2014 KWANZAA CELEBRATIONS - NC
20th annual Kwanzaa Celebration
Tuesday, December 30, 2014, 11 a.m.
Free & open to the public
Don't miss the 20th Annual Cary Kwanzaa Celebration! Cary Kwanzaa is a communal, cultural celebration that honors African-American people and their heritage. This year’s celebration will feature a Vendor Market and Children's Village from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Kwanzaa Ceremony with performance by Chuck Davis and the African American Dance Ensemble will be at 3 p.m.
Kwanzaa is a celebration for all people, focusing on family, friends and the fruits of the earth. During Kwanzaa, people are invited to ponder the Nguzo Saba, seven powerful principles derived from African heritage, as a means of taking stock, celebrating achievements and entering the future refreshed and renewed.
The Ujima Group, Inc. in partnership with the Town of Cary will host its 20th Kwanzaa Celebration at the Cary Arts Center, 101 Dry Avenue located in downtown Cary, NC. 2014.
The theme for this year’s celebration is “African Legacies Revealed” and will feature a performance by Chuck Davis and the African American Dance Ensemble. In the tradition of every Kwanzaa celebration there will be a procession of the elders and the Harambee Circle.
Kwanzaa is a community cultural celebration that pays tribute to the African- American heritage by calling into practice seven values – unity, self-determination, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity and faith.
There will be fun and activities for the entire family -- young and old. Doors open at 11:00 am for the vendor marketplace and Children’s Village. The program and performance begins promptly at 3:00 p.m.
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Contact Robbie Stone
robbie.stone@townofcary.org
Cary Arts Center
(919) 460-4969
Kwanzaa Celebration
Tuesday, December30, 2014
6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Holton Career Resource Center
401 N. Driver St.
Free Admission
Kwanzaa is a celebration of family, community and culture centered on seven basic principles that serve as building blocks for peace and progress within neighborhoods.
Durham Parks and Recreation will honor members in our community that represent each of the seven Kwanzaa principles. The celebration will be held on the fifth day of Kwanzaa in recognition of the principle of Nia meaning (purpose).
The event will be hosted by Zayd Malik Shakur and there will be a host of family friendly activities. There will be performances by The Magic of African Rhythms and the Al Strong Trio (Jazz).
For details, contact Alberto Carrasquillo by email or call (919) 354-2750.
Kwanzaa Charlotte, NC
Kwanzaa Greensboro, High Point, Winston Salem
Kwanzaa Celebration
Tuesday, December 30 Nia (Purpose)
6:00 pm - Grace Presbyterian Church
3901 Carver School Road, Winston-Salem
Speaker and Honoree: Attorney S. Wayne Patterson
Sponsor: Grace Presbyterian Church
Contact: 336-722-4399, 767-7530
Experience African dance and drumming with the Otesha Creative Arts Ensemble and a pot luck supper!
Kwanzaa Celebration
Wednesday, December 31 Kuumba (Creativity)
1:00 pm - Arts Council Theatre,
610 Coliseum Drive, Winston-Salem
Honoree: Sam Art Williams, Playwright,
Screen Writer, Stage/Film and TV actor
Sponsors: NC Black Repertory Theatre Company
& Forsyth County Public Library
Contact: 336-703-2953
Enjoy performances by the NCBR Teen Theatre and taste the delicious foods of the Karamu Feast!
12/26/2014 - 1/1/2015 See details for times, at Bethel AME Church 200 N. Regan Street, Greensboro
The Greensboro Kwanzaa Collec 12/26/2014 - 1/1/2015 See details for times, at Bethel AME Church 200 N. Regan Street, Greensboro
The Greensboro Kwanzaa Collective has planned a great lineup of inspiring, family-friendly, and culturally-rich events for the entire Seven-Day Celebration Season! There will be the customary libation and candle-lighting ceremony, storytelling, drumming and dancing along with opportunities for community building and sharing, an African Marketplace, arts and crafts for the children, face painting, delicious food tasting, and much more! Whether you are a veteran of the holiday or a novice who is eager to learn, the Greensboro Kwanzaa Collective cordially invites you to celebrate Kwanzaa with us. Please join us for what promises to be an enjoyable and enriching experience for the entire family. You do not want to miss it!!!
Cost: Free and Open to the Public
Need more information? 336-215-1140 info@gsokwanzaacollective.org
www.indigoscac.org/gsokc/
African American Dance Ensemble's Kwanzaafest 2015
Thursday, Jan 1, 2015 12:00p Durham ArmoryDurham, NC
Dr. Chuck Davis and the African American Dance Ensemble will be celebrating Kwanzaafest 2015 at the Durham Armory on January 1, 2015. The doors will open at 12 noon, the program to begin at 2:00pm.
All donated toietry items will be giving to The Caring House of Durham and all donated canned foods will be giving to CAARE, Inc.
health screening (provided by Dr. Sharron Elliott-Bynum and CAARE, Inc of Durham), a “Marketplace” featuring businesses, artist and community groups, kids activities, face painting, food and plenty of dance.
Additionally, we will have a raffle to benefit the Davis-Williams scholarship fund, The scholarship is awarded to a high school senior that is interested in the Performing ARTS and desire to learn their craft and pursue the Art of dance and or teaching.
Performances by: The African American Dance Ensemble, Ezibu Muntu of Richmond, VA, Pat Taborn's Modeling Agency, Evin Gibson, Fred DesperateForChrist Jones, Lynnette Barber, Langston Ruze, and Milagros Napoli-Belly Dancer
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Long live Kwanzaas in North Carolina! I've attended one or more somewhere for over 30 years and enjoyed every one.
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