The 13th annual World Music Festival Chicago presents Creole Choir of Cuba(Cuba/Caribbean) & Calypso Caravan featuring Calypso Rose, Lord Superior and Clyde “Lightning” George (Trinidad/Chicago, IL) performing at Mayne Stage.
Vibrant dancing, spectacular harmonies and undiscovered music of the Caribbean performed by a vocal and percussion ensemble little known outside of Cuba, The Creole Choir of Cuba have preserved musical treasures from Haiti, Dominica and Cuba within their rich descendant Cuban communities. Referred to as “Desandann” domestically, the group is composed from the descendants of several waves of Haitian migrants who escaped slavery at the end of the 18th century, or more recently came as laborers to work Cuba’s sugar plantations. Their repertoire consists o ... Go to event
THE MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY
Presents
AMERICAN UPRISING: The Untold Story of America’s Largest Slave Revolt
New York Times Best Seller
With Author Daniel Rasmussen
A native of Washington, DC and graduate of Harvard College, Rasmussen has always been passionate about investigative journalism. His book is based upon his college thesis that won Harvard’s top undergraduate academic honor.
When: Wednesday, November 9, 2011,
Time: 6:00 pm, Reception at 5:30 pm
Where: 46 Joy Street, Boston
Admission: $5 adults; $3 students and seniors
rsvp@maah.org
For more info click here.
Every first Sunday of the month, the Autry celebrates American Indian culture with stories from American Indian authors and illustrators, special docent-led family tours, live American Indian music, and a special American Indian cultural presentation from John Bradley (Comanche/Cherokee), a nationally recognized artist in basketry and traditional arts. This winter, Bradley will share traditional American Indian games from the Plains to California. Families will learn about the history and role of games in American Indian life, join together in a game, then make game pieces to take home and enjoy with family and friends.
On New Year’s Day, bring the whole family to learn more about American Indian cultures, with storytelling, music, traditional and contemporary games, hands-on learnin ... 
Examining themes of industrial work in Soviet painting of the 1950s-80s, this exhibition demonstrates the profound and lasting transformations that took place in society after Joseph Stalin’s death in 1953. The decades following WWII saw a gradual relaxation of the tight ideological restrictions previously imposed by the Communist Party on the minds of Soviet citizens. The recognizably Stalinist painting aesthetic— highly idealized and formulaic—gave way to a more diverse thematic environment. In Soviet museums and galleries, politically loaded depictions of idealized socialist heroes were exhibited side-by-side with candid portraits of laborers taken from ordinary life. The approximately fifty-five works on the Main and Mezzanine levels—drawn from the collection of Raymond and Susan Johns ... 
The National Council of La Raza (NCLR) National Latino Family Expo is the largest national, culturally relevant consumer fair designed to educate and inform the Latino community and others of products and services. This event provides an opportunity for corporations, agencies, organizations, and businesses to showcase products, services, and programs that positively impact the American Latino community. Unique corporate giveaways, innovative modern displays, educational activities, and live entertainment inform and inspire attendees of all ages. Attendance is free of charge and the expo is open to the general public.
Over 200 exhibitors participate and themed pavilions explore key issues within the community as well as celebrate the Latino culture.
When: July 7 – 9, 2012
Time: 10:30 ... 
African-American Heritage Month film series: Their Eyes Were Watching God
February is African-American Heritage Month so please join us as we’re showing a variety of films to celebrate at the library.
OnFebruary 25, Their Eyes Were Watching God will be shown. This film is based on the novel by Zora Neale Hurston and stars Halle Berry who, four years earlier, became the first African-American woman to win the Academy Award for Best Actress. The setting is a small Florida town in the early 1900s and follows the romantic life of free-spirited Janie Starks. Starring Halle Berry, Terrance Howard, Michael Ealy, and Ruben Santiago-Hudson.
Central Library
Monday, February 25, 2013
05:30 PM – 07:30 PM
Where:
Central Library
266 Roswell Street
Marietta, GA 30060
C ... 
June 19 – July 31, 2013
Wednesdays, 7 pm (Adult)
(Youth 1 pm starting July 10)
Newark Museum welcomes the 37th annual Newark Black Film Festival, a month-long event
Since its inception in 1974, the Newark Black Film Festival (NBFF) has become known among its peers as the longest running black film festival in the United States. Throughout the years, it has continued to provide a progressive public forum for hundreds of emerging writers, directors, producers, performers and film buffs who enjoy African American and African Diaspora cinema. Screening in the summer months, the films that are shown reflect the full diversity of the black experience in America, both past and present. Each film selection encompasses a wide range of cinematic forms and formulas, from documentary to the av ... 
