{"id":141929,"date":"2018-10-01T09:00:31","date_gmt":"2018-10-01T13:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?post_type=school-college-post&p=141929"},"modified":"2018-10-01T12:29:03","modified_gmt":"2018-10-01T16:29:03","slug":"celebrate-african-diaspora","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2018\/10\/celebrate-african-diaspora\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate the African Diaspora"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The UConn School of Fine Arts presents Celebrate the African Diaspora, a year long series of events celebrating the 50th anniversary of the UConn African American Cultural Center. Come visit and make a day of sharing in the celebration! Visit sfa.uconn.edu\/african-diaspora<\/a> for updates on events throughout the year.<\/p>\n

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AUTUMN 2018 EVENTS<\/strong><\/h3>\n

MYTH: Paintings by Kamar Thomas<\/strong>
\nOCT 1 – DEC 7
\nReception Oct 26 – 6:00pm
\nJorgensen Gallery at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts<\/a><\/p>\n

SONGFEST: I Hear Music in the Air! presented by UConn Music<\/strong>
\nOCT 21 – 3:00 PM
\nUnited Congregational Church of Tolland, Tolland, CT<\/p>\n

LIVING OBJECTS: African American Puppetry<\/strong>
\nOCT 25 – APR 7
\nExhibit Opening Oct 25 – 6:30pm
\nThe Ballard Institute & Museum of Puppetry<\/a><\/p>\n

H. FRED SIMONS AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER: Celebrating Fifty Years of Service and Activism<\/strong>
\nOCT 25 – DEC 16
\nExhibit Opening Oct 25 – 4pm
\nWilliam Benton Museum of Art<\/a><\/p>\n

KATHLEEN BATTLE: Underground Railroad: A Spiritual Journey<\/strong>
\nOCT 26 – 8:00 PM
\nJorgensen Center for the Performing Arts<\/a><\/p>\n

SIR GEORGE AND THE DRAGON by Pumpernickel Puppets<\/strong>
\nOCT 27 – 11 AM & 2 PM
\nBallard Institute Theater at The Ballard Institute & Museum of Puppetry<\/a><\/p>\n

TURN IT UP! The New Sound of New Orleans<\/strong>
\nNOV 3 – 7:00 PM
\nJorgensen Center for the Performing Arts<\/a><\/p>\n

CAMILLE A. BROWN & DANCERS: \u201cink\u201d<\/strong>
\nNOV 14 – 7:30 PM
\nJorgensen Center for the Performing Arts<\/a><\/p>\n

COLLEGIUM MUSICUM: Early Music and the African Diaspora<\/strong>
\nNOV 15 – 8:00 PM
\nvon der Mehden Recital Hall<\/a><\/p>\n

UCONN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: Aria\/Concerto Competition Winners with works by African-American composers<\/strong>
\nDEC 6 – 8:00 PM
\nvon der Mehden Recital Hall<\/a><\/p>\n

PUPPET FORUM SERIES: African American Puppetry in New York City with Nehphrii Amenii and Brad Brewer<\/strong>
\nDEC 6 – 7:00 PM
\nBallard Institute Theater at The Ballard Institute & Museum of Puppetry<\/a><\/p>\n

A CIVIL WAR CHRISTMAS: An American Musical Celebration<\/strong>
\nNOV 29 – DEC 9
\nConnecticut Repertory Theatre<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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