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Kwanzaa, celebrating the Seven Principles
The Interstate Firehouse Cultural
Center (IFCC) presents the annual
com m unity group exhibition -
KWANZAA, Celebrating the Seven
Principles, through December 31,
in both galleries.
This y ear’s exhibition includes
works by the following community
artists:
Damali Ayo, Bobbye Brown, Gail
Carter, Lana Centeno, A driene
Cruz, Omotayo Fletcher, Bobby
Fouther, A vel G ordly, A thena
Hampton, Gene Hill, Roslyn Hill,
Chris Poole-Jones, C liff Lewis,
Jerry Quenton, Jose Reyes, William
Rutherford, Bill Scott, Cleveland
Smith, A.R. Sutton, Leslie White,
and other artists.
In addition to the visual artwork, an
A fro -c e n tric F am ily M ovie
Marathon will be held on December
18 and 19 from noon to 10 pm, open
to the public at no charge.
On December 31, the IFCC has
been invited to co-host the day o f
K U U M BA , the celebration o f
c o m m u n ity c re a tiv ity . The
KUUMBA schedule is as follows:
l-3pm Z aw adi (G ift M aking)
with artist damali ayo
3 -4pm F olk T ales from our
Ancestors with Brenda Phillips &
Hakim Muhammad
5-8pm Karamu (Community Feast:
Light Dessert)
L ib a tio n
Ceremony Sharing with Artists
K W A N Z A A is an A frican
American non-religious holiday
celebrated by people around the
world from December 26 through
January 1. Maulana Ron Karenga, a
C a lifo rn ia S tate U n iv e rsity
professor o f black studies, inspired
by traditional A frican harvest
festivals, created the holiday in 1966
to provide African-Americans an
opportunity to celebrate their
heritage.
Formore information, call 503/823-
IFCC.
J o i n u s fo r a C h r is tm a s C o n c e r t with
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Happy 18th Birthday Kaleah
Kaleah is a senior at St. Mary’s
Academy and plans to enroll
next fall at either Spelman
College or Fort Valley State
University where she will major
in chemical engineering.
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