Presents
A Celebration of Black History
Saturday, February 2, 2002
7:30 PM
‘Lias’ Mother
Oni Lasana
Featuring the poetry and folktales of
Paul Laurence Dunbar
The setting is early in the morning, on a
plantation in Cross, South Carolina, where a mother and her son, Elias, live during the 1800’s.
Vocal and Percussion Ensemble
Voices of Africa
The “Voices of Africa” Choral Ensemble is the cultural enrichment component of DECACS, Inc., a non-profit, culturally sensitive
counseling and tutorial service for
children and their families.
The Voices of Africa shares the joy of its music, which spans the Diaspora, through traditional African and African American songs, message music, gospel and inspirational poly-rhythms.
Sunday, February 3, 2002
2:00 PM
Down on the Farm with Granny Goose
Oni Lasana
Poetry by Paul Laurence Dunbar
Granny Goose is a good neighbor to “Ole
MacDonald” and just around the band from her “cousin” Mother Goose.
Music and Stories
Kala Jojo
Storyteller, Vocalist, and Multi-instrumentalist
Kala Jojo stories are a celebration of life.
A delightful experience for the whole family.
“Words spoken from the mind are quickly
forgotten, words spoken from
the heart last forever”
in the Centre Theater
at the Montgomery County Cultural Center
208 Dekalb Street, Norristown