This month’s Fayetteville First Thursday celebrates Black Music Month and we are a part of it. Y’all come! Thursday June 7th, 2012, near Jammin’ Java at the Fayetteville Square. We’ll be in the 7:30 slot.
Yesterday we brought AFRICA IN THE OZARKS to students at Leverett Elementary School in Fayetteville. What a BLAST!!
We owe big kudos to Principal Cheryl Putnam, teacher Karen Bley, the PTO, and ADVENTURE SUBARU
for providing the funding, the willingness, and the legwork to bring our fantastic African arts to the kids. And thanks also go out to our greatly esteemed friends at the ARKANSAS ARTS COUNCIL, an agency of the Department of Arkansas Heritage, and the National Endowment for the Arts, for providing matching funds to put this program together.
Arts in schools – what a crucial great thing.
Please, readers, use your imagination to supply the sound and the movement. These kids were way too much fun.
Here we are as the morning began at Leverett. Angelo, introducing master drummers Eric BliBi Gore and Jean-Claude Lessou – and our own Dennis Nelms of ADVENTURE SUBARU.
Ms. Bley and Ms. Putnam, concentrating in the background. And our beautiful dancers mom Cindy, Margot, and Jo Ann.
And here’s a scrapbook of the kids, the kids, the wonderful kids.
Future members of the AFRIQUE AYA DANCE COMPANY. Future stars of AFRICA IN THE OZARKS. Stars period!! Right now!!
Hubble photo courtesy European Space Agency
Yesterday we brought AFRICA IN THE OZARKS to students at Washington Elementary in Fayetteville. What a BLAST!!
We owe big kudos to Principal Ashley Garcia and ADVENTURE SUBARU for providing the funding, the willingness, and the legwork to bring our fantastic African arts to the kids. And big thanks also go out to our greatly esteemed friends at the ARKANSAS ARTS COUNCIL, an agency of the Department of Arkansas Heritage, and the National Endowment for the Arts, for providing matching funds to put this program together.
Arts in schools – what a crucial great thing.
Please, readers, use your imagination to supply the sound and the movement. These kids were way too much fun.
Here’s Angelo and kids. Giving it up!
Angelo and Jean-Claude. Your attention please!
The beautiful kids. And – mama Padma. By Angelo’s left elbow.
The kids and Jenny.
Everybody to the right! Says Jean-Claude!
Future members of the AFRIQUE AYA DANCE COMPANY. Future stars of AFRICA IN THE OZARKS. Stars period!! Right now!
Hubble photo courtesy European Space Agency
On April 7th Angelo will be performing with AFRIQUE AYA at the UA African Students Organization’s annual SOUND OF AFRICA event. In years past, this has been a very fun event, with African-style food, fashion, African student talent showcase, and sometimes a documentary movie & fundraising effort . . . . A great event for kids.
Did we mention that food is involved?
Sound of Africa
Fayetteville Town Center
Saturday, April 7th, 6:00 – 9:00 pm
If you’re a non-student: Tickets are $15.00. Reserve yours here.
If you’re a student: Tickets are free. They will be distributed on campus on Friday March the 30th and Tuesday April the 2nd between noon and 2 pm.
More details here.
And on Facebook, here.
This time the monthly drum circle in Eureka will be at 6:00 on Saturday, April 14th, Basin Springs Park. Not April 7th as usual. This time, April 14th.
On April 7th Angelo will be performing in Fayetteville, with AFRIQUE AYA, at the UA African Students Organization’s annual SOUND OF AFRICA event. In years past, this has been a very fun event, with African-style food, fashion, African student talent showcase, and sometimes a documentary movie & fundraising effort . . . . A great event for kids.
Did we mention that food is involved?
More info on tickets etc. when we have it.
So – see you first Saturday in Fayetteville; second Saturday in Eureka Springs.
Come see Angelo and Afrique Aya perform at the Fayetteville Public Library, in association with renowned author Tracy Kidder. Friday evening, March 30, at 6:30 – 7:00.
Then stay for Mr. Kidder’s lecture, followed by a book signing.
Kidder won the Pulitzer Prize and a National Book Award in 1982. The African connection is his 2003 book MOUNTAINS BEYOND MOUNTAINS. It’s about two global health crises, tuberculosis and AIDs, through the eyes of Dr. Paul Farmer, a single-minded physician bent on improving the health of some of the poorest people on the planet.
More info on Mr. Kidder’s appearance at the library here.
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
No Fayetteville African drum and dance class next week, March 22nd. Washington Elementary is on spring break.
Want to be in the show for the FIFTH ANNUAL AFRICA IN THE OZARKS? Come to class. We are practicing up for the May 3-6th blow-out. We will be back up and rockin’ Fayetteville Thursday March 29th.
SECOND IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
The Eureka Springs drum circle will take place on April 14th this month. On April 7th, Angelo and AFRIQUE AYA will be appearing at the UA African Students Organization SOUND OF AFRICA. More details when we have them.
