African Cultural & Educational Events in Colorado
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Cultural & Educational Events 

January 2010


January 31, 2010
BaoBao Fest Fundraiser at Ras Kassa's Ethiopian Restaurant, Boulder
12 - 3 pm
Enjoy the warmth of African culture! Live music, Ethiopian food and silent auction to benefit BaoBao Fest and to help build a library in Accra, Ghana.  2111 30th St. 303-447-291. Admission $12. www.raskassas.com


February 2010


February 6, 2010

Anansi the Spider: Kids First February at the Manitou Art Theatre, Colorado Springs
11 am

The hilarious puppet master, Paul Mesner, returns with four charming folk tales from Africa and the Caribbean. This mischievous spider Anansi shares his wit and cleverness in this award-winning play. 1367 Pecan St. 719-685-4729.


February 25, 2010

A Taste of Seven Continents at Congregation Emanual, Denver

5:30 - 8:30 pm

Benefiting Denver International Program.

Congregation Emanuel, 52 Grape Street

To purchase tickets, visit www.dipusa.org. $55 regular, $40 for young professional (age 35 and under). 303 871 4487


March 2010


BaoBao Festival

The 7th Annual BaoBao Festival presents a vibrant performance of traditional West African dance, drumming, music and storytelling in Boulder, Denver and Colorado Springs. Former members of the Ghana National Dance Ensemble will perform and host a night of performances by the Streetside Hip Hop Dance Troupe and more. This diverse and educational experience will engage and entertain world culture fans of all ages.


March 3, 2010

Party with BaoBao at Laughing Goat Cofee House, Boulder
8:30 pm
Reception, music and fun with BaoBao Fest performers. 1709 Pearl St.

March 4, 7 pm

BaoBao Fest at Colorado College

7 pm

Packard Hall, 5 W Cache La Poudre St, Colorado Springs, CO 80903

719-389-6607. Tickets: Free

 

March 5, 2010

BaoBao Fest at Auraria Higher Education Center
7 pm
Kenneth King Center, Recital Hall, 855 Lawrence Way, Denver, CO

Box office: 303-556-2296

Tickets: $10 general, $8 seniors, $5 students

 

March 6, 7 pm

BaoBao Fest at Boulder Theater, 2032 14th Street, Boulder, CO

Box office: 303-786-7030

Tickets: $19 general; $15 students & seniors; children under 10 are free

 

Art Exhibits

 

Ghana Art at the Tea Box in Cherry Creek, Denver

Jan 4 - Feb 15, 2009

Art opening and fundraiser: Jan 17 Drumming Up a Library

Artworks of Jerry Kayem Peters and Jesse Nii Noi Mensah. Acrylic and fabric paintings and hand-painted paper mosaics.


Zimbabwean Stone Sculptures at Chapungu Warehouse Gallery

1052 N Boise Ave, Unit B, Loveland. 970-461-8020. Open M-F 9a-1p, Sa 10-4
Ongoing Events

The African Community Center's Weekly Community Dinner at the African Community Center, 850 Holly St, Denver

1st and 3rd Tuesdays, 6 pm

Hosted by the African Community Center. Anyone is welcome to come to these weekly pot-luck community gatherings, which bring the local community together with new refugee families arriving in the Denver area. Come and meet your new neighbors, extend a welcome and have a great meal. Childcare is available. 303-399-4502


Club Africa at Blue Ice, 22 Broadway, Denver

Thursdays & Sunday 8 pm

African-themed club night, featuring reggae, dancehall, soca and hi-life music, African foods and more.  303-777-3433

International First Fridays at the Palava Restaurant, 11002 E Yale Ave, Aurora, CO
First Friday, monthly, 7pm
Join us for our monthly social networking Fridays, entertaining evenings of cocktails, appetizers and mingling with other international professionals over jazz, zouk, salsa and other eclectic music from Africa, the Caribbean and the Americas. 

Each month, we will feature local African talent - artists, (visual and performance) writers, poets, designers and more. The evenings will start off with an extended cocktail "Meet & Greet" beginning at 7 PM. The artist features will start from 7:30 PM to 8 PM. 

Our International First Fridays will provide opportunities and informal space for international professionals to meet and interact with each other. 303-317-4503

 

African Rift Valley at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Colorado Springs

Ongoing

The landscape in the African Rift Valley was designed to replicate the thornbrush savanna of Africa. 719-633-9925


Wild Safari: A South African Adventure
at The Wildlife Experience, 10035 South Peoria, Parker
720-488-3300


Experience a trip of a lifetime – Wild Safari: A South African Adventure. Our safari goes in search of the "Big Five”, once considered the most dangerous animals in Africa, they are the most spectacular and exciting animals on the planet: the elephant, the Cape buffalo, the rhino, the leopard and the lion.

Get in the passenger seat of a South African Safari vehicle using the most advanced live-action cinematography available today. Wild Safari will take you from the lush grasslands of the Southern Cape to the arid desert of the Kalahari in the North.

The drama unfolds as if you are actually there in the jeep - unaware of what you will find over the next hill or around the next turn. Charging elephants, hungry lions, elusive leopards are all part of the adventure as you experience the plight of creatures and their resurgence from the brink of extinction.

Wild Safari is currently showing in the Extreme Screen Theater. Show times Tuesday through Sunday are 10 a.m., Noon, 2 and 4 p.m.

http://thewildlifeexperience.org/

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