December 26- January 1, 2008
at the Hayti Heritage Center
804 Old Fayetteville Street, Durham, NC
Nightly at 7:30 PM
Doors open at 6:30 PM w/ Vendors
Except on Jan.1st, doors open at 12 noon, program begins at 2PM
The only triangle seven-day celebration of Kwanzaa, free to the public. Yearly an artists host this event with local professional and non-professional artists participating nightly. This event is a family affair and boost interactive programming and audience participation.
“The Only 7 Day Public Celebration in the Triangle�
Hosted by Zayd Malik, Percussionist and Performance Artist
Candle lighting nightly at 7:30 pm (*except January 1st); doors open at 6:30 with a variety of vendors in the African Market Place.
Jan 1 doors open at 12 noon; program begins at 2pm- sponsored by
The African American Dance Ensemble
Wednesday, Dec. 26 UMOJA- UNITY
THE MAGIC OF AFRICAN RHYTHM- DJEMBE FIRE
Thursday, Dec. 27 KUJICHAGULIA- Self Determination
BRADLEY SIMMONS & ELEMENTS OF PERCUSSION
Friday, Dec. 28 UJIMA- Collective Work & Responsibility
COLLEGE DANCE COMPANY
Saturday, Dec. 29 UJAMAA- Cooperative Economics
MICKEY MILLS & STEEL
Sunday, Dec. 30 NIA- Purpose
100 MEN IN BLACK CHORUS
Monday, Dec. 31 KUUMBA-Creativity
ZAYD MALIK
Tuesday, January 1 IMANI- Faith
22nd Annual KwanzaaFest 2008 presented by the African American Dance Ensemble
Celebrate your community with Chuck Davis and The African American Dance Ensemble at the 20th annual KwanzaaFest on January 1, 2008; from 12 noon to 6:00 p.m. Honoring Our African Legacy is the theme for the 2008 celebration. Featuring: African Marketplace, dancers, poets, Council of Elders, Otesha Dance Company, Baba Chuck Davis, Mickey Mills, Area Religious Leaders, AADE Alumni, Hayti Community Dance Class, Mama Sadiqua and special guest ROSE. Donations accepted.
To find out more about KwanzaaFest contact AADE at (919) 560-2729 or by email at aade@vnet.net. You can also visit our web site at http://africanamericandance.org
For more information on Celebrate Kwanzaa call (919) 683-1709 or (919) 560-2720; or www.hayti.org or www.aade.org
Kwanzaa is an African American holiday celebrated from December 26 through January 1. It is based on the agricultural celebration of Africa called “the first fruits� celebrations, which celebrate the times of harvest, gathering, reverence, commemoration of the past, recommitment to cultural ideals and celebration of the good.
Kwanzaa was created out of the philosophy of Kawaida, which is a cultural nationalist philosophy that argues that the key challenge in black peoples’ lives is the challenge of culture, and that what Africans must do is to discover and bring forth the best of their culture, both ancient and current, and use it as a foundation to bring into being models of human excellence and possibilities to enrich and expand our lives.
It was created in the midst of our struggles of liberation in the 1960’s and was part of our organization US� efforts to create, recreate and circulate African culture as an aid to building community, enriching black consciousness, and reaffirming the value of culture grounding for life and struggle.
Kwanzaa is celebrated by millions of people of African descent through out the world African community. As a cultural holiday, Africans practice it from all religions, traditions, all classes, all ages and generations, and all political persuasions on the common ground of their African ness in all its historical and cultural diversity and unity.
-Maulana Karenga “Kwanzaa: A Celebration of Family, Community and Culture�
