Celebrating Milestones: Building on the Strengths of our Ancestors
Schedule - Monday, May 25, 2009
10:00 am – 6:00 pm
World's Fair Pavilion in Forest Park
African Marketplace
Vendor displays of African and Afrocentric artifacts including woodcarvings, textiles, and jewelry. Your last chance to get your favorite gift!
Main Stage
| 1:00 pm | Drum Call |
| 1:15 pm | Le Jazz Hot(Bensid Thigpen, Ptah Williams, D. Mixon, & Chad Evans) |
| 2:00 pm | African American Dance Ensemble |
| 2:45 pm | Invisible Man – Maurice MinorPoet/Spoken Word Artist |
| 3:00 pm | Non Stop Reggae |
| 4:00 pm | Banyan Dance TheatreCuban-Haitian Folklore |
| 5:00 pm | Queen-I-BeePoet/Spoken Word Artist |
| 5:15 pm | Lamar Harris(A Tribute to Fela Kuti) |
Main stage closes at 6:00 pm.
Children's Village
*An adult must accompany children.
| 11:00 am - 1:30 pm |
Cultural Self-Portraits
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| 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm |
Crowning Glory
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| 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm |
Eye of the Tiger Jewelry
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Cultural Demonstrations & Activities
| 12:00 noon - 3:00 pm |
Basket Weaving Techniques
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| 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm |
The High Prestige and Low Maintenance of Natural Hair
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Saint Louis Art Museum
| 2:30 pm | The Power of African ArtJoin us for guided, family-friendly tours of the African Art galleries. Meet at the Information Desk. Free. |
Saint Louis Zoo
| 10:00 am - 3:00 pm |
Family ActivitiesActivities will be on The Western Lowland Gorilla which hails from Africa. We will focus primarily on habitat destruction. Jungle of the Apes Plaza |
All activities will be held at the World's Fair Pavilion except where noted. Presenters, scheduled activities, times or locations are subject to change.
The African Arts Festival is sponsored by the African Heritage Association of St. Louis and funded in part by the Missouri Arts Council, Regional Arts Commission, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis Public Library, and Washington University in St. Louis.
For additional information, please call (314) 935-9676 or email us at info@stlafricanartsfest.org.