Date

Event

Location

Time

Description

Thursday,
March 6th

“Chronicles on Canvas”
Visual Arts Gallery Opening

Holyoke Center
1350 Mass Ave
(617) 396-2222

6:30-8:30 pm

Join us as well-known community and campus artists display their work.  Special guest artists include: Paul Goodnight, Deborah Willis, Ekua Holmes, Robert Freeman, and Keina Davis.  Contact clamb@fas.harvard.edu with submissions or any questions.

*This event is FREE and open to the public!
*Drinks and hors d’oeuvres served!

Friday,
March 7th

“Our Origins”
Opening Dinner

Sheraton Commander
16 Garden Street
Cambridge, MA 02138

6-8 pm

Join us as for a wonderful dinner feast as we celebrate the history of Kuumba and some of its most influential founding figures; attire is business casual.  Contact cokoro@fas.harvard.edu with any questions.

*Tickets $18 students, $20 general admission.

*Event is open to the public.

Friday,
March 7th

“Word is Life”
Performance Arts Showcase

Lowell Lecture Hall
17 Kirkland Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
617-496-2222

9-10:30 pm

Join us for a wonderful evening of jazz, gospel, soul, hip hop, dance, spokenword, and theater.  Performers include: The Kuumba Singers, Gumboots, BlackCAST, Dudley Jazz Band. Special guest artists include: Renowned spokenword artist Regie Gibson, hip hop artist Core Rhythms, playwright Harrison Rivers, and dancer/choreographer Dana Michel. Contact cnekekez@fas.harvard.edu with any questions.

*Tickets $10 students, $12 general admission.

*Event is open to the public.

Saturday,
March 8th

“Narrative Lenses”
Film Screening and Discussion

Hilles Cinema, SOCH
59 Shepard Street Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 495-1020

3-5pm

Join us as we screen and discuss several documentaries by celebrated filmmakers from the Color of Film Collaborative, Alrick Brown, and Safiya Songhai.  Contact clamb@fas.harvard.edu with any questions.

*This event is FREE and open to the public!
*Drinks and snacks served!

Saturday,
March 8th

“Chronicles on Canvas”
Visual Arts Gallery Opening

Holyoke Center
1350 Mass Ave
(617) 396-2222

6:30-7:30 pm

Join us as well-known community and campus artists display their work.  Special guest artists include: Paul Goodnight, Euka Holmes, and Robert Freeman.  Contact clamb@fas.harvard.edu with submissions or any questions.

*This event is FREE and open to the public.

Saturday,
March 8th

“SING it!”
A Celebration of Black Women in Music, Live Concert

Queens Head Pub

9 pm-12 am

Join us for a night of live musical performances featuring talented black female artists as we celebrate their contributions, commemorate International Women's Day, and the culmination of the Black Arts Festival.  Performers will include talented musicians from Harvard, Berklee, New England Conservatory, and professional artist and alumna Johanna Paretzky '03.  A range of music—including hip hop, soul, r&b, dance, etc—will be playing all evening.  So come out!  Celebrate with us, show your support, dance, unwind, and enjoy the live music, great atmosphere, some *free food and *giveaways!  Contact cnekekez@fas.harvard.edu with any questions.

*Co-sponsored by the Harvard College Women’s Center and the Queens Head Pub.

Sunday,
March 9th

“Word is Bond”
Closing Fellowship Ceremony

Massachusetts Avenue Baptist Church
146 Hampshire Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617)-868-4853

Time TBD

Join us as for a lovely gospel celebration, fellowship and closing thoughts at a local church as we enjoy a wonderful sermon, live musical performances from the Kuumba Singers of Harvard College, and some words from our honored guests in celebration of the close of the Black Arts Festival. Dress is Sunday-best. Contact ksjohnson29@gmail.com with any questions.