The Other Africa Festival Events

Thursday, October 5, 2006

Montgomery College
Takoma Park /Silver Spring Campus
Student Services Center
7625 Fenton Street
Takoma Park, MD 20912

(Directions to Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus)

FREE AND OPEN TO ALL

11:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.

- Exhibition of African art, including photographs and other media by the following African Embassies in Washington DC - South Africa, Nigeria, Cameroon, Senegal, Kenya, Uganda, Namibia, Benin, Liberia, Ghana, and Zimbabwe (Main Lobby)

- Market of African businesses: Vendors/ Travel/Tourism Agencies (Main Entrance & Lobby 2nd Floor)

- Tastes of Africa:

- Music Video Clips (Conference Room)

- Live Performances throughout the Student Services Center - Nkodo Sitony (Music), Djali-D (Drummer), Vibration Force (Dance, Poetry)

Noon - 1:30 p.m.

- Opening Remarks

- Film screening/discussion (Students lounge & Conference Room )*

2 - 3 p.m.

- Film screening/discussion (Room 2nd floor)*

2 - 4:30 p.m.

- African Films*

* The following films will be screened at the Festival: SUGAR DADDY(fiction), METAMO ( fiction), SAIKATI (fiction), AIDS & ARTS IN AFRICA (documentary).

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All events will take place at the new Montgomery College Takoma Park/Silver Spring Student Services Center. Click on this link for directions to Montgomery College's Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus.