GDW EVENT ALERT: Mann Theatre presents Marvel Studios' Black Panther in Concert September 25, 2021

By Gloria DULAN-Wilson

                                                                                                                   

MOVIES MAKE A BIG-TIME RETURN TO THE MANN THIS SUMMER

Saturday, Sept. 25 at 8 p.m.: Marvel Studios’ Black Panther In Concert with the Mann Center Festival Orchestra

In 2018, Marvel Studios’ Black Panther quickly became a global sensation and cultural phenomenon, showing a new dimension of what Super Hero films could be. Rolling Stone raved, “The film lights up the screen with a full-throttle blast of action and fun. That’s to be expected. But what sneaks up and floors you is the film’s racial conscience and profound, astonishing beauty.” Now you can relive the excitement of T’Challa becoming king and battling Killmonger all while the Mann Center Festival Orchestra performs Ludwig Göransson’s Oscar® and Grammy®-winning score live to picture.

East Coast premiere of Marvel Studios’ Black Panther in Concert, taking place at the Mann on Saturday, Sept. 25 at 8 p.m. The Mann Center Festival Orchestra will be performing the soundtrack live as the movie is shown. Anthony Parnther, a great African-American conductor, who conducts the San Bernadino Orchestra.

“Movies @ the Mann are a beloved summer tradition here, and we’re thrilled to be bringing them back. They are a special opportunity to blend the richness of live orchestral music with the iconic and inspiring stories that movie audiences of all ages just love,” said Catherine M. Cahill, president and CEO of the Mann. “This series is perfect for family outings, date nights, and anyone looking for a safe, outdoor way to spend a summer evening – there is something for everyone! We are also delighted to be integrating our annual Party in the Park with Movies @ the Mann and to be honoring the fabulous Ed Satell and Dr. Ala Stanford for all of their efforts on behalf of so many in Philadelphia throughout the pandemic as well as our long-time supporter, PECO.”

All of the Mann’s movie nights are part of the Mann’s Summer Picnic Series – patrons are invited to pack a picnic to enjoy on the lawn. In addition, parking at the Mann is free all summer. 

ICYMI:

Movies @ the Mann series features world premiere of Toy Story In Concert;

Party in the Park Gala honors outstanding Philadelphians and features E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial In Concert; series finale is East Coast premiere of Marvel Studios’ Black Panther In Concert;

and BlackStar Film Festival makes its Mann debut

 

PHILADELPHIA (July 13, 2021) - This summer, the Mann Center for the Performing Arts will provide family fun for all ages with immersive Movies @ the Mann experiences. Three beloved films will be featured under the summer stars in high-definition on a 40-foot, main stage screen and two lawn screens, as Philadelphia orchestras play the scores live. The Mann’s annual Party in the Park gala returns this summer, as well, with a very special screening of an iconic movie classic.

The Movies @ the Mann series kicked off on Saturday, July 24 with the world premiere of Disney and Pixar’s Toy Story In Concert, accompanied by The Philadelphia Orchestra – the first film of the Toy Story franchise and a perennial family favorite.  On Aug. 8, the 10th annual BlackStar Film Festival came to the Mann for its final full day of in-person screenings. Known as “Black Sundance,” BlackStar is the region’s largest film festival dedicated to Black, Brown and Indigenous filmmakers.

The Mann Center Festival Orchestra will accompanied the classic E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (Aug. 18), and served as the centerpiece of the Mann’s family-friendly gala, Party in the Park. As part of the festivities during the gala dinner at the top of the hill, the Mann recognized three of Philadelphia’s outstanding citizens who went above and beyond to help others during the pandemic. This year’s honorees were Satell Institute President Ed Satell, an advocate for musical education and partner with the Mann in the Satell Institute-Nonprofit Partners Youth Enrichment Series (YES); Founder of the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium and named one of Forbes’ 2021 50 Over 50, Dr. Ala Stanford; and the Mann’s longstanding corporate sponsor PECO.

The series will conclude with the East Coast premiere of the blockbuster Marvel Studios’ Black Panther In Concert (September 25), accompanied by the Mann Center Festival Orchestra.  You definitely want to be there for this awesome event, which will also honor the late Chadwick Boseman. 

 

Movies @ the Mann 2021!

To purchase tickets, visit manncenter.org/events. To purchase a Party in the Park ticket, click here.

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About the Mann Center for the Performing Arts

As one of the foremost outdoor music centers in the country, the Mann Center for the Performing Arts, a leading non-profit organization, has a historical legacy of artistic excellence as a world-class entertainment destination presenting premier artists, now in association with Live Nation Entertainment. Each summer season, renowned symphony orchestras, iconic rock stars and the latest touring artists in indie rock, hip hop, R&B and pop take the stage here. The Mann is the summer home of The Philadelphia Orchestra and has presented critically acclaimed performers in every decade since the 1930s. Located in the heart of Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park, the Mann hosts more than 200,000 visitors annually. Signature concert experiences are surrounded by Philadelphia’s stunning skyline and include seats beneath the Mann’s acoustically acclaimed TD Pavilion; picnics, blankets and music under the stars on its Great Lawn or at the top of the hill at the Skyline Stage; and dining in Crescendo, the venue’s spectacular tented restaurant. In addition, the Mann’s Education & Community Engagement Program reaches tens of thousands of young people annually through free programming and educational initiatives as well as its virtual Mann Music Room. For more information, visit www.manncenter.org.

 

About The Philadelphia Orchestra

Founded in 1900, The Philadelphia Orchestra is one of the world’s preeminent orchestras. Through extraordinary performances, innovative programming, and robust educational and community initiatives, the Orchestra strives to share the transformative power of music with the widest possible audience, and to create joy, connection, and excitement through music in the Philadelphia region, across the country, and around the world. For almost a decade, the Orchestra has been on strong financial footing, achieving balanced budgets each year and raising hundreds of millions of dollars with an endowment of $240 million. At the close of 2019, it had its strongest fundraising year ever, and during the pandemic attracted over 2,500 new donors. The Philadelphia Orchestra originally performed at the Academy of Music, a National Historic Landmark, and in 2001 moved its performances to its permanent home at the Kimmel Center’s state-of-the-art Verizon Hall. The Philadelphia Orchestra also performs annually at Carnegie Hall and during summer residencies at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga, New York; the Bravo! Vail Festival in Vail, Colorado; and its summer home at the Mann Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia. The Philadelphia Orchestra's music director is Yannick Nézet-Séguin. For more information on The Philadelphia Orchestra, please visit www.philorch.org.

 

About Disney Concerts

Disney Concerts is the concert production and licensing division of Disney Music Group, the music arm of The Walt Disney Company. Disney Concerts produces concerts and tours, and licenses Disney music and visual content to symphony orchestras and presenters on a worldwide basis. Disney Concerts' concert packages include a variety of formats, such as "live to picture" film concerts and themed instrumental and vocal compilation concerts, and range from instrumental-only symphonic performances to multimedia productions featuring live vocalists and choir. Numerous new concert packages and touring productions from Disney's portfolio of studios, including Disney's feature animation and live action studios, Pixar, Lucasfilm and Marvel, are currently in development. Current titles include the Star Wars Film Concert Series (Episodes IV-VIII), Toy Story, Aladdin, The Muppets Christmas Carol, Disney Princess - The Concert, Coco, The Lion King, Up and The Nightmare Before Christmas, which in 2019 accounted for over 900 performances in many of the world's top concert venues.

 

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JUNE 2016 EVENT ALERTS - GET READY FOR NON-STOP ACTIVITIES - revised edition

By Gloria Dulan-Wilson

Hello All:

There's an old Broadway show tune entitled JUNE IS BUSTING OUT ALL OVER!!!  And that's exactly what it feels like right about now.  June is already in high gear, and today is only the second. And at the rate things are going, it can only get more intense.  And the great thing about it is that the weather is cooperating beautifully.  As I've said before, this is by no means an exhaustive list of events.  Just some things that I think you'd like to know about or be involved in. As usually, my primary areas are New York and Philadelphia - but where ever we're doing something positive, powerful and empowering, I try to include them as well.  The important thing is to be involved - We're always doing something, somewhere - 24/7-365 - you can't be everywhere, but you can be somewhere.  Make it something positive.  

NEW YORK CITY, NY

JUNE 4, 2016 OVERNIGHT SUICIDE PREVENTION WALK
This wonderful annual event is the brainchild for sister/friend and PR Diva, Terrie Williams of the Terrie Williams Agency in NYC.  It is not only to highlight what appears to be a growing suicide rate among our people, but to signal to them that they are not alone; we love them, we're there for them, and that they have resources - spiritually, mentally, emotionally, psychologically and professionally waiting, willing, ready and able to help them through the tough times.  Not only do Black lives, all our lives matter to us - not one more brother or sister should  be lost to suicide.
If you are interested in participating, please log on to this link below.

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BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION FOR PRINCE - TBA



JUNE 2 THROUGH AUGUST:  MANHATTAN BOROUGH PRESIDENT GALE A. BREWER'S CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES - Get up, Get Out, Get Involved!!:

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June 11, 2013

RealDadsNetwork.org Presents the DADDY DAUGHTER DANCE 
This reminds me of when I was a kid in High School and my dad took me to the Daddy/Daughter Dance at Douglass Sr. High School. I can remember exactly what I wore and what he wore.  Wonderful memories.  So guys take your daughters - it will be something they will always treasure.

Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Real Dads Network To all Real Dads Members and Friends of Real Dads Network: The 9th Annual Daddy Daughter Dance will take place on Saturday, June 11th in New York City. Spend a magical evening with your princess making memories that will last a lifetime. See a video from last year's dance and purchase your tickets TODAY  by clicking Daddy Daughter Dance  follow on Twitter | friend on Facebook | forward to a friend  Copyright © 2016 Real Dads Network, Inc., All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you have subscribed to our newsletter or you are a social media friend of RDN. Our mailing address is: Real Dads Network, Inc. P.O. Box 125 Peekskill, Ny  10566 Add us to your address book  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences

JUNE 11, 2016:

Saturday, June 11, 2016
5:00pm – 10:00pm

L I B A T I O N  2016

The Opening World Music Extravaganza
in support of the 45th Annual International African Arts Festival

~ featuring ~ 
Wunmi (Nigeria)

Jackie Ribas (Brazil) • British Dependency (Anguilla) 
Thokoza & Thuli Dumakude (South Africa) • Razia Said (Madagascar)
CASYM Steel Orchestra (Trinidad) • The Mighty Zulu Nation (South Africa)

at Medgar Evers College Amphitheater
1650 Bedford Avenue | Brooklyn, NY 11225
(at Montgomery Street in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn)

GENERAL ADMISSION (Concert Only): $15 in advance by June 3 • $22 at the door

Special Admission (Reception + Concert): $25 in advance (by June 3) • $32 at the door

PURCHASE TICKETS TODAY: www.libation.brownpapertickets.com

GENERAL EVENT INFORMATION
Office: 718.638.6700 + Email: info@iaafestival.org + Web: www.iaafestival.org

This program is supported in part by public funds from the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs

in partnership with the City Council with support from NYC Council Member Laurie A. Cumbo.

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 Events at Hue-Man <info@hueman-bookstore.com> wrote:

This is my favorite bookstore on the planet.  Despite the efforts of the developers, who took over her site and shut down the physical shop three years ago, she's still standing.  So make sure you get out and support her.  Reading is not only fundamental, it's absolutely essential.  Hug a book and it's author.

AND WE'D LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU. In July we will launch our new beta product called Wordeee.  As lifelong Hue-Man customers we'd love to hear your thoughts and hope you will be excited about this new opportunity.  Please take a minute to fill out the survey at the link below.  What is Wordeee? Wordeee is a hi-tech, hi-touch technology and social media publishing platform which opens the world to every author, reader, and creative who use words as the basis of their art. For the writing community, and their audiences, Wordeee's social ecosystem provides a full service publishing platform where all authors can have fair access and full support to put on their best performance. We are completely focused on the author success.  Wordeee is a next generation integrated, interactive, bidirectional, and evolutionary literary hub and social media platform.  Take Survey Now  June Book Signings June 7th Tuesday 7:00 pm June 7, 2016  Ripley Grier Studio 520 8th Avenue, 16th Floor, Studio 16U New York, New York 10018 Pernille Spiers-Lopez, former CEO of IKEA North America, and later Global HR manager for over 130,000 employees, comes to The Academi of Life to share how we can create the life we really want to lead --- a life that matters. Removed from her family, friends, her children, and her own sense of self, as she climbed the corporate ladder to success, she knew something had to change. So she developed a toolbox to design the life she really wanted to live. Find your way back to happiness. June 8th 6-8PM Carver Bank June 15th Wednesday 7:00 pm June 15, 2016  The Center For Social Innovation (CSI) 601 West 26th Street, 3rd Floor, Suite 325 New York, New York 10001 Kevin Roberts, Chairman of advertising giant Saatchi & Saatchi (a company that works with more than half of the biggest 50 advertisers in the world) is back at The Academi of Life. If you are a leader under enormous pressure, totally committed, intensely driven, highly intelligent and at times utterly miserable, don't miss this conversation... come CONNECT and be INSPIRED by Kevin Roberts.  He has written a new book 64 Shots: Leadership in a Crazy World, a collection of value-accelerators for business and life. In 64 Shots, Roberts draws on the biggest ideas, toughest experiences and greatest influences of his life to present 16X4 stripped down, straight-forward and instantly-absorbable insights on how to bring order to the chaos of business and life. The punchy insights about winning - hitting readers lightly jab after jab - are an array of one-liners, sound bites, tweets, charts, quotes and historical reference points. They are loaded with Roberts' experience, story, brio, provocation and direction. June 22nd VIP Event An exciting account of the international adventures of fashion model Pat Cleveland one of the first black supermodels during the wild sixties and seventies. New York in the sixties and seventies was glamorous and gritty at the same time, a place where people like Warhol, Avedon, and Halston as well their muses came to pursue their wildest ambitions, and when the well began to run dry they darted off to Paris. Though born on the very fringes of this world, Patricia Cleveland, through a combination of luck, incandescent beauty, and enviable style, soon found herself in the center of all that was creative, bohemian, and elegant. A walking girl, a runway fashion model whose inimitable style still turns heads on the runways of New York, Paris, Milan, and Tokyo, Cleveland was in high demand.  A VERY SPECIAL BOOK....PLEASE SUPPORT  Julian is an amazing child and he is my beloved Nephew.  Julian was born weighing in at 1' 15 ounces and is now 11 years old.  He learns experientialy.  This is how he learned his ABC's by traveling to every continent on the planet. In this wonderful and colourful book Julian shares his journey through the ABC's.  No Limits: No Boundaries! A Special Needs Kid's Journey Through the ABC's brings to life the story of a special family raising a very special child. Born 15 weeks early and having multiple complications, Julian is not like other children. Through a mother's love, an extraordinary family, and a desire to give her son the widest range of opportunities, she has given Julian the gift of travel with memories and learning experiences to last a lifetime. By doing everything in her power to provide him with a global perspective, Julian has been able to grow, thrive and excel! OUR RECOMMENDATIONS After decades of preaching, teaching, and counseling, influential Christian leader A.R. Bernard reveals the four qualities women want in a man qualities that make for a satisfying and happy relationship.  As a longtime pastor of a big-city church, A.R. Bernard has witnessed couples in every stage of life. He's been with them as they experienced dizzying joys, unspeakable tragedies, and everything in between.  As men and women have come to Bernard for spiritual counseling and advice, he's learned patterns of behavior that are repeated time and again. After almost four decades of preaching, teaching, and counseling, he's seen that while every situation is unique, people's behaviors and consequences are amazingly consistent. With this in mind, Bernard has developed a simple system for understanding how couples relate to each other.  "McFadden packs a powerful punch with tight prose and short chapters that bear witness to key events in early twentieth-century history: both World Wars, the Great Depression, and the Great Migration. Partly set in the Jim Crow South, the novel succeeds in showing the prevalence of racism all across the country--whether implemented through institutionalized mechanisms or otherwise. Playing with themes of divine justice and the suffering of the righteous, McFadden presents a remarkably crisp portrait of one average man's extraordinary bravery in the face of pure evil." --"Booklist," Starred review  The #1 "New York "Times bestselling author of "How Stella Got Her Groove Back "and "Waiting To Exhale" is back with the inspiring story of a woman who shakes things up in her life to find greater meaning  In "I Almost Forgot About You," Dr. Georgia Young's wonderful life--great friends, family, and successful career--aren't enough to keep her from feeling stuck and restless. When she decides to make some major changes in her life, quitting her job as an optometrist, and moving house, she finds herself on a wild journey that may or may not include a second chance at love. Like "Waiting to Exhale" and "How Stella Got Her Groove Back," "I Almost Forgot About You" will show legions of readers what can happen when you face your fears, take a chance, and open yourself up to life, love, and the possibility of a new direction.

MONDAY, JUNE 13, 2016

 MIST AND HARLEM ARTS ALLIANCE:

COMMUNITY WORKS & MIST HARLEM

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE 

HARLEM ARTS ALLIANCE

PRESENT

FROM DOWNTOWN TO UPTOWN:

REFLECTIONS ON THE CULTURAL HISTORY OF HARLEM

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SUNDAY, JUNE 18, 2016

PHILADELPHIA, PA

SATURDAY JUNE 4 2016
CELEBRATING SARAH VAUGHAN
My Father-in-Law, Fred Wilson, absolutely adored her, loved her voice and would listen to her albums for hours on end.  "Sassy" Vaughan - was her nickname.  This should be great!!! This is being held in collaboration with the US Postal Service, The Clef Club, Scoop USA, and PhyllisSimsPhotography.com. This is in conjunction with the kick off to Black Music Month.  RSVP: Pasims@aol.com (affirmative only).

TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 2016

BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION FOR PRINCE
TBA

SUNDAY JUNE 12, 2016

ODUNDE 41ST YEAR - 23RD & SOUTH 

http://odundefestival.org

http://odundefestival.org/festival-events.html

Now in its 41st year, I've been coming to this festival since its inception.  And it's still going strong and going on.  There will be an event alert extra coming out detailing the activities and schedules - or you can link on the links above for more information.  It's one of my favorite Philly events.  

SOUTHWEST PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL:
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THE MANN THEATRE KICKS OFF 40TH ANNIVERSARY:
TUESDAY JUNE 14:
SARAFINA!!!!  free!  free!
10:00AM-11:30AM
register for free tix at manncenter.org/sarafina

TUESDAY, JUNE 21: 40th Anniversary Celebration of the Mann with The Philadelphia Orchestra with Fireworks

This special anniversary performance will feature music drawn from the repertoire played during the first season at the Mann in 1976.  The evening will include Beethoven’s Leonore Overture No. 3, Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 played by rising star pianist and Curtis Institute artist Daniel Hsu, and the brilliant Maurice Ravel orchestration of Mussorgsky’s Pictures from an Exhibition.

Conductor: Cristian Măcelaru

Pianist: Daniel Hsu

Tickets: $19.76 - $40
Showtime: 8 p.m.; doors open at 6 p.m.

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REGISTRATION FOR CAMP KAMA SAHLOR SUMMER PROGRAM:

Camp Kama- Sahlor enrolling from ages 7 to 16!  Register your  your child with a  fee is $75  on Fri, June 24th from 4:30pm to 5:30pm @ JB Kelly Elementary School located at 5116 Pulaski Avenue in Germantown.

 The  balance of $275 will be collected on Wed, July 6th during  first day of camp. Call today to reserve your child's space. 215 844-6098

     

  

   

SATURDAY JUNE 18, 2016 

 CELEBRATION OF JUNETEENTH AT THE AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM  

With celebrity guests, performances, activities for all age groups - a wonderful way to celebrate our heritage.* 

 *As kids in Oklahoma, our families would take Juneteenth off - we'd have major picnics with all the other Black families - most of us from Oklahoma City would go up to Lake Tenkiller - along with hundreds of other families.  Our folks would spend the entire day before preparing food for the celebration.  My parents would get picnic quilts, umbrellas, and mosquito repellant - pack up the car and try to get there early enough to get a spot closest to the water and the picnic tables.  We'd usually leave at 6:00AM - Everybody would have the same idea and there would be a line of traffic to get there.  We kids slept for the most part.  When we got to Lake Tenkiller (named for a Chief), we'd play and eat until we dropped. I'm glad to see that the tradition of Juneteenth has finally reached the East Coast. It was brought to Oklahoma in the 1800s from Texas and Missouri. Stay Blessed - GDW

SUNDAY JUNE 19, 2016 
HAPPY FATHER'S DAY TO ALL THE WONDERFUL FATHERS YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL AND WE LOVE YOU ALL. I COME FROM A LONG LINE OF WONDERFUL BLACK FATHERS, GRANDFATHERS, UNCLES, COUSINS, BROTHERS, SONS & SON-IN-LAWS!!!  - STAY BLESSED & ECLECTICALLY BLACK 

FATHER'S DAY DINNER CRUISE

SPIRIT OF PHILADELPHIA:  cruise.philadelphia@entertainmentcruises.com

www.spiritcruises.com/philadelphia/cruises/holiday/fathers-day

GET OUT ON THE WATER AND TREAT DAD TO A FATHR'S DAY CRUISE ABOARD 

THE SPIRIT OF PHILADELPHIA.  LET THE VIEWS FROM THE LARGEST OUTDOOR DECK 

IN TOWN SHOW YOU THE CITY FROM A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE.  ENJO A FRESHLY PREPARED

BUFFET AND DJ ENTERTAINMENT.  MAKE THIS A CELEBRATION DAD WILL NEVER FORGET.

JUNE 25, 2016  TRIBUTE TO AFRICAN DRUMMERS
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ONGOING TIL SEPTEMBER 25, 2016: Make sure you make this a part of your itinerary!  It's spectacular

You're Invited Creative Africa  Philadelphia Museum of Art Perelman Building 2525 Pennsylvania Avenue Presentations of the exhibitions and remarks by Timothy Rub, The George D. Widener Director and Chief Executive Officer, and Gail Harrity, President and Chief Operating Officer 2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway Philadelphia, PA 19101 philamuseum.org ONGOING TIL JULY 17, 2016 "All's right in the kingdom of musical comedy." – The New York Times Sister Act Music by Alan Menken · Lyrics by Glenn Slater · Book by Cheri Steinkellner · Bill Steinkellner · Additional Book Material by Douglas Carter Beane · Based on the Touchstone Pictures Motion Picture Sister Act by Joseph Howard MAY 17 – JULY 17, 2016 MAINSTAGE TICKETS: $20 - $95 · RUNNING TIME: 2 HOURS AND 35 MINUTES buy tickets SISTER ACT is Broadway's habit-forming musical comedy smash that will make you jump for joy! When wannabe disco diva Deloris Van Cartier witnesses a crime, the cops hide her in the last place anyone would think to look—a convent! Under the suspicious watch of Mother Superior, Deloris helps her fellow sisters find their voices as she unexpectedly rediscovers her own. Featuring original music by eight-time Oscar winner Alan Menken (Beauty And The Beast, The Little Mermaid, Newsies), this uplifting musical is filled with toe-tapping songs, outrageous show-stopping dancing and a truly moving story. A sparkling tribute to the universal power of friendship, SISTER ACT is reason to rejoice! production facts Please join the Philadelphia Museum of Art in viewing Creative Africa, at the Museum May 14–September 25. A vibrant and playful season featuring five exhibitions, plus lively events and activities, Creative Africa will highlight the cultural dynamism of African artists across the continent and on the world stage.