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

Saturday, July 4, 2009

Giving Voice

  Barbershop/
Beauty Parlor
Radio Station The Oratorium The Stoop Young Wordsmiths
11:00 Wit and Wisdom of the Barbershop with Kenny Carroll, Tejumola Ologboni, and Thomas Sayers Ellis Vintage Radio Storytelling with Nothando Zulu, Valerie Tutson, and Joni Jones The Artist's Voice with Roger Guenveur Smith Asante Children's Theater: Tazanne Folkstories
 
 
 
 
 
12:00 Our Mothers' Gardens: Growing Up Black and Beautiful Lessons from Michael Jackson Storytelling with Brother Blue and Mitch Capel The Blues, Raps, Rhymes, and Snaps Open Mic for Children
 
 
 
 
 
1:00 The Barbershop with Dylan Pritchett and Baba Jamal Koram Tribute to and Memories of Michael Jackson Drama with Christylez A Poetic Dialogue with Toni Blackman, A. B. Spellman, and Sonia Sanchez Asante Children's Theater Workshop
 
 
 
 
 
2:00 Poetry with Thomas Sayers Ellis and Kenny Carroll The Role of Radio in Community: Giving Voice, Wales, Las Americas Holly Bass with Trio: Chris Royal, Herman Burney, and Lenny Robinson Neighborhood Stories with Onawumi Jean Moss and Diane Ferlatte The Blues, Raps, Rhymes, and Snaps
 
 
 
 
 
3:00 Hair Stories with Brother Blue and Valerie Tutson Me and My Radio ML King in a Hip Hop World: Asante Touring Company Stoop Stories with Victoria Burnett Poetry Workshop with Sonia Sanchez
 
 
 
 
 
4:00 Beauty Tales: Joni Jones, Tonya Matthews, and Phyllis Stickney The Persona of the Black Deejay Roger Guenveur Smith as Frederick Douglass Now In the Beginning was the Word with Nothando Zulu, Larry Johnson, and Wendy Mathis Dunbar Stories with Mitch Capel
 
 
 
 
 
5:00 Boom Box to Beat Box with Christylez Storytelling with Baba Jamal Koram Blues with Floyd Lee Children's Games
 
 
   
 
 

Las Americas

  Folkways Salón La Peña Salón de Baile
11:00 Mariachi Chula Vista Mexican Son Workshop Joropo Llanero: Grupo Cimarrón
 
 
 
 
  Currulao: Las Cantadoras del Pacífico Sonoran Music Traditions: Don Beto Cruz & Jesús García Jíbaro Music: Ecos de Borinquen
12:00
 
 
 
  Nati Cano's Mariachi Los Camperos Accordion Workshop Son Jarocho: Son de Madera
 
1:00
 
 
  Huasteco Music & Dance: Los Camperos de Valles & Artemio Posadas & Dolores García Vocal Styles across Traditions Mariachi Chula Vista
 
 
2:00
 
  Las Estrellas del Vallenato Sonoran music traditions: Don Beto Cruz & Jesús García Currulao: Las Cantadoras del Pacífico
 
 
 
3:00
  Jíbaro Music: Ecos de Borinquen Harps across Traditions Los Maestros del Joropo Oriental
 
 
 
 
4:00 Encuentro: Mariachi Relatives
Arpex, Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano, Mariachi Chula Vista
Tarima Workshops Chanchona de los Hermanos Lovo
 
 
 
 
  Melodic Strings Joropo Llanero: Grupo Cimarrón
5:00
 
 
   
 
 

Wales

  Rugby Club Story Circle Taste of Wales The Square Mile Welsh Dragon
11:00 Harp and Voice Stories for Children Game and Wild Foods My Square Mile: Along the Water The Hennesseys
 
 
  The Arts in Action: Across Genres
12:00 The Ashtons Poetry in Welsh and English Soups with Spice Parti Cut Lloi
 
  Reimagining Community: Greener Communities
 
1:00 Sild Stories from the Welsh Landscape A Twist on Tradition Welsh Dance Music
  Working and Playing Outdoors: Hunting and Fishing
 
 
2:00 Stories with Music Welsh Lesson: Where Are You From? Welsh Rarebit Cook-off Adapt, Reuse, Recycle: Buildings Fiddles, Pipes and Guitar
 
 
  Wales and the World: Festivals
3:00 Singer-Songwriters Family Stories Teatime in Welsh Patagonia Crasdant
 
  Think Globally, Act Locally: What You Can Do
 
4:00 Fiddlers and Guests Poetry Stomp Welsh Rarebit Cookoff Only Men Aloud!
  Heritage Meets Innovation: Family Business in 21st Century
 
 
5:00 Poetry Stomp Planning for the Future: Food Only Men Aloud!
 
   
 


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