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World Arts Festival
Calendar of Concerts and Events

September | October | November | December | January | February | March | April | May

September

September 15
World Arts Festival – “Creating Community” Event
Ongoing class – West African Drumming with Amadou Kouyate
Monday, 4:00-5:00 p.m.
Music Building, Room 124, Rockville Campus
240-567-5209




September 22
World Arts Festival “Creating Community” Event
Ongoing class – West African Drumming with Amadou Kouyate
Monday, 4:00-5:00 p.m.
Music Building, Room 124, Rockville Campus
240-567-5209



September 24
World Arts Festival
Vera Milankovic (Belgrade University of the Arts)
Lecture Demonstration of Serbian Music

Wednesday, 10:00 a.m.
Black Box Theatre, Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus
240-567-1350



September 25
World Arts Festival
Vera Milankovic (Belgrade University of the Arts)
Lecture Demonstration of Serbian Music

Thursday, 3:00 p.m.
Music Room 124, Rockville Campus
240-567-5209



September 25
World Arts Festival
Vera Milankovic (Belgrade University of the Arts)
Solo Recital – Serbian Piano Music

Thursday, 7:30 p.m.
Music Room 124, Rockville Campus
240-567-5209



September 29
World Arts Festival “Creating Community” Event
Ongoing class – West African Drumming with Amadou Kouyate
Monday, 4:00-5:00 p.m.
Music Building, Room 124, Rockville Campus
240-567-5209


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October

October 6
World Arts Festival “Creating Community” Event
Ongoing class – West African Drumming with Amadou Kouyate
Monday, 4:00-5:00 p.m.
Music Building, Room 124, Rockville Campus
240-567-5209



October 9
World Arts Festival
Concert/Lecture – Coral Cantigas and Alturas Duo
Music of Latin America, directed by Diana Saez
Thursday, 7:30 p.m.
Music Recital Hall, Room 126, Rockville Campus
240-567-5209



October 13
World Arts Festival “Creating Community” Event
Workshop – Korean Drumming with Kwon Oh-sung
National Center for Korean Traditional Performing Arts, Seoul
Monday, 4:00 p.m.
Music Building, Room 124, Rockville Campus
240-567-5209



October 20
World Arts Festival
Ongoing class – West African Drumming with Amadou Kouyate
Monday, 10:00 a.m.
Black Box Theatre, Takoma Park/ Silver Spring Campus
240-567-1350



October 20
World Arts Festival “Creating Community” Event
Ongoing class – West African Drumming with Amadou Kouyate
Monday, 4:00-5:00 p.m.
Music Building, Room 124, Rockville Campus
240-567-5209



October 23
World Arts Festival “Creating Community” Event
Ongoing class – West African Drumming with Amadou Kouyate
Thursday, 3:00p.m and 6:30 p.m.
Music Building, Room 124, Rockville Campus
240-567-5209



October 27
World Arts Festival “Creating Community” Event
Ongoing class – West African Drumming with Amadou Kouyate
Monday, 4:00-5:00 p.m.
Music Building, Room 124, Rockville Campus
240-567-5209


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November

November 3
World Arts Festival “Creating Community” Event
Ongoing class – West African Drumming with Amadou Kouyate
Monday, 4:00-5:00 p.m.
Music Building, Room 124, Rockville Campus
240-567-5209



November 4
World Arts Festival “Creating Community” Event
Workshop – Native American Music
National Museum of the American Indian collaboration
Tuesday, 3:00 p.m.
Music Building, Room 124, Rockville Campus
240-567-5209



November 4
World Arts Festival “Creating Community” Event
Concert –Three Sides Taagi Trio (Classical Native music with multimedia)
National Museum of the American Indian collaboration
Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.
Music Recital hall, Room 126, Rockville Campus
240-567-5209



November 5
The Gathering & World Arts Festival
Workshop – Native Women’s Voices
Wednesday, 11:00-4:00 p.m.
11:00 a.m. - Film/discussion
12:00 p.m. - Reception/informal discussion
2:00 p.m. - Lecture - Native Women Speak
Jan Longboat (Mohawk Elder) – founder of I da wa di o Women’s Project
Janet-Marie Rogers (Mohawk, Tuscarora) – poet and performance artist
National Museum of the American Indian collaboration
Music Recital Hall, Room 126, Rockville Campus
240-567-5209



November 6
World Arts Festival “Creating Community” Event
Lecture – Native Women’s Voices
National Museum of the American Indian collaboration
Thursday, 12:30 p.m.
Takoma Park/ Silver Spring Campus
240-567-1619



November 7
World Arts Festival “Creating Community” Event
Concert –Three Sides Taagi Trio (Classical Native music with multimedia)
National Museum of the American Indian collaboration
University of Maryland Department of Ethnomusicology

Friday, 7:30 p.m.
Kay Theatre, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, College Park
301-405-Arts



November 9
World Arts Festival “Creating Community” Event
Concert –Three Sides Taagi Trio (Classical Native music with multimedia)
National Museum of the American Indian collaboration
Sunday, 1:00 p.m.
Rasmussen Theatre Smithsonian NMAI, Washington, D.C.
202-633-1000


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December

December 1
World Arts Festival “Creating Community” Event
Concert – MC World Ensemble
Dawn Avery, director

Music from Latin America, West Africa, Hawaii, and more!
With special guests Didier Prossaird, Thomaz DeCastro
Amadou Kouyate, Ron Werren, and students from Wheaton High School
Suggested Music Scholarship Donation $5
Monday, 7:30 p.m.
Robert E. Parilla Parforming Arts Center, Rockville Campus
240-567-5209


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February

February 2
World Arts Festival
Workshop – West African Drumming with Amadou Kouyate
Monday, 10:00 a.m.
Black Box Theatre, Takoma Park/ Silver Spring Campus
240-567-1350



February 2
World Arts Festival “Creating Community” Event
Ongoing class – West African Drumming with Amadou Kouyate
Monday, 4:00-5:00 p.m.
Music Building, Room 124, Rockville Campus
240-567-5209



February 3
World Arts Festival
Workshop – West African Drumming with Amadou Kouyate
Tuesday, 3:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
Music Building, Room 124, Rockville Campus
240-567-5209



February 3
World Arts Festival
Lecture Demonstration – Hip-Hop
Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.
With Thomas Stanley, University of MD and George Mason University
Music Recital Hall, Room 126, Rockville Campus
240-567-5116



February 9
World Arts Festival “Creating Community” Event
Ongoing class – West African Drumming with Amadou Kouyate
Monday, 4:00-5:00 p.m.
Music Building, Room 124, Rockville Campus
240-567-5209



February 12
World Arts Festival “Creating Community” Event
Concert – Okenti Contemporary Mohawk music
with Dawn Avery and guests

Thursday, 7:30 p.m.
Music Recital Hall, Room 124, Rockville Campus
240-567-5209



February 16
World Arts Festival “Creating Community” Event
Ongoing class – West African Drumming with Amadou Kouyate
Monday, 4:00-5:00 p.m.
Music Building, Room 124, Rockville Campus
240-567-5209



February 23
World Arts Festival “Creating Community” Event
Ongoing class – West African Drumming with Amadou Kouyate
Monday, 4:00-5:00 p.m.
Music Building, Room 124, Rockville Campus
240-567-5209


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March

March 2
World Arts Festival “Creating Community” Event
Ongoing class – West African Drumming with Amadou Kouyate
Monday, 4:00-5:00 p.m.
Music Building, Room 124, Rockville Campus
240-567-5209



March 9
World Arts Festival “Creating Community” Event
Ongoing class – West African Drumming with Amadou Kouyate
Monday, 4:00-5:00 p.m.
Music Building, Room 124, Rockville Campus
240-567-5209



March 9
World Arts Festival
Workshop – Latin Music
Monday, 10:00 a.m.
Black Box Theatre, Takoma Park/ Silver Spring Campus
240-567-1350


March 12
World Arts Festival
Workshop – Latin Music and Afro-Latin Music
Didier Prossaird and Thomaz DeCastro
Thursday, 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.
Music Building, Room 124, Rockville Campus
240-567-5209



March 13
Music Scholarship Concert “Creating Community” Event
Sin Miedo – Salsa Big Band with MC World & Jazz Ensembles
$10 suggested donation - free CD and concert
Friday, 7:30 p.m.
Robert E. Parilla Performing Arts Center, Rockville Campus
240-567-5209



March 23
World Arts Festival “Creating Community” Event
Ongoing class – West African Drumming with Amadou Kouyate
Monday, 4:00-5:00 p.m.
Music Building, Room 124, Rockville Campus
240-567-5209



March 30
World Arts Festival “Creating Community” Event
Ongoing class – West African Drumming with Amadou Kouyate
Monday, 4:00-5:00 p.m.
Music Building, Room 124, Rockville Campus
240-567-5209


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April

April 15
The Gathering & World Arts Festival
Performance/Lecture/Reception – Celebrate Tunisia
Wednesday, 2:30-4:30 p.m.
Theatre Arts Arena, Rockville Campus
240-567-5116



April 20
World Arts Festival “Creating Community” Event
Ongoing class – West African Drumming with Amadou Kouyate
Monday, 4:00-5:00 p.m.
Music Building, Room 124, Rockville Campus
240-567-5209



April 27
World Arts Festival “Creating Community” Event
Ongoing class – West African Drumming with Amadou Kouyate
Monday, 4:00-5:00 p.m.
Music Building, Room 124, Rockville Campus
240-567-5209


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May

May 4
World Arts Festival “Creating Community” Event
Ongoing class – West African Drumming with Amadou Kouyate
Monday, 4:00-5:00 p.m.
Music Building, Room 124, Rockville Campus
240-567-5209



May 6
The Gathering & World Arts Festival
Performance/Lecture - Water for Life – United Nations' Initiative
Wednesday, 2:30 p.m.
Theatre Arts Arena, Rockville Campus
240-567-5116



May 6
World Arts Festival “Creating Community” Event
Concert – MC World Ensemble
Dawn Avery, director

Water for Life – United Nations' Initiative
With special guest and students from Wheaton High School
Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.
Robert E. Parilla Performing Arts Center, Rockville Campus
240-567-5209

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ALL EVENTS are FREE and open to the public, unless otherwise noted.

 

2008-2009 World Arts Festival** is produced by Dawn Avery, Professor of Music, Montgomery College. For more info about this or other WAF events: Call 240-567-5035 or email: dawn.avery@montgomerycollege.edu

**Sponsored and Funded by Montgomery College Music Department, The Montgomery College Arts Institute, The Webber Family Foundation, The Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County, The Office of Equity and Diversity at MC, The Women’s Studies Department of MC and the MC Dance Department.


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