-Puerto Rican Women Bomba Players
PRESENTED BY: Laney College
DATE: July 19, 2008
PLACE: 900 Fallon Street, Oakland, Calif.
CONTACT/RSVP: 510.834.5740
Son de Cali Live in Concert
PRESENTED BY: Sound Academy
DATE: July 19, 2008
PLACE: 11 Polson St., Toronto
CONTACT/RSVP: 416,649.7437
WEBSITE: www.sound-academy.com
Community Dialogue and Bombazo: Deconstructing Tradition, Modernity, and Femininity in Afro-Puerto Rican Bomba
PRESENTED BY: La Pena Cultural Center
DATE: July 20, 2008
PLACE: 3105 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, Calif.
CONTACT/RSVP: 510.849.2568, info@lapena.org
WEBSITE: www.lapena.org
Yosvany Terry: Ye-dé-gbé & the Afro-Caribbean Legacy" Afro-Cuban folkloric rhythms Lecture-Demonstration
PRESENTED BY: La Pena Cultural Center
DATE: July 22, 2008
PLACE: 3105 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, Calif.
CONTACT/RSVP: 510.849.2568, info@lapena.org
WEBSITE: www.lapena.org
Third Annual Black Docs Film Series: "Los Zafiros (The Sapphires): Music from the Edge of Time"
PRESENTED BY: Next Generation Awareness Foundation, Inc.
DATE: August 14, 2008
PLACE: Landmark Theatre's E Street Cinema, 555 11 Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.
CONTACT/RSVP: 202.409.7240, info@UrbanFilmSeries.com
WEBSITE: www.urbanfilmseries.com
Third Annual Black Docs Film Series: "Twilight Becomes Night"
PRESENTED BY: Next Generation Awareness Foundation, Inc.
DATE: September 4, 2008
PLACE: Landmark Theatre's E Street Cinema, 555 11 Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.
CONTACT/RSVP: 202.409.7240, info@UrbanFilmSeries.com
WEBSITE: www.urbanfilmseries.com
XIV International Capoeira Angola Conference
PRESENTED BY: FICA
DATE: September 4-7, 2008
PLACE: Quilombo Cultural Center, 1757 North Kimball Avenue, Chicago
CONTACT/RSVP: 773.227.8879, info@quilombocenter.org
WEBSITE: www.quilombocenter.org
Black Latino Expo 2008
PRESENTED BY: Bronze Identity LLC
DATE: September 13, 2008
PLACE: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 1101 Arch Street, Philadelphia
CONTACT/RSVP: 888.897.7022, ceo@bronzeidentity.com
WEBSITE: www.blacklatinoexpo.com
Baila en Cuba 2008: International Latin Dance and Music Festival Tour
PRESENTED BY: Cuba Education Tours
DATE: November 22-29 2008
PLACE: Cuba
CONTACT/RSVP: 604.677.2944, info@cubafriends.ca
WEBSITE: www.canadacuba.ca
Ecotourism and Sustainability: The Pacific Coast Experience Reality Tour in Costa Rica
PRESENTED BY: Global Exchange
DATE: November 24-December 3, 2008
PLACE: Costa Rica
CONTACT/RSVP: 415.255.7296, 800.497.1994, sneh@globalexchange.org
WEBSITE: www.globalexchange.org
50th Anniversary of the Cuban Revolution Tour
PRESENTED BY: Cuba Education Tours
DATE: December 27, 2008-January 3, 2009
PLACE: Cuba
CONTACT/RSVP: 604.677.2944, info@cubafriends.ca
WEBSITE: www.canadacuba.ca
Imani Winds: Wind Quintet of African and Latin American Heritage
PRESENTED BY: The Washington Center for the Performing Arts
DATE: January 29, 2009
PLACE: 512 Washington Street SE, Olympia, Wash.
CONTACT/RSVP: 360.753.8585, info@washingtoncenter.org
WEBSITE: www.washingtoncenter.org
XIV International Capoeira Angola Conference
PRESENTED BY: FICA
DATE: September 4-7, 2008
PLACE: Quilombo Cultural Center, 1757 North Kimball Avenue, Chicago
CONTACT/RSVP: 773.227.8879, info@quilombocenter.org
WEBSITE: www.quilombocenter.org
25th Havana International Jazz Festival Tour
PRESENTED BY: Cuba Education Tours
DATE: February 8-17, 2009
PLACE: Cuba
CONTACT/RSVP: 604.677.2944, info@cubafriends.ca
WEBSITE: www.canadacuba.ca
Contested Modernities: Indigenous and Afro-Descendant Struggles in Latin America Academic Conference
PRESENTED BY: Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies
DATE: February 26-28, 2009
PLACE: University of Texas at Austin
CONTACT/RSVP: Arturo_arias@mail.utexas.edu, crhale@mail.utexas.edu
Community-Based Organizing and the Bolivarian Revolution Reality Tour in Venezuela
PRESENTED BY: Global Exchange
DATE: May 23-June 3, 2009
PLACE: Venezuela
CONTACT/RSVP: 415.255.7296, 800.497.1994, daniel@globalexchange.org
WEBSITE: www.globalexchange.org
International Conference on Afro-Hispanic, Luso-Brazilian and Latin American Studies
PRESENTED BY: University of Ghana
DATE: August 5-7, 2009
PLACE: Kwame Nkrumah Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra
CONTACT/RSVP: 814.949.5360, yxa3@psu.edu
WEBSITE: http://www.personal.psu.edu/yxa3/ConferenceMain.htm
