Learning from the Past: Living for a Healthy Future

Schedule - Monday, May 31, 2010

10:00 am – 7:00 pm
World's Fair Pavilion in Forest Park

African Marketplace

Vendor displays of African and Afrocentric artifacts include woodcarvings, textiles, and jewelry. This is your last chance to get your favorite gift!

Main Stage

1:00 pm	Drum Call — Drummer's Path Jimmy Merity
1:15 pm	Torri Brown Spoken Word/Poetry
2:00 pm	Herman Gordon & Friends African Chant & Inspirational Music
2:45 pm	Morikeba Kouyate Griot—Master Kora Musician (Senegal)
3:30 pm	Spirit of Angela African Drum & Dance
4:30 pm	Matiff Dance Theater Hip-Hop
5:00 pm	Poetic Bliss Spoken Word/Poetry
5:15 pm	Soukous Kreyol Haitian music and dance

Main stage closes at 7:00 pm.

Children's Village

*An adult must accompany children.

11:30 am -
1:30 pm

Face Painting
Momma Kuumba

Festive painting full of fun and exceptional designs with colorful, child-safe, face paints by a one of St. Louis’ most loved visual artists.

1:45 pm -
3:30 pm

U.G.G.R. Paper Collage
Momma Ruth E

Craft a paper quilt square of the historical Underground Rail Road with the signs and symbols that were used to help enslaved African-Americans run to freedom.

3:30 pm -
5:30 pm

Tribal Art in Metal
Sistah Is'Mima Nebt'Kata

Imprint tribal patterns from the African Diaspora onto soft metals and make precious works of art that are perfect for wearing.

Cultural Demonstrations & Activities

Photo from St. Louis African Arts Festival

1:30 pm -
3:00 pm

Enlightenment Box
Fannta Drummer

Join this hands-on cultural demonstration on how to make your own personal enlightenment or mood box to be used for prayers, memories or other personal uses.

3:30 pm -
5:00 pm

Modern African Image—Natural Hair Care and Products
Kelly Weeden

Discuss and learn about transitioning to natural hair, what natural ingredients to use, and how to style your hair.

Health Village

10:00 - 11:00 am

Fitness Hour — Line Dancing

Arch Murphy

1:30 - 2:30 pm

Health Talk — HIV 101

Jannis Evans, Office of Minority Health
African American HIV/AIDS Emergency AIDS Response Coordinator

3:00 - 4:00 pm

Health Talk — Alternative Therapies for Health

Afua Bromley, LAc Licensed Acupuncturist

Saint Louis Art Museum

2:30 pm

The Power of African Art

Join 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 Activities

Activities 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.

Learning from the Past: Living for a Healthy Future

Schedule - Monday, May 31, 2010

African Marketplace

Main Stage

Drum Call — Drummer's Path

Torri Brown

Herman Gordon & Friends

Morikeba Kouyate

Spirit of Angela

Matiff Dance Theater

Poetic Bliss

Soukous Kreyol