12.27.2012

12/29/12 Global Weekends -- KWANZAA 2012: First Fruits of the Harvest @ The American Museum of Natural History

Saturday, December 29, 2012 from 12:00 noon to 5:00pm

American Museum of Natural History

Multiple Museum Halls (Enter at 77th Street)
79th Street and Central Park West
New York, NY 
(212) 769-5100
Cost: Free with Museum admission (which is pay-what-you-wish)
For all ages

Join the Museum’s 34th annual Kwanzaa celebration to experience the rich traditions of Kwanzaa and honor the holiday’s seven guiding principles. The festival, hosted by storyteller Linda Humes, will include a special interview about Karamu (African Feast) with pioneering restaurateur B. Smith, family-friendly hands-on activities, and an international marketplace. Restoration Dance Theatre Company and Balance Dance Theatre, led by acclaimed choreographer Obediah Wright, will perform in an exciting program that also includes newcomers Soul Steps and Underground System Afrobeat.

Click here to learn how B. Smith cooks delicious Southern-Style grits.

Click here to watch Soul Steps dancers teach Bronx Students to be active and follow their dreams on CBS NY.

Click here to check out Underground Afrobeat System at the congahead.com studio.

The Presenting Sponsor of the Museum’s cultural programming is MetLife Foundation.

Support for Kwanzaa 2012! is made possible, in part, by the May and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation, Inc., and the family of Frederick H. Leonhardt.

Kwanzaa 2012! is co-presented with Community Works and New Heritage Theatre Works.

The Kwanzaa Marketplace is organized by the Harlem Arts Alliance.


http://www.amnh.org/calendar/kwanzaa-2012-first-fruits-of-the-harvest

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