National Black Arts Festival:What We're Doing

~ FOLK ART ~

This is a partial schedule of events, accurate as of June 29, 1998.
Artists appearing, locations, times and ticket prices are subject to change.

 

July 11, Saturday

BellSouth Mobility Day

Main Stage Events:
Opening Ceremony / Parade 11 a.m.
Madison-McCollough Brass Band Noon
Fab Five New Orleans Brass Band 1 P.M.
Praise House Shouters 2 p.m.
Double Dutch Force 2:30 p.m.
Willie Foster Blues Band 3 p.m.
Jesstars Square Dancers 4 p.m.
Lil Brian and the Zydeco Travelers 5 p.m.
Stan Skibby and the Experience 6 p.m.

Workshop Stage Events:
African Coiffure 1 P.M.
Sweetgrass Basketry 2 p.m.
Gullah Stories 3 p.m.
Double Dutch Force 3:30 p.m.
Tie Dye 4 p.m.

Daily Ongoing Activities

Crafts, demonstrations, net casting, net making, boat making, Reynoldstown quilters, braiding, Bahamian crafts, Trinidadian costumes.

The Art of Food: Crab & Rice, Shrimp, Rice &. Gravy, Low Country Cooking (Sweet Potatoes), Peach Cobbler.

Daily Vendors Market / African Market Place
Shady Grove Area -for comfortable sitting and eating

July 12, Sunday

Zeb Harrison & Band 1 p.m.
Gullah Praise House Shouters 2 p.m.
Double Dutch Force 2:30 p.m.
Okyerema Asante &. J. Plunky Branch 3 p.m.
Africa Fete 4-7 p.m.


Workshop Stage Events:
Gullah Stories 1 P.M.
Double Dutch Force 1:30 p.m.
Sweetgrass Basketry 2 p.m.
African Hair Braiding 4 p.m.
Tie Dye 5 P.M.


The Art of Food: Crab &, Rice, Shrimp, Rice & Gravy, Low Country Cooking (Sweet Potatoes), Peach Cobbler.

July 13, Monday

Theodis Ealey with Sandra Hall 5 p.m.
Kenny Neal 6 p.m.

July 14, Tuesday

Kantor Deborah Wright 5 p.m.
Ras Michael & the Sons of Negus 5:30 p.m.


July 15, Wednesday

Deborah Coleman Blues Band 5 p.m.

July 16, Thursday

Speech 5 P.M.
Gil Scott-Heron 6 p.m.


July 17, Friday

Smooth & EZ Dancers 5 P.M.
Step Afrika 5:30 p.m.
FGCR, the original members of P-Funk 6-8 p.m. (formerly members of Parliament)

July 18, Saturday

Georgia Lottery Day

Southeastern Jazz Festival All Day

The Art of Food: Soul food, barbecue, fried chicken, greens and sweets.

July 19, Sunday

Intercollegiate Choral Society 1 P.M.
Rev. Aubrey Ghent 2 p.m.
Golden Gospel Singers 3 p.m.
Birmingham Sunlights 4 p.m.
Gospel Songbirds 5 P.M.
Rev. Aubrey Ghent 6 p.m.


Crafts, demonstrations, West End quitters, Tie dye methods, stories by Akbar Imhotep, African hair braiding, wood .

The Art of Food: Soul food, barbecue, fried chicken, greens and sweets.




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Last updated on: 6/29/98.

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