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2009 Festival Schedule

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Select Date:        Select Program: Giving Voice  |  Las Americas  |  Wales

Giving Voice

  Barbershop/
Beauty Parlor
Radio Station The Oratorium The Stoop Young Wordsmiths
11:00 Beauty Tales with Holly Bass and Christylez Gospel Radio in the Black Community Comedy with Phyllis Stickney and James Hannah Poetry with Tonya Matthews and Kenny Carroll Hot Topic Cheer Squad
 
 
 
 
 
12:00 Storytelling with Brother Blue and Len Cabral Black Radio - "Telling It Like It Was": Let's Have Church Storytelling with Charlotte Blake-Alston, Tejumola Ologboni, and Victoria Burnett Drama with Christylez Storytelling with Baba Jamal Koram
 
 
 
 
 
1:00 Storytelling with Nothando Zulu and Mitch Capel Black Radio - "Telling It Like It Was":More Music Less Talk, Documentary by Jacquie Gales Webb Poetry with Toni Blackman and Kenny Carroll Stoop Stories with Sankofa and Dylan Pritchett Ella Jenkins
 
 
 
 
 
2:00 The Barbershop/Beauty Parlor Humor with Phyllis Stickney and James Hannah The Persona of the Black Deejay Poetry with Holly Bass and Tonya Matthews Giving Voice to a Museum Hot Topic Cheer Squad
 
 
 
 
 
3:00 Hair Stories with Len Cabral and Sankofa The Power of Black Radio in the Black Community Storytelling with Diane Ferlatte and Mitch Capel Stoop Stories with Baba Jamal Koram, Brother Blue, and Victoria Burnett Poetry with Toni Blackman
 
 
 
 
 
4:00 Storytelling with Dylan Pritchett and Tejumola Ologboni Me and My Radio Tribute to Ella Jenkins (with all available participants) Humor with Phyllis Stickney and James Hannah Poetry Workshop with Kenny Carroll and Tonya Matthews
 
 
 
 
 
5:00 Storytelling with Nothando Zulu     Poetry Slam with Kenny Carroll and Tonya Matthews
 
 
   
 
 

Las Americas

  Folkways Salón La Peña Salón de Baile
11:00 Bomba y Plena: Viento de Agua Women in Music: Challenges & Transformations Grupo Cuero Madera y Costa CUMACO
 
 
 
 
  Conjunto Tejano: Los Texmaniacs Güiros, Güiras, Maracas & Guacharacas Conjunto de Arpa Grande: Arpex
12:00
 
 
 
  Son Jarocho: Son de Madera Rhythm Workshop Paraguayan harp Marcelo Rojas & Alvaro Marazzi
 
1:00
 
 
  Los Maestros del Joropo Oriental Cultural Conversations: Music in Community Joropo Llanero: Grupo Cimarron
 
 
2:00
 
  Las Estrellas del Vallenato Vocals Workshop Bomba & Plena Viento de Agua
 
 
 
3:00
  Currulao: Las Cantadoras del Pacífico Melodic Improvisation: Music & Song Los Maestros del Joropo Oriental
 
 
 
 
4:00 Joropo Llanero: Grupo Cimarrón Accordion Workshop Merengue Tipico: La India Canela
 
 
 
 
  Afro-Venezuelan Traditions: Grupo CUMACO Paraguayan Harp Son Jarocho: Son de Madera
5:00
 
 
   
 
 
6:00 Evening Concert
¡Viva Colombia!
Costa a Costa

Grupo Cimarrón,
Las Cantadoras del Pacífico, Estrellas del Vallenato
 
 
 
 
 
 
7:00
 
 
   
 
 

Wales

  Rugby Club Story Circle Taste of Wales The Square Mile Welsh Dragon
11:00 Singer-Songwriters Stories for Children Welsh Breakfast My Square Mile: West Wales Fiddles, Pipes, and Guitar
 
 
  Reimagining Community: Community Media
12:00 Stories with Music Poetry in Welsh and English Bakestone and Cauldron Cooking Parti Cut Lloi
 
  The Arts in Action: The Beautiful Lie
 
1:00 Harp and Voice Welsh Lesson: Likes and Dislikes Soups and Bread Fiddles, Pipes, and Guitar
  Adapt, Reuse, Recycle: Cardiff Bay
 
 
2:00 Griffiths Poetry and Song Wild Foods and Game Working and Playing Outdoors: Sports Crasdant
 
 
  Think Globally, Act Locally: Zero Carbon Wales
3:00 Sild Stories in Welsh and English Recipes from My Patagonian Grandmother Welsh Dance Music
 
  Wales and the World: World to Wales
 
4:00 Parti Cut Lloi and Guests Poetry about Welsh Identity Preserves, Jellies, and Syrups The Hennessys
  Heritage Meets Innovation: Metal Work
 
 
5:00 Welsh Lesson: Colors Planning for the Future: National Parks
 
  Evening Concert
Pub Performance
   
 
6:00 Evening Concert
An Evening of Welsh Song
 
 
 
7:00
 
   
 


Select Date:        Select Program: Giving Voice  |  Las Americas  |  Wales