Current Events
Black Washed Book On sale March 5, 2021
The moves I make in this life are as intentional as the day I was born. Glow of a young gifted and Black, spirit shining bigger than my body. What a beautiful birthday gift entering my birthday month.
Very Black Books presents, Black Washed: A Collection of Essays, Poems, Dreams, and Letters Addressed to Black Folk by Dennis Maurice Dumpson, is ON SALE March 5, 2021 at www.veryBlackbooks.com. You want to read this collection of essays, poems, dreams, and letters addressed to Black folk, especially the confidently curated forewords like this one from Gracie Berry owner of Girlrillavintage. Copy link below to view.
https://vimeo.com/517827406
#blackwashedbook #dennismauricedumpson
SmudgeTalk the Podcast
Welcome to SmudgeTalk, home of the NappyNotes! I created SmudgeTalk to honor Afrikan Roots and Tradition. Smudgetalk offers a series of candid energy exchanges through conversations, story-telling, sharing and education, opportunities to heal generational traumas that impact our ancestral lineage. Smudging is the burning of sacred herbs etc. Smudgetalk is the invitation of positive energy and perspectives based around healing and reclamation within the Afrikan diaspora.
Juneteenth Jubilee
Join Imani Edu-tainers on June 17, 2023 for our 26th Annual community fundraising event. This year, in partnership with Millersville University's Intercultural Center for Student Engagement, we will present Juneteenth Jubilee, at the Ware Center in Downtown Lancaster.
Let's celebrate traditional West African culture at this unique event, featuring drum and dance performances, food and art vendors.
5-6:30 PM
Food Stations, Cultural Vendors and Silent Auction
6:45-8:15 PM
Welcome and Imani Performance
8:15-8:45 PM
Visit Cultural Vendors and Auction Checkout
8:45-9 PM
VIP Meet The Artists Dessert Reception
Purchase tickets at link below (copy and paste if not working):
https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/4472162/?fbclid=IwAR092q6MKw9rX5q3AXm1hmR9RB1yQxH2RNKlK2Qfh47PxBEedAfPyk9NXIU
YWCA Lancaster Juneteenth Celebration
TheeAmazingGrace performing original poem, Wataaamelon at 12:30 PM at the YWCA of Lancaster. Join us in the Maureen Powers Multipurpose Room. More details to come…
The Love Jones Experience
It’s finally here! March 4th The Love Jones Experience hosted by profound poet/artist Gracie Berry @girlrillavintage will be a grown and sexy evening of spoken word, live music, live art and burlesque speaking to the soul and radiating love in every performance. This is the perfect date night vibe for you and your significant other.
Feature: @poeticsoulqueen & @ashantidoll
Hosted by: @girlrillavintage
Live Band: @beautiful.migration
Live Art: @kingprolifik
Tickets are now available @ https://www.aconcreterose.com
#afrikanface #aconcreterose #aconcreterosebookbar #blacklove #blackcreatives #cowrieconscious #girlrillavintage #girlrillavintage3d #lovejones #nappynotes #thelovejonesexperience
Extra Give 2022 Lancaster Marriott
SAVE the DATE for EXTRA Give 2022!!!
Imani Edu-Tainers will be one of 400 local organizations taking part. Also, will be hosting dance classes, an art workshop and Q&A with founder Dr. Sonya Mann-McFarlane that night from 615-8PM.
Lancaster County is extraordinary because of YOU! On November 18, 2022, join thousands of people across the community to support more than 400 local organizations in our region. New this year, our STRETCH POOL of more than half a MILLION dollars will be distributed based on an organization's number of unique donors. Whether you make a $10 donation or a $100 donation, your gift will go further for the causes you care about! Thanks to Lancaster County Community Foundation, Presenting Sponsors High Foundation, and our other community sponsors, your contribution will make an even bigger impact on our community.
Horizon Gala 2022 Performance by Imani Edu-Tainers
Join us for an unforgettable evening of culture and connection. Step inside the communities you touch, and experience the true impact you have on orphaned and vulnerable children around the world.
West African dance performance by Imani Edu-Tainers.
Imani Edu-Tainers African Dance Company’s Juneteenth Weekend
Imani Edu-Tainers African Dance Company’s Juneteenth Weekend
Audience members of all ages will be captivated by our dynamic performances celebrating the rich cultural history of traditional West African dance, drum, and song.
Imani’s Performing Ensemble has collaborated with their international artist network to create a high-energy, entertaining and educational concert. Imani and special guest artists will be featured at this year’s concert.
In addition to the 75- minute concert, there will also be numerous vendors in the lobby.
Ticket Sales Begin May 15th:
Saturday, June 18th starting at 7:30
Adults $25
Seniors & Students (except MU students) $15
MU students FREE
Juneteenth FREE Celebration:
Sunday, June 19th from 12-5
Join Imani in hands-on cultural-arts activities, dance classes, and Zoom lecture.
Shadowkeepers & Roothealers Comes to The Ware Center-Millersville University
Shadowkeepers & Roothealers the Original OG’s, An homage an Afro-futurist altar to three of the eldest Orisha Gods Obatala, Olokun, Orunmila & veneration of those ancestors that radically nourished and sustained the Afrikan Diaspora throughout the world. Now on view at, The Ware Center-Millersville, 42 N Prince St, Lancaster, PA 17603 though June 24, 2022.
Kwanzaa Celebration
December 6, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Kwanzaa Celebration
Millersville University, Student Memorial Center, Reighard MPR 40 Dilworth Rd, Millersville
Join Us for Food, Fellowship, Culture. Permances by Imani Edu-Tainers and TheeAmazingGrace owner and founder of GirlrillaVintage.
Imani Edu-Tainers African Dance Company Juneteenth Celebration
Imani Edu-Tainers African Dance Company & Millersville University's Intercultural Center for Student Engagement presents a Juneteenth Celebration.
Event is FREE but tickets are required for admission at The Ware Center, 42 North Prince St, Lancaster PA 17603. Tickets will be made available on Eventbrite after June 7, 2021.
Invited Guests
Evita Colon-Mistress of Ceremony, Gracie Berry, Buffalo Soldiers Historical Society of PA, Dr. Felicia L. Brown-Haywood, Abdoulaye Diallo, Ladi Glori, Ismail Smith-Wade El, Stephanie Thomas.
Black Artist Waystation Juneteenth Showcase
YWCA Lancaster Releases Black Artist Waystation Juneteenth Presentations
The Black Artist Waystation focuses on Black artists in visual, performance, or spoken word, highlighting the breath of creativity in our community. Twenty- eight Lancaster Artivists were nominated with four Exemplars each receiving $500 honorariums this year. The full program of display is happening this upcoming Juneteenth!
Gracie Berry-Performance and Visual Art
Meet me down at the watermelon patch for an interactive performance to embrace how watermelon is uplifting to the spirit of Black life in the Afrikan diaspora. In the patch you will find sekere’s and drummers, offering an energizing connection to our ancestors’ ingenuity and strength.
Locations
Reservoir Park - N. Franklin & E. King Street, Lancaster PA, June 19th at Noon, drum circle at 1130
Crystal Park - 1st Street, Lancaster, PA 17603 June 19th at 3pm, drum circle at 230
***All Drummers WELCOME! Please arrive for drummer circle 30 minutes prior to each performance!***
Here are the other 2021 Black Artist Waystation Presenters, locations and dates:
Gerri McGritty - Visual Art/Location: Lancaster Museum of Art - Grubb Mansion, 135 N. Lime Street, Lancaster PA/Public Artist Talk - June 18th at Noon/Bring your own lunch.
***Open Exhibit June 18-September 1, 2021***Nathan Gadsden - Film/Location: Pocket Park (SOWE), Fremont and Filbert Streets, Lancaster PA/June 18th at 8pm & June 19th at 8pm ***Bring your own lawn chair or blanket***
Shelby and Jordan Wormley - Visual Art/Location: Pennsylvania College of Art and Design Lawn, 204 N. Prince Street, Lancaster PA/Public Artist Talk - June 17th at 6pm
***Open Exhibit - June 18 - 30th***
Live from the Red Rose
Live from the Red Rose
A benefit show for A Concrete Rose, a Black bookstore, micro-winery and intimate performance space coming to Lancaster, PA.
June 4th, 2021 | 6:30pm-8pm
The Ware Center | 42 S. Prince St. Lancaster, PA, 17603
Free | Ticket registration is required
Tickets are available at www.aconcreterose.com/events
Due to Covid, there will be limited seating.
EVENT OFFICIALLY SOLD OUT
I, TheeAmazingGrace will be performing along with: King Prolific / Thundakhatt / Shelby Elaine / Sir Dominique Jordan / Nate Zavetis / Ladi Moran / Kiana Corley / Afro Dominicana / Brey Stewart / Evita Colon
Artistic Peacebuilding Class Elizabethtown College
The conflicts today are intersectional, complex and interactive. The models and frameworks used
to address and 'solve' these problems need to be equally reflective of this reality. Art, be it
poetry, literature, theatre, film, music and/or dance, has the expressive capacity to illuminate
these intersectional, complex and seemingly intractable conflicts.
Journey with Gracie Berry as she shares what art means to her and how she expresses it through the body. During a course on Artistic Peace Building and the Embodiment, students will get to learn how to use art as a tool in social justice (movement, spoken, visual).
ShadowKeepers & Roothealers “The Original OG’s”
Lancaster Public Art
We are thrilled to present Gracie Berry’s Shadowkeepers & Roothealers “The Orignial OGs” as part of our Station Cases programming. Beginning February 6, 2020, Shadowkeepers is an homage and Afro-futurist altar of the Original Orisha God’s from the Yoruba culture of west Afrika including ancestors that have radically nourished, transformed and sustained the lives of the Afrikan Diaspora throughout the world. Her work will be on view throughout the rest of the year in the Lancaster Amtrak Station. Check out the tour I offered to Avery Van Etten from channel 27 News here: https://vimeo.com/535912069